# Mint Works

Mint Works is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 10–20 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.8 out of 10 by 22 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $18.25 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 10–20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Card Game, Industry / Manufacturing
- **Mechanics:** Ownership, Open Drafting, Worker Placement, Turn Order: Claim Action
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.8 out of 10, from 22 reviews
- **Owned by:** 115 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 293
- **Unique players:** 200

**Designers:** Justin Blaske

**Artists:** Thomas Tamblyn, Felix Janson

**Publishers:** Five24 Labs

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ludifolie | 10.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/6295-mint-works.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 11.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/13967-mint-works-castellano-8436578813230.html |
| Alphaspel | 199 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/137015-mint-works |
| Fantasiapelit | 26.4 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_176398 |

## Expansions

- [Mint Works: Promo 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mint-works-promo-1)
- [Mint Works: Tantrum House Intern Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mint-works-tantrum-house-intern-promo-card)
- [Mint Works: Phil / Baseball Stadium promo card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mint-works-phil-baseball-stadium-promo-card)
- [Mint Works: Spieleschmiede Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mint-works-spieleschmiede-promo-cards)

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## Rules questions

### Can I place more than one worker on the same Mint Placement Space?

No — you must choose an unoccupied Mint Placement Space and place the required mint coins to gain that Location’s effect; occupied spaces cannot be used (page 7).

### If I pass, do I immediately get mint coins or other benefits?

Passing simply ends your turn; when all players consecutively pass the Development phase ends and during Upkeep each player gains one mint coin and other upkeep steps (refill plans, resolve upkeep, collect Deed coins, return tokens) are performed (pages 7–8).

### What if we run out of physical Mint Tokens?

The Mint Supply is not limited — if you run out of tokens, use extras (for example from the Supplier) so you don’t empty any spaces; functionally mint coins are unlimited (page 5).

### What happens when I build a Deed plan?

When you build a Deed-type Plan the corresponding Location is flipped to its open side and you become the Owner so it can be used like any other Location; during Upkeep Owners collect any mint coins on Deed Locations (pages 18 and 8).

### How is the winner determined and what are the tiebreakers?

Count the total stars from Buildings in each player’s Neighborhood — the most stars wins; ties are broken by smallest Neighborhood (fewest Buildings/Plans), then most circles, then age closest to 42 (page 9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mint-works)
- [Mint Works in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mint-works)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200077)

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