
2021 · Fantasy
Cartographers Heroes
Players take the role of royal cartographers mapping the Western Lands during a time of war. On each turn, players draw and place terrain and feature shapes on their personal map sheets to satisfy changing edicts, score objectives, and accommodate heroes who fight invading forces. Specialized explore and ambush cards introduce new scoring conditions and enemy threats, while hero cards grant local bonuses and interact with the map. The game uses simultaneous drawing and placement with periodic scoring, and it can be played standalone or combined with components from the earlier map-drawing title for increased variety.
- Players
- 1–100 best 4
- Playing time
- 30–45 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 2 / 5
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Expansions
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Cartographers: Skills Mini Expansion2019
Cartographers: Map Pack 1 – Nebblis: Plane of Flame2021
Cartographers: Map Pack 2 – Affril: Plane of Knowledge2021
Cartographers: Map Pack 3 – Undercity: Depths of Sabek2021
Cartographers: Ambush Mini Expansion2020
Cartographers: Skills Mini Expansion 22021
Cartographers: Map Pack 4 – Frozen Expanse: Realm of Frost Giants2022
Cartographers: Map Pack 6 – Hornhelm: Wasteland Market2022
Cartographers: Map Pack 5 – Kethra's Steppe: Redtooth & Goldbelly2022
Cartographers: Map Pack Collection2021
Cartographers: New Discoveries2020
Cartographers Heroes: Champions Mini Expansion2022
Cartographers: Architects Mini Expansion2024
Cartographers: Ambush 2 Mini Expansion2024
Der Kartograph & Die Kartographin: Ferne Expeditionen2022
Cartographers: Packs de parchemins2021
Der Kartograph & Die Kartographin: Unbekannte Lande2021Plays with
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- Plays logged
- 186
- Players
- 44m 23s
- Average play
- 108
- In collections
- 11
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7.7/10
from 35 Ludoya reviews
Vic Granell8.5 I love the original, but this one even better! The heroes really counter the monster squares, whereas before there was little to do against them.
Mohasz6.5 Got it for half price, had to see why it's so popular. I see why people like it, and I think I would like it more if I played it more than once. But this just reassures my assumption that Roll/Flip & Write is simply not my genre. This also combines it with Polyominoes and Drawing, both of which I don't really care for.
Alshter9.0 Con expansiones Heroes Champions y Skill #2
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Free, on web, Android and iOS
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