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Year Published
2011
# of Players
3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4, 5 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players
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Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
13 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
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Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
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Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery - Builder Expansion
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An official expansion to Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery, the Builder Expansion contains:

1) A NEW SPECIALIST: THE BUILDER
Abilities:
a) When placed on the colonist dock and sent to the New World it will increase the VP's scored for the region: +4 VP/Builder (of any color) for 1st place; +2 VP/Builder for second place. (The idea is that the colony is much more developed with cities and infrastructure).
b) When placed in the Capital Building track, the player pays $5 less.

The Builder may be acquired via new Capital Buildings or when a player places a colonist on the 5th spot (Builder is Free, other specialists cost 5)

2) 20 NEW CAPITAL BUILDINGS
These include some "buildings" that cost zero, but offer a one-time instant effect such as $7, 2 free specialists, and 2 free trade goods. So even if a player is short on cash, a building action is available.

3) A RULES SHEET with the new Builder Rules, Capital Buildings, and even special rules for a historical start (Each Nation has a special ability and one or two Capital Buildings to start the game). The idea is that the Spanish will feel like the Spanish (Conquistadors, etc.), The English will feel like the English, the Dutch like the Dutch, etc.

4) The MINT and OVERPOPULATION will, indeed be a part of the new expansion.

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Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery - Builder Expansion
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English first edition
Publisher: Eagle Games
Artist: Sean Brown, Paul Niemeyer
Year: 2011
Product Code: 101303N
Size: 12.25 x 8.75 x 2.50 inches
1.80 pounds
English
Release Date:  Dec 2011
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0 Alternate Start Rule & Variant
This enables Neil Helmer's (with permission) Alternate Bidding Start Rule to mesh with the Builder Expansion. It incorporates my Nationality Advantage Tile Variant to provide a more strategic player-determined game start.
2012-03-25
4 Printer friendly FAQ v1 - summarised and organised
Summarised and organised version of the v1 FAQ removing duplicate questions and grouping question types. Trimmed to fit to 2 pages.
2012-03-23
2 Printer friendly FAQ summarised and organised
Reformatted the FAQ to group questions into categories and removing duplicates.
2012-03-23
17 Printer friendly FAQ
A printer friendly version with no background or red text.
2012-03-19
28 Empires FAQ
Answers to the most popular questions in the forums from Glenn Drover.
2012-03-09
5 Score Sheet for Glenn Drover's Empires: Age of Discovery - Builder Expansion
A simple (yet attractive) score sheet for Glenn Drover's Empires: Age of Discovery with six player columns and rows for purchasing Victory Points in each age (per Builder expansion optional rule.) Two sheets per page, color. (For those of us who would rather not use the score track around the board.)
2012-01-15
20 Age of Empires III & Builder Expansion Player Mats
Updated to correct the rules on the Builder. Color coded player mats for Age of Empires III updated to include the upcoming Builder expansion. Has short summaries on turn sequence, actions, VPs, specialists, discovery chances, & historical bonuses for the 6 colonial powers. Includes a place for players to put their specialists & colonists that will be used each turn. Based upon previous player mats for the base game by EvanMinn & Ostadan.
2011-10-31
21 Age of Empires III & Builder's Expansion Reference
Fixed a couple of errors regarding the Builder... Updated my old reference for the base game to include changes from the upcoming Builder's expansion. It's one double-sided page that includes sections on Setup, Victory Points, Turn Phases, Specialists, Discovery, Trade Goods, & Capital Buildings.
2011-10-28
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