- BGG rating
- 7.5
Age of Towers: Building Set
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,194
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Age of Towers
2018
Rules assistance for Age of Towers
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.1/5
Rules assistant for Age of Towers
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Age of Towers is a board game released in 2018 for 1–4 players, 45–75 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Guillaume Mazoyer and its main mechanics are Take That, Area Movement, and Network and Route Building.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Age of Towers: Kickstarter Exclusives
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Age of Towers: Monster Bag
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Age of Towers: The Dark Elves
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Age of Towers: The Mountain Spirits
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Age of Towers: The Undead
- 1–4 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Age of Towers: The Winx
- 1–5 players
- 60 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Age of Towers: To The Rescue
- 1–5 players
- 45–75 min
- 2018
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About the game
You've just found a mine filled with precious energy crystals! Precisely those you use for your daily magic. The problem here is that you've also stumbled onto a horde of monsters! And to make things even worse, three other cities seem to have discovered the existence of your mine as well. As they rush into danger to mine the precious crystals, you have no choice but to join in the fray... Age of Towers brings the exciting gameplay of your favorite tower defense games onto the tabletop! Playable either solo or with up to four players, Age of Towers sees you and your opponents competing to defend your cities against the oncoming wave of monsters by constructing defenses, placing traps, and funneling those beasts towards your opponents' cities! In more detail, each turn has three phases: night, dawn, and day. During night, the event card is applied and monsters progress on your path (with each type having a different movement value). Two more monsters (or your boss) appear on your path. During dawn, the towers can attack one monster of a particular type on one of the four adjacent spaces, or the boss. During day, each player can choose one action from the four available, then they can take one more action, whether the same or different. Each monster type has a movement value (1-3 spaces) and maybe a special ability; all core box monsters have 2 life points. The boss, who is not a monster, is harder to kill as it has 10 life points; when a player successfully kills it, the game ends. Each time a monster or a boss leaves your path to reach your city, you lose a number of city guards equal to their movement value. You begin at 15, and even if you lose your last one, you don't lose the game; you will just earn fewer victory points than other players. After the game end, each player adds their victory points from three sources: Number of remaining city guards, amount of damage to your boss, and achievements (which are drawn randomly at the beginning of the game).
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Publishers
- 3 Emme Games
- Devil Pig Games
Questions and answers
Age of Towers supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Age of Towers is 45–75 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Age of Towers for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Age of Towers has a complexity rating of 2.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Age of Towers belongs to these categories: Territory Building and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Take That, Area Movement, and Network and Route Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Age of Towers are: Guillaume Mazoyer. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Age of Towers as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.