Add to Wishlist

The Road to Canterbury

40.00€

In stock

Board Game Geek Reviews


  1. 7/14 - Played this twice with LeeAnn. I like the mechanic and the concept of a game designed specifically for 2-3 players REALLY does it for me. I like the dynamic that this game creates.

  2. 3.5 out of 10

    I really wanted to like this one. Love the theme, love the components and artwork, even think the theme integration is great but I just don't see the game in it. Multiple ways to victory is great but there's so much going on and so little control you have over any of it. Even the most conservative laid plans can be hosed by the randomness of the card draws.

  3. 5.6 out of 10

    It's an ok title, pretty much a fun kind of filler; perhaps a bit too chaotic for it's own good and seems to be over far too quickly, but I'm still glad to have it in my collection of games

Be the first to review “The Road to Canterbury”

Game description from the publisher:

Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath, Luxury, Idleness, and Envy – the infamous "Seven Deadly Sins". For the faithful, they instill horror. For you, on the other hand, they present a wonderful business opportunity!

In The Road to Canterbury, you play a medieval pardoner who sells certificates delivering sinners from the eternal penalties brought on by these Seven Deadly Sins. You make your money by peddling these counterfeit pardons to Pilgrims traveling the road to Canterbury. Perhaps you can persuade the Knight that his pride must be forgiven? Surely the Friar’s greed will net you a few coins? The Miller’s wrath and the Monk’s gluttony are on full public display and demand pardoning! The Wife of Bath regales herself in luxury, the Man-of-Law languishes in idleness, and that Prioress has envy written all over her broad forehead. And the naughty stories these Pilgrims tell each other are so full of iniquity they would make a barkeep blush! Pardoning such wickedness should be easy money, right?

Not quite. For you to succeed as a pardoner, you’ll need to do more than just sell forged pardons for quick cash. To keep your services in demand, you will actually need to lead these Pilgrims into temptation yourself! Perhaps some phony relics might help? There is also one big catch. The Seven Deadly Sins live up to their name: each sin that a Pilgrim commits brings Death one step nearer, and a dead Pilgrim pays no pardoners!

So much to forgive, so little time. Will you be able to outwit your opponents by pardoning more of these Pilgrims’ sins before they die or finish their pilgrimage to Canterbury?

Ages

10+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players
Play Time

60m – 60m
Designer

Alf Seegert
Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That
Theme

Humor, Religious, Medieval
Publisher

Eagle-Gryphon Games
Cart
Checkout - 0.00€
  • 0
  • 1
Skip to content