Lusíadas

Luís Vaz de Camões is writing his epic poem "Os Lusíadas" and needs your help in choosing the characters for each of the episodes of the ten Cantos. "Os Lusíadas" is the most important work of Portuguese-language literature. Written in the 16th century, it celebrates the bravery of the Lusiads (Lusíadas), using the pretext Vasco da Gama's trip to India. In the competitive card game Lusíadas, players try to collect in the best way possible the main characters of this national epic, with the goal of either grouping at least three sequentially numbered cards of the same type — which consist of navigators and explorers, heroes of Portugal, villains, kings, and mythological characters — or making a set of at least three cards with the same number, with numbers representing each the ten Cantos of the poem. The characters are also represented on cards that reference the most important episodes of the poem, with players being able obtain these episode cards during the game to be used as jokers. At the end of the game, all grouped cards are worth victory points, while ungrouped cards have their points scored negatively. Will you manage to be the main helper of Camões by collecting the best set of heroes and villains from Portuguese history? —description from the designer

Players: 2–5 best 3
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1 / 5