Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
There is an adage, the million-dollar deal is done on the golf course. The deals shouldn't be happening yet as your still designing the course now.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Paper-and-Pencil
Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hidden Victory Points
Some scores remain concealed until a reveal or the end of the game.
Square Grid
Use an orthogonal grid where position and adjacent spaces shape movement or placement.
Read the full game description
There is an adage, the million-dollar deal is done on the golf course. The deals shouldn't be happening yet as your still designing the course now. Yet, every week, the planning committee arrives to tell you what deals they made over the weekend and now you have to adjust your plans to suit. Can you handle the whims of the committee and design the best golf course with what fate has given you. 18 Holes: Course Architect is a roll-and-write where you compete to create a golf course while satisfying the whims of the Course Planning Committee. Each round the committee dice are rolled revealing the greens, fairways and hazards that need to be placed. All players place what is shown on the dice onto their course. Players score points by designing holes of the correct length, well-placed hazards, chained holes and secret bonuses. The person scoring the most points will be regarded as the greatest course architect!