Blazon

For centuries people have decorated their shields with symbols and figures. Knights painted animals and patterns on their arms, so everyone could see who stood before them. That old custom gave rise to the world of heraldry: the art of designing and reading family arms. In Blazon you step into the role of herald and build your own coat of arms, piece by piece. Each turn you choose: collect new elements or place them on your shield. When you collect, you draw cards from the decks or take something nice from the open row. If you want to put a card on your shield, you hand in other cards to pay for the spot. Bit by bit you build a shield that is all your own. With your Herald tokens you can add a little extra at just the right moment, for example refreshing the row or placing a card more cheaply. You score Prestige with the cards on your shield and with the honours you earn along the way. Whoever has the most Prestige at the end may call themselves King of Arms. Blazon plays with 1 to 4 players and a game takes about an hour. A game where thinking ahead and building something beautiful go hand in hand, and where everyone at the table brings their own coat of arms to life.