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In Glory: A Game of Knights, you are a young knight, whose sole goal is to become famous. You will earn your fame through tournaments, noble titles or minstrels singing about your deeds. Each turn, you spend your precious time doing actions like training, gathering allies, praying or selling your sword. You will also fight for ransom or visit your beloved lady. Prepare yourself for being a champion able to challenge other players as well as the most famous nobles across the Europe of 15th century.
Glory is a game designed by two medieval reenactors, who want to tell you a story of a knight's life in the language of a board game. The key design concepts are:
two main modes for different experience and player types - with or without pvp combat
worker-placement-like preparation phase,
quest phase based on gathered quest cards,
tournaments as a main source of victory points,
duels as a fast mini-game
titles to gather as a secondary source of victory points - public and private - changing with every game.
—description from the publisher
- stakes escalate through knight upgrades and tournament phases
- dice and resource decisions create meaningful tension
- theme may feel heavy for casual players
- rulebook can be dense for newcomers
- knightly honor, armor, horses, money, relics, faith
- medieval tournament circuit
- Euro-style, tournament progression
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice interaction — dice outcomes influence combat and event resolution within the tournament
- Resource Management — manage money, relics, and faith to fuel upgrades and actions
- Worker Placement — place workers to gain resources and unlock tournament actions
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- botnick is a great two player only tile placement game
- it's a very strategic two-player tile placement game
- the middle board is so strategic
- the thing that just blows things away from me is the app and how well it's done in destinies
- Hadrian's Wall is probably the heaviest flip and write game out there currently
- Cascadia is the perfect family weight game to play with your family
- my number one game of 2021 mandala stones by board and dice
- this is a great racing game with bag building component
- genotype of mendelian genetics game
- you get better and better dice to use that each has its own benefit
References (from this video)
- Hybrid euro with duel-driven tension adds strategic depth
- Two modes cater to different playstyles (with and without direct combat)
- Solo mode increases replayability and accessibility
- Clear setup flow and emphasis on core mechanics in the video
- Potential complexity for casual players due to the breadth of actions and duel rules
- Some terms and components are introduced without exhaustive explanation in a single overview
- glory, fame, tournaments, chivalry, personal quests
- Medieval knight tournament world with a French-inspired flavor
- open-ended questing and title-based progression, with duel narratives
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Duels (combat minigames) — Fast, structured duels between knights that resolve through dice, modifiers, and resources.
- Event and romance cards — Events add actions or twists; romance cards provide personal goals and potential bonuses.
- Events — Events add actions or twists; romance cards provide personal goals and potential bonuses.
- Initiative track and sign-ups — First player and turn order are determined by an initiative track; affects duels and actions.
- market and upgrades — Marketplace system to upgrade mounts and armor, affecting combat and abilities.
- Title and quest cards — Open three title cards and draw quest cards; fulfill titles to gain points and progress.
- Worker Placement — Players place workers to take actions; spaces may be limited or cost coins.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Glory: A Game of Knights is Ana Diva's worker-placement strategy board game.
- There are two main modes for different experiences of player types.
- you can play glory with up to four players and there's also a solo game.
- Duels are fast minigames on their own.