# Cartagena

Cartagena is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 5.5 out of 10 by 18 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2000
- **Categories:** Nautical, Pirates
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Track Movement, Resource to Move, Race, Action Points, Modular Board, Catch the Leader
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.5 out of 10, from 18 reviews
- **Owned by:** 22 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 86
- **Unique players:** 80

**Designers:** Leo Colovini

**Artists:** Christoph Clasen, Nora Nowatzyk, Claus Stephan, Volkan Baga, Martin Hoffmann, Didier Guiserix, Tomasz Larek

**Publishers:** Venice Connection

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cartagena)
- [Cartagena in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cartagena)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/826)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._