Game of the Week: Citadels
Citadels at Board Game Geek
Citadels is a game of medieval cities, nobles, and intrigue. It’s for 2 to 7 players. Each round you secretly choose the role of a noble. There are eight nobles in the basic game: (1) Assassin; (2) Thief; (3) Magician; (4) King; (5) Bishop; (6) Merchant; (7) Architect; and (8) Warlord. Turns are taken in that order once the roles are revealed. On your turn, you may take either two gold from the bank, or draw two district cards. Then you may build a district card in front of you. Districts have gold costs associated with them; for example, a manor is worth 3 gold.
Each character also has a power, and may use that power during her turn. For example, the Assassin (who goes first) can murder another character, so that character is unable to take their turn during that round.
Play continues until one player has built eight districts. The round is finished out, then points are added up. There are four ways to get points:
* Points equal to the total costs of all districts in a player’s city;
* +3 points if a player has districts of each of the five colors;
* +4 for the first player to build eight districts
* +2 for each subsequent player to build eight districts
The player with the most points wins!
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Citadels is a game of medieval cities, nobles, and intrigue. It’s for 2 to 7 players. Each round you secretly choose the role of a noble. There are eight nobles in the basic game: (1) Assassin; (2) Thief; (3) Magician; (4) King; (5) Bishop; (6) Merchant; (7) Architect; and (8) Warlord. Turns are taken in that order once the roles are revealed. On your turn, you may take either two gold from the bank, or draw two district cards. Then you may build a district card in front of you. Districts have gold costs associated with them; for example, a manor is worth 3 gold.
Each character also has a power, and may use that power during her turn. For example, the Assassin (who goes first) can murder another character, so that character is unable to take their turn during that round.
Play continues until one player has built eight districts. The round is finished out, then points are added up. There are four ways to get points:
* Points equal to the total costs of all districts in a player’s city;
* +3 points if a player has districts of each of the five colors;
* +4 for the first player to build eight districts
* +2 for each subsequent player to build eight districts
The player with the most points wins!
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