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Orléans

2014 | Medieval | Religious | Travel

During the medieval goings-on around Orléans, you must assemble a following of farmers, merchants, knights, monks, etc. to gain supremacy through trade, construction and science in medieval France.

In the city of Orléans and the area of the Loire, you can take trade trips to other cities to acquire coveted goods and build trading posts. You need followers and their abilities to expand your dominance by putting them to work as traders, builders, and scientists. Knights expand your scope of action and secure your mercantile expeditions. Craftsmen build trading stations and tools to facilitate work. Scholars make progress in science, and last but not least it cannot hurt to get active in monasteries since with monks on your side you are much less likely to fall prey to fate.

In Orléans, you will always want to take more actions than possible, and there are many paths to victory. The challenge is to combine all elements as best as possible with regard to your strategy.

AWARDS & HONORS
2017 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Winner
2017 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
2016 Tric Trac Nominee
2016 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Winner
2016 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Nominee
2015 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
2015 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
2015 JUG Game of the Year Winner
2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2014 Meeples' Choice Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee

Mechanisms
Deck / Pool Building
Point to Point Movement
Worker Placement



No. of Players 2-4
Playing Time 90 min
Age 12+
Designer Reiner Stockhausen
Artist Klemens Franz
Publisher dlp games


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Orléans Reviews & Ratings (8)
9-10
50.0% (4)
7-8
25.0% (2)
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12.5% (1)
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Orléans
Orléans
2014 | Medieval, Religious, Travel
The many different options on how to play (1 more)
I kinda like the old european art
The theme isn't great (0 more)
A multi dimensional multipath to victory game with bag building and worker placement.
This game is one of my wife's favorites too. So many different ways to win this game, and the special buildings are the key to different paths. I will warn you as a first time player, make sure you don't neglect the knowledge path (books) or the map, those are the key to the game, how you get those down are how you win. This game is all about how you find your personal efficiency, and use your strengths which you've built better than you neighbor. I've not yet played the expansions as we've played the central game only about 20 times so far, holding out on opening those up till after the base game gets stale.
  
Orléans
Orléans
2014 | Medieval, Religious, Travel
Orleans is a bag-building and worker placement board game. You must increase your followers to take more actions, get board position and gain more VPs.
Orleans is a mid-weight board game with worker placement and area control mechanics. You must thoughtfully build your crew of followers in order to win.

The components for this game are very nice the art looks medieval and the tiles and chits are all durable. The rules are well written and easy to follow too.

Original Rating: 5/6
Reviewer: Unknown
Read the full review here: http://www.play-board-games.com/orleans-board-game-review/