Australia (board game)

Games Magazine: Game of the Year 2006 Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2005: nominated Japan Boardgame Prize 2005: Best Advanced Game, No. 15

Australia is a 2005 published by Ravensburger board game by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling for 2 to 5 players. Players assume the role of rangers who develop industrially in the early 20th century Australia, but also protect nature. To do this, use double-decker aircraft to the remote regions of the sparsely populated continent to achieve.

In December 2005 the magazine Games Magazine Australia for Game of the Year 2006 has declared.

Content

Game Description

At the beginning of the game each player receives a plane, Ranger ( number depends on the number of players from ) and a player plaque on which he can read his possible actions. The cards are sorted by the backs, mixed, and 8 each laid out face. In turn take the player one card to any 2 cards in your hand has. In each region depending on a nature platelets and a hidden industrialization tiles are placed. Now the real game begins. Each player has in his train 2 of the following options:

• Flying a region and turn a possibly there still concealed industrialization platelets.
• A matching for region map play and settle Ranger and possibly taking money.
• Withdraw Ranger from the region.

Subject to the payment of dollars he also has the following options:

• For $ 3, he may play a non-matching to the region map.
• For $ 4 it may also enable a Ranger.

He then draws a card after.

The insertion of rangers may occur following project ratings:

• Conservation projects are always considered when all locations are staffed with rangers. The player who occupies the last place receives 3 bonus points for the Ranger, players receive one point for each one Ranger on land and two for Ranger on ships.
• Industrialization: If the number of rangers in a region corresponding to the number on the upturned plate industrialization, industrialization is completed. Again, the player who has ensured receives 3 bonus points for the Rangers points will be awarded as above.

Further points can be obtained if the play of a card no Ranger will be discontinued and any remaining dollar counts at the end of a period.

The game ends when all stacks are depleted and a player has no more cards in hand.

In the professional version in addition the windmill comes into play, rather than a Ranger of use can also be placed on the Ranger tray. This allows them to always be points when the seventh industrialization or conservation wafer is placed on the windmill bar.

Winner in both cases is the player who has collected the most points.

Use in Championships

Australia was played in 2005 at the finals of the German team championship in the board game.

Awards

• Games Magazine: Game of the Year 2006
• Nominated for the Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2005
• 15th place at the Japan Boardgame Prize 2005 Category "The Best Advanced Game "

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