Expansion for 2006 release The Pillars of the Earth. Included in this expansion are The Pillars of the Earth Expansion Cards. (Mayfair Games and Filosofia edition only!) With this expansion, new elements of the novel come into the play. The players can put mercenaries for the crusades at the disposal of the king, send their building masters to Toledo, or take over the office of the tax collector. And with the enclosed material, the game can be played with a fifth or sixth player.