Showing posts with label Architects of the West Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architects of the West Kingdom. Show all posts

06 July 2019

Board Game Review: Architects of the West Kingdom

The cover art for Architects of the West Kingdom. The top half is a painting of a king, a battle-scarred knight, and a noblewoman, all looking at the viewer. The bottom half is a Gothic cathedral midway through construction, covered with scaffolding and surrounded by wooden cranes. The painting is done in a moderately cartoon-y style that has more of an avant-garde feel than a childish feel.

I've posted before about the reasons why I don't like worker placement games. I find that I don't like feeling like I have no good options available to me; most worker placement games limit the actions I can take, either by restricting how many tokens can occupy a single space or by providing me with a very small number of tokens to place. Often both. So when I see that a game is a worker placement game, I tend to be reluctant to try it.

I am pleased to report that Architects of the West Kingdom does not suffer from these annoying factors. I was pleasantly surprised by this game, and I ended up enjoying it quite a lot. So for today's entry, I will review this game. Starting, as we always do, with the numbers: