Brazil: Imperial

Take on the role of one of the great monarchs of the past, and show your worth! You will arrive in a vast and rich territory, but the road to prosperity is full of challenges. In Brazil: Imperial, you must construct buildings, manage resources, explore the land, create trade, gain the support of the country's most prominent figures, and recruit a powerful army to protect your interests against rival states. If you make the right choices, you can complete missions to advance to a more advanced era, receiving interesting new development options and victory points. In the end, the best monarch receives the title of Brazilian Emperor and builds a new era of prosperity, enlightenment and peace!

In more detail, while playing on a modular board, you use a combination of worker placement, area majority and individual powers to build an empire in Brazil between the 16th and 19th centuries. You begin by choosing one of the available monarchs along with their game board and personal components; some monarchs are strong in combat, while others favour science or exploration. You are given tasks that move you to a new era when you complete them, giving you access to more power constructs as you move into the second and third eras of the game, and then you choose a starting point on the shared map.

Each turn you can participate in an action phase and a movement phase. You manage the actions on your individual game board, and you have these seven choices. "Summon": summon a military unit to explore and defend your territory. "Frame": Buy cards that represent famous historical figures to receive special powers and victory points. "Build: Build farms, mines, cities and other structures to generate resources and do other things. "Renovate": Renovate an old building to produce new resources. "Manufacture": Produce basic resources - wood, sugar cane, cotton or coffee - to receive victory points, improve your "action arcs" and have raw materials for more valuable products. "Port: Go to the port to receive a small amount of basic resources. "Market: Sell your basic resources to receive gold and special cards to improve your empire.

During the movement phase, you can explore hidden places or attack other players. For combat, you check the strength of the troops involved in the conflict to determine the winner, as cards can alter these values. Once a player has achieved their objectives in the third era, the game ends and players keep score. Brazil: Imperial was developed with the concept of being "Euro X", a new style of game that combines Eurogames (in which you collect and manage resources) and 4x games (in which you explore, expand, exploit and exterminate). In each game you can focus on resource management, combat or a combination of both, depending on your choice of monarch and interaction with other players.

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