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Colony

Colony

Spieltrieb · 2001
2–6240–360 min14+ yrs3.0/5 complexity4.9 BGG#27.561 BGG126KidsStrategy
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How do you play Colony?

This game was developed as a German / English / French joint venture to develop an educational game about colonialism. Each player is a colonial power, all arriving on the same continent at the same time.

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Colony box art
official art · Spieltrieb

This game was developed as a German / English / French joint venture to develop an educational game about colonialism.

Each player is a colonial power, all arriving on the same continent at the same time. The continent is divided into regions, most of which are coastal. Each player starts with one settlement, a 'resource' and a port somewhere on the coast. A turn consists of simultaneously selecting an action (at the start from four: colonise, build ship, build port, explore/prospect) Then in turn - Collect Income; Execute action; Take and execute an event card. The length of an epoch is governed by the number of event cards, so the more players, the fewer actions you get.The victor is the player with the most money at the end of the last epoch.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating4.9 / 10
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KidsStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
240–360 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#27.561

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Q3How do you play Colony?
Colony is a civilization game, for 2–6 players, taking ~240–360 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Colony — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Colony support?
Colony is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Colony take?
A game of Colony takes about 240–360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Colony for?
Colony is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Colony?
Colony has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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