My Village

A stand-alone follow-up to Village that swaps its worker placement for a dice twist.

Designers: Inka Brand, Markus Brand
Published by: eggertspiele
Editions by: Stronghold Games, 999 Games, Hobby Japan, Pegasus Spiele, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Gigamic, uplay.it edizioni, hobbity.eu

My Village is a stand-alone follow-up to Village, and it plays like a cousin who grew up in the same house. Each of you runs your own village and its whole fate, with familiar places and characters, the life-time track and the village chronicle. The new part is the dice: instead of placing workers the old way, a dice mechanism changes how and when you take actions. You still claim turn order, pick up contracts and draft from the open display, and you still pay for every decision with time that runs out. It is a medium-heavy Euro of about ninety minutes, similar in weight to the original, with its own twist.

Stand-alone game in the Village familyA dice mechanism changes how you actLife-time track and village chronicle

Who it's for

You liked Village and want a stand-alone take with dice and similar weight, or you want a mid-heavy village Euro for two to four.

Not for you if…

You dislike dice in your Euros or want something light. The dice can force awkward choices.

Vibe's take

Steady and thoughtful. The chronicle and the time track make each decision cost something, and the dice make you adapt rather than follow a fixed plan.