Conquistador (game)

The map is divided into areas such as Patagonia and California, each with ratings reflecting the hostility and fertility of the environment and the attitude of native inhabitants to European settlement.

In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nick Palmer called this "A complex and highly entertaining game."

"[5] In Issue 31 of Moves, David Grant defined the type of players that would enjoying this game, stating, "If you liked the financial challenge of Monopoly , but felt it lacked the combat element of the local branch of the mob; if you liked the player interaction of Pit, but were too sophisticated for its boisterousness; if you liked the combat of Chickamauga, but missed the feel of cold(?)

cash; if you enjoyed the maneuvering of Chess, but missed that element provided by the spotted cube; if you like redoing history without the sweat, you will want to play Conquistador."

"[7] In Issue 71 of Moves, Joe Miranda commented, "Conquistador is a grand accomplishment, a wargame that recreates an entire period of history, not just an individual war.

"[8] Jon Freeman, writing in The Complete Book of Wargames (1980), said that Conquistador "may be the best of Richard Berg's designs", and that while "too cynically realistic" in favoring colony development over the glamour of exploration, it is nevertheless "a lot of fun".