2026Dickie Chapin
- Videos
- 14
- Creators
- 8
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 4 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
5 Wards
2023Dickie Chapin
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 7
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. 5 Wards is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 5 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Assemble your Gang and step into the bustling streets of a booming Victorian city in this 2-4 player competition for control of the 5 Wards. Recruit and deploy your Thugs, brawl with rivals, execute devious schemes and establish your colorful crew as the most notorious and powerful bunch of hooligans around. 5 Wards is a lite-weight blend of area control, worker placement, dice selection and card play. 5 Wards is played over a number of rounds, and your goal is to deploy your Thugs to the map to gain control of the city. Each of the 5 Wards has a different Victory Point (“VP”) scoring condition, drawn randomly at setup. Each ward scores only once at the end of the game, so every point is precious! The final round is triggered when the Landmark deck runs out, after which the Gang with the most VPs is the winner.
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Which 5 Wards video should I watch?
5 Wards has 7 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "5 Wards - BGG How to Play" by BoardGameGeek, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "5 WARDS - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 3 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Hair Band, Joystick Heroes, 16 Candies and Elixirus, also by Dickie Chapin.
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2022Dickie Chapin
- Videos
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- 4
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 6 players30 - 60 minLight weight
About 5 Wards
From BoardGameGeek:
Assemble your Gang and step into the bustling streets of a booming Victorian city in this 2-4 player competition for control of the 5 Wards. Recruit and deploy your Thugs, brawl with rivals, execute devious schemes and establish your colorful crew as the most notorious and powerful bunch of hooligans around. 5 Wards is a lite-weight blend of area control, worker placement, dice selection and card play. 5 Wards is played over a number of rounds, and your goal is to deploy your Thugs to the map to gain control of the city. Each of the 5 Wards has a different Victory Point (“VP”) scoring condition, drawn randomly at setup. Each ward scores only once at the end of the game, so every point is precious! The final round is triggered when the Landmark deck runs out, after which the Gang with the most VPs is the winner.
Designer
Dickie Chapin
Artist
Rupert Lewis Jones
Publisher
Dragon Egg Games
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