Box front · source
What this is
In Goa, players run a spice trade business in colonial-era India in this closed-loop economy game. Each turn begins with an auction phase, where each player gets to auction one item (and the starting player two items). Items include plantations complete with crops, income tiles (income in money, ships, plantation refills each turn etc.), ships, settlers, and later on tiles that score points for certain achievements.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 90 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2004
- Designer
- Rüdiger Dorn
- Publisher
- Hans im Glück
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- Hans im GlückOfficial site
How players rate Goa
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.266 ratings
- 3p7.865 ratings
- 4p7.265 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.3/10
- Ease of teach3.9/10
- Gateway friendliness4.5/10
- Component quality7.6/10
- Table presence6.7/10
- Travel friendliness5.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.6FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.8Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.4SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.3Lap trayTwo tables
Write a review
Your rating is published under your account nameReviews are the Almanac's only rating signal. Nothing is imported from elsewhere.
Loading reviews…
Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.