El Rey Planeta – Phalanx Games

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Which Spanish monarch was known as El Rey Planeta (The Planet King)?

Philip IV

Joseph

Louis I

Ferdinand VII

Who designed El Rey Planeta?

Martin Wallace

Ivan Notario

Raymond de Maria

Guglielmo Duccoli

How old was Philip IV at the time of his ascension to the throne of Spain?

10

16

21

30

Mozambique was colonized by..

Spain

France

England

Portugal

Which great European conflict took place during Philip IV’s reign?

Seven Years’ War

Hundred Years’ War

Thirty Years’ War

Napoleonic Wars

El Rey Planeta is...

an area control game

a card-driven game

a worker placement game

a deckbuilding game

Philip IV was a member of the House of...

Savoy

Windsor

Bonaparte

Habsburg

The territories of which one of these modern-day countries constituted the greatest part of the Spanish East Indies?

Philippines

Malaysia

Indonesia

New Guinea

What is the traditional title of heir apparent to the throne of Spain?

there is no such title

Prince(ss) of Asturias

Prince(ss) of Aragon

Prince(ss) of Castille

What were the Spanish tercios?

elite infantry units

taxes put on peasants

ships carrying gold from American colonies

large stone fortifications

Who is the author of the painting used as El Rey Planeta’s cover?

Francisco Goya

José de Ribera

Diego Velázquez

El Greco

What was the Favorite’s de facto role in the Philip IV’s government?

he had no role in it

minister of finance

minister of war

prime minister

What kind of characters aren’t represented on cards used in El Rey Planeta?

painters

ladies of the court

heirs to the throne

nobles

Which one of these women influenced the policies of Philip IV in the latter years of his reign?

María de Ágreda

María Inés Calderón

Elisabeth of France

Margaret of Austria

Which one of these territories wasn’t a Spanish possession during Philip IV’s reign?

Naples

Catalonia

Corsica

Milan

How large was the Spanish Empire at the time of Philip IV’s death?

little under 10 mln square km

over 12 mln square km

under 17 mln square km

just over 6 mln square km