Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic depth.
Cathedral
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.79
Rating
6.54
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.8
Deep strategy
Control
3.8
More strategic control
Replay value
Cathedral offers a high level of variability with its gameboard and expansions, allowing for different experiences each time. The strategic depth and player interaction contribute to its replay value. The game scales well with different player counts and has a moderate learning curve, making it accessible to a wide range of players.
Luck profile
Cathedral has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
In Cathedral, each player has a set of pieces of a different color. The pieces are in the shapes of buildings, covering from one to five square units. The first player takes the single neutral Cathedral piece and places it onto the board. Players then alternate placing one of their buildings onto the board until neither player can place another building. Players capture territory by surrounding areas that are occupied by at most one opponent or neutral building. A captured piece is removed and captured territory becomes off-limits to the opponent. The player with the fewest 'square units' of buildings that can't be placed wins.
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Credits
Designers
1
Robert P. Moore
Artists
1
S. Mattusek
Publishers
4
Brightway Products Ltd
Falomir Juegos
Family Games, Inc.
Gazebo Games UK Ltd.
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