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Playing with the designer Patrick Stevens at strategicon in L.A. Great simulation of orange grove production in Southern California.
Cal Gold Board
Box
Grove Cards 9
Nice pre-production components.

California Gold (2015)

Players
3–5
Best: 4, 5
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
9+
6.32
Average rating
99
Ratings
2.50/5
Weight
#16930
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Patrick Stevens
Artist:Patrick Stevens, David Prieto
Publisher:Numbskull Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 4, Interaction 7, Complexity 5, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck4.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity5.0
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FarmingEconomicIndustry / ManufacturingAction PointsSet CollectionCommodity SpeculationSimulationArea Majority / Influence

Overview

California Gold is a historic simulation of orange grove production in which you represent a co-op for helping orange ranchers receive support and the best prices for their crops. Play hinges around collecting cards that represent orange ranches distinguished by city environs and grouped by counties. Buildings – such as packing houses and nurseries – create local support structures, while advertising and railroad contracts increase profits. The object of the game is to have the most ranches (cards) in your co-op by the end of the game. Players acquire cards through an action point allowance, which is limited by packing house distribution. Other buildings help with advertising, leverage, and expansion into other areas of control like Political Lobbying and Amenities.

Expansions

California Gold: The Northern Counties Expansion
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