A quick drafting card game where you stack Amsterdam canal houses from the ground up.
Who it's for
Players who enjoy light, visual drafting games with a satisfying building puzzle and a charming theme.
Not for you if…
You're looking for heavy player interaction or direct conflict — this is a mostly parallel, low-confrontation building game.
Vibe's take
Calm and puzzly — you're mostly heads-down building your own row of houses, with just enough card-passing to keep you reacting to what comes your way.
Canal Houses is a light drafting game about building your own row of picturesque Amsterdam canal houses, card by card. Every house needs a base at the bottom, any number of floors stacked in the middle, and a roof on top — decorated with little details like shops, cats, seagulls, and tulips. Each round everyone drafts and builds simultaneously, passing their leftover cards around the table so the hand you're building from keeps changing.
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Players
Duration
20 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.3 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.8/10
Rank #5,388
521 ratings
Published
2024