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Citadels: we have a winner!
Bewertet am: Jan 8, 2008
Fazit: An enjoyable game with variety and strategy options!
This is a wonderful game created by Bruno Faidutti, a well-known game maker (who also refers to himself as a unicorn hunter!).
I can't recall how this game came to be in our collection. Probably, we enjoyed playing it at a friend's house and bought our own copy, several years back when we had a regular gaming group in Houston.
Since we have moved to San Antonio, only occasionally were we able to gather enough friends to play this game (the rules say 2-8 players but it is most fun with 5 or more). Recently, I happened upon Meetup.com and found a gaming group locally that we've enjoyed on a few Saturday evenings, and this game has become a hit there. I think several others who played it with us have now bought their own copies (available at many online sites, just google for Citadels game).
Citadels is about building cities in a medieval time, using cards to represent the districts in the city owned by each player. The districts have different values, depicted by a number of gold circles on them. That is the measure of the cost to build them and also the point value at game's end.
Each round, the character cards (there are 18 altogether, but only 8 or 9 are used, depending on the group size) are passed around and each person secretly selects his/her character for that round. Each character has a certain power or characteristic that can be used as a strategy to get more money or exchange cards or just mess with your opponents (like the Assassin, who gets to murder another character!). The player who selects the King as his/her persona has the advantage of selecting the first character card next round, although often the King is targeted by the Assassin or the Thief (who steals all the gold of his/her victim!). The game ends when one player has built 8 districts in his/her city, and the highest point total is the winner - there are bonuses for achieving certain milestones as well.
At first blush, it seems complicated but it is quick to learn and most players get into the strategy with relish after just a few practice hands.
We've enjoyed the graphics, handsomely depicted characters and well designed districts, and find that each group plays quite differently, so it doesn't become a stale and predictable game as many do. Our copy has worn well over the years, and we have recently ordered an expansion set so we can play with even more friends!
Long live the King!
