Notre Dame

Theme : In Notre Dame, players are the head of an influential Parisian family, competing against one another for prosperity and competition. Taking control of one of 5 boroughs that surround the Lady of Paris (the Notre Dame de Paris), players compete to advance their power and prestige while keeping the health of their people in mind.

Gameplay : Notre Dame is a game of resource development that introduces a variety of interesting mechanics in play. Each player receives their own board which is connected in the center via Notre Dame de Paris itself, with each board having 7 play areas (eight for all players as the cathedral is a common play area).

In each round, players initially begin by drafting cards. That is, players draw three (3) cards, choose one and pass the remainder to the player on their left who repeats this pattern with the remainder two (2) cards.

Next, players take turns playing their action cards they drafted. This normally results in placing resources on a specific play area on their board (depicted as various districts in the boroughs), with more resources used generating more results. They are then able to purchase an additional action card from a random grouping.

Lastly, the often discussed Rats are introduced to Notre Dame. Rats can cause players to lose influence markers in each borough as well as causing additional problems, so players will need to balance their development and strategies out during game play.

With 8 different areas to build upon, Notre Dame offers players multiple avenues to victory. Overall, the game is high on resource management and strategy, while low on actual direct interaction between players.

Content

• 5 game board sections
  
• 3 Notre Dame Tiles
  
• 45 action cards
  
• 15 person cards
  
• 70 influence markers
  
• 5 rat markers
  
• 5 trusted friend pawns
  
• 5 wooden carriages
  
• 1 bell ringer w/ stand
  
• 20 message tokens
  
• 25 gold coins
  
• 84 prestige tokens
  
• rulebook & supplement page