Viscounts of the West Kingdom
60m - 90m
1 - 4 Players
Ages 12+
60m - 90m
1 - 4 Players
Ages 12+
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Viscounts of the West Kingdom is set at a time when the King’s reign began to decline, circa 980 AD. Choosing peace over prosperity, our once strong King began offering our enemies gold and land to lay down their axes. But peace is a tenuous affair. As poverty spread, many people lost faith in his ability to lead and sought independence from the crown. Since finding favour in his courts, our future has also become uncertain. As viscounts, we must be wise and decisive. Loyalty is to be upheld, but gaining favour among the people must be our priority, should there be a sudden shift in power.
The aim of Viscounts of the West Kingdom is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at game’s end. Points are gained by constructing buildings, writing manuscripts, working in the castle and acquiring deeds for new land. Players begin with a handful of townsfolk, but should quickly seek out more suitable talents to advance their endeavours. Each turn they will be travelling around the kingdom, looking to increase their influence among the various areas of society. The game ends once the Kingdom reaches poverty or prosperity – or potentially both!
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 12+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 90m |
| Designer | S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips |
| Mechanics | Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, End Game Bonuses, Rondel, Solo / Solitaire Game, Hand Management, Modular Board, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Medieval |
| Publisher | Banana Games, CMON Global Limited, Fever Games, Lavka Games, Lord of Boards, MEEPLE, Mosaico Jogos, Pixie Games, Primigenio (Ediciones Primigenio), Schwerkraft-Verlag, TLAMA games, White Goblin Games, Yayoi The Dreamer, 株式会社ケンビル (KenBill), Garphill Games, Portal Games, Reflexshop, Renegade Game Studios |
agardner1993
Very good mechanically simple but has a large overhead, probably takes 2 plays to really get how the game works. Strategy really comes from how you the player can make sense of what cards are available and in your hand. I'm glad the deck building isn't the major selling point because I have better deck builders, but there is something unique here. There's some elements that feel Scythe-esque. You can't do everything but as you build things you upgrade your powers in a similar fashion. It's a great mechanic. The programmed row of your cards feels novel combining it with familiar West Kingdom mechanisms and flavor cements this as a game I'm sure my group will return to. Probably my 3rd favorite of the west kingdom but that's still very high praise. It lives up to the family name.
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agentpatman
The only thing we disliked what the steppy nature of the game. Everything has to be done in order and the player aids are pretty good, not perfect, but you spend a lot of time going ok I was here now I have to do this. Turns are not necessarily long just has cascading effects where you forget where you were and what cards activates. The game itself is a fun twist on deck building. I love the idea of performing actions based on the symbols of your card which change each turn. Not only do you decide the cards in your deck but the order in which you play them which makes them last for the next 3 turns. The cards also have on going abilities or instant effects. It feels like you need to everything because you want the abilities from building, you can’t miss out on the castle bonuses, the manuscripts provided bonuses as well. Movement can be tricky in combination of your cards to end in the right place. There is 2-3 mini puzzles that tie together each turn. I think this is my favorite in the serious primarily due to the deck building aspect. Paladins you have to make the best from random draws but this you can trailer your engine. Architects doesn’t really fit in comparison to the others.