Vasco da Gama

The search for a viable route to India was, since the mid-15th Century, the main goal of almost all expeditions made by the Portuguese Kingdom. In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope and Pedro da Covilha found a land route, but it was only in 1498 that Vasco da Gama reached the goal and became the first European to reach, after some stops along the way, the legendary Calicut by the sea. Vasco da Gama accomplished something exceptional, granting Portugal the possibility to achieve a monopoly on the spice trade between India and Europe.

Players play the part of rich shipowners who aim to achieve prestige and riches. To succeed in the enterprise, they must manage the money and actions at their disposal in order to hire captains, recruit crews, build ships, launch them and send them to the landings of Natal, Terra de Boa Gente, Mozambique, Malindi, Mombasa and Calicut.

For each ship sent, players will receive an immediate reward and will gain prestige. The further the ship is sent, the lower the compensation, but the higher the prestige the player will earn.