# Courtisans

Courtisans is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 47 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $23.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Medieval, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Set Collection, Take That
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 47 reviews
- **Owned by:** 123 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 629
- **Unique players:** 803

**Designers:** Anthony Perone, Romaric Galonnier

**Artists:** Noëmie Chevalier

**Publishers:** Catch Up Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 23.96 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/353261 |
| Cardhaus Games | 23.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/courtisans/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 29.95 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/courtisans |
| Ludifolie | 17.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/18296-courtisans.html |
| Zatu Games | 16.15 £ | https://zatu.com/products/courtisans |
| Get Your Fun | 19.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/030702-intrighi-a-corte-giochi-di-carte.html |
| Reflexshop | 7990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/intrikak-haza |
| Spielezar | 27.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/hof-verrat-de |

## Expansions

- [Courtisans: Diplomates et confidents](https://www.ludoya.com/games/courtisans-diplomates-et-confidents)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to play all three cards on my turn, and can I choose the order?

Yes — you must play all 3 cards each turn, placing one card in each area (Queen's table, your domain, an opponent's domain), and you may play them in any order (page 1).

### How do I tell which families are 'esteemed' or 'fallen' from the Queen's table?

At the end of the game, any family with more cards placed above the mat than below is esteemed; any family with more cards below than above is fallen (page 1).

### How do cards in domains score points?

At game end each card in an esteemed family is worth +1 point and each card in a fallen family is worth −1 point, and cards placed in an opponent's domain affect that opponent's score the same way (page 1).

### What does a Noble do?

Each Noble counts as two cards at the end of the game wherever it is placed (in a domain or around the Queen's table), so it doubles its effect on esteem and scoring (page 2).

### How do Spies work—are they face up or face down, and can anyone look at them?

Spies are always played face down and no one may look at a played spy (not even the player who played it); when played around the Queen's table they are placed in the Queen's column to hide their family (page 2).

### Can an Assassin remove any card, and are Guards immune to that?

When played an Assassin may eliminate one other Courtier in that area (it may remove a spy without looking at it), but Guards cannot be eliminated by assassins and are permanently immune once played (page 2).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/courtisans)
- [Courtisans in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/courtisans)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402283)

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