
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,500
- BGG rating
- 7.7
The Duke: Lord's Legacy
- 2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2018

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The Duke: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion is an expansion for The Duke released in 2013 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Stephen McLaughlin and Jeremy Holcomb and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Grid Movement, and Open Drafting.
This expansion to the The Duke core game adds additional siege engine tiles as well as an engineer to utilize the siege engines to their full potential. The players lay the five tiles from the expansion pack on the side of the board, then start a standard game. Whenever a player pulls one of the five tiles noted below, they can choose at the moment to replace the drawn tile with the appropriate tile from this expansion pack. If the player decides not to replace the tile, he cannot replace the tile at any future time. Yes, this means a single player could have all five tiles on their side. These tiles replace the following tiles in the game: Battering Ram = Marshal Trebuchet = Knight Catapult = General Ballista = Priest Engineer = Oracle There are several new icons introduced with this expansion; Smash, Hammer, Area-Effect, and Non-capturing Move/Jump icons. Additionally, two new Enhanced Abilities are added, Redeploy (V) and Link (VI).
The Duke: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Grid Movement, and Open Drafting. 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion are: Stephen McLaughlin and Jeremy Holcomb. 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: Middle Ages Siege Engines Expansion as an expansion for The Duke. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Duke to use it. Check that your edition of The Duke is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.