Post originally by Shannon Appelcline at 2004-07-08 13:55:22
Converted from Phorums BB System

The chapel has the exact same value as the monuments, which is 1 VP/1 card expended--except there are no ways to discount the chapel, and the monuments can be discounted by builders, libraries, and quarries. And, I'll note that over in the next thread people are talking about the monuments being underpowered. Power level is often in the eyes of the beholder (and his associated groupthink).

Personally, I think that the chapel (and the monuments) can be good cards, but the deficit is that you don't get additional powers to help you out for the cards expended, and that can hurt early to mid in the game.

Personally, I've probably won as many games where I had the first (or only) chapel out as I've lost. I think I have a better ratio for games where I got at least a couple of monuments out.

Shannon