# Frostpunk: The Board Game

Frostpunk: The Board Game is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 120–150 minutes and is meant for ages 16 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 34 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $95.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 120–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 16+
- **Complexity:** 4.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Economic, City Building, Exploration, Video Game Theme
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Variable Player Powers, Events, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Variable Set-up, Modular Board, Cube Tower
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 34 reviews
- **Owned by:** 111 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 217
- **Unique players:** 119

**Designers:** Adam Kwapiński

**Artists:** Agnieszka Dabrowiecka

**Publishers:** Glass Cannon Unplugged

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 95.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/frostpunk-the-board-game/ |
| Miniature Market | 95.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/frostpunk-the-board-game-gcufpbg01.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 95.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/frostpunk-the-board-game |
| Element Games | 89.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/frostpunk-the-board-game |
| World of Board Games | 199 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/frostpunk-the-board-game-frostlander-exp |
| Spelexperten | 878 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/frostpunk-the-board-game.html |
| Alphaspel | 949 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/139498-frostpunk-the-board-game |
| Hyggeonkel | 649.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/frostpunk |
| Zatu Games | 77.45 £ | https://zatu.com/products/frostpunk-the-board-game |
| 365 Games | 79.99 £ | https://365games.co.uk/products/frostpunk-the-board-game |
| Uplay | 94.9 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-frostpunk--the-board-game.html |
| Dragons Lair | 1149 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/frostpunk-the-board-game |
| Game Ninja | 1199 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/frostpunk-the-board-game/ |
| Spielezar | 104.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/frostpunk-das-brettspiel-de |
| Fantasiapelit | 114 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_211241 |

## Expansions

- [Frostpunk: The Board Game – Frostlander](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frostpunk-the-board-game-frostlander)

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## Rules questions

### Do Gather Resources or Use a Building actions have to be heated to avoid making my workers sick?

Gather Resources and Use a Building can be heated or cold depending on the Heat marker vs. the Heat Range indicators (and building insulation/zone); if an action is cold, before resolving it you must increase the Sickness marker for the Meeple type used by 1. (Rulebook pp.23–24)

### When can I fuel the Generator, and does that immediately add Stress cubes or risk a breakdown?

You may fuel the Generator in the Generator Phase (spending Coal to advance the Heat marker), and you may also fuel at the start of your turn and in the Night Phase, but the Generator Stress check (dropping Coal into the tower and placing Stress cubes/overflow) only happens in the Generator Phase — fueling during the Action Phase does not trigger the Stress check. (Rulebook pp.20, 23, 29)

### What exactly happens when a Citizen dies? Do we draw a card and apply an effect?

When a Citizen dies you move the Corpse marker forward, move the corresponding Citizen marker back, then draw a Citizen card and apply the death effect printed for that Citizen type (alternatively a player may discard a matching Citizen card to apply its death effect). (Rulebook p.30)

### A card says "+1 Care" or "-1 Discontent" — how do Hope/Discontent token changes work?

When you increase a specific Hope/Discontent type you first draw a token and place it exhausted on the leftmost empty space, then, if possible, activate (flip) one exhausted token of the indicated type; when increasing unspecified Hope/Discontent you may either draw a token exhausted or activate any exhausted token, and when decreasing you either exhaust an active token or remove an exhausted one. (Rulebook pp.17–18)

### Do Tents/Bunkhouses/Houses have to be heated to provide sleeping slots, and how many Meeples do they hold?

Tents, Bunkhouses and Houses provide shelter for 2 Meeples each during the Night Phase only if the Shelter is heated (and not flipped to its Ruins side); whether a Shelter is heated is determined by the Heat marker, Heat Range indicators, and insulation rules as for other Buildings. (Rulebook pp.29, 24)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frostpunk-the-board-game)
- [Frostpunk: The Board Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/frostpunk-the-board-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311988)

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