Conquistador recreates 16th Century exploration and conquest of the New World by the major powers of Europe.

A unique game system enables players to realistically cover great stretches of time in single turns. Acting as Monarch for their countries - England, France, Spain or Portugal - players must make discoveries, colonize and protect the lands they discover, and obtain riches through gold, trade and the acquisition of resources.

Countries must continually send forth expeditions to explore and maintain colonies. Explorers must try to be the first to make voyages of discovery to find the Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay or follow the Amazon or Mississippi Rivers. Some will be driven to attempt mythical quests for the Seven Cities of Cibola or El Dorado. But danger is a large part of exploration, and some explorers will never be seen again.

This game has a little bit of everything. In the beginning, diplomacy is paramount to allow players to establish footholds in the form of small colonies. As the game goes on, however, disputes arise and players resort to economic or military agression to take what they need.

Players have long and short range goals. They can emphasize the mining of gold or looting of treasure cities. Or the colonize and work the land. They can prey on other players' land and riches. Conquistador is a game with litle luck and much skill where players are in charge of the destiny, not only of their own countries, but of the New World as well. The player with the most successful country at the end of the game is the winner.