•The player with the highest valued action card takes the King’s card and the highest valued (most Caballeros) Caballero card. The player with the second highest valued action card takes the second highest valued Caballero card and so on. The player with the lowest valued action card also takes the Intrigue card.
•Each player takes his turn starting with the player with the King’s card (and the highest Caballero card) and continuing with the player with the second highest Caballero card and so on. On a player’s turn, he first moves the number of Caballeros shown on the action card he played from the provinces to his court. Then, he may perform the special action or move Caballeros from his court to the board in either order. The maximum number of Caballeros that may be moved is the number shown on the Caballero card he has taken. The rules for moving these Caballeros is the same as in the original game. The special action may be bypassed unless it is indicated as required. The used card remains face up in the player’s court.
The King’s card and the Intrigue card:
The King | The player with the highest valued action card is |
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Grandissimo
Grandissimo is an expansion to El Grande. You will use some parts from the basic game as well as the parts for this expansion. With the exception of the rules described below, Grandissimo plays exactly as does El Grande.
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You may move the
King to any region.
The player with the lowest valued action card always takes the Intrigue card. He may not use the special action on his action card, but must perform the special action on the Intrigue card.
Intrigue
Move one of your opponent’s or up to all of your Caballeros from one region to any other regions.
2 ship tokens | Queen & Jester | 2 black caballeros | Grand |
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Preparation:
Before the first game, carefully remove the pieces from the cardboard frames. You may want to play the first few games without the ships, the prison, and the Grand Inquisitor. If so, you do not need the prison, the Grand Inquisitor cards, the ships, the Grand Inquisitor, and the black caballeros. As you become familiar with this
All other players must perform the special actions on their action cards, unless the card is written, “You may...”. In this case, the player may choose to perform the special action or to bypass it.
All players, including the King and Intrigue players, may move as many Caballeros from the provinces to their courts as indicated on their action cards.
At the end of the round, all action cards are discarded from the game. The King, the Intrigue and the Caballero cards are returned to their positions next to the board.
expansion, you may find some aspects not to your liking. If so, please remove the cards or pieces that you do not like and play with the rest. You should try to keep at least 11 cards in 6th stack, but other than that, feel free to eliminate any part of the expansion that does not suit you. The important thing is for you to enjoy the game.
We feel that the components here will add to your enjoyment. If some do not, eliminate them.
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