The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville

Recruit quirky villagers and cash in growing sets before your rivals do.

πŸ‘₯ 2–4 players⏱ approx. 30 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min8+
β˜… 5.6 Β· BGG #7,696

Who it's for

Set-collection fans who enjoy a push-your-luck timing decision and light village-building theme.

Not for you if…

Avoid if you dislike push-your-luck tension, holding out for a bigger set instead of cashing in early is the core dilemma.

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Vibe's take

Light and tense in equal measure, every turn is a quick push-your-luck decision about whether to play a smaller set now or gamble on drawing the card that makes it bigger. The modular market keeps early strategy fresh game to game, so there's no single dominant opening.

About this game

The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville has you recruiting quirky inventors, cunning traders, and fearless guards into an empty village, laying down matching sets whose effects grow stronger the bigger they get, until Buttonville is bustling with life.

Set collection that scales with sizeModular market, 25 villager typesOpen or blind card drafting
By the numbers

Players

Works with 2–4

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.6 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

5.6/10

Rank #7,696

234 ratings

Published

2025

Language

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