Viscounts of the West Kingdom

From the Publisher:

Viscounts of the West Kingdom is set at a time when the King’s reign began to decline, circa 980 AD.

Choosing  peace over prosperity, our once strong King began offering our enemies gold and land to lay down their axes. But peace is a tenuous affair. As poverty spread, many people lost faith in his ability to lead and sought independence from the crown. Since finding favour in his courts, our future has also become uncertain. As viscounts, we must be wise and decisive. Loyalty is to be upheld, but gaining favour among the people must be our priority, should there be a sudden shift in power.

The aim of Viscounts of the West Kingdom is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at game's end. Points are gained by constructing buildings, writing manuscripts, working in the castle and acquiring deeds for new land. Players begin with a handful of townsfolk, but should quickly seek out more suitable talents to advance their endeavours. Each turn they will be travelling around the kingdom, looking to increase their influence among the various areas of society.

The game ends once the Kingdom reaches poverty or prosperity - or potentially both!

Components:
 
    4 Corruption Markers
    4 Virtue Markers
    50 Silver
    80 Workers (20 per color)
    4 Viscounts (1 per color)
    12 Guildhalls (3 per color)
    12 Trading Posts (3 per color)
    12 Workshops (3 per color)
    24 Ink Wells
    24 Gold
    24 Stone
    35 Manuscripts
    1 Castle
    1 Start Player Marker
    4 Player Boards
    5 Main Board Segments
    68 Neutral Townsfolk Cards
    10 Hero Townsfolk Cards
    32 Starting Townsfolk Cards
    4 Cleric Bonus Cards
    1 Castle Leader Card
    1 Poverty Card
    1 Prosperity Card
    10 Player Cards
    4 Multiplier Cards
    30 Debt Cards
    30 Deed Cards
    For Solo Play:
    8 Starting Scheme Cards
    8 Future Scheme Cards
    1 AI Reference Card


Game Details:
    
    Number of Players: 1-4
    For Ages: 12+
    Playing Time: 60-90 min