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Brand | Ravensburger |
Material | Paper |
Theme | Expedition |
Genre | Strategy, Family |
Number of Players | 4 |
About this item
- What You Get - The Quest for El Dorado comes with 7 Terrain tiles, 2 Terrain strips, 1 ending tile, 6 blockages, 8 playing pieces, 4 Expedition boards, 1 starting player hat, 1 market board, 86 Expedition cards, 36 Cave tokens, and instructions.
- Fun Play Experience - You can play a game in 60 minutes, and it's perfect for 2-4 players ages 10 and up, which makes this a perfect gift for families who love to play games together.
- Easy to Understand Instructions - High quality, easy to understand instructions make it possible to start playing right away.
- Great Replay Value - The Quest for El Dorado's variable game board with more than 100,000 possible layouts and a deck-building strategy component means this game can be played endlessly to different results!
- Long Term Quality - Ravensburger has been making products for the hand, head, and heart for over 130 years. The Quest for El Dorado was a Game of the Year 2017 Finalist.
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 11.5 x 11.5 x 2.75 inches |
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Item Weight | 3 pounds |
ASIN | B072QFFR2M |
Item model number | 26754 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 10 - 18 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #36,736 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,064 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | August 7, 2017 |
Manufacturer | Ravensburger |
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Product Description
Dare to search for the Golden City! Assemble your expedition and lead it through the jungles of South America in this deck-building board game. You need to have a good plan, expert explorers, and the right equipment. Will you choose the Scout, the Photographer, or the Prop Plane? It is up to you and your team to find the best route through the wilderness and to win the race to El Dorado! Every route is a new challenge. Every game needs a new strategy!
What is a "deck-building board game"? Each player starts with the same combination of cards – his or her deck. Use the cards to move your expedition and to purchase new and better cards. Add those new cards to your deck to improve it.
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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
From the manufacturer
The Quest for El Dorado Family Game
A Deck Building Game of Perilous Paths and Rewarding Riches
Deep in the dense jungles of South America lies El Dorado, the city of gold. Unlimited treasure waits in this lost kingdom - gold, jewels, and precious artifacts. You are a group of daring adventurers who embark on a search for the lost city. Slip into the role of brave expedition leaders and guide your team to El Dorado. Assemble a team of experts for your expedition, acquire valuable equipment, and plan your journey wisely. Whoever crosses the border into the golden city first wins the game and claims all the treasure. Suitable for ages 10 and up. 2-4 Players. Playing time about 60 minutes.
What is a 'Deck-Building' Board Game?
Each player starts with the same combination of cards - his or her deck. Use the cards to move your expedition and to purchase new and better cards. Add those new cards to your deck to improve it.
Variable Game Board
More than 100,000 possible game board layouts.
Content:
- 7 Terrain Tiles
- 2 Terrain Strips
- 1 Ending Tile
- 6 Blockades
- 8 Playing Pieces
- 4 Expedition Boards
- 1 Starting Player Hat
- 1 Market Board
- 86 Expedition Cards
- 36 Cave Tokens
- Instructions
Turn Structure
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Play CardsPlay Cards to move your expedition or to buy a new card. |
Discard Played CardsPut all played cards on your discard pile. |
Draw CardsDraw cards until you have 4 cards in your hand. |
Finalist 'Spiel des Jahres 2017'
Each route poses a new challenge! Each game needs a different strategy!
About Ravensburger
Ravensburger offers one of the most diverse and innovative collections of games you can find, all designed with the highest quality standards for content and materials.
Ravensburger games have been connecting generations and are a great way to spend a rainy afternoon inside or family game night.
A family company since 1883, Ravensburger offers high-quality, age appropriate games, puzzles, arts&crafts and STEM based science kits that foster enjoyment, education and family togetherness. Ravensburger is dedicated to the philosophy that starting children off early by stimulating their minds and hands helps not only to develop fine motor, artistic and exploring skills but also fosters a sense of accomplishment.
Ravensburger Games – Innovative playing fun for all ages!
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Customers say the game is a great little game with a well designed deck. They find it super easy to learn, and easy to understand the rules. They also say it provides plenty of strategy with different ways to strategize your gameplay. They appreciate the variety of board variations and the fast paced turns. Overall, customers say the board game is enjoyable for 2-4 players.
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Customers find the quality of the board game to be great. They say it's an awesome racing game with a well-designed deck. They also mention that the game is fun, enjoyable for 2-4 players, and one of the most refined family games. Customers also say that the board setups are great and the game provides plenty of strategy.
"🤠 The Quest for El Dorado is an awesome racing game with a well designed deck building mechanic and modular board...." Read more
"...race was on...at the end we were neck and neck and it was intense and fun, but also simple...sometimes you dont want to spend 20 minutes setting up..." Read more
"This game is AMAZING, and is one of our new favorites out of over 1K owned games. HIGHLY recommended." Read more
"...Just spruce it up a bit. All in all though for this version it’s a good game and an excellent game to introduce new players to the general idea of..." Read more
Customers find the board game easy to learn and play. They say the directions are pretty simple and the rules are easy to understand. Customers also mention that the game is not overly complicated and the cards are not all that complex. They also mention the game can be learned in as little as 5 minutes.
"...It’s SUPER simple—cards are used for traveling, purchasing, or abilities—and it’s easy to teach and quick to learn...." Read more
"...at the end we were neck and neck and it was intense and fun, but also simple...sometimes you dont want to spend 20 minutes setting up the player..." Read more
"...The game plays in about an hour at a brisk pace. The cards are not all that complex and there are only so many places you can moved based on what..." Read more
"...It's easy to learn, however there was one rule that gave us a hiccup mainly because in most other deck-building games you have to discard your hand..." Read more
Customers find the strategy in the board game great, with different ways to strategize your gameplay. They also say it's a fun family game with a modular board, so no two games are ever the same. Customers also say the game provides plenty of strategy, with simplest deck building games ever. They mention that the enclosed board setups have been loads of fun, and it'll provide a good blend of deck building and resource management.
"...It is an outstanding gateway deck builder game. For the price of the game it is adequate...." Read more
"...It’s a great family game and doesn’t come off as too competitive as you often are cheering everyone on as they get a good round and jump out ahead!..." Read more
"...be so easily changed it makes it a decent constant and helps with planning and strategy...." Read more
"What adventurous fun! Great 2 player game for my wife and I (but you can play with up to 4 people)...." Read more
Customers like the variety of the board game. They mention that it has tons of customizable configurations, and the modular board allows for varied gameplay. They also appreciate the multiple tiles with lots of different configurations. Overall, customers find the game to be a great addition to any collection.
"...The Heroes and Hexes expansion adds great content and more variability, but the Golden Temple stand-alone expansion can be passed on...." Read more
"...There are multiple tiles with lots of different configurations so the race always feels fresh, im the rulebook gal so im always reading and then..." Read more
"...Replayability is off the charts with this one. There are a bookoo of game tiles to use and they are all double-sided with a totally different setup..." Read more
"...I was wrong.Unlike Heat, this game has near endless modular tracks which you can create on the fly and at will...." Read more
Customers find the speed of the board game to be fast. They say the turns are fast paced with little down time. They also mention that the game can be played in under an hour. Overall, customers find the game to have a phenomenal change of pace.
"...Turns are fast paced with little down time, and the racing element always get my heart racing!..." Read more
"...And I love that about this game, it moves at such a great pace that you can easily jump in and get to playing and it will end before you even know..." Read more
"...This is a fun game that plays rather quickly and can become a real nail-biter towards the end of it...." Read more
"...theme, set up is fast, it has a lot of replay value and it can play in under an hour! What's to complain about? Nothing at all, actually!..." Read more
Customers like the theme of the board game. They say it's immersive, explorative, and wonderfully thematic. They also say the overall adventure theme is great. Customers also mention that the modular board allows for endless paths through the jungle. However, some customers find the theme problematic. Overall, they like the game concept and strategy.
"...The Heroes and Hexes expansion adds great content and more variability, but the Golden Temple stand-alone expansion can be passed on...." Read more
"...Its also a pretty jungle theme, the cards are cute and small, watch the road to Eldorado while you play the game to fully submerge yourself in the..." Read more
"...Love that it kind of "puts you in a different place" like you really are an explorer trying to make your way through the jungle to this lost temple...." Read more
"...It adds a nice new layer to typical deck building games where you are constantly building up your deck..." Read more
Customers find the board game enjoyable and have great replayability. They also appreciate the catch-up mechanic of the Blockade.
"...Replayability is off the charts with this one...." Read more
"...Lots of replayability with the how the map can be laid out...." Read more
"...Adding to this is the great catch-up mechanic of the Blockade...." Read more
"...game with an Indiana Jones-like theme, set up is fast, it has a lot of replay value and it can play in under an hour! What's to complain about?..." Read more
Customers find the artwork in the board game beautiful, well designed, and beautiful. They also appreciate the cute and small cards. Overall, customers describe the game as a classic with beautiful updated artwork and components.
"...Its also a pretty jungle theme, the cards are cute and small, watch the road to Eldorado while you play the game to fully submerge yourself in the..." Read more
"...The little character tokens are nice painted wooden tokens and these are good quality, it would be cool if they had different designs though...." Read more
"...This is a classic game with beautiful updated artwork and components." Read more
"...Quest For El Dorado has a lot going for it: It's beautiful, it has deck-building in it (see above), it's a race game with an Indiana Jones-like theme..." Read more
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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
Unlike Heat, this game has near endless modular tracks which you can create on the fly and at will. I had one where on the second tile, it forced everyone to go through a single 4 paddle hex! It forced you to change how you open and specifically aim for certain solutions to pull it off. I love this aspect of the game. The cave systems is also great since it adds a random spice to the game that often turns the tide of a race in ways that Heat simply can’t do. I also love the way that there are myriads of ways to thin your deck, even specific hexes on the map.
My 6 year old daughter and 8 year old son loved it as well as my wife. It’s a great family game and doesn’t come off as too competitive as you often are cheering everyone on as they get a good round and jump out ahead! Then you secretly plot how you are going to do the same haha! Overall, this is an amazing race game and I look forward to getting the expansion when it comes out for the new edition. And I’ll be getting rid of Heat since, for me, this replaces it in the lineup.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2022
Overview of Gameplay-
You are adventurers trying to be the first to discover the elusive city of El Dorado! To do this you will be acquiring cards to increase your abilities to allow you to ultimately move further than your opponents in hopes that you will reach the city first. The basic game mechanic in play here is deck building. Each player start with a small deck of cards that are identical. On these cards you will find images based around the 3 main ways of movement: jungle, sand and water. It’s very simple, you play a jungle card to be able to move over jungle tiles and sand over sand tiles and so on. You can also use the sand cards for purchasing new cards in the store which are usually more powerful versions of what you already have. Like you start with a single jungle movement however in the store you can get a 2 jungle movement card and higher.
Win Condition /Length-
To win you must utilize all your skills in crafting a good deck of cards and also your wits in how you are moving around the tiles the most efficient. If you get to the city first, you win! In a 2 player game each player plays with 2 player tokens and you have to get both of your tokens to the city before the other player to win.
The game plays in about an hour at a brisk pace. The cards are not all that complex and there are only so many places you can moved based on what cards you draw so usually player turns are like rapid fire regardless of player count. And I love that about this game, it moves at such a great pace that you can easily jump in and get to playing and it will end before you even know it.
Setup/Takedown –
Setup can be a bit of a chore for such a light game but honestly for this game in particular the setup is half the fun. You see the game board is made up of many different double sided tiles so setting up is actually connecting these tiles to create a map of your design to race on. This can get really interesting if you are the type to customize your game experience. And if not there are pre-built designs that you can use as well in the box.
But yeah you will be setting up the game tiles, sorting out the card piles for all the different cards you can buy. And getting the starting decks shuffled for each player at the onset. I suggest bagging up the individual player stuff into separate bags.
Components/Game board –
I honestly wish the components were better. Granted this game is made for retail store shelves and not much thought is put into quality in that sense but man this game could shine if the components were improved in like perhaps a deluxe version. As it stands the board tiles do not sit flat and are bowed so they don’t connect very well. The cards are not bad at all although personally I wish they were normal card sized and not the mini size they are. The little character tokens are nice painted wooden tokens and these are good quality, it would be cool if they had different designs though.
Box/Storage –
Nothing to scream about with the box. It’s on the smaller side and, well, it’s a box. No insert of any kind so you will want to bag up all the cards. There really isn’t a ton of stuff that needs to be bagged up so for this game in particular it really isn’t a big deal it doesn’t have an insert. It is a smaller sized box so you can for sure squeeze it on your shelf.
Visual Appeal /Theme–
It does have an adventure theme to it but a very light adventure theme. Honestly it’s not so much an adventure as it’s just a straight up race. There are no tiles to flip and explore other than the cave stuff. OH YEAH! The cave stuff. This is the one aspect of the game that shakes it up a bit and even though the instructions come off like the cave tiles are optional, I wouldn’t ever play a game without them. With the actually rather large pile of different tiles for the caves you will shuffle those up and place 4 facedown cave tiles on each cave space on the map. Now there is only one cave on each gameboard tile and if you end your movement next to a cave then you can nab the top cave tile for yourself and these have different beneficial things on them to aid you on your journey. The main reason I like these so much is they add some much needed flavor to the game. Visually the game is so-so. The art isn’t bad per say but it’s just….bland. I mean I know I said it earlier but this game just needs some flash added to it in all aspects.
Rulebook –
I didn’t have any problems understanding the rulebook. Of course this is a very simple game to learn when compared to most modern board games. If you are looking for a perfect gateway game to modern board games then this one would rank right up there with Catan or Pandemic on gateway games. I believe it is at least on par with complexity to learn with those.
Table Talk/Fun Factor –
The game is a lot of fun! Not only that but you can easily play this with your kids. It’s simple enough to learn and play that most people will have a blast with it. Although I could see more advanced players losing interest very quickly as this is basically a good intro game. Table talk mostly consisted of us talking to ourselves on how we wanted to spend our cards and plotting out our moves. Since it is a competitive race you won’t be talking strategy with your neighbor.
Optimal Player Count/Replayability –
It plays good at 3 and 4 and honestly the 2 player game was interesting as well with the way it is done. You have to really have a nice balance for controlling two different character pieces although it usually boils down to making the best move with whatever cards you have in your hand on that turn. It doesn’t have a solo mode but is super easy enough to play solo controlling 3 tokens if you want to learn it by yourself before playing with others.
Replayability is off the charts with this one. There are a bookoo of game tiles to use and they are all double-sided with a totally different setup on the reverse side. Plus there are a few spacer tiles that you can fit in between the bigger tiles to have even more variety. Not only that but all the different ways you can connect them can really change things up. Also the variable cave tiles that are shuffled every game so you never know just exactly what that cave holds.
Final Thoughts –
I enjoy this game and even though I prefer a more advanced game myself, I love the fact that I can whip this out and play it with my kids easily. It is an outstanding gateway deck builder game. For the price of the game it is adequate. That said I SORELY want a deluxe version with better everything. Better thicker components and board tiles, a better box, better artwork, bigger cards. Just spruce it up a bit. All in all though for this version it’s a good game and an excellent game to introduce new players to the general idea of Deck Building.
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Gran juego de Deck Building, recomendado
-Calidad de los componentes.
La calidad de los componentes es excelente, trae 6 tableros grandes y 2 chicos, modulables y de doble cara, los meeples son de madera pintada, trae 8 en total aunque son dos por cada color ya que 4 es el máximo de jugadores que soporta, las partidas son tan rápidas o tan extendidas cómo uno quiera ya que todos los tableros tienen doble cara y están organizados alfabéticamente por nivel de dificultad, las cartas son tamaño mini euro de 44x 68 CM, la primera vez consideré que eran demasiado pequeñas pero después de unas partidas pienso que tienen el tamaño perfecto ya que todas las cartas deben ser visibles para todos los jugadores por el sistema de mercado que maneja el juego y ya que el tablero ocupa casi toda la mesa es importante que las cartas no abarquen mucho espacio (especialmente si se juega con la expansión)
-Jugabilidad.
El motor principal del juego es la construcción de mazos, en el comienzo se reparten 8 cartas a cada jugador (todos los jugadores empiezan con las mismas) estás cartas tienen diferentes colores que permiten avanzar casillas de ese mismo color y el propósito del juego es llegar a la meta atravesando todo el tablero mediante el uso de las cartas, lo que lo hace interesante es que todas las cartas sirven una segunda función que es la de usarse para comprar cartas del "mercado" que son mejores y permiten avanzar más casillas por turno, hay muchas estrategias diferentes que se pueden emplear para ganar
-Conclusión.
Es un juego perfecto para casi cualquier edad, muy fácil de entender y con un tema muy interesante y bien empleado, el arte de las ilustraciones tanto de la caja como de las cartas es muy bueno, aunque cabe mencionar que hay una versión más reciente con arte de Vincent Dutrait (artista de juegos de mesa muy famoso al parecer) que representa un problema para los aficionados de esta versión ya que a la fecha hay solo 2 expansiones que han sido lanzadas para esta versión y 2 más que se han lanzado para la nueva versión, una de ellas también disponible para esta versión pero la otra es completamente nueva y hasta la fecha exclusiva para la versión de Dutrait, además se rumora que Ravensburg actualizará su versión con el nuevo arte de Dutrait así que los que tenemos esta versión nos quedaremos bailando y tendremos que quedarnos sin más expansiones o volver a comprar todo en la nueva versión.
It’s also enjoyable if played by itself, but then I would reccomend more than 2 players. 2 players only takes away from the “bottle neck” which this expansion needs to have an interesting challenge.