Cover art for The Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant

2003 · BGG
Avg rating
6.96
Bayes rating
6.11
Weight
1.92 (Light)
Players
2-5
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
1,604

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Description

A game based on Carcassonne, Ark of the Covenant has players vie for control of cities, roads, flocks, and temples by using the tiles to create the dynamic play area and by placing followers on the tiles.

New features compared to Carcassonne include oases along roads which award 1 additional point to that road for each oasis, a one-time use "prophet" for each player which doubles the value of a completed city for that player, a simplified field scoring with each sheep in the field adding 2 points and each wolf subtracting 2 points, and a new scoring mechanism for temples. Additionally, players can forgo the placement of a follower on the board to move the Ark around the tiles and award 1 point to the owner of each follower it passes.

Part of the Carcassonne series.



Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Tile Placement

Themes

Ancient City Building Religious

Publishers

Diehl Medien Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Hans im Glück Inspiration Games Lautapelit.fi Überplay

Designers

Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Ursula Stephan