The Builders: Middle Ages
A medieval card engine-builder where workers cover building requirements and wages eat your coins.
Who it's for
You like cozy engine-builders and number-matching puzzles in a half-hour box. Great as a thoughtful two-player game.
Not for you ifβ¦
You want lots of conflict or a strong story. It is a solitary-feeling optimization game, with a market row as the only real interaction.
Vibe's take
Calm, puzzly and economical. You are always matching skill numbers and counting coins, and the best turns come from noticing that a worker fits two buildings. Little interaction beyond snatching cards from the row.
About this game
In The Builders: Middle Ages you run a small medieval construction business and every card is either a building or a worker. Each building asks for carpentry, masonry, architecture and tilery points, and you assign workers with matching skills to cover them. Workers cost money to put on a site, and finished buildings pay out points and coins, so the whole game is a balancing act between spending and earning. You start with 10 ecu and an apprentice, five workers and five buildings lie face up, and each turn you take a few actions to hire, start or finish. A tidy little engine-builder with a cozy, builder-y charm.
Get it
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
1.8 / 5 β LightBGG Rating
6.1/10
Rank #2,559
4.8k ratings
Published
2013
Designed by
FrΓ©dΓ©ric Henry
Published by
asmodee, Rebel Sp. z o.o., GΓ©m Klub Kft., Asterion Press, GoKids η©ζ¨ε°ε and 2 more
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