Blazon

About this board game

Blazon is a heraldry-themed board game for 1–4 players, with games lasting about 60 minutes. Act as a herald designing a personal shield by acquiring Element cards, placing them on your Shield board, and earning Prestige through careful choices.

Heraldry developed as a system for identifying people and families through armorial bearings, using symbols, devices, patterns, and mythological creatures. In Blazon, you create your own design from two types of Element cards: Tinctures and Devices.

On each sequential turn, choose either an Acquire action or a Blazon action. Acquire two cards from the Tincture deck, the Device deck, or one of each, then keep them or exchange either card with the face-up display. With a Blazon action, place an Element card from your hand onto your Shield board while meeting its matching requirement.

• Discard cards whose combined Prestige Value equals or exceeds the value of the Element you want to place.
• Use one Herald token per turn for a special Herald action.
• Refresh the display, take a displayed card, place an Element card for a cost of 1, or claim the top card from a discard pile.

Earn bonus Prestige by claiming distinctions for your shield. The game ends immediately when a player reaches or passes 50 Prestige, fills every space on their Shield board, or claims their final Distinction award. The player with the most Prestige wins and is crowned the King of Arms.

With its blend of card acquisition, shield construction, requirements, and heraldic presentation, Blazon turns the language and traditions of heraldry into a competitive design challenge.