Condition: New
 
Publisher: Devir
Designer: Isra C & Shei S.
 
Description:
The Red Cathedral board game is a strategic Euro-style game where players act as construction teams competing to earn the favor of Ivan the Terrible by helping build St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Players take turns claiming sections of the cathedral, delivering resources to build them, or gathering materials from a central rondel system driven by dice movement. Completing sections and adding decorative elements earns prestige points, while careful timing and resource management are essential as the game ends once a player finishes their sixth section. With simple rules but meaningful strategic choices, the game emphasizes optimizing actions and outmaneuvering opponents rather than complexity.
 
Recommended Age: 10+
Average Play Time: 60 Minutes
Players: 1-4
Genres: Dice | Economic
Mechanisms: Area Majority | Dice Rolling | Rondel
Release Date: 2020