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Description provided by GamerNode on YouTube:
Architects of the West Kingdom, from Renegade Games and designers Shem Phillips and SJ Macdonald of Garphill Games, is a unique resource gathering, action-selection and action-development game featuring the same beautiful art style as seen in the North Sea trilogy.
In Architects of the West Kingdom, players use a large pool of workers to bolster various actions around the board, improving the efficiency of those actions on their way to building as many buildings as they can before other players do the same and trigger the end game. But players can capture their opponents' worker pools to impede their progress, throwing them in jail to earn silver of their own, so there is a degree of worker-management and tension surrounding this interesting set of mechanisms.
As a middleweight Euro option, this one is a solid choice, and recommended by GamerNode.
4 out of 5
:-) out of :-D
*COMMENDABLE*
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Mainly reviews. Architects of the West Kingdom is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 39 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 13 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 11 other videos.
1 - 5 players
60 - 80 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Architects of the West Kingdom, from BoardGameGeek:
Architects of the West Kingdom is set at the end of the Carolingian Empire, circa 850 AD. As royal architects, players compete to impress their King and maintain their noble status by constructing various landmarks throughout his newly appointed domain. Players need to collect raw materials, hire apprentices, and keep a watchful eye on their workforce. These are treacherous times, and rival architects will stop at nothing to slow your progress. Will you remain virtuous, or be found in the company of thieves and black marketeers?
The aim of Architects of the West Kingdom is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at game's end. Points are gained by constructing various buildings and advancing work on the Archbishop's cathedral. Throughout the game, players need to make a lot of moral decisions. However, only at game's end will their virtue be judged. A few underhand deals here and there might not seem like much, but fall too far and you will be punished. The game ends once a set number of constructions have been completed.
-description from the publisher