I myself have read Ken Follett's book "The Pillars of the Earth" and I therefore chose an appropriate reaction as a board game to try. Therefore, some elements for me were easier to understand than my teammates. Although recognized the meaning of the actions of the outcome of the game, but it turned a no proper enthusiasm. For an informal round too complicated and for a proper Spielebbend only slightly when people know the book or at least the film and thus the background.