The Dutch Golden Age (2008)

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Designer	Giuseppe Baù Leo Colovini
Artist	Michael Menzel
Publisher	Mayfair Games Millenium Phalanx Games Phalanx Games Deutschland Phalanx Games Polska Show More »
Year Published	2008
# of Players	3 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (4 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Economic Renaissance
Mechanic	Roll and Move
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Family	Country: Netherlands
Primary Name	The Dutch Golden Age
Alternate Names	Die Goldene Ära Goldene Ära De Gouden Eeuw Holdenderski Złoty Wiek Le Siècle d'Or
Website	http://www.phalanxgames.net/cms/pages/internationa...

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The topic is the history of the Netherlands in the 17th century.
The game is played on a large game board of the Netherlands, divided into provinces. In addition, there are boxes for the East and the West Indies. The aim of the players is to make progress in as many fields as possible.
Progress can be achieved in culture, in arts, in trade, and in the colonies.

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The Dutch Golden Age

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Mayfair English Version

Publisher: Mayfair Games, Phalanx Games

Artist: Michael Menzel

Year: 2008

Product Code: 6026

Size: Long Rectangle (e.g. Power Grid)

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De Gouden Eeuw

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Phalanx Dutch Edition

Publisher: Phalanx Games

Artist: Michael Menzel

Year: 2008

Product Code: 8717249192671

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Le Siècle d'Or

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Publisher: Millenium, Phalanx Games

Artist: Michael Menzel

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Goldene Ära

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8	The Dutch Golden Age De Gouden Eeuw (NL)	Dutch	Dharquen	1
17	The Dutch Golden Age [Video Review] The Dutch Golden Age	English	TomVasel	0

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0	Rules Reshuffling--is it allowed?	2011-09-28	randyjag	1
0	Rules Guild	2011-09-19	iulius12	2
0	Rules Influence Markers question	2011-04-17	illokpasa	2
8	Reviews Review: The Dutch Golden Age	2010-10-19	gschloesser	1
3	Rules FAQ creation	2010-06-24	Batz	2
0	Rules Using the brown action	2010-02-06	RichardAb...	7
1	Rules Errata and adding extra movement tokens	2009-10-13	SkipM624	3
0	Rules please answer my question	2009-08-03	horrible2000	1
0	Rules Rules question about guild control and the influence token	2009-06-15	William Hunt	1
42	Reviews [Video Review] The Dutch Golden Age	2009-05-31	TomVasel	7

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Player Aid

Short desc of each action and of VPs. 2 per page, so cut it in half to make 2 player aids.

CandaceW

2009-06-22

Victory Points Tabel

Victory Points Tabel for the players Easy Overview in English

henk.rolleman

2008-09-10

Victory Points Overview

Vicory Points Sheet

henk.rolleman

2008-09-10

Olanda, l'epoca d'oro

Regole Italiane ufficiali di Olanda, l'epoca d'oro.

leocolo

2008-08-20

Spanish Rules

Some minor corrections to the original version.

mcfer

2008-07-23

The Golden Age - English Rules

Official English rules for the Golden Age. Uploaded at the request of Phalanx Games.

chaddyboy_2000

2008-07-12

The Golden Age - German Rules

Official German rules for the Golden Age. Uploaded at the request of Phalanx Games.

chaddyboy_2000

2008-07-12

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Board Game Rank:	1783
Strategy Game Rank:	671
Num Ratings:	315
Average Rating:	6.45
Standard Deviation:	1.40
Num Views:	35435
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.5
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Personal Comments:	117
Users Owning:	414
Users Wanting:	29
Users Trading:	20 [find trade matches]
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Dutch user reviews on Bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/gouden-...	2010-09-06
Video review by Tom Vasel	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnMlPQaFTOI	2010-06-02
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://www.spotlightongames.com/list/nights/g.html...	2010-04-08
Spanish Review from EiB	http://eightisbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/08/el-siglo...	2010-02-14
The Dutch Golden Age at Phalanx Games	http://www.phalanxgames.net/cms/pages/internationa...	2010-02-09
The Dutch Golden Age at Mayfair Games	http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop/product/phalanx/p...	2010-02-09
Breves comentarios en español en Juegos de Mesa Costa Rica	http://www.juegosdemesacr.com/cms/index.php?option...	2010-01-10
The Dutch Golden Age Game Preview on BGN	http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamene...	2009-09-09
Review in Polish	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2008/12/15/dutch-golden...	2009-09-08
Dutch review on www.spelenclub13.be	http://www.spellenclub13.be/recensies/De%20Gouden%...	2008-12-05