Let’s Play Havana & El Caballero!

In order to make Cuba's capital city Havana gleam in renewed splendor, many magnificent buildings are being built.Will you emerge as Cuba's greatest builder?

Havana, uses Action Retrieval, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection & Set Collection. You acquire VP by constructing building tiles displayed on the table. To take a building you must pay its requirements - some combination of money, workers and building materials. However, only the tiles on the right and left hand border of the 2 rows of buildings are available for selection.
The game's core mechanic revolves around identical decks of 13 cards for each player, of which 2 are played per round. The cards determine both turn order and specific actions you can take.
So not only is the start player constantly changing, but it is also possible that a planned action cannot be taken, as another player has already used it this turn. Not all actions are exclusive, so the turn order will also determine whether your "half of all pesos in the middle" is how much of the action you get to use. Some actions allow you to tax others or steal from them, while others defend against this, so it's not all just async play. The host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.

2 - 4 players (This is a Closed Game)
30-45 minutes expected play time, depending player familiarity.
BGG Link
4-min How-to (Board to Death)

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Follow Columbus by exploring the islands he discovered and attempt to control the lands and waterways of the New World.

El Caballero, uses Area Majority/Influence & Tile Placement. Players slowly explore the islands – by picking and placing land tiles that are most favorable to them – and discover wealth in the form of gold and fish. As they learn about the land and sea areas of this new land, they position their caballeros to try to maintain control of the important regions. Castillos give them a measure of protection from others, and ships allow them to establish trade and to fish for food. Success is measured in the size of land and sea areas they control. Their success is measured twice, and in the end these scores are summed and the winner declared.
The host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.

2 - 4 players (This is a Closed Game)
90 minutes expected play time, depending player familiarity.
BGG Link
21-min How-to (To the Table)