Kingdom Builder

In Kingdom Builder, the players create their own kingdoms by skillfully building their settlements, aiming to earn the most gold at the end of the game.

Nine different kinds of terrain are on the variable game board, including locations and castles. During his turn, a player plays his terrain card and builds three settlements on three hexes of this kind. If possible, a new settlement must be built next to one of that player’s existing settlements. When building next to a location, the player may seize an extra action tile that he may use from his next turn on. These extra actions allow extraordinary actions such as moving your settlements.

By building next to a castle, the player will earn gold at the end of the game, but the most gold will be earned by meeting the conditions of the three Kingdom Builder cards; these three cards (from a total of ten in the game) specify the conditions that must be met in order to earn the much-desired gold, such as earning gold for your settlements built next to water hexes or having the majority of settlements in a sector of the board.

Each game, players will use a random set of Kingdom Builder cards (3 of 10), special actions (4 of 8), and terrain sectors to build the map (4 of 8), ensuring you won't play the same game twice!

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Awards & Honors

    2011/2012 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
    2012 Golden Geek Best Abstract Board Game Nominee
    2012 Golden Geek Best Abstract Game Winner
    2012 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
    2012 Gouden Ludo Nominee
    2012 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
    2012 Lys Passioné Finalist
    2012 Spiel des Jahres Nominee
    2012 Spiel des Jahres Winner
    2012 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee
    2013 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee