# Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers is a board game for 3–6 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 3.8 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–6 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2007
- **Categories:** Napoleonic, Negotiation, Educational, Print & Play, Political, Post-Napoleonic
- **Mechanics:** Voting, Variable Player Powers, Simulation
- **Ludoya rating:** 3.8 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Rick Heli

**Artists:** Rick Heli, Luca Cammisa

## Expansions

- [Founding Fathers: Offices & Statesmen](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founding-fathers-offices-and-statesmen)
- [Founding Fathers: Ladies & Orators](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founding-fathers-ladies-and-orators)
- [Founding Fathers: Civil War & the Gilded Age](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founding-fathers-civil-war-and-the-gilded-age)
- [Founding Fathers: Revolution & the Founding](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founding-fathers-revolution-and-the-founding)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/founding-fathers)
- [Founding Fathers in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/founding-fathers)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35423)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._