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The Pillars Of The Earth: Builders Duel box art
2009 Ranked #3,210

The Pillars Of The Earth: Builders Duel

Two-player building card game where one rival raises a cathedral and the other a fortress from needed materials. Each structure requires different sections, so every action card must assemble your project faster while interfering with the opponent's supply.

Strategy Games Card Game Economic Auction/Bidding Open Drafting

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.18/5

Rating

6.53

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

One player tries to erect a cathedral, while the other is in charge of building a fortress, an element that also seems to be part of the book; the one who succeeds first in erecting his building has won the game.

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One player tries to erect a cathedral, while the other is in charge of building a fortress, an element that also seems to be part of the book; the one who succeeds first in erecting his building has won the game. Each of the two buildings consists of three sections/cards; each of those sections requires a different combination of materials. Action cards enable players to get to construction materials; other action cards upgrade these materials, such as iron into bells, sand into cement, or wool into cloth. (From the Nuremberg preview at Gamepack.nl.)

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Stefan Feld

Artists

3
Michael Menzel Anke Pohl Thilo Rick

Publishers

3
Filosofia Éditions KOSMOS Mayfair Games

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