Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of Artisans Expansion

Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of Artisans ExpansionAge of Artisans is an expansion for the phenomenal worker placement game, Architects of the West Kingdom. The West Kingdom trilogy comes from designer Shem Phillips and Garphill Games. This is the follow on collection after their initial of the North Sea trilogy. In the Age of Artisans expansion, you get a whole bunch of extra components for Architects. The most noteworthy is a deck of Craft cards. These offer multi rewards to players that claim them.

Age of Artisans is an expansion for the phenomenal worker placement game, Architects of the West Kingdom. The West Kingdom trilogy comes from designer Shem Phillips and Garphill Games. This is the follow-on collection after their initial ...of the North Sea trilogy. In the Age of Artisans expansion, you get a whole bunch of extra components for Architects. The most noteworthy is a deck of Craft cards. These offer multi-rewards to players that claim them. You can either play it as an Adornment to a Building that you've already paid for. This presents a one-off reward, plus bonus end-game points. Or, you can play it as a Tool, and apply it to an Apprentice card you've purchased. Every time that you send a worker to a location that Apprentice would trigger a reward, the Tool kicks in, too. This provides some weird and wonderful combos! It's a delight to build a different 'engine' each game. The Craft cards present you a whole new strategy in Architects. The way in which you claim them sees you stacking your workers in the Guildhall. They're a game-long investment! There's a new double-layered Guildhall overlay. Also, a minor tweak to the Black Market means you can acquire Craft cards via that means, too. There's extra Buildings and Apprentices for even more variety and ways to score points. Each player gets an Artisan worker, which counts as a double worker for the first time you play it. (Plus, it doesn't lose Virtue for doing dirty deeds, so use it with care!) You'll also find components for a sixth player (orange) to join in and an end-game score sheet. There's a whole lot of fun in this box! Please note that you need a copy of Archiects of the West Kingdom to play Age of Artisans. Player Count: 1-6 PlayersTime: 60-80 minutesAge: 12+