Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China is Reiner Knizia’s compact card game of competing influence and delayed scoring. Players hold identical sets of numbered character cards, some with special powers, and commit them beside several wall sections. Each wall shows two honor tokens; when one player gains a clear lead, the smaller token can be claimed, but the larger reward remains contested until a later turn. A player can concentrate strength to force a scoring, spread across the wall, or use abilities that copy, neutralize, or relocate influence. Cards stay committed after a section scores, so winning now may leave valuable strength stranded while rivals build elsewhere. The result is a sharp thirty-minute contest about tempo, visible information, and making opponents spend more than you do.