Moesteiro

At the end of the fourteenth century, King D. João I ordered the construction of one of the most beautiful monasteries in Portugal: the monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória. Famous master builders, craftspeople and apprentices came to this place from far and wide. Some for the money, others for the honour, but most because they wanted to learn from the very best. In Moesteiro you step into that world and take charge of your own building team. You play as an architect and try to become the most important builder of your time. With dice you choose where to get to work, and then you carry out your actions neatly in order, from area I through V. Every round you get the chance to help build the monastery. The structure grows before your eyes while you earn points with commissions from the king, the village and of course the monastery itself. The game lasts five rounds and is full of choices that really make you think. Do you save your stone and stained glass for lovely sets at the end, or do you use everything during construction? At the table you can feel the tension rise, because everyone wants that one spot. Whoever has the most points at the end may call themselves the greatest architect of the monastery.