Citadels

Players assume a different character each round and use that character’s special power to gain gold, disrupt opponents, or manipulate cards. Characters act in numerical order, allowing actions such as assassination, theft, card exchange, or destroying an opponent’s building. On a turn a player collects income (gold or card draw) and may construct buildings from hand by paying their cost; some characters alter how many buildings can be built or interact with colored building benefits. The game ends when someone builds their eighth building, and players score points for buildings, color bonuses, and other endgame awards.

Players: 2–8 best 5
Playing time: 20–60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2 / 5

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Design: MultiSim
Art: Cyrille Daujean
Scott Nicely
Richard Spicer
Bjarne Hansen
Didier Graffet
Darrell Hardy
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Publishers: Ігромаг
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Plays logged: 941
Players: 1h 3m
Average play: 424
In collections: 10
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7.1/10

from 221 Ludoya reviews

Fun8.0
Interaction8.5
Replayability8.0
Uniqueness8.5
Looks8.0
Accessibility8.5

Nevest7.7
This is a fun hidden role game that can create some very dramatic moments. Each round, you draft your role and then you take turns in the number order of the card you drafted. Some early cards might cancel out a later card, but usually only if you can guess accurately who took certain cards. You often have partial information as you know what was available when you passed cards during the draft. The turns are very simple. You use the ability on your card and then you either gain some gold or draw some building cards, playing one of them if you have the money. The purple buildings add some neat effects and some other colors of buildings work better with certain role cards. Honestly, this game goes up to very high player counts, but it’s probably best in the 5-6 player range. With 7+, players tend to get distracted between their turns and someone has to herd the cats as you repeatedly call out “who is number 5? is anyone the bishop? ok, we’re moving on”.
BWizard6.8
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Vic Granell8.0
One of my most played games! Love the combination of hidden roles and city building and also the portable format. The box has travelled so much that has a few holes and other signs of use, so I'd be happy to get the new edition but with that big of a box, it's a no-no for me. Unless I find a smaller box to fit it in...