Colonial 1700-1800
BGG rank
BGG #16,238
BGG rating
7.3

Colonial 1700-1800

2025

Rules assistance for Colonial 1700-1800

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–5 players
  • 45–90 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.5/5

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Rules assistant for Colonial 1700-1800

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Colonial 1700-1800 is a board game released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by José Manuel Sanz and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Card Play Conflict Resolution.

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About the game

Colonial 1700-1800 is a strategic card game that recreates the struggle between the European powers to preserve their colonial empires in the 18th century. The basic game faces France and Great Britain (2-player games), although the powers of Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal can also be involved through expansions (up to 5-player games). The game is played over 5 turns per player, where you must defend your initial positions, encourage the production of export goods in the colonies and recruit troops to expand your colonial empire across up to 4 different theaters of operations: North America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia (the Spain add-on includes a 5th theater of operations: South America). Throughout the game you must properly manage your player board: recruit reinforcements and acquire buildings, imprison enemy generals defeated in battle (and demand ransom for them), fill your treasury for the expenses you will need in the next turn, as well as pack your warehouse with the combination of goods that will bring you the most gold. The game combines eurogame type mechanics (set collection, hand management, resource production) with other wargame type mechanics (direct confrontation between players, troop recruitment, territorial control of colonies, resolution of battles). The player with the most Victory points at the end, wins.

Questions and answers

Colonial 1700-1800 supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.