# The Prodigals Club

The Prodigals Club is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 40–100 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.7 out of 10 by 11 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $49.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 40–100 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Card Game, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Hand Management, Highest-Lowest Scoring
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.7 out of 10, from 11 reviews
- **Owned by:** 18 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 35
- **Unique players:** 44

**Designers:** Vladimír Suchý

**Artists:** Tomáš Kučerovský

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 49.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cge00033.html |
| Ludifolie | 33.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/4019-the-prodigals-club.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 845 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/16111/the-prodigals-club |
| Zatu Games | 29.85 £ | https://zatu.com/products/the-prodigals-club |
| Good Games | 65 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/the-prodigals-club |
| Spielezar | 39.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/the-prodigals-club-en |
| Uplay | 46.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-the-prodigals-club.html |

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## Rules questions

### Do you deal the cards face up or face down?

Cards are dealt face up so players can see the icons; black‑bordered cards may be placed on top so all icons are visible, and some board spaces change which border they receive by round (see page 4).

### How many black‑bordered cards can I have and how do their abilities work?

You may have up to six black‑bordered cards on your player board; place a new one on your board to play it and discard an existing one if you need room. The upper‑right ability is an action you may activate once per round by sliding the card, while the bottom half shows permanent triggers that can apply multiple times (page 5).

### Do I have to discard down at the end of the round?

Yes — during the end of the round you must discard any white‑bordered cards you played and discard down to 4 cards in hand; also reset any black‑border cards you activated (pages 4 and 10).

### If I take an errand that offers selling or exchanging possessions, do I have to use it?

If you take an errand that offers a chance to sell or exchange, you must sell or exchange at least one possession; note the borough indicator gives −1 on sales from that borough but does not affect exchanges, and exchanges that exceed a limit require you to take coins to make up the difference (pages 4 and 6).

### How are megaphones counted in Hyde Park — do white cards count and can I add megaphones during Hyde Park?

Count all megaphones you earned that round from errands, cards, or the bonus tile; white‑bordered cards with megaphones must be left face up so their megaphones count, and you may not add more megaphones during the Hyde Park phase (pages 7–8).

### How does Dame Beatrice apply if some influence markers are blocked from moving up?

All affected markers move up simultaneously; for each marker blocked from moving up you must move another marker up instead (you choose which), and if no markers can move up then Dame Beatrice has no effect; taking the Dame Beatrice errand makes you immune that round (page 9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-prodigals-club)
- [The Prodigals Club in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-prodigals-club)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181796)

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