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Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write

Draft followers from a bag and write your way across medieval France in a short Orléans-style puzzle.

Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write is a paper-and-pencil spin on the Orléans world, set in medieval France. In every round, a number of follower tiles come out of a bag, and everybody drafts the followers they want in turn, then takes the actions that match them. With your followers you move around France, gather goods, build buildings, set up trading stations, make money and contribute to beneficial deeds. Once all followers are drafted, the bag resets until you have used one bag per player. The player who uses their chosen followers best scores the most points. For solo play you duel Joan of Arc herself on one of three difficulty levels. One to five players, about forty-five minutes.

Followers drafted from a bagMove, trade, build and do good deedsSolo mode against Joan of Arc

Who it's for

You enjoy Orléans or want a draft-and-write with a medieval theme and a satisfying scoring puzzle that also plays well solo.

Not for you if…

You want something very light or story-driven. It is a points-optimising paper game.

Vibe's take

Steady and engine-like: each follower gives you a small job, and your sheet fills with trade, buildings and deeds. Little downtime, with a solo duel against Joan as a bonus.

#2,239 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2022 · 4 years ago

newer than 67% of games

In 4,204 collections

collected more than 52% of games

1–5 players · ages 10+

Best with 2 or 3 · publisher: 12+

30–45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: medium

One warm-up round · 2.4 out of 5 · heavier than 66%

Opinions: broad agreement

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Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive · solo too

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