# Rise & Fall

Rise & Fall is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 40–80 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 17 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 40–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Territory Building, Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Variable Set-up, Hexagon Grid, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Contracts, Turn Order: Progressive, Grid Movement, Movement Points, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 17 reviews
- **Owned by:** 29 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 97
- **Unique players:** 160

**Designers:** Christophe Boelinger

**Artists:** Dogan Oztel, Sabrina Tobal, Dave Youkovich

**Publishers:** Ludically

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zacatrus | 67.96 € | https://zacatrus.es/rise-fall.html |
| Ludifolie | 69.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/20239-rise-fall.html |
| Alphaspel | 929 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/294706-rise-fall |
| Fantasiapelit | 106.6 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_247316 |
| Nexus | 14995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/rise-fall/ |
| Spielezar | 139.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/rise-fall |

## Expansions

- [Rise & Fall: Inland Threats](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rise-and-fall-inland-threats)

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## Rules questions

### If I play a Civilization card, do all my matching pieces have to take the same action?

No — when you activate that card each matching piece is activated independently and may perform a different action, and you choose the activation order (see B – Take Actions, p.7).

### If a card is placed in Decline, will it ever return automatically when I still have pieces of that type?

No — a card placed in the Decline zone remains there regardless of what pieces you have in the World; the only way to regain it is to purchase it (see C – Decline, p.7).

### Can I purchase a Civilization card in Decline even if I don’t currently have any of that piece type on the board?

Yes — you may buy a card in Decline; if you have at least one of that piece in the World it goes to your hand, otherwise it goes to your reserve, and the cost varies with the number of trophies claimed (see D – Purchase a card in Decline, p.8).

### Do cliffs block movement and actions for every unit?

Cliffs occur when adjacent spaces differ by two or more levels and block actions that require same-level adjacency (p.10); for unit specifics, Nomads cannot move over cliffs (p.11) while Mountaineers can move across cliffs (p.13).

### Can a Ship move through sea spaces that are occupied by other ships or pieces?

Yes — a Ship may move to any empty Sea space in the same Sea Region and may cross Sea spaces that are already occupied to get there (see Ships – Movement, p.12).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rise-and-fall-2)
- [Rise & Fall in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/rise-and-fall-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275912)

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