- BGG rank
- BGG #250
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Village
2–4 players60–90 min2011
Complexity 3.1/5
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Village: Big Box
2023
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Village: Big Box is a board game released in 2023 for 1–5 players, 90–150 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Inka Brand and Markus Brand and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Area Majority / Influence, and Contracts.
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About the game
Life in the village is hard, but life here also allows the inhabitants to grow and prosper as they please. One villager might want to become a friar. Another might feel ambitious and strive for a career in public office. A third one might want to seek their luck in distant lands. In Village, each player takes the reins of a family and attempts to help them find fame and glory in many different ways. There is one thing you must not forget, however: Time will not stop for anyone, and given enough time people will vanish. Those who find themselves immortalized in the village chronicles will bring honor to their family and be one step closer to victory. In more detail, each turn you take a cube from an area on the game board, then take the action of that area. The board has zones with specific attributes, a market, a travel zone, a crafting zone, a church, and a council house, and each zone is seeded with cubes of four colors as well as black cubes that serve as curses. Many of these areas offer multiple actions, so if for example you take a cube from the crafting area, you can get an ox, a horse, a cart, a plow, or a scroll, or you can convert wheat to gold. Some areas offer short-term scoring, others offer long-term scoring, and still others offer only endgame scoring. The round ends when no cubes remain at any location. The game ends when either the village chronicle or the anonymous graveyard is full. Village: Big Box contains the Village base game, the Inn and Port expansions, every promo previously released, and a new "Marriage" expansion, with all of the materials being integrable with one another and with the game now containing a solo mode as well as revised gameplay, dual-layered player boards, and a larger, double-sided main board that eliminates the need for the overlays used in the original expansions.
Editions
- Village: Big BoxENeggertspiele2023
- Village: Big BoxENeggertspiele2023
- Descendance: Big BoxFReggertspiele2023
- Village: Big BoxDEeggertspiele2023
- Village: Big BoxDelta Vision Publishing, eggertspiele2023
- Village: Big BoxITeggertspiele2023
- 村の人生：BIG BOXHobby Japan2023
- 빌리지 빅박스eggertspiele2023
- Kronika: Big BoxPLeggertspiele, Rebel Sp. z o.o.2023
- Летопись: Полное изданиеRUeggertspiele, Zvezda2023
- 村莊：大盒版eggertspiele, GoKids 玩樂小子2023
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Designers
Publishers
- Delta Vision Publishing
- Hobby Japan
- Rebel Sp. z o.o.
- GoKids 玩樂小子
- Zvezda
- Lookout Games
- eggertspiele
Questions and answers
Village: Big Box supports 1–5 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 Village: Big Box is 90–150 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 Village: Big Box for ages 12 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.
Village: Big Box 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.
Village: Big Box belongs to these categories: Medieval and Farming. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Area Majority / Influence, and Contracts. 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 Village: Big Box are: Inka Brand and Markus Brand. 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 Village: Big Box 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.