Apparently unhappy
with the original Entdecker, Kosmos and Klaus Teuber decided to have
another go with "The New Discoverers", in the process incorporating a
form of some of the more popular home-grown variants (open tiles). While production
has become bigger and better, it is nevertheless still more a tile-laying than
an exploration game. The new and curiously flat native huts containing hidden
prizes add a lot of chaos; strategists will want to cut their value in half.
Those who have the older game may like to swap it for the new, but owning both
is not warranted. Despite the title and atmosphere, really won't work as an
experience game and is best saved for fans of tricky tile-laying. Between the
two versions of this game there also appeared the similar El Caballero,
which has less luck and more emphasis on defensive play.