Paladins of the West Kingdom

You get a lot of game crammed into a small box!

Great artwork and production and the individual player boards are a joy to use.

I just found myself a little overwhelmed by having too much going on - rows and rows of cards in different places each with multiple possible uses. I felt it would play a little quicker and smoother if either there were fewer cards or the cards weren't multi-use. As it is, turns could sometimes drag as players grappled with AP when presented with so many options.

Happy to play again, perhaps familiarity would reduce the AP.

Gather different colour workers and place them in sets to activate locations and gain influence, strength and faith. Townsfolk creates options for strong combinations. Criminals and tax are implemented well to create a push your luck element.

$45 base + $25 per expansion + $20 box insert/organizer; All the Expansions + Big Box NM

long setup

The game is fun and got a decent way to pick up resources and upgrade track.

my only issue is it none to exist interaction, so I not gonna pick this game up often.

Promises a lot but doesn't deliver. "Worker placement" without blocking or other interaction, tableau building but all the cards give you one bonus resource for doing some action, and there are lots of unique actions on display but under their flavor they all do the same thing. A track-pushing optimization game.