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Cathedral

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1979 · 2-2 players · 20min · weight 1.79 · 3,812 ratings

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ID
7
Name
Cathedral
Year
1979
Rank
1643
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
20
Min playtime
20
Max playtime
20
Avg weight
1.7875
Num weights
287
Bayes avg
6.11289
Average
6.5539
Users rated
3812
Num owned
7426
Wanting
102
Wishing
870
Num comments
1408
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:17:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
EnclosurePattern BuildingSquare GridTile Placement
Categories (4)
Abstract StrategyChildren's GameCity BuildingTerritory Building
Description (637 chars)

In Cathedral, each player has a set of pieces of a different color. The pieces are in the shapes of buildings, covering from one to five square units. The first player takes the single neutral Cathedral piece and places it onto the board. Players then alternate placing one of their buildings onto the board until neither player can place another building. Players capture territory by surrounding areas that are occupied by at most one opponent or neutral building. A captured piece is removed and captured territory becomes off-limits to the opponent. The player with the fewest 'square units' of buildings that can't be placed wins.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).