La Granja Fan Site

In La Granja, 1-4 players control small farms by the Alpich pond near the village of Esporles on the island of Majorca

During the course of the game, players develop their farms and deliver goods to the village as they vie to earn the title of La Granjafor their country estate. Timing is critical!

La Granjais a fascinating game that requires careful planning. Successful players must learn to cope with the vagaries of the dice and cards.

Components

Each copy of La Granja contains: …

Game Board

The center of La Granja's game board depicts Esporles' market place. It consists of hexagonal market spaces, where each space has a number (value) between 2 and 6. Market spaces featuring an "X" cannot be entered in a 2- or 3-player game.

Six craft buildings are located at the edge of the market. Four different rows of symbols (one per player) are assigned to each craft building. Each player may deliver farm goods or trade commodities to each craft building as denoted by the symbols. Craft markers are stacked on their respective spaces next to the symbol rows. …

La Granja may be played solitaire, especially to learn key mechanics. All rules are in effect with the following exceptions.

Setup

1. The components of one player plus the player markers of a second color are required (to be used for the "neutral player").

2. Use 5 dice.

3. Use turn order markers 2 and 3. Shuffle them (hidden) and draw one marker; place a player marker on the space in the center of the market that corresponds to the number drawn. The player marker of the neutral player is put on the other hexagonal space in the center of the market. …