El Rey Planeta

You are Philip IV, the King of Spain and Portugal since 1621. Your empire has reached approximately 12.2 million square kilometers, and you are the "Planet King".

The Planet King takes 1 to 2 players into the economic, military, and diplomatic actions of the biggest European empire. But each European powers has its own agenda and a series of events will try to undermine the empire.....

Player(s) recruit "Tercios" (armies), fleets, improve colonial defences, use the ambassadors, tries to improve the economy while defending the empire from the attack of other European powers. While Philip runs his empire, he must employ his nobles to lead the armies and rule the kingdom's territories.

But the king must not only run an empire, he must also "live life": have an heir for the kingdom, find a concubine, and of course fill the court with the best artists of the century.

Players: 1-2 (full solitaire system and cooperative mode)
Map: Area movement
Time scale: 2-4 year per turn

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