SANTA MARIA (Spanish)

SANTA MARIA

Santa Maria is a Eurogame of medium complexity that combines dice draft mechanics with the strategic construction of buildings.

In the game, you expand your colony by placing building tiles on your board . Dice (representing workers) are used to activate buildings, each die activating an entire row or column of buildings in your colony. Buildings are activated in order (left to right / top to bottom), then the die is placed on the last activated building to block this space. Therefore, it is crucial where to place new buildings in your colony and in what order you roll the dice.

As the game progresses, you produce resources, create shipping routes, send conquerors, and increase your religious power to recruit monks. When you recruit a monk, you must decide whether to become a scholar (providing a permanent special ability), a missionary (for an immediate bonus), or a bishop (for endgame points). The player who has accumulated the most happiness after three rounds will be the winner. Available Specialists, end-game bonuses, and buildings vary from game to game, offering nearly endless replay value.

PLAYERS: 1 to 4
AGE: 12+
DURATION: 45 ? 90 minutes