El Grande
The panel drops in on El Grande, the 1996 Spiel des Jahres Winner. El Grande was designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich and was first published by Rio Grande Games in the US in 1995.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we discuss the 1995 board game El Grande, which has been a popular title for almost 30 years. We talk about our experiences with the game, both online on BoardGameArena and in person, the latter we agreed is vastly superior. We then discuss the appeal of El Grande, noting its simple yet effective game mechanisms. Finally, the panel discusses the game in-depth and shared our personal experiences and ratings. We conclude that El Grande is a good game and should be played face-to-face with five players whenever possible.