# Citadels: The Dark City

Citadels: The Dark City is a board game for 2–8 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 16 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–8 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Bluffing, City Building
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 16 reviews
- **Owned by:** 60 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 12
- **Unique players:** 24

**Designers:** Bruno Faidutti

**Artists:** Cyrille Daujean, Bjarne Hansen, Florence Magnin, Julien Delval, Jesper Ejsing, Jean-Louis Mourier

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/citadels-the-dark-city)
- [Citadels: The Dark City in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/citadels-the-dark-city)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13291)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._