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Roll Builder is a roll-and-write game of city building, discovery, and legacy.
Players take on the mantle of leadership over historical cities, presented through individual game sheets, while the players themselves only need to have pencils and two dice.
Each turn, the dice are rolled to provide strength to actions, including building networks of roads, placing buildings, and constructing great wonders of the world. Managing resources and forwarding each society through sheet-specific innovations give different paths to victory, whether each player plays the same sheet, or competes using different ones that have been carefully balanced.
Either local or online, alone or with a crowd, history awaits those who dare to build a legacy that will stand the test of time.
Roll Builder is a "living game", where additional cities and other content will be released for free, usually through the feedback and input of the community around it.
-description from publisher
- compact footprint and approachable for families
- nice production and tactile experience
- some components or artwork are less distinctive in the pool of Canadian designs
- engine-building and tableau-building with a compact footprint
- historical or fictional town-building theme inspired by Holland/Co/Euro motifs
- family-friendly with a casual vibe
- Sagrada
- Lanterns Harvest Festival
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Engine Building — players develop resources and actions to improve town growth
- engine-building — players develop resources and actions to improve town growth
- Set Collection — gathering tiles or cards to fulfill patterns and goals
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
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