Leiden 1593: ライデン-チューリップ栽培の始まり- (Leiden 1593 – The Beginning of Tulip Cultivation)

Leiden 1593: ライデン-チューリップ栽培の始まり- (Leiden 1593: The Beginning of Tulip Cultivation) is a speculation game in which players are tulip merchants. They reclaim the garden, raise tulips, and ship them out. With the help of hired artisans, they aim to be the wealthiest merchant.

At the beginning of the game, several cards are laid on the table to form the tulip garden. Each card represents 2x3 squares of garden, which is single-colored or double-colored to represent species of tulip. Each turn, you may place a garden card, build your hut, or upgrade your hut into a house:

• When you place a garden card, you must partially overlay it on existing garden; the overlaid color of tulip becomes rare, so therefore its market value is raised.
• When you build a hut or a house, you discard several cards and place the building on the garden. You may hire an artisan when you have built a house. Each artisan has a special ability.

At the end of the game, for each color, you score victory points equal to the market value of that color multiplied by the number of squares your buildings occupy on that color. Then add some bonus depending on your buildings' location. The highest scorer wins.

Publisher's summary
Leiden1593は、オランダのチューリップ栽培の始まりをテーマにしたゲームです。プレイヤーは商人となり、土地を開墾し、チューリップを栽培して出荷します。様々な能力を持った人の力も借りながら、一番裕福な商人を目指しましょう！