The middle right portion shows Western Europe, with eight major population centers marked as cities.The designers of the game made an interesting decision in not having the players represent specific European powers. The board shows a stylized representation of the world. The game also includes a set of components for the Exploits expansion, which I have not had the opportunity to play yet.
175 population discs (35 of each color).4 players can use either side, depending on the level of conflict they want. One double-sided board, providing maps for 2-3 players on one side and 5 players on the other.In the over-sized, 15-pound box (that is nonetheless still Kallax-compatible), you’ll find: We decided in this case that this version is different enough from the original to be treated as its own game.Įndeavor: Age of Sail is GeekDad Approved! Endeavor: Age of Sail ComponentsĮndeavor is a very fun game to play, but what also sets it apart in a fairly crowded genre is just how beautiful it is. Age of Sail does feature all-new artwork (albeit by the same artists as the original) and updated and at times expanded rules. Note: Endeavor: Age of Sail is somewhere between a reprint and a second edition of the game Endeavor previously published by Z-Man. It’s currently available from Amazon and other fine retailers. What Is Endeavor: Age of Sail?Įndeavor: Age of Sail is a game for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up, and takes about 90 minutes to play.
This time period has provided ripe fodder for games since pretty much the beginning of modern boardgames, but Burnt Island Games’ Endeavor: Age of Sail is one of the better entries in the genre. The sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries are known to historians as “the age of sail,” when European powers used massive fleets of sailing ships to expand their influence and create global empires.
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