# Orléans

Orléans is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 133 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $48.94 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Religious, Medieval, Travel
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Point to Point Movement, End Game Bonuses, Contracts, Events, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Variable Set-up, Turn Order: Progressive, Kill Steal, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 133 reviews
- **Owned by:** 215 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 897
- **Unique players:** 978

**Designers:** Reiner Stockhausen

**Artists:** Klemens Franz

**Publishers:** dlp games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Board Game Bliss | 68.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/orleans-tmg-edition |
| Svet deskovych her | 1340 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/11920/orleans-8-vydani |
| Hyggeonkel | 429.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/orleans-35400 |
| Alphaspel | 689 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/46478-orleans-ende-8th-printing |
| Spelexperten | 689 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/orleans.html |
| TLAMA games | 1549 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/orleans/ |
| Spielezar | 59.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/orleans-8-auflage |
| World of Board Games | 749 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/orleans |

## Expansions

- [Orléans: Trade & Intrigue](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-trade-and-intrigue)
- [Orléans: Invasion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-invasion)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n1)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n3)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n2)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n4)
- [Orléans: 5th Player Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-5th-player-box)
- [Orléans: The Plague](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-the-plague)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°5](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n5)
- [Orléans: Promo Ortskarten N°1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-promo-ortskarten-n1)
- [Orléans: Fan-Kit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-fan-kit)
- [Orléans: Promo Ortskarten N°2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-promo-ortskarten-n2)
- [Orléans: Weinberge](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-weinberge)
- [Orléans: Tavern & Depot](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-tavern-and-depot)
- [Orléans: Promo Ortskarten N°3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-promo-ortskarten-n3)
- [Orléans: Prairie](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-prairie)
- [Orléans: Christmas Market](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-christmas-market)
- [Orléans: Die Reise nach Tours](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-die-reise-nach-tours)
- [Orléans: Drawbridge](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-drawbridge)
- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2015)
- [Orléans: Gaming Room](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-gaming-room)
- [Orléans: Opera](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-opera)
- [Orléans: L'évêché de Tours](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-leveche-de-tours)
- [Orléans: Neue Ortskarten N°6](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-neue-ortskarten-n6)
- [Орлеан: Собор (Orléans: Cathedral)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-2)
- [Orlean: Zagroda](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orlean-zagroda)
- [Orléans: Estátua](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-estatua)
- [Meeple BR Jogos Promo Pack #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/meeple-br-jogos-promo-pack-1)

## Similar games

- [Orléans: Big Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-jubilaumsbox)
- [Orléans: Deluxe Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans-deluxe-edition)
- [Newton & Great Discoveries](https://www.ludoya.com/games/newton-and-great-discoveries)
- [Troyes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/troyes)
- [Architects of the West Kingdom](https://www.ludoya.com/games/architects-of-the-west-kingdom)
- [Newton](https://www.ludoya.com/games/newton-2)
- [Grand Austria Hotel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/grand-austria-hotel)
- [Endeavor: Age of Sail](https://www.ludoya.com/games/endeavor-age-of-sail)
- [Yokohama](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yokohama)
- [Hansa Teutonica: Big Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hansa-teutonica-big-box)
- [Stephens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/stephens)
- [Dwellings of Eldervale](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dwellings-of-eldervale)

## Rules questions

### When do my followers return to my bag — after I place them on a Place, after I use the action, or at the end of the round?

After you play an action, remove the Followers used for that action and put them back into your bag; if you placed tiles to activate a Place but didn't use the action this round, leave them on the Place (they remain activated for future rounds). (p. 5)

### Can Monks be used as any other follower, and can Technology Tiles replace Monks?

Monks may be used in place of any other Character Tile, but the inverse is not true — you cannot use other tiles or Technology Tiles in place of a Monk, and Technology Tiles may never replace Monks. (p. 7; p. 6)

### Do Technology Tiles get removed after use or can I move them later?

Technology Tiles remain on the Action Space where you placed them for the rest of the game (they are not removed after use); the first Technology you place must replace a Farmer and there are limits such as not placing more than one Technology at the same Place and not placing them on single-tile Places. (p. 5; p. 6)

### When Pilgrimage is drawn, can I still recruit Monks this round and when is that event resolved?

When Pilgrimage appears you may not recruit Monks that round, and unlike other events it is resolved during the Actions Phase (Phase 5), not in the Event Phase. (p. 10)

### If I can't pay during Harvest or Taxes, what can I give instead of coins?

If you cannot pay you must undergo Torture (bankruptcy) and may replace missing coins with items from the specified list: Trading Stations, Followers, Development Points, Goods Tiles, Place Tiles, or Technology Tiles; all items given this way are removed from the game. (p. 10–11)

### Can I build a Trading Station in a town that already has one, and are there special rules for Orléans?

You may not build a Trading Station in a town that already has one (regardless of owner), except that in the Orléans town each player may build one Trading Station as an exception. (p. 8)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/orleans)
- [Orléans in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/orleans)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164928)

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