Kingdom Builder

Kingdom Builder BGG ↗

Your rating: 7.0

My BGG Comment

I may have overplayed this on the app at some point. But this remains a neat game with changing victory conditions. Each turn you place three of your little houses on a certain type of land (luck of the draw here but can be mitigated at some point in the game). By building in certain spots you get additional placement options. Is a fun midweight routebuilding/area control game that I will play again now after leaving the app alone for a few years. Rating 7 2026 After ? 50+ app plays ? This was one of our favorite games to play. And then I got my fingers on the app--many years ago. And I played the game to death. So much so that I sold my copy. I rebought the Winter Kingdom a couple of years ago but haven't really managed to get it to the table. So recently I got out the app again, just for nostalgia's sake. It is still a pretty good game that I would probably enjoy again on the table. Although I really prefer the slightly more complex Winter Kingdom. Rating 7

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  • 2026: Yashima's Game Diary
    This was one of our favorite games to play. And then I got my fingers on the app--many years ago. And I played the game to death. So much so that I sold my copy. I rebought the Winter Kingdom a couple of years ago but haven't really managed to get it to the table. So recently I got out the app again, just for nostalgia's sake. It is still a pretty good game that I would probably enjoy again on the table. Although I really prefer the slightly more complex Winter Kingdom. * Player Count: 1 (app) * My current rating: * Total Lifetime Plays: 2 logged (hard to gauge, as most of my plays were pre logging) * Rules Retention: Very good. But I have to look up the special actions and what the goals are each game. Easy to teach, too. * Keeper: Sold my copy. Winter Kingdom has a firm place on my shelves. * Recommended: For fans of the simpler euros from the 00s and early 10s. * Competition: Winter Kingdom (franchise), Guild of Merchant Exploreres (slow route building)
  • Game of the Year
    2011

BGG Game Details

Year 2011
Designers Donald X. Vaccarino
Artists Oliver Schlemmer
Publishers Devir, Lautapelit.fi, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Enigma (Bergsala Enigma), Queen Games, Evrikus
Players 2–4
Time 45 min
Status Previously owned
BGG Rating 6.9
Categories Territory Building, Medieval
Mechanics Area Majority / Influence, Chaining, Tile Placement, Modular Board, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Network and Route Building, Enclosure, Variable Set-up, Pattern Building
BGG Rank 788
Complexity 2.07 / 5
Language Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet

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Play History

Date Location Duration Qty Players Scores Winner
Kingdom Builder 2026-01-16 App – 1 Bot 🤖, Yashima –, –
Kingdom Builder 2021-03-19 Board Game Arena – 1 Andrea, Betty, Marcus, Yashima 33.00, 45.00, 47.00, 59.00 59.00
Kingdom Builder 2012-11-05 – 1 – – –
Kingdom Builder 2012-10-22 – 1 – – –
Kingdom Builder 2011-10-22 – 1 – – –

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