- BGG rank
- BGG #1,058
- BGG rating
- 7.3
The Duke
- 2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,500
- BGG rating
- 7.7
The Duke: Lord's Legacy
2018
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- 2 players
- 30 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.1/5
For 2 players
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The Duke: Lord's Legacy is a board game released in 2018 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Randall N. Bills, Loren Coleman, Stephen McLaughlin, Jeremy Holcomb, and Joseph Huber (II) and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Square Grid, and Grid Movement.
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About the game
In The Duke, players move their troop tiles around the board and flip them over after each move. Each tile's side shows a different movement pattern. If you end your movement in a square occupied by an opponent's tile, you capture it. Capture your opponent's Duke to win! The Duke: Lord's Legacy is a new edition of the game that changes none of the game rules, but instead features upgraded packaging, a re-written rulebook, the complete eight-tile Arthurian Legends expansion, and five new tiles!
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Publishers
- Catalyst Game Labs
Questions and answers
The Duke: Lord's Legacy supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Duke: Lord's Legacy is 30 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 The Duke: Lord's Legacy for ages 13 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.
The Duke: Lord's Legacy 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.
The Duke: Lord's Legacy belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Square Grid, and Grid Movement. 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 The Duke: Lord's Legacy are: Randall N. Bills, Loren Coleman, Stephen McLaughlin, Jeremy Holcomb, and Joseph Huber (II). 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 The Duke: Lord's Legacy 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.