- BGG rating
- 8.2
El Dorado Canyon: 7-8 Player Expansion
- 4–8 players
- 20–45 min
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #22,172
- BGG rating
- 8.7
El Dorado Canyon
2015
Rules assistance for El Dorado Canyon
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 4–6 players
- 30–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.8/5
For 4 players
Rules assistant for El Dorado Canyon
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
El Dorado Canyon is a board game released in 2015 for 4–6 players, 30–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Ben Weemes and Nicholas Stephan and its main mechanics are Take That, Push Your Luck, and Simultaneous Action Selection.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 8.5
El Dorado Canyon: More Ways to Die Expansion
- 4–6 players
- 20–45 min
- 2015
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About the game
El Dorado Canyon is a simultaneous-action selection card game set in the American Wild West with lots of shooting, stealing, bluffing, and mining. Every game of El Dorado Canyon is unique and you will mostly be interacting with the characters on your right and left, but not always. Each player will pick a card and play it at the same time, the cards will happen in a specific order, pick up the cards, and do it all again. The goal of the game is to gain infamy and gold and your final score will be the LOWER of these two, so make sure you gain them equally through the game. Do you have what it takes to become the richest, most infamous cowboy in El Dorado Canyon?
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- (Self-Published)
- KingMe Game Vault
Questions and answers
El Dorado Canyon supports 4–6 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.
The listed playing time for El Dorado Canyon is 30–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists El Dorado Canyon for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
El Dorado Canyon has a complexity rating of 1.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
El Dorado Canyon belongs to these categories: Card Game, Deduction, and American West. Its main mechanics are Take That, Push Your Luck, and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of El Dorado Canyon are: Ben Weemes and Nicholas Stephan. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists El Dorado Canyon as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.