Based on the German press text:1580. The settlement of the country progresses briskly. Also the population grows rapidly. Following the settlers are the merchants, service providers and rogues, but also the church. Soon a new bishop seat will develop.LaB die Kirche im Dorf is a strategy play for 2-4 players. Through the placing of fields a various landscape results in the play process, in which corn fields and lakes can be managed and farmhouses and churches can be built.Aim of the game is to become bishop. The player becomes bishop, who can lure most believers into his churches, thus binding the most believers to him. This happens, by building churches into the proximity of farmhouses. Neighboring churches however try to lure the believers to their churches. The number of collected believers varies therefore every now and then. - BoardGameGeek