Faktoria (2019)

About this game

Faktoria is a medieval city-building game, mixing the strategic and economic styles. The gameplay is revolving around two main mechanism: Spending coins in an alternative auction system to get resources (wood, stone, iron, gold). Then choosing what to build from your resources: Buildings to produce more resources (only wood or stone), or buildings to get victory points. The game lasts 5 rounds. The player with the most victory points at the end wins. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.