Ladrillazo

About this board game

Ladrillazo is a historical board game for 1–6 players, with an approximately 90-minute playing time, set during Spain’s real estate bubble of the first decade of the 21st century.

Take the role of an intermediary who persuades politicians and construction companies to support ambitious developments. Begin with overlooked pieces of land, then use speculation and mortgages to pursue increasingly profitable opportunities and win public favor.

The game evokes an era of grand promises and extravagant construction: interpretation centers in small towns, airports in cities, high-speed trains, golf resorts, Olympic ambitions, and monumental projects. As your influence grows, so can the scale of your ventures and your profits.

• Play with 1–6 players in a historical setting based on Spain’s property boom.
• Explore more than 150 cards featuring real people, places, and projects.
• Compete to protect and hide your accumulated wealth when the country’s money runs out.

When the taxpayer’s money is exhausted, success is not simply about the biggest visible fortune. The winner is the player who has managed to conceal and park the greatest amount of money in offshore tax havens, capturing the cynical logic at the heart of the game’s satire.

Carefully documented references give Ladrillazo a strong historical identity while portraying the feverish optimism of the period. Its large collection of real-world figures and projects offers a detailed, irreverent look at the construction boom and the political and financial ambitions surrounding it.