# Fort

Fort is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 20–40 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.1 out of 10 by 52 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $24.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 20–40 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Race, Hand Management, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Turn Order: Progressive, Follow
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.1 out of 10, from 52 reviews
- **Owned by:** 173 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 343
- **Unique players:** 433

**Designers:** Grant Rodiek

**Artists:** Kyle Ferrin

**Publishers:** Leder Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 24 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/fort |
| Cardhaus Games | 24 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/fort/ |
| Miniature Market | 24 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/led02000.html |
| 401 Games | 33.6 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/fort |
| Mathom | 27 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/48684-fort-8437022321257.html |
| eFantasy | 29.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/152102-board-game-fort |
| World of Board Games | 125 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/prey-another-day-sve |
| Ludifolie | 14.95 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/11086-fort-matagot.html |
| Milan Spiele | 15.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/fort-deutsch-p-29677.html |
| Spelexperten | 279 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/fort.html |
| Zatu Games | 21.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/fort |
| Mono de Juegos | 27 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/fort/ |
| Outlet Games | 27.06 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/2-tomatoes-games/fort-p-2TG-2TFO01.html |
| Games Empire | 43.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/fort |
| Magia de Tinta | 27.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/6095-fort-8437022321257.html |
| Travelling Man | 24.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/fort |
| Good Games | 47 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/fort |
| Alphaspel | 329 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/119156-fort-en |
| Snafu Store | 29.95 € | https://snafustore.com/product/fort/ |
| Uplay | 29.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-fort--edizione-inglese-.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 30 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/fort |
| Fantasiapelit | 30.4 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_209396 |
| Spellenhuis | 30.99 € | https://www.spellenhuis.nl/fort-kaartspel |
| Spielezar | 29.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/fort |
| Svet deskovych her | 799 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/10582/fort-cz |
| El Nucli | 32.95 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/fort |
| Reflexshop | 12990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/erod-tarsasjatek |
| Nexus | 5795 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/fort/ |

## Expansions

- [Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fort-cats-and-dogs-expansion)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to use a card's public action when I play it, or can I just use the private one?

You may use the public action, the private action, or both in either order, but you must finish one action before starting the other, and you must use at least one action on the played card fully (including any suits you add). (pages 6–7)

### Can I add cards to a played card just to boost suits even if those suits don't actually change the effect?

No — when you add a card to improve a played card, at least one of its suits must change the effect of at least one action you use; you cannot add cards that serve no purpose. (page 8)

### If I follow the leader, can I discard a multi‑suit card and have both suits count?

Yes — you may follow by discarding a multi‑suit card as long as at least one suit matches the leader's played card, and if it has two matching suits you count both for actions that use an × suit. (page 9)

### Do I have to recruit every turn, and where can I take a card from?

Yes — during Phase 3 you must recruit one card into your discard pile, either by taking any card from the Park (then replacing it), taking any card from a rival's Yard (no replacement), or drawing from the Park deck. (page 9)

### How does Advance Fort work and what do Fort levels give me?

The Advance Fort action lets you pay the resources shown between your current and next Level from your Stuff and/or Pack, then move your Fort marker up; each Level increases Lookout and Pack capacity and grants rewards at Level 1 (a made‑up rule), Level 2 (a perk), and Level 5 (the macaroni sculpture and an end‑game trigger). (pages 12, 10)

### What do the ✖ (PER), ▶ (THEN), and parentheses mean on action cards?

✖ (PER) means repeat the left action the number of times shown by the symbol on the right; ▶ (THEN) means do the left action, then do the right action (you must do the right if able); parentheses group actions so the whole group is multiplied by an ✖. (page 14)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fort)
- [Fort in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/fort)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296912)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._