
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,824
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Draft & Write Records
- 1–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2024

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Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion is an expansion for Stonespine Architects released in 2024 for 1–5 players. It was designed by Jordy Adan and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Pattern Building.
Mini expansion containing 7 new chamber cards with new abilities. Chamber types: Some chamber cards in this mini-expansion are both stone and cave type. During final scoring, each chamber card with multiple chamber types must be scored as either stone or cave, but not both. Rules: Each card in this mini expansion contains a shrine or fountain at its center, which does not count towards the limit of four elements per chamber. Players may perform its effect once, immediately after placing the chamber. Fountain: Move a market token or secret passage token to another chamber. Do not exceed four elements in a single chamber. Shrine: Swap the position of and two chamber cards in the player's dungeon. Any market tokens on the card also move. Secret passage tokens do not.
Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion supports 1–5 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.
Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Pattern 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 Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion are: Jordy Adan. 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 Stonespine Architects: Shrines and Fountains Mini Expansion as an expansion for Stonespine Architects. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Stonespine Architects to use it. Check that your edition of Stonespine Architects is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.