BoardGame Verdict
85

Sagrada is a dice-drafting and pattern-building game where players take on the role of artisans constructing a stained glass window masterpiece. Players strategically select dice from a common pool and place them onto their personal window boards, adhering to strict rules regarding color and shade adjacency. The goal is to fulfill private and public objectives to score the most points in this puzzle-like game.

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The Verdict

based on 50 reviews

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Aesthetically pleasing and visually stunning, with colorful dice and a beautiful stained-glass window theme.
Easy to learn and teach, making it an accessible gateway game for new players.
Provides satisfying and challenging puzzly gameplay, often compared to Sudoku, with interesting dice placement decisions.
High replayability due to varying window patterns, public objectives, private objectives, and tool cards.
High-quality components, including tactile dice and recessed player boards that securely hold the dice.
Can be susceptible to luck due to dice rolls, which can be frustrating if desired colors or numbers are not available, even with tool card mitigation.
Player interaction is often minimal, leading some to describe it as a 'solitaire-ish' experience, with interaction mainly limited to 'hate drafting'.
Prone to analysis paralysis (AP) as players meticulously plan their dice placements to meet various restrictions and objectives.
May be considered too light or lack sufficient depth for some experienced board game enthusiasts.
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Casual Game Revolution, Chris JamesArticleTop List

“The votes have been tallied and a winner has been announced for our first annual Best Casual Game of the Year award: Sagrada by Floodgate Games!”

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Board Game ReviewArticle

“What a brilliant board game it is! Sagrada really is excellent and a worthy game of the month.”

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Theology of Games, Jeremiah & FirestoneArticle

“Sagrada hits on all cylinders: awesome art/graphic design, amazing components, and a smart thinky filler that has massive replay value! Sagrada is a major win for Floodgate Games!”

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Game Boy Geek, The Game Boy GeekVideo

The reviewer highly praises Sagrada as an excellent puzzly dice drafting game, highlighting its high replayability due to varied goals and player boards. He notes the only minor drawback is the potential for analysis paralysis during dice selection.

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SideGame LLC, BoardGameDaveVideo

The reviewer highly recommends Sagrada, praising its beautiful components, satisfying dice drafting, and the enjoyable puzzle of window crafting. They highlight its strong replayability, good length, and excellent value, noting it's one of their family's most played and favorite abstract games.

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BoardGameDave, BoardGameDaveVideo

The reviewer highly praises Sagrada as a fantastic, abstract family game, highlighting the satisfying dice drafting puzzle, excellent components, and high replayability, making it a hit for families and a well-regarded solo experience.

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The Dice Tower, Tom VaselVideo

Tom Vasel highly recommends Sagrada, praising its gorgeous production, accessibility for new players, and interesting gameplay that offers deceptively simple yet devious choices. He considers it a refreshing and well-made game that would appeal to a wide audience.

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Ars Technica, ackmondualArticle

“Sagrada is an excellent game but absolutely not colorblind friendly. I'm so glad to see they included a colorblind option in the digital game.”

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The Board Game CollectionArticle

“Sagrada is a strikingly beautiful game, one of the most aesthetically pleasing out there, and it blends luck based dice rolling and drafting mechanics with strategy that rewards players that both think ahead, and anticipate what their rivals may do next.”

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Boardgame OpinionsVideo

The reviewer highlights Sagrada as a visually stunning game with simple rules, praising its engaging dice-drafting and window-crafting mechanics for a beautiful and replayable experience.

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I Slay the Dragon, Jennifer DerrickArticle

“I highly recommend Sagrada if you’re looking for a reasonably quick, beautiful, family-weight game that will challenge your brain without breaking it.”

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Wolf's Gaming Blog, Baden RonieArticle

“I can say with complete confidence that I thoroughly enjoyed every match. It’s a compelling puzzle that isn’t needlessly complex, the rules being easy to grasp yet hiding satisfying depth as you contemplate where each die should be placed to score the most points.”

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