Product Description

Nominated for the German Game of the Year in 2000, Citadels has finally arrived in an English-language edition. Game enthusiasts of all genres will be enchanted by this wonderful game of bluffing, deduction, and city-building. Wrapped in a medieval theme and gorgeously illustrated, players seek to be the first to complete a grand city of their own. Each game round players secretly take the roles of either the King, Magician, Architect, Assassin, Thief, Bishop, General, or Merchant and seek to use the powers of such offices in their efforts to win the game. As an additional bonus, the English version will ship with 10 new cards designed by Bruno Faidutti himself. These cards feature new locations and new characters to make your game of Citadels even more diverse than the original German version. The game is for 2 to 7 players and it takes 20-60 minutes to play.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6624 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Silver Line
• Model: MA04
• Published on: 2003-04-02
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 4.00" w x 7.75" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• A citadel is a card game of bluffing, diplomacy, and city-building for 2-7 players, ages 10 and up, playable in 20-60 minutes
• Citadels Includes: 66 District Cards, 8 Character Cards, 8 Reference Cards, 30 Gold Coins, 1 Wooden Crown Marker, 14 Bonus Purple Distrct Cards
• Gorgeous graphics
• Be the first to complete your city
• For 2-7 players

From the Manufacturer
In Citadels, you are a medieval ruler trying to complete your city before your opponents can build theirs. Expand your city by adding new districts, but be sure to invest wisely: Some districts are more valuable than others, but cost more gold to build. There is more to building a city than gold, however. Lords, ladies, and other nobility all have their role to play. The game changes each turn as each player secretly chooses a new role - thw Assassin, Thief, Magician, King, Bishop, Merchant, Architect, or Warlord - and the power that comes with it. This edition of Citadels includes the Dark City Expansion. This exciting addition to the game features 14 new purple district cards and a premium wooden "King" marker.

Customer Reviews

Comes with Dark City expansion!
The game is awesome; all great reviews are spot on. Just wanted to add that this game comes with the "Dark City" expansion, so that you don't need to buy it separately. It says this on the box, but it's too small to see from the product photo.

Simply fun
This strategy card game is fun, quick to set up and doesn't have a lot of pieces or rules to keep track of. I've played with 2 players and with 5, and it was just as fun either way, which is unusual for this genre. It takes about 10-15 minutes per number of players.
The objective is to build 8 buildings and gain the most points, which are printed on the building cards. Each turn players act as one of the characters and use the abilities: collect money for certain districts, steal from or assassinate another character, trade or draw extra cards, be the first to choose a character, destroy a character's building, etc.
Characters are drawn secretly, and at least one is randomly excluded. Each character goes in a predestined order, and collects money or cards, may build, and can use their ability during their turn. Whoever gets the king chooses a character first for the next round, giving them an advantage. The strategies change as the game goes on, and you're always wondering what another player is going to do, if they can sabotage you, if you can foil them, and eventually who is going to call the game by building their eighth building.

Fun strategy game
This is a great strategy game. There are not many items in the contents, and the instructions are only 4 pages long, but the fun comes when the game is played. It takes a little while to learn the game, but once you get the hang of it, the fun comes. I enjoy this game because of the strategy that must be employed while playing, and this strategy changes depending on what cards are left for you each round. At the same time, you would be trying to think how others are playing their strategy, and what to do to steal their gold, kill the person for that round, or destroy their property. Though the game can be played with 2 players, I find that having about 7 players is most fun. When the group grows beyond 7 players, the game may get very long to complete, but nevertheless, this is great fun!