# Hallertau

Hallertau is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 50–140 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 50 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $71.89 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 50–140 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Industry / Manufacturing, Economic, Animals, Post-Napoleonic, Farming
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Income, End Game Bonuses, Automatic Resource Growth, Action Points, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Contracts, Turn Order: Claim Action, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources, Modular Board, Advantage Token, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 50 reviews
- **Owned by:** 100 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 297
- **Unique players:** 225

**Designers:** Uwe Rosenberg

**Artists:** Lukas Siegmon

**Publishers:** Lookout Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 71.89 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/hallertau/ |
| Rampi Games | 71.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/hallertau/ |
| World of Board Games | 525 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/witchstone |
| Spelexperten | 695 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/hallertau.html |
| Mono de Juegos | 67.95 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/hallertau/ |
| Travelling Man | 62.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/hallertau |
| Svet deskovych her | 1870 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/8620/hallertau |
| Midgard Games | 999 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/hallertau |
| Fantasiapelit | 101.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_219432 |
| Spielezar | 97.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/hallertau |

## Expansions

- [Hallertau: Promo-Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hallertau-promo-deck)

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## Rules questions

### When do I get new workers each round and what happens to Sheep on Farmyard cards?

During Phase 2 (New Workers) you move the Farmyard card off your Stable, return any Sheep on that card to the general supply (they die, no compensation), then take the number of Workers shown in your Community Center window and place them on that Farmyard card as your supply for the Round (see page 7).

### Can I play cards from my hand during other players' turns?

Yes — playing cards from hand is an Anytime-Action: you may play cards at any time, even during another player's turn; resolve them immediately (or after the current action if played mid-action) and leave them face-up in front of you (see page 11).

### When I sow, do I have to ‘spend’ the value on a goods token (like a 3) to plant a field, or how does sowing actually work?

For each sow action you move a Crop indicator from your '1' supply space onto an empty Field (you do not spend the value shown on a higher token); if needed, reorganize your Goods so a token is on the '1' space before sowing — do not move a higher-value token directly onto a Field (see page 8 and Reorganizing Goods on page 11).

### How do discounts on advancing Craft Buildings work — can a discount let me ignore the type constraints or pay fewer types?

Discounts reduce the number of Goods required if you actually pay 2 or 3 different types (depending on Round and building), but you must still pay the required types and obey any constraints (you cannot use a discount to violate a building's type constraint or change which types count) (see page 10).

### When I move Boulders in the Progress Phase, do Tools get used up permanently or just temporarily exhausted?

In Rounds 1–5 moving Boulders 'exhausts' Tools (move them to the side so they can't be used again that Phase but return usable next Round); in Round 6 Tools are actually spent and returned to the general supply when used (see pages 10–11).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hallertau)
- [Hallertau in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hallertau)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300322)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._