“Fort” is a deck-building card game designed by Grant Rodiek and published by Leder Games. It is designed for 2-4 players and offers a playful theme of building a fort with friends. In “Fort,” players are children collecting resources like toys and pizza to recruit friends and build the most impressive fort.
The game stands out with its unique theme and artwork that evoke the nostalgia of childhood. Players must manage their hand of cards effectively, representing their friends, each with different abilities that can help them gather resources, score points, and construct their fort. A key aspect of the game is the balance between using your friends for their abilities and the risk of losing them to other players if they are not used, reflecting the fickle nature of childhood friendships.
“Fort” is lauded for its approachability and depth, as players face strategic decisions about hand management and timing. The game plays over a series of rounds until a player reaches a certain point threshold or completes their fort, triggering the end of the game and the tally of final scores to determine the winner.
