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Year Published
2006
# of Players:
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(126 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(22 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(47 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
The Pillars of the Earth
Alternate Names
Filary Ziemi
De Kathedraal
Los Pilares de la Tierra
I pilastri della terra
Pilíře země
Les Piliers de la Terre
Die Säulen der Erde
Stormenes tid
Taivaan pilarit
Στυλοβάτες της Γης
대지의 기둥
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Die Säulen der Erde / The Pillars of the Earth is based on the bestselling novel by Ken Follett and the 2006 game in the Kosmos line of literature-based games.

At the beginning of the 13th century, construction of the greatest and most beautiful cathedral in England begins. Players are builders who try to contribute the most to this cathedral's construction and, in so doing, score the most victory points. Gameplay roughly consists of using workers to produce raw materials, and then using craftsmen to convert the materials into victory points. Workers may also be used to produce gold, the currency of the game. Players are also given three master builders each turn, each of which can do a variety of tasks, including recruiting more workers, buying or selling goods, or just obtaining victory points. Getting early choices with a master builder costs gold, as does purchasing better craftsmen. Players must strike a balance between earning gold to fund their purchases and earning victory points.

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Box Size (Devir version): 29.7 x 29.7 x 7.2 cms.

Components:

  • 1 eight-page color illustrated rule booklet
  • 1 game board
  • 1 black master builder draw bag
  • 1 specially marked 6-sided die (numbered 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5)
  • 1 black cost marker
  • 1 small black worker token
  • 4 small gray worker tokens
  • 4 large worker tokens (1 in each of the 4 colors)
  • 6 wooden cathedral pieces (nave, transept, apse, 2 steeples, roof)
  • 8 wooden scoring marker discs (2 in each of the 4 colors)
  • 12 master builder tokens (3 in each of the 4 colors)
  • 28 small worker tokens (7 in each of the 4 colors)
  • 75 small playing cards
    • 4 game summaries; 9 resources; 10 events; 16 privileges; 36 craftsmen
  • 82 resource cubes
    • 13 blue (metal); 23 beige (sand); 23 gray (stone); 23 brown (wood)

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0 I Pilastri della Terra - Foglio riassuntivo
Riassunto delle regole in italiano.
2009-10-12
6 No Title
MVDZIGN | The Pillars of the Earth | Cathedral image file
2009-06-27
3 Polish Player Aid/pomoc dla graczy
pomoc dla graczy - opis kart, przebieg rozgrywki
2009-05-06
79 Major Sholto's Holier-Than-Thou Player Mats for Pillars of the Earth & Expansion
Thou shalt download these player mats and rejoice! These mats accommodate five craftsmen and four privilege cards. There is a space for an extra craftsman if you have the Jack privilege card, otherwise you can use the space for your workers. You can also leave the player aid cards in the box. All the text you need is on the mat. As always, thumbs, geek gold and feedback are welcome and appreciated. Now start downloading...or suffer eternal suffering and gnashing of teeth.
2009-04-06
2 Master builder track for four players
A shortened Master Builder Track for 4 Players
2009-03-11
11 Craftsmen mats
Player mats for keeping the 5 craftsman. Includes starting craftsmen special abilities reminders.
2009-02-04
1 Regras ilustradas em português (Pillars of the Earth)
Rules translation, with illustrations, to Brazilian Portuguese.
2008-11-07
2 Pillars of the Earth - rule summary card
Pillars of the Earth - Hebrew Rules summary card It's Paul Raggett's File, Translated to Hebrew and Edited.
2008-10-25
8 Cathedral window, door and roof
Updated File including the Roseta Window graphic
2008-10-14
10 Pillars of the Earth - rule summary card
A dual sided rule summary card for Pillars of the Earth. Designed to be a memory jogger for the game teacher/leader. Designed to be printed dual sided on a single A4 page.
2008-07-21
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 83
Num Ratings: 5225
Average Rating: 7.42
Standard Deviation: 1.22
Num Views: 264298
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.9 moreinfo
Fans: 66
Personal Comments: 1622
Users Owning: 4771
Users Wanting: 341
Users Trading: 118
Has Parts For Trade: 2
Want Parts In Trade: 2
Price History: View
Total Plays: 10040
Plays This Month: 118
Linked Items Relationship: Expansions for this Game
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Year Pub. 2007
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Average Rating 7.67
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