El Grande: Grandissimo (2000)

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Designer	Wolfgang Kramer Richard Ulrich
Artist	Doris Matthäus
Publisher	Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
Year Published	2000
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 4, 5 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	16 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (1 voter) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (7 voters) [vote]
Category	Expansion for Base-game Political Renaissance Territory Building
Mechanic	Area Control / Area Influence Auction/Bidding Hand Management Simultaneous Action Selection
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Expands	El Grande
Family	El Grande
Primary Name	El Grande: Grandissimo
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This is an expansion for the El Grande base-game. It has been distributed by Rio Grande and Hans im Glück free of charge. The package is a small deck of action cards which are used to augment the five basic actions, similar to the Grand Inquisitor & Colonies expansion. The new action piles, the Queen and the Jester, are generally considered a little much for game balance.

This is bundled into the 10th Anniversary Edition (Decennial) of El Grande.

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El Grande: Grandissimo

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Hans im Glück / Rio Grande Decennial Edition

Publisher: Hans im Glück, Rio Grande Games

Artist: Doris Matthäus

Year: 2006

Product Code: RIO284

Size: 14.80 x 10.80 x 3.00 inches

4.40 pounds

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Rio Grande Games Edition

Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Artist: Doris Matthäus

Year: 1999

Product Code: 99001

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German edition

Publisher: Hans im Glück

Artist: Doris Matthäus

Year: 1999

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Cartas de Acción en formato Euro / Action Cards (Spanish)

El Grande: Grandissimo - Cartas de Acción en castellano en formato Euro (59x92mm)

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2010-04-25

El Grande Grandissimo - Quick Reference.pdf

1-page rules summary

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2005-06-10

Grandissimo.doc

rules in french

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2005-01-18

inquisitor.zip

Guidelines to make 3D crosses to represent the inquisitor and his 2 black minions :)

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2004-06-18

Grandissimo Eng Cards.zip

English card scans and rules

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2004-06-16

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Portugal Scoreboard

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2004-06-16

El Grande Grandissimo - Quick Reference.doc

Quick Setup and Rules Summary that fits inside Expansions box

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El Grande - Rules Clarifications.doc

Rule clarifications gleaned from r.g.b. (all expansions included)

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El Grande

Rank	13
Num Ratings	11921
Average Rating	7.89
Average Weight	3.11

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For Trade	228
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