Board game · 2011

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…

Players: 2 to 4
Duration: 45 min
Age: 8 and up
Complexity: Family

Donald X. Vaccarino · Queen Games

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Area Majority / Influence Chaining Enclosure Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Modular Board Network and Route Building Pattern Building Tile Placement Variable Set-up Medieval Territory Building

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01 Intro 00:00 02 Présentation 00:14 03 Matériel et Mise en Place 00:27 04 But du Jeu 04:19 05 Déroulement 04:52 06 Règles de Pose de Citée 05:16 07 Récuperation de Tuiles Spéciales 06:16 08 Cases "Chateau" 07:03 09 Coloniser le Plateau 07:51 10 Limitations de Prise de Tuiles 08:35 11 Utilisation des Tuiles Spéciales 09:50 12 Exemple d'utilisation de plusieurs Tuiles 12:36 13 Déplacements de Citées 14:41 14 Cartes Objectifs 15:38 15 Fin de Jeu 19:14 16 Décompte Final 20:32 17 Conclusion 22:25
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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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