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The Dutch Golden Age
Family Night Choice

The Dutch Golden Age

Designed by Giuseppe Baù, Leo Colovini

Published by Mayfair Games, Millenium + 3 more

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

3-4

Community Snapshot

Best with 4
Medium-Light complexity
~60 min
6.4 on BGG (629)
No text needed

Language Editions

DutchEnglishFrenchGerman

Categories

Economic
Buy, sell, trade, and invest — manage money and markets to build wealth.
Pike and Shot
Set in the pike-and-shot era (1400s–1700s) — early gunpowder warfare, musketeers, and formation tactics.
Territory Building
Claim and control areas on the map — expand your territory and defend borders.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

How It Plays

Area Majority / Influence

You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.

Area Movement

You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.

Auction / Bidding

Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Movement Points

You get a set number of movement points to spend on moving your pieces — plan your path carefully.

Race

It's all about getting to the finish first — every move counts when you're sprinting toward the goal.

Random Production

Resources or effects are generated randomly each round — you never know exactly what you'll get to work with.

Resource to Move

You spend resources to move your pieces — managing what you have is just as important as where you go.

About This Game

The theme of this game is economic and cultural development in the Netherlands in the 17th century. The game is played on a large game board of the Netherlands, divided into provinces. In addition, there are boxes for the East and the West Indies, and track round the edge of the board with the majority of spaces listing two of the ten provinces (in various combinations) that earn players varying amounts of income based on their influences in those provinces, or income spaces that earn players a flat income.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

60 min

Complexity

2.5 / 5

Rating

6.4

Year

2008

Roll / Spin and Move

Roll the dice (or spin a wheel) and move that many spaces — a classic way to race around a board.

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

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