# Rival Realms

Rival Realms is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Adventure, Exploration, Card Game, Puzzle, Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Hand Management, Set Collection, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Contracts, Map Addition, Variable Set-up, Square Grid, Pattern Building, Ordering
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Alf Seegert

**Artists:** John William Waterhouse, Vincent van Gogh, Caspar David Friedrich, Claude Monet

**Publishers:** Eagle-Gryphon Games

## Expansions

- [Rival Realms: Far Frontiers Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-realms-far-frontiers-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rival-realms)
- [Rival Realms in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/rival-realms)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229965)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-06. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._