Monkey Palace

Players work in a jungle setting to construct a communal palace for a troop of monkeys using LEGO-like building components. The game mixes cooperative objectives—advancing the shared construction—with competitive goals as players vie for brick income and victory points. Actions on the board affect who gains resources and scoring opportunities while the ever-present Monkey piece influences play. Each session produces a different physical build and tableau, combining light strategic planning, resource management, and tactical interaction between cooperation and competition.

Players: 2–4 best 2
Playing time: 45 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2 / 5

7 on Ludoya from $28.67Children's GameAbstract StrategyOpen DraftingPattern BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

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Design: TAM
David Gordon (I)
Art: Matthieu Martin
Publisher: Dotted Games

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Monkey Palace: Skull Micro Expansion2024

Monkey Palace: Parrot Micro Expansion2025

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144
Plays logged: 225
Players: 48m 39s
Average play: 86
In collections: 8
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7.0/10

from 18 Ludoya reviews

Toni Cutillas7.5
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Played it 3 times
Chris McCleary6.6
This game is pretty fun! You get to play with Legos when it's not your turn. Always get arches in the beginning rounds or might get stuck playing 1-2 arches per turn. I was accused of gatekeeping at my last session with new players because I didn't tell everyone to take arches. Each other player took at least one single-block each time with their monkey card(s), and I was the only one with monkey cards at the end of the game that had recurring rewards. Why must I tow the line between alpha-gaming and gatekeeping?
Played it 3 times