Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena
BGG rank
BGG #11,856
BGG rating
6.5

Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena

2022

Rules assistance for Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena

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  • 1–4 players
  • 30–45 min
  • 13+
  • Complexity 2.4/5

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Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena is a board game released in 2022 for 1–4 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Nathaniel Levan and Joshua J Mills and its main mechanics are Hand Management.

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About the game

In Cartagena, Colombia, the doors speak. Not with words, but with the grandiose knockers that adorn them. In Spanish colonial times, the knockers announced your job and your social status with the design and detail. Lions, lizards, sea creatures, and hands proclaimed the homes' occupants as soldiers, nobles, fishermen, and clergy. Aldabas is a puzzley tableau-builder in which you you seek to fill your neighborhood with the most influential citizens. On each turn, players will take actions to build their neighborhood or increase their wealth. Clever placement will unlock bonuses, but only if you build in the right way. Those who keep the best company (and the fullest coffers) will surely be held in highest regard. —description from the publisher

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Publishers

  • Grand Gamers Guild

Questions and answers

Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena 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.