players represent traders exploring unknown regions and building up trade routes to build and expand the empire.
Players explore, trade, build, buy workers, gain privileges all to earn VP`s. The board and pieces are extremely well made, look excellent and fits the theme nicely.
This is by no means a short game to play as players have a lot of action choices made by moving their playing piece around a Rondel. There is plenty to think about with a fine balance being made between building up ships/buildings/churches or keeping cash reserves for later rounds.
Every choice and action has significance so you have to plan your go carefully with a mind of what you need to do next time, hence why this game plays a little longer than it says on the box . That said it is quite an enjoyable game and you rarely notice the time it takes to play as it is engaging throughout, even when it is not your turn. A good game, one that I will play again