East India Companies
2023Pascal Ribrault
- Videos
- 15
- Creators
- 14
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. East India Companies is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 4 players
90 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
In the 18th and 19th centuries, shipping companies aimed to strengthen the trade between the West and the Far East that had begun in previous centuries. Tea, spices, coffee, and silk are commodities much consumed in Europe, and their buying and selling prices depend closely on supply and demand. Fortunes can be made and gambled depending on circumstances. In East India Companies, players manage a large shipping company that trades with far flung trading posts in India. They must manage their ships and invest in buying shares of their own company or those of their competitors. Most importantly, players have to keep an eye on the constantly fluctuating market prices! Is it better to invest your money in the stock market or in buying goods? Do they prefer to use fast ships with low tonnage or slower ships with larger holds? Whatever the players choose, their strategies will influence those of their opponents. -description from the publisher
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Which East India Companies video should I watch?
East India Companies has 15 videos from 14 creators: 6 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to July 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "East India Companies - board game presentation by Huch games" by Dead by Dice, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "East India Companies Review - with Jeff Knapp" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "East India Companies, on explique et on joue" by Un Monde de jeux.
If you like it, try Virtù, also by Pascal Ribrault, or The Pillars of the Earth, Darwin's Journey and Islebound, which share several of its mechanics.
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About East India Companies
From BoardGameGeek:
In the 18th and 19th centuries, shipping companies aimed to strengthen the trade between the West and the Far East that had begun in previous centuries. Tea, spices, coffee, and silk are commodities much consumed in Europe, and their buying and selling prices depend closely on supply and demand. Fortunes can be made and gambled depending on circumstances. In East India Companies, players manage a large shipping company that trades with far flung trading posts in India. They must manage their ships and invest in buying shares of their own company or those of their competitors. Most importantly, players have to keep an eye on the constantly fluctuating market prices! Is it better to invest your money in the stock market or in buying goods? Do they prefer to use fast ships with low tonnage or slower ships with larger holds? Whatever the players choose, their strategies will influence those of their opponents. -description from the publisher
Designer
Pascal Ribrault
Artist
Guillaume Tavernier
Publisher
HUCH!
Categories
EconomicTransportation
Mechanics