 Box cover of El Grande | |
| Designers | Wolfgang Kramer Richard Ulrich |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games 999 Games |
| Players | 2–5 |
| Setup time | 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 90 minutes |
| Chance | Low |
| Age range | 12 and up |
| Skills | Strategy |
El Grande is a German-style board game for 2-5 players, designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich, and published in 1995 by Hans im Glück in German, by Rio Grande Games in English, and by 999 Games in Dutch. The game board represents renaissance-era Spain where the nobility (the Grandes) fight for control of the nine regions. El Grande was praised for its area-control mechanism, and was awarded the Spiel des Jahres prize and the Deutscher Spiele Preis in 1996. Following its release, several expansions and an alternative version were published.