All you need to know about Orleans

Players: 2 – 4 players | Game Duration 80 – 100 mins | Min. Age 12+ | Game complexity: MEDIUM Genre: Historical, Religious, Air / Land / Sea Travel Solo game mode: No | Co-op: No | Online Version: No

What is Orleans about?

During the medieval goings-on around Orléans, you must assemble a following of farmers, merchants, knights, monks, etc. to gain supremacy through trade, construction and science in medieval France.

In Orléans, you will recruit followers and put them to work to make use of their abilities. Farmers and Boatmen supply you with money and goods; Knights expand your scope of action and secure your mercantile expeditions; Craftsmen build trading stations and tools to facilitate work; Scholars make progress in science; Traders open up new locations for you to use your followers; and last but not least, it cannot hurt to get active in monasteries since with Monks on your side you are much less likely to fall prey to fate.

You will always want to take more actions than possible, and there are many paths to victory. The challenge is to combine all elements as best as possible with regard to your strategy.

Rulebook and How to Play Guides

Awards Won by Orleans

019 Juego del Año Recommended
2018 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
2017 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Winner
2017 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
2017 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Winner
2017 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee
2016 Tric Trac Nominee
2016 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Winner
2016 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Nominee
2015 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
2015 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
2015 JUG Adult Game of the Year Winner
2015 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist
2015 International Gamers Award – General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2014 Meeples’ Choice Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee