# Broom Service

Broom Service is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 30–75 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.2 out of 10 by 39 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $44.24 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–75 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Variable Phase Order, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection, Hand Management, Follow, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.2 out of 10, from 39 reviews
- **Owned by:** 84 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 224
- **Unique players:** 346

**Designers:** Andreas Pelikan, Alexander Pfister

**Artists:** Vincent Dutrait

**Publishers:** Ravensburger, alea

## Expansions

- [Broom Service: Christmastime](https://www.ludoya.com/games/broom-service-christmastime)
- [Broom Service: The 1st Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/broom-service-the-1st-expansion)
- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2016](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2016)

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## Rules questions

### What does it mean to “follow” a played role — what must I do on my turn?

If the role was played, each next player in clockwise order must either say “next!” if they don’t hold that role, or place their copy and choose to read either the brave (wait) or cowardly (resolve immediately) text; after all players have had a turn the last brave player performs the brave action. (pages 3–4)

### What’s the difference between playing a role brave vs. cowardly, and who actually gets the brave action?

Cowardly text is resolved immediately and cannot be stolen; brave text is claimed (not resolved) and can be stolen by later brave players — the last player to declare brave for that role performs the brave action after everyone has had a turn. (pages 3–4)

### If I don’t have the role card when it’s my turn, what do I do?

You simply say “next!” and the turn passes to the next player; you do nothing for that role. (page 4)

### I have a role that’s already been played earlier this round — can I still use it?

You must still place the card (duty to follow), but if the same role was already played earlier in the round you place it without performing any action. (page 5)

### How exactly do witches and druids deliver potions — do I have to move a pawn?

A witch must move one pawn to an adjacent matching terrain and then may deliver a potion to an empty circular tower of that color (cannot deliver without moving), while a druid does not move but may deliver only if one of your pawns is already in the matching area; brave druids gain an extra +3 VP when they actually deliver. (page 7)

### What are “bewitched” roles and do they cost points to play?

Bewitched roles are revealed in 2–4 player games and any player who places a bewitched role (brave or cowardly, whether or not the action is performed) immediately loses 3 victory points. (pages 3, 5)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/broom-service)
- [Broom Service in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/broom-service)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172308)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._