Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Lead a riding family across the six Anglo-Scottish Marches, raising livestock, fortifying farms, recruiting allies, and raiding for wealth and notoriety.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Read the full game description
Border Reivers gives each player command of one of the great riding families along the sixteenth-century Anglo-Scottish border. Across three turns, families recruit wardens and notorious clans, fortify farms and towers, raise sheep and cattle, compete for offices, and launch winter raids across the Marches. Successful combat, large herds, and regional Notoriety score victory points, while simultaneous activity keeps the political and military struggle moving at every player count.
