Kingdom Builder Fan Site

Game Components

• 8 different game board sections
• 28 location tiles
• 160 settlements - 40 of each player color
• 4 gold markers
• 1 start player tile
• 25 terrain cards
• 10 different Kingdom Builder cards
• 8 summary cards of location tiles
• 1 rules booklet

Setup

1. Select any 4 of the 8 game board sections and assemble them to a rectangular game board as shown in the example below.

2. Place four summaries of location tiles next to the game board pieces matching the location hexes.

3. Place 2 corresponding location tiles on each location hex.

4. Shuffle all terrain cards and keep them within easy reach as face down draw pile. …

Donald X. Vaccarino, the designer, was aiming for a newer style of game that had tons of replayability.

Having virtually created the genre, Dominion earned Donald X. Vaccarino the most prestigious board game design award: The Spiel des Jahres. Kingdom Builder, his latest offering, received another Spiel des Jahres showing us that Vaccarino is here to stay.

Have A Plan

The first thing you'll want to do after setting up the game is develop a game plan. Without a plan, your choices in the game will lack the cohesion necessary to do well. This is true of many strategy board games. In Kingdom Builder, it is especially important because a poorly planned first few turns can drastically limit your future options. …