Joan of Arc: Orleans Draw and Write Review

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We review Joan of Arc Orleans Drawn and Write, published by Capstone Games. In the Orleans Drawn and Write, players are drawing followers out of a bag and using them to cross off things on their sheet.

Joan of Arc was a heroic fighter who helped lead the French Army to a victory at the city of Orleans. So, using her name for a draw and write follow-up to the successful board game Orleans makes perfect sense. Using her name for the multiplayer version of this game, in which you compete to gain the best followers for your chosen strategy for victory, is questionable. It is redeemed in the single player mode where you compete against Joan of Arc herself.

I need to disclose that I have only payed Orleans once in my life and it was likely in 2014 or 2015, so I do not recall the game at all. I feel that familiarity with the game Orleans might alter your enjoyment of this game, whether, for the better or the worse, I am not sure. This review should be seen as a stand-alone review which will be more beneficial for gamers that are unfamiliar with the original game Orleans.

Like most * (roll, draw, etc) and Write games, each player has their own sheets in which they circle and cross out items as they earn or spend them. In Joan of Arc, there are variable turns per round based on player count and five total rounds (The instructions are AWFUL. They don’t refer to them as turns, but only rounds, so I am clarifying).

At the start of each turn, the first player draws a number of followers out of the bag and places them in front of all players.

Starting with the first player, each player selects one follower and then performs one single action from the following options: 1. Perform one Standard action (each follower type has their own