# The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes

The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30–60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 13 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $29.64 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Multi-Use Cards, Delayed Purchase, Race, Open Drafting, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Modular Board, Hot Potato
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 13 reviews
- **Owned by:** 77 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 26
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Reiner Knizia

**Artists:** Vincent Dutrait, Franz Vohwinkel

**Publishers:** Ravensburger

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GryPlanszowe.pl | 59.99 zł | https://gryplanszowe.pl/product-pol-8116-Wyprawa-do-El-Dorado-Demony-dzungli.html |

## Rules questions

### Can I buy a card in the middle of my movement, or only after I'm done moving?

You may buy up to 1 card during Phase 1 whether you moved or not — play cards to move and/or play cards to buy a single new card, which is placed on your discard pile and cannot be used that turn. (pages 3–4)

### Can I play several cards together to meet a landscape space's high power requirement?

No — you cannot combine multiple cards to move onto a landscape space; a single played card must match the space's symbol and have power equal to or greater than the space (you can use leftover power from that same card to continue moving). (page 3)

### How do rubble and base camp spaces work — do the cards I play get discarded or removed from the game?

Rubble and base camp spaces require you to play a number of cards equal to their symbols (card identity doesn't matter); cards played to enter a base camp space are removed from the game instead of going to your discard pile. (page 3)

### What do I do when I need to draw but my draw pile is empty?

Draw as many cards as possible, then shuffle your discard pile to form a new draw pile and draw the remaining cards until you have four in hand. (page 5)

### How do blockades work, and how do they affect the tie-breaker?

The first player who wants to pass a blockade must overcome its power requirement by playing cards like for movement and then keeps that blockade tile; at game end ties are broken first by who has the most blockades, then by the highest-power blockade. (page 5)

### When can I play purple action cards and what do jokers do?

Purple action cards may be played at any time during your turn (while moving or while buying) and follow their instructions (cards marked ✖ are removed after use); white joker cards let you choose one of the three symbols when you play them. (page 8)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-quest-for-el-dorado-heroes-and-hexes)
- [The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-quest-for-el-dorado-heroes-and-hexes)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246431)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._