# Deus

Deus is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.4 out of 10 by 44 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $39.82 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Mythology, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Network and Route Building, Victory Points as a Resource, Multi-Use Cards, End Game Bonuses, Action Queue, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.4 out of 10, from 44 reviews
- **Owned by:** 98 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 274
- **Unique players:** 285

**Designers:** Sébastien Dujardin

**Artists:** Paul Laffond, Christine Deschamps, Ian Parovel, Maëva da Silva

**Publishers:** Pearl Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gameslore | 29.99 £ | https://www.gameslore.com/sale-items/board-games/deus-board-game.html |
| Lautapelikauppa | 31.43 € | https://lautapelikauppa.com/products/deus |
| Ludifolie | 44.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/2289-deus.html |
| Midgard Games | 649 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/deus |

## Expansions

- [Deus: Egypt](https://www.ludoya.com/games/deus-egypt)
- [Deus: Promo Temples](https://www.ludoya.com/games/deus-promo-temples)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to have a wooden piece on my player board to play a building card?

Yes — to construct a standard building you must have at least one wooden piece of that building’s type on your player board; if you don’t, you cannot play the card (p.4).

### Can I build in a region that has a barbarian village?

No — you cannot construct a building in a region occupied by a barbarian village (even if there are no longer VP on that village); once a village is successfully attacked it is no longer considered a barbarian village for card effects (p.4–5).

### How do temples work — do I always place a wooden temple on the map when I play a Temple card?

Temple cards are placed in the temple column on your player board and later temples require a number of colored cards to be built (e.g., 2nd temple needs 1 card of each color); you pay the temple cost (1 of each resource, or 4 Gold per resource) and place a wooden temple in one of your regions (not an empty region), but if the temple supply is empty you may still play the Temple card and simply do not place a wooden temple (p.5).

### Who gets the VP when a barbarian village is attacked and how is the attacker determined?

When all adjacent regions are occupied and there is at least one army, the player with the most armies in the adjacent regions attacks and wins the VP on the village; ties are broken by who has built more buildings in those regions, and if still tied the tied players share the VP (rounding down) (p.5).

### What happens when I make an offering — how many cards do I draw and are there hand limits?

You must discard at least one card, invoke the god shown on the topmost discarded card and apply its power, then draw from the deck to replenish your hand to 5 (Minerva grants extra draws per discarded card); you can never have more than 10 cards in hand (p.6).

### Can I pay building costs with gold instead of the listed resources?

Yes — when paying a construction cost each resource may be replaced by 4 Gold (this substitution applies only to paying construction costs) (p.4).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/deus)
- [Deus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/deus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162082)

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