The year is 1842. The village of Oxten is growing, and the demand for fine furniture has never been higher. In Joinery, 1-5 players will upgrade their workshops, hire woodworkers, learn joinery skills, and more as they fulfill woodworking contracts for the villagers one dovetail at a time. With steady hands and sharp chisels, do you have what it takes to build your reputation as the most renowned woodworker around?
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Every piece of art in Joinery starts as a hand-drawn sketch, then gets painted to evoke the impressionistic style of the 1840s — the same era Oxten calls home. No AI was used at any stage of the game's creation. We're passionate about art and human craft, and it shows in every card, board, and box.
All artwork is created by Alexandr Elichev, the primary illustrator behind the Gloomhaven and Frosthaven series, with graphic design by MP+CO, the team behind Luthier, Tiny Towns, and more.
Apprentices and Master Woodworkers alike will enjoy Joinery. Most tables cut their first boards within 10 minutes of opening the box. Two actions per turn — that's it.
The depth comes from everything underneath: which Woodworkers you train, which Tools you combine, which Projects you build on before the Capstone Project is completed to end the game.
Hire Woodworkers from the Guild. Train them at Apprentice School. Watch them go from green apprentices to skilled carpenters.
5 joinery skills to master: Dovetail, Miter, Half Lap, Tongue & Groove, Mortise & Tenon
Woodworkers can work alone or alongside another to complete projects using their combined skills
Learning more skills allows woodworkers to build more projects
Projects need materials to build — softwood, hardware, finish, and glorious hardwoods. Your workshop only holds so much, so manage your resources wisely. (Feeling generous? Hardwood always covers for Softwood — no villager complains about a mahogany chair when they expected pine.)
Tool cards used on a project earn perks like money or mastery points (sometimes both). Some also speed up completion or let you build without the required skill.
Once you have the skills, the materials, and an open Workbench, it's time to build. Assign Woodworkers and Tools to earn bonuses and watch your Mastery Points climb as the Project piles dwindle. Each Project pile progresses from basic Projects to advanced Projects to the coveted Capstone Project. And once any Capstone Project is completed, the player with the most Mastery Points is crowned Oxten's most renowned woodworker.
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