Ambition
Climb, risk, and reach for the summit.
Unlock Your Path. Build Your Legacy.
The choices you make shape the legacy you leave.
Legacy Builders is a competitive strategy board game of modular boards, Legacy Paths and hard-won keys. In development now, launching on Kickstarter.
- 2 to 4 players
- About 90 minutes
- Modular board
Inside The Box
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Core Edition
Core Game
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Deluxe Legacy Edition
Collector
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Deluxe Legacy Edition
Collector
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New Paths
Expansion One
Expansions
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New Paths
Expansion One
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Modular Board
Terrain Pack
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Legacy Keys
Metal Upgrade
Components
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Life Events
Card Deck
Components
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Life Events
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Life Events
Card Deck
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Pawns, Dice & Tokens
Component Set
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The Legacy Paths
Four ways to build a life.
Each path asks something different of you and ends in its own Legacy Key. Choosing when to commit is the biggest decision on the board.
Wisdom
Learn first, then move with certainty.
Heritage
Build something that outlasts you.
Purpose
Lead others and light the way.
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Ambition
Chase the biggest wins on the board. Ambition rewards bold plays and long odds, but the climb leaves less room for error.
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Wisdom
Trade early tempo for knowledge. Wisdom lets you read the board, plan several turns ahead, and turn other players' mistakes into your gain.
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Heritage
Grow roots. Heritage compounds quietly, turning steady investment in family and community into late game Legacy Points.
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Purpose
Purpose scores through impact. Help, guide, and shape the table around you, and the legacy you build is measured by who you carried with you.
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Price
$19 , $119
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Legacy Builders
Core Edition
Core Game
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Legacy Builders
Deluxe Legacy Edition
Collector
Coming Soon
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Legacy Builders
Deluxe Legacy Edition
Collector
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
New Paths
Expansion One
Expansions
Coming Soon
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New Paths
Expansion One
Expansions
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Modular Board
Terrain Pack
Expansions
Coming Soon
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Legacy Keys
Metal Upgrade
Components
Coming Soon
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Life Events
Card Deck
Components
Coming Soon
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Life Events
Card Deck
Components
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Life Events
Card Deck
Components
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Pawns, Dice & Tokens
Component Set
Components
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How It Plays
Every decision leaves a mark.
A board that never repeats
Interchangeable sections mean the map and the placement of the Legacy Paths change every time you play. No two journeys are laid out the same way.
Four paths, four keys
Ambition, Wisdom, Heritage and Purpose each ask something different of you. Enter a path, face its decisions, and earn its Legacy Key.
Legacy Points, won and lost
Points swing on the choices you make and the Life Events you meet. A strong lead can unravel in a single decision.
Life Adjustment cards
Hold them, time them, and spend them at the right moment. The player who plays their hand at the right turn usually wins the exchange.
Traits that stick with you
Positive and negative traits accumulate as you go, quietly shaping how the rest of your game plays out.
Built around the table
Trade, compete, influence and interfere. Deciding whether to advance yourself or slow someone else down is the heart of the game.
Meet The Artist
Rachel Spangler
The artist behind the Legacy.
Every Legacy Path, card, and modular board piece began as a hand-drawn sketch. Our lead designer translates the intangible concepts of each element into a vibrant, tactile world.
Unlike mass-produced titles, every detail of Legacy Builders is crafted with the precision and soul of a traditional artist, ensuring that your tabletop experience is as beautiful as it is strategic.
Original Art
100% Hand-Drawn Illustrations
Playtest Program
Play it before anyone else does.
Legacy Builders is still in playtesting, and that is where the game gets sharper. Pick the way you would like to help and tell us about your group.
At the Table
Sit down with the current prototype and play a full game with the designer at the table. The most useful feedback we get comes from watching real decisions happen.
- Full prototype session
- Rules taught at the table
- Open questions afterwards
Best for Groups of 2 to 4 who can meet in person
Print and Play
Get the print and play files, run a game with your own group, and send back what worked and what dragged. Perfect if you already have a regular game night.
- Print and play files
- Current rulebook draft
- Short feedback form
Best for Established game groups and families
Feedback Panel
Weigh in on the smaller calls: card wording, Legacy Path balance, component choices, and box contents. Low commitment, high impact.
- Occasional short surveys
- Early art and card previews
- A vote on close decisions
Best for Anyone who wants a say without a full session
Join A Playtest
Request a session.
Tell us a little about your group and we will follow up with the next available session or send over the print and play files.
Meet The Creator
What if a game was about more than money?
As a husband and a father, I found myself thinking more about the legacy I want to leave behind. Not through wealth alone, but through the values I teach, the memories I create, and the time I spend with the people I love. My greatest legacy will never be something I own, it will be the family I help shape.
That idea became the foundation of Legacy Builders. After countless prototypes, playtests and late nights refining mechanics, it has grown into a competitive family strategy game where every decision matters. From the modular board to the Legacy Paths, every element is designed to create meaningful choices and memorable game nights.
My hope is that when the people you choose to be part of your legacy gather around this table, they will do more than play a game. They will create stories, laughter and traditions that become part of their own legacy.
Thank you for being part of this journey. — Justin Hewitt, Creator of Legacy Builders
The Legacy List
Be there when the door opens.
One list, no noise. Development updates, artwork reveals, playtest invitations, and the Kickstarter launch announcement, straight from the designer.
The game is not on sale yet. Joining the list is how you hear about the campaign before it goes live.
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Artwork reveals first
Illustrated environments, card art, board sections and the Legacy Keys, shown to the list before they go public.
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Playtest invitations
First call on in-person sessions and print and play files while the game is still being tuned.
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Launch day and early rewards
The Kickstarter date, the pledge levels, and the early supporter rewards land in your inbox first.
At The Table
Watch the game come together.
Playtest footage, board walkthroughs and design breakdowns are being filmed during development. Videos land here and on our channels as they are released.
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Filming
Full playthrough, four players
A complete game from setup to the final Legacy Key.
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Filming
Building the modular board
How the interchangeable sections change every setup.
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Filming
Earning a Legacy Key
Walking one of the four Legacy Paths end to end.
The Journey So Far
Follow The Build
From prototype to Kickstarter.
Legacy Builders is being built in the open. Here is where the game stands today and what happens next on the way to launch.
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Prototype and core mechanics
Rules, Legacy Points and turn structure locked
Countless late nights, paper prototypes, and a lot of rewriting.
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Playtesting and balance
Running sessions with families and hobby gamers
Tuning the four Legacy Paths so every route to a Legacy Key feels worth taking.
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Final art and component design
Illustrated environments, cards, keys and modular boards
Artwork reveals go to the Legacy List first.
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Kickstarter launch
Pledge levels, stretch goals and early supporter rewards
Join the Legacy List and you will hear the launch date before anyone else.
Good To Know
Frequently asked.
The questions we hear most from players and backers. Reach out anytime if yours is not here.
Not yet. The game is in development and playtesting and will launch through Kickstarter. Everything in the collection is a preview of what is planned. Join the Legacy List and you will hear the launch date first.
You build the winning legacy by collecting Legacy Keys. Each of the four Legacy Paths, Ambition, Wisdom, Heritage and Purpose, ends in its own key. Legacy Points earned and lost along the way decide who gets there in the strongest position.
The board is assembled from interchangeable sections, so the layout and the placement of the Legacy Paths change from game to game. Everyone's journey through life looks different, and the board reflects that.
Two to four players, in about ninety minutes. There is enough strategy for adults and hobby gamers while staying approachable for families and older children.
No. You choose when to commit to a Legacy Path, how to respond to Life Events, when to spend Life Adjustment cards, and when to interfere with another player instead of advancing yourself. The interaction between players is where most games are decided.
Yes. Additional Legacy Paths, new modular board sections, cards and components are planned so the game keeps growing after the base game launches.
Get In Touch
Let's talk legacy.
Questions about the game, a playtest session, retail or press, or the upcoming Kickstarter? Send a note and Justin will get back to you.
Send A Note
Start a conversation.
Open a short form and we will reply within a day or two.