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2023Inka Brand, Markus Brand
- Videos
- 125
- Creators
- 10
Playthroughs
1 - 99 players45 - 800 minLight weight
Village
2011Inka Brand, Markus Brand
- Videos
- 53
- Creators
- 6
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Village is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 24 reviews, 21 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 6 other videos.
2 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Life in the village is hard – but life here also allows the inhabitants to grow and prosper as they please. One villager might want to become a friar. Another might feel ambitious and strive for a career in public office. A third one might want to seek his luck in distant lands. Each player will take the reins of a family and have them find fame and glory in many different ways. There is one thing you must not forget, however: Time will not stop for anyone and with time people will vanish. Those who will find themselves immortalized in the village chronicles will bring honor to their family and be one step closer to victory. Village is a game full of tactical challenges. A smart and unique new action mechanism is responsible for keeping turns short and yet still tactically rich and full of difficult decisions. Also unique is the way this game deals with the delicate subject of death; as a natural and perpetual part of life in the village, thoughts of death will keep you focused on smart time-management. Paraphrased from Opinionated Gamer's review: Each player's turn consists of taking a cube and then taking the action of the area they just took the cube from. The board has multiple different zones with specific attributes, a market, a travel zone, a crafting zone, a church, and a council house. Many of these offer multiple options, so even if you take a cube from the crafting area, you can get an ox, a horse, a cart, a plow, a scroll, or convert wheat to gold. Each zone is seeded with cubes of four colors plus black cubes which serve as curses, there are lots of turns per round. Some areas offer short-term scoring, others offer long-term scoring, and still others offer only end-game scoring. The round ends when there are no cubes at any location. The game ends when either the village chronicle or the anonymous graveyard is full.
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Which Village video should I watch?
Village has 53 videos from 6 creators: 24 reviews, 21 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 6 other videos. They date from 2011 to February 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "10 Rules You Might Have Missed : Village", which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dice Tower Reviews: Village". 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Dad v Daughter Play Throughs - Village", one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star, EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book, EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm and EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Intergalactic Race, also by Inka Brand. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2011.
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About Village
From BoardGameGeek:
Life in the village is hard – but life here also allows the inhabitants to grow and prosper as they please. One villager might want to become a friar. Another might feel ambitious and strive for a career in public office. A third one might want to seek his luck in distant lands. Each player will take the reins of a family and have them find fame and glory in many different ways. There is one thing you must not forget, however: Time will not stop for anyone and with time people will vanish. Those who will find themselves immortalized in the village chronicles will bring honor to their family and be one step closer to victory. Village is a game full of tactical challenges. A smart and unique new action mechanism is responsible for keeping turns short and yet still tactically rich and full of difficult decisions. Also unique is the way this game deals with the delicate subject of death; as a natural and perpetual part of life in the village, thoughts of death will keep you focused on smart time-management. Paraphrased from Opinionated Gamer's review: Each player's turn consists of taking a cube and then taking the action of the area they just took the cube from. The board has multiple different zones with specific attributes, a market, a travel zone, a crafting zone, a church, and a council house. Many of these offer multiple options, so even if you take a cube from the crafting area, you can get an ox, a horse, a cart, a plow, a scroll, or convert wheat to gold. Each zone is seeded with cubes of four colors plus black cubes which serve as curses, there are lots of turns per round. Some areas offer short-term scoring, others offer long-term scoring, and still others offer only end-game scoring. The round ends when there are no cubes at any location. The game ends when either the village chronicle or the anonymous graveyard is full.
Designers
Inka Brand, Markus Brand
Artist
Dennis Lohausen
Publisher
eggertspiele
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Mechanics