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- BGG rating
- 7.2
Last Will
- 2–5 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,300
- BGG rating
- 7.3
The Prodigals Club
2015
Rules assistance for The Prodigals Club
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 40–100 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.3/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for The Prodigals Club
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Prodigals Club is a board game released in 2015 for 2–5 players, 40–100 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Vladimír Suchý and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Worker Placement, and Highest-Lowest Scoring.
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About the game
Welcome to The Prodigals Club! You and your fellows are proper Victorian gentlemen who have realized that the lower classes have more fun. Now you are in a friendly competition to see which of you can destroy his own social standing most thoroughly. In The Prodigals Club, you compete in three separate competitions: trying to lose an election, trying to get rid of all your possessions, or trying to offend the most influential people in high society. You can play any two competitions in combination or play all three simultaneously. Each competition interacts with the other two. To win, you need to balance your strategy and play all the competitions well. The Prodigals Club is thematically related to Vladimír Suchý's Last Will. You do not need Last Will to play as Prodigals stands alone; that said, the rulebook also explains how to combine the two games together should you desire to do so.
Designers
Publishers
- Rebel Sp. z o.o.
- Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- MINDOK
- Lex Games
- IELLO
- Czech Games Edition (CGE)
- Cranio Creations
Questions and answers
The Prodigals Club supports 2–5 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.
The listed playing time for The Prodigals Club is 40–100 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 Prodigals Club for ages 14 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 Prodigals Club has a complexity rating of 3.3 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 Prodigals Club belongs to these categories: Card Game and Economic. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Worker Placement, and Highest-Lowest Scoring. 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 Prodigals Club are: Vladimír Suchý. 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 Prodigals Club 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.