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A medieval strategy game set in France where players assemble followers of farmers, merchants, knights, monks, and others to gain supremacy through trade, construction, and science. The game is notable for pioneering the bag-building mechanic, similar to deck building but using tokens drawn from a bag instead of cards.

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The Verdict

based on 23 reviews

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Innovative and satisfying bag-building mechanic that offers a unique tactile experience.
High replay value with many different strategies and paths to victory to explore.
A strong sense of progression as you customize your bag of followers and build your engine.
Deep and rewarding strategic gameplay with a multitude of meaningful choices.
Simultaneous play during the planning phase keeps downtime to a minimum.
The medieval theme is considered by many to be generic and not well integrated with the mechanics.
Player interaction can be limited, sometimes leading to a "multiplayer solitaire" feel.
The setup and teardown can be time-consuming due to the large number of components.
The luck of the draw from the bag can sometimes be frustrating and undermine strategic planning.
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BoardGameBollocksVideo

This video provides a genuine review of the physical board game Orléans, a popular bag-building and worker-placement game. It likely covers the mechanics, strategic elements, and the reviewer's overall thoughts on gameplay and experience.

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Rahdo Runs Through, Richard Ham (Rahdo)ArticleTop List

The video presents Rahdo's comprehensive review of the board game Orléans, discussing its core mechanics, player experience, and overall appeal. He offers a concluding opinion on the game's strengths and weaknesses.

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Foster the Meeple, Tom VaselVideo

This video offers an overview and review of the physical bag-building worker placement board game, Orléans. It covers the game's mechanics and player experience, possibly including insights into the King's Court expansion.

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The Boardgame Mechanics, JasonVideo

Orléans is highly praised as a top favorite. The reviewer enjoys Trade & Intrigue but finds Plague makes the game much more challenging, noting minor production inconsistencies.

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UndeadVikingVideos, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel found Orléans to be an amazing bag-building game with strong and clean mechanisms that provided immense fun, even if the theme was largely irrelevant to his enjoyment.

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Board Game AuthorityArticle

Orléans is a fantastic bag-building eurogame offering deep strategy, high replayability, and smooth gameplay, though it suffers from a dry theme and a lengthy setup time.

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Zatu Games, Nick WelfordArticle

Orléans is a deeply satisfying bag-building game rich with strategic choices, where players manage followers to move across a map, build trading stations, and climb development tracks.

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Board Game Dad, DadVideo

This concise review from Board Game Dad covers the physical board game Orléans in 60 seconds. It explains the bag management gameplay, actions, and provides ratings for various aspects like theme, mechanics, luck, strategy, and complexity.

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GeekDadArticle

Orléans is deemed a complex but rewarding 'bag-building' game with varied gameplay options. The reviewer praises most components and the strategic depth, but strongly dislikes the merchant bags and finds the setup tedious, especially with certain expansion elements.

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Meeple Mountain, Justin BellArticle

Orléans is an engaging, fast-paced bag-builder that offers deep strategic choices and multiple paths to victory. Despite its modest production, the game's tight mechanics and rewarding engine-building hold up brilliantly years after release.

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The Opinionated Gamers, Dan BlumArticle

Orléans combines bag-building mechanics with strategic board movement and resource management, offering high flexibility and smooth gameplay despite a lengthy round count.

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Board Game Brawl, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel found 'Orléans' to be an amazing and highly enjoyable bag-building game, praising its deep and varied mechanics that allow for diverse strategies and significant player improvement over time, despite considering the theme largely irrelevant.

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