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The Gods Will Have Blood
2023
Rules assistance for The Gods Will Have Blood
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for The Gods Will Have Blood
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The Gods Will Have Blood is a board game released in 2023 for 1 player and 15–30 minutes per game. It was designed by Daniel Bullock and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
It is April 1793. You are Evariste Gamelin, a young artist with an enthusiasm for the Republican cause. As an appointed magistrate, you will preside over show trials of accused royalists and counterrevolutionaries. Your goal is to elevate your reputation amongst your fellow Jacobins while using your position to settle personal scores and condemn rivals on both sides of your cause. Some individuals very dear to you may find their own loyalties questioned. Will you carry out the sentences or risk your reputation and position to spare them? Based on Anatole France's 1912 Novel Les Dieux Ont Soif, The Gods Will Have Blood is a solitaire game driven by player choice and bag building that weaves a story of seeking justice, settling old scores, and those given the power to conflate the two. —description from the designer
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- Lock Horns Games
Questions and answers
The Gods Will Have Blood supports 1 player 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 Gods Will Have Blood is 15–30 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 Gods Will Have Blood has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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 Gods Will Have Blood belongs to these categories: Political, Novel-based, and Age of Reason. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool 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 The Gods Will Have Blood are: Daniel Bullock. 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 Gods Will Have Blood 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.