El Grande: Can we play this classic area control game in under 30 minutes?

Welcome to On The Clock, a series where Daryl and I play our favorite board games while using a chess clock. Our goal: play games in half of BGG's lowest playing time. If one of us runs out of time, they lose!
Today's game is El Grande (BGG: 60-120 minutes). We aim for 30 minutes so we each get 15 minutes to make all of our moves. Recorded live on Twitch 4/26/24.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Gameplay
43:33 Outro
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