{"product_id":"vasco-da-gama","title":"Vasco da Gama","description":"\u003cp\u003eVasco da Gama was charged with finding a maritime route to India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers play the part of rich shipowners who, under his patronage, 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 crew, build ships, launch them, and send them to the landings of Natal, Terra de Boa Gente, Mozambique, Malindi, Mombasa, and Calicut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor each ship sent, players will receive an immediate reward and will gain prestige (Victory Points).The farther the ship is sent, the lower the compensation, but the higher the victory score that the player will earn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips at landings that are \"complete\" at the end of the round (i.e. reached by a certain number of Ships) will earn further Victory Points for their owners and will then advance, under certain conditions, to the next Landing. This creates the opportunity to earn again Victory Points in the following Rounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring each Round, Players take actions in various Areas (Navigation, Recruiting, or Purchase Projects or Characters).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanning is fundamental: The right to take an Action could be free of charge or paid for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earlier a Player plans to take an Action, the more likely that he will have to pay for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers will have to ask themselves if and how much they are ready to pay for the right to act first in a certain area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVasco da Gama himself will decide which is the first free of charge Action for each Round. He will also help some of the Players by making some money available to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Level Up Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46821210194149,"sku":"RIO405","price":899.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0335\/2959\/3988\/files\/image-1.webp?v=1749194674","url":"https:\/\/levelupstore.co.za\/products\/vasco-da-gama","provider":"Level Up Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}