Die Säulen der Erde: das Kartenspiel (2010)

About this game

This card game version of Pillars of the Earth is a trick-tacking game with a twist. The player whose colour is the highest card wins the trick, regardless of who played it. Your aim is to score victory points by winning the tricks containing your own workers and utilising them to convert resources found on other cards. Diverse Character cards are adding options to influence the gameplay further.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.1/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.