- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Walled City: Londonderry Mini-Expansion
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,595
- BGG rating
- 6.7
The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands
2014
Rules assistance for The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.2/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands is a board game released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Daryl Andrews and Stephen Sauer and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.
Expansions
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,851
- BGG rating
- 6.5
City of Gears
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,751
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail
- 2–5 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,591
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Bosk
- 2–4 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #227
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Sagrada
- 1–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,349
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Sagrada Artisans
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,623
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Mistwind
- 1–5 players
- 75–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,035
- BGG rating
- 6.2
504
- 2–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,368
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Masques
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,386
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Dominare
- 2–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,720
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Campaign Manager 2008
- 2 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,596
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Courtier
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #307
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Tapestry
- 1–5 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2019
About the game
From empty crossroads to the first signs of a settlement, The Walled City is coming to life! Your job is to expand this new city, settling citizens loyal to you alone, as both you and your worthy opponents vie to be declared the first mayor. Learning to play The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands is easy, but the strategies are endless! In the first round, you will play cards to build roads that divide the city into neighborhoods, then populate them with loyal peasants and nobles who share your view of this new city. In the second round, you will build the walls themselves and choose which nobles will move into the towers to stand guard over the city as Watchmen. Beware, unfinished roads will combine neighborhoods, and gaps in the walls will cause Nobles to flee the city. Scoring is based on area majority: more neighborhoods loyal to you means more votes towards securing your seat on the city council. If you become Mayor, what will your walled city look like? There's more to The Walled City than you might have noticed! Inside this box, you'll find two complete games, each with its own flavor. Londonderry introduces players to the famous original Guilds of London, each with its own unique power. Just turn the game board over and you'll visit the Borderlands, a completely new map featuring new game mechanics and an extended selection of Guilds. You can even mix Guild cards between maps! This unique quality leads to uncountable combinations to play with, making The Walled City a place you'll want to visit game after game.
Designers
Publishers
- Mercury Games
Questions and answers
The Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands supports 2–4 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands is 60 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands has a complexity rating of 3.2 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands belongs to these categories: Territory Building, Political, and City Building. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence. 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands are: Daryl Andrews and Stephen Sauer. 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 Walled City: Londonderry & Borderlands 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.