Basilica
2022Łukasz M. Pogoda
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 6
Mostly reviews. Basilica is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews and 2 other videos.
2 players
45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Basilica is an area control tile-laying game for two players set in medieval Florence offering heavy player interaction and easy-to-learn rules. In this game, players take on the roles of competing architects overseeing the construction of a magnificent cathedral. Each turn, they place tiles to enlarge the cathedral and create areas of a single color while placing builder pawns to gain advantages and control areas. In addition, players execute orders to move or remove builders, increase abilities, block spaces, or tear down previously built cathedral parts. There are four tile colors in the game. Players' goals are to create the largest possible areas representing a single color and to have more pawns in these areas than their opponent. Basilica designed by Łukasz M. Pogoda was first published in 2010 and further developed by the expansion Basilica: Festum Fatuorum in 2012. The 2022 edition by Portal Games includes the base game with a revamped game board, premium custom-made wooden pawns depicting medieval characters, and the expansion, offering players a premium full game experience. -description from the publisher
Which Basilica video should I watch?
Basilica has 9 videos from 6 creators: 7 reviews and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to April 2025.
If you like it, try ORP Orzeł, also by Łukasz M. Pogoda, or The Golden Ages, Fall of the Mountain King and Iliad, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2022.
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About Basilica
From BoardGameGeek:
Basilica is an area control tile-laying game for two players set in medieval Florence offering heavy player interaction and easy-to-learn rules. In this game, players take on the roles of competing architects overseeing the construction of a magnificent cathedral. Each turn, they place tiles to enlarge the cathedral and create areas of a single color while placing builder pawns to gain advantages and control areas. In addition, players execute orders to move or remove builders, increase abilities, block spaces, or tear down previously built cathedral parts. There are four tile colors in the game. Players' goals are to create the largest possible areas representing a single color and to have more pawns in these areas than their opponent. Basilica designed by Łukasz M. Pogoda was first published in 2010 and further developed by the expansion Basilica: Festum Fatuorum in 2012. The 2022 edition by Portal Games includes the base game with a revamped game board, premium custom-made wooden pawns depicting medieval characters, and the expansion, offering players a premium full game experience. -description from the publisher
Designer
Łukasz M. Pogoda
Artist
Juan Pablo Fuentes Ruiz
Publisher
Portal Games
Categories
Abstract StrategyMedieval
Mechanics