In the game Francis Drake, the players are in the Elizabethan era in the attempting to emulate the legend of Sir Francis Drake, hero to the English but a pirate to the Spanish. After the set up, each player must chart a course toward the riches of the Aztec and Incan Empires and complete 3 missions.

Montezuma's Legacy is an Expansion to replace the Spanish Galleons and the Jewel accompanying the Spanish Galleon. The Jewel is replaced on each voyage with the Aztec Relic. If a galleon is captured, the relic goes in the player's treasure chest and it's scored at the end of the game.