Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Draft actions, shape Kosk district by district, trade resources into goods, and earn the guild influence needed to become the city’s Magistrate.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Drafting
Choose actions from a shared supply before opponents can claim them.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description
Castellans is a city-building game of action drafting, dice-driven resources, and competing guild influence. Over five months, players expand the city of Kosk with districts, develop productive neighborhoods, convert resources into valuable goods, and choose when to claim actions before rivals close off the best timing windows. Variable player powers support distinct approaches, but the city remains shared: placement changes the geography and area influence that everyone must navigate. The winner is the builder who balances efficient growth with the political reach required to be named Magistrate.
