Lords of Heaven
BGG rank
BGG #21,463
BGG rating
7.8

Lords of Heaven

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Rules assistance for Lords of Heaven

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 60–120 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 3.5/5

Rules assistant for Lords of Heaven

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Lords of Heaven is a board game released in 2026 for 2–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Aleksander Jagodziński and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Auction / Bidding, and Area Movement.

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About the game

Vie for control of Jerusalem and the supremacy of the Middle East as one of the four major powers of the medieval world: the Latin Christian Crusaders, the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire, the Shia Fatimid Caliphate, or the Sunni Seljuks. Refight and change the history of the two first Crusades! Lords of Heaven is an area control and card placement game. You, the leaders of each of the four asymmetric factions, will play action cards to take your actions such as build units, fortresses, and temples, move troops, fight battles, and develop your Middle East holdings. The game is a combination of rivalry and cooperation between two blocks of factions – Christian and Islamic – where combat and conquest are not always the best ways to achieve success. Politically nuanced and steeped in its early crusades setting, Lords of Heaven will offer a couple of short scenarios and a campaign. —description from the publisher

Editions

  • Lords of HeavenenPHALANX2026
  • Lords of HeavenplPHALANX2026

Questions and answers

Lords of Heaven supports 2–4 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.