# The Red Cathedral

The Red Cathedral is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 80 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 204 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $27.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Dice, Economic
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Rondel, Victory Points as a Resource, Contracts, Area Majority / Influence, Solo / Solitaire Game, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 204 reviews
- **Owned by:** 477 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,395
- **Unique players:** 1,177

**Designers:** Shei S., Isra C.

**Artists:** Chema Román, Pedro Soto

**Publishers:** Devir

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 27.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-red-cathedral/ |
| Miniature Market | 27.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/devredcat.html |
| 401 Games | 36.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/the-red-cathedral |
| Board Game Bliss | 36.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/the-red-cathedral |
| Rampi Games | 26.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/the-red-cathedral/ |
| Mathom | 27 € | https://mathom.es/es/the-red-cathedral/45039-the-red-cathedral-8436589621046.html |
| Good Games | 40.17 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/the-red-cathedral |
| La Gameria | 26.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/the-red-cathedral-257.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 27 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/39053-the-red-cathedral-castellano-8436589621046.html |
| Va de jocs | 27 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/red-cathedral |
| El Nucli | 27 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/the-red-cathedral |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 28.76 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/10232-the-red-cathedral-8436589621046.html |
| Snafu Store | 29.95 € | https://snafustore.com/product/the-red-cathedral/ |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 30 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/the-red-cathedral |
| Mono de Juegos | 30 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/the-red-cathedral/ |
| Curiosity Shop | 30 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/the-red-cathedral |
| Svet deskovych her | 749 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/12187/katedrala |
| TLAMA games | 749 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/katedrala/ |
| Ludifolie | 32.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/13103-la-cathedrale-rouge.html |
| World of Board Games | 375 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/the-red-cathedral |
| Spielezar | 34.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/die-rote-kathedrale |
| Alphaspel | 419 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/129313-the-red-cathedral |

## Expansions

- [The Red Cathedral: Contractors](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-red-cathedral-contractors)
- [The Red Cathedral: Promo 1 – The Thieves' Guild](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-red-cathedral-promo-1-the-thieves-guild)
- [The Red Cathedral: Contractors – Promo 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-red-cathedral-contractors-promo-2)

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## Rules questions

### Can I spend Prestige to get Rubles or reroll the dice at any time, even mid-action?

Yes — at any moment during your turn you may spend 1 Prestige to reroll all dice on any one space (once per turn) or spend 1 Prestige to move back one Prestige space and take 2 Rubles (move marker to the previous Prestige Point space). (page 3)

### Can I pay Rubles to increase the movement of any die I choose?

No — you may only spend Rubles to increase the movement of the white die or the die that is your color; you cannot pay to extend another player's colored die. Also, a die cannot end its movement on a space that already has three dice. (page 7)

### If my Inventory is full and I take resources from the Market, can I discard items to make room or choose which new resources I keep?

No — when you obtain Materials you must place them into your Inventory and you cannot discard existing items to make space; you only keep as many obtained Materials as you have open Inventory spaces. (page 8)

### When I claim a Cathedral card, do I have to pay to place its Workshop tile face-up, and what if I place it face-down?

You may take the Workshop tile and either place it face-down (it cannot be activated later) or pay the cost shown to place it face-up and immediately gain its benefit; face-up tiles can be activated later when the matching die is moved. (page 4)

### If a section above my unfinished claimed sections is completed, how are Recognition penalties applied to my unfinished sections?

Whenever a section is completed with unfinished claimed cards below it in the same tower, each player who has claimed those unfinished cards loses Recognition equal to the number of finished sections above their cards, without counting any of their own completed sections. (page 5)

### Can I place an Ornamentation on a section another player completed, and do jewels give immediate Prestige?

Yes — any player may install an Ornamentation on any completed section; jewels set into the Ornamentation award 1 Prestige per jewel immediately, or a total of 3 Prestige if two jewels of different colors, and Ornamentations also score additional Prestige at final scoring. (page 6)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-red-cathedral)
- [The Red Cathedral in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-red-cathedral)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227224)

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