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Citadels (2000)

Average Rating: 7.31/10
Board Game Rank: 97
Strategy Game Rank: 89
Family Game Rank: 16
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2000
# of Players
2 − 7
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 5 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 players
(368 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(53 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(103 voters) [poll]
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Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Citadels
Alternate Names
Citadela
Citadelės
Citadella
Citadelles
Ciudadelas
Cytadela
Machiavelli
Ohne Furcht und Adel
Spletke: Citadele & Temno Mesto
Καστροπολιτείες
Πατρίκιοι και Πληβείοι
Цитадели
מצודות
あやつり人形
富饒之城
富饶之城
시타델
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Players seek to build a collection of districts worth from one to eight points. Once someone has built eight districts, the game is over after that round ends, and the player with the highest total value wins. However, to facilitate the process (and make the game interesting), players sequentially choose a character from a rapidly dwindling pool of eight each turn. The characters give players special abilities for the turn.

Citadels had a separate expansion, Citadels: The Dark City Expansion, but the new (3rd Edition) Fantasy Flight editions come with the expansion included (the Hans im Glück tin box also included it). With the newer version that includes Dark City, or the Dark City expansion purchased separately, this game can take 2 to 8 players.

A second edition of the German version of the game came in a tin box and included the Dark City expansion as well as three additional cards. It is separately listed at Ohne Furcht und Adel inkl. Die dunklen Lande.

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For a clarification of the rules, here is the official FAQ.

Microbadges: http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/microbadges/citadels.PNG http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/microbadges/citadelscoin.jpg http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/microbadges/citadelsking.gif http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/microbadges/citadelswarlord.gif mb (Buy One)

Contents (3rd Edition w/Dark City):

  • 66 District Cards
  • 8 Character Cards
  • 8 Reference Cards
  • 30 Gold Counters
  • 1 Wooden Crown Counter
  • Rulebook
  • 10 Character Cards (Dark City: Called Bonus Cards with White Star)
  • 14 District Cards (Dark City: Called Bonus Cards with White Star)

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Citadelės
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Lithuanian edition
Publisher: Brain Games
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Year: 2009
Size: 7.75 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
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Citadelės
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Latvian edition
Publisher: Brain Games
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Year: 2009
Size: 7.50 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
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Цитадели
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First Russian edition
Publisher: Smart Ltd
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Year: 2007
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Citadels
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Small Box Edition with Dark City expansion
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Artist: Christian T. Petersen, Cyrille Daujean, Florence Magnin, Bjarne Hansen, Jean-Louis Mourier, Jesper Ejsing, Julien Delval, Richard Spicer, Brian Schomburg, Scott Nicelymore»
Year: 2006
Product Code: MA04
Size: 7.75 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
0.66 pounds
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Citadels
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Finnish 2006 edition with Dark City expansion
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Artist: Christian T. Petersen, Cyrille Daujean, Florence Magnin, Bjarne Hansen, Jean-Louis Mourier, Jesper Ejsing, Julien Delval, Brian Schomburg, Scott Nicelymore»
Year: 2006
Product Code: ISBN 1-58994-030-X
Size: 10.08 x 7.76 x 1.65 inches
0.88 pounds
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1 Ayuda Citadels - Incluye personajes y edificios
Hoja con todos la descripción de los personajes del Citadels, incluyendo los de Dark City y todos los edificios violetas.
2010-07-05
5 greek player mat
A player mat with help aids on it,in Greek,for your cards.Ena mat gia tis kartes me typomena ta help aid sta ellinika
2010-05-08
4 CITADELS rules in Lithuanian
CITADELS rules in Lithuanian. Linkejimai tautieciams (ypac tiems, kurie turi angliska Citadels versija)
2009-12-01
5 Rules in Dutch
Rules in Dutch
2009-06-25
6 Citadels - Regole in italiano corrette (compresa espansione)
Questa è la traduzione delle regole dell'ultima versione americana, comprendente The Dark city, con l'aggiunta di faq, note del sito di Faidutti e le descrizioni di tutti i distretti speciali.
2009-06-22
3 CITADELS - Character explanation in Romanian / Explicarea rolurilor in limba romana
It explains the characters and their abilities from Citadels (the base game) in Romanian. Thanks to UniversalHead, whose file (found here http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/18772) I modified and translated. Explica personajele si abilitatile lor din Citadels (jocul de baza) in limba romana. Multumiri lui UniversalHead, al carui fisier (gasit aici http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/18772) l-am modificat si tradus.
2009-06-20
6 Цитадели: Сборник вариантов игры от Бруно Файдутти (в том числе, других авторов)
В сборник помимо всего прочего входит вариант Цитаделей для детей (с кубиком, более прозрачным игровым процессом и управлением деньгами и рукой с картами в качестве основы), вариант со Сборщиком подати в качестве девятого персонажа, вариант с полной колодой персонажей (базовой игры и дополнения - одновременно), а также два варианта со сменой направления передачи карт во время набора персонажей.
2009-06-05
4 Цитадели: Соло-режим, игра с вымышленным оппонентом
Этот вариант Цитаделей на 1 игрока. Цель - построить 8 кварталов быстрее, чем вымышленный оппонент, и при этом набрать больше, чем он, очков.
2009-06-05
3 Цитадели: Город Королей, полукооперативный вариант игры
Город Королей – законная резиденция короля, и претенденты на престол вынуждены участвовать в его строительстве, поскольку иначе гнить им в своих упадочных городах. Этот вариант игры наполовину кооперативный: без совместных усилий проиграют все, а с ними у кого-то появляется шанс победить. Приведённые правила поддерживают игру для 3-5 игроков.
2009-06-05
3 Цитадели: Соло-режим, игра на очки
Если вкратце, то цель этого варианта игры - набрать как можно больше очков, которые в основном идут за построенные кварталы. Во время игры предстоит сделать 12 ходов, поделённых на 2 круга. В каждый из кругов каждый персонаж игры используется только единожды! Из колоды персонажей откидываются Вор и Асассин.
2009-06-05
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 97
Strategy Game Rank: 89
Family Game Rank: 16
Num Ratings: 14570
Average Rating: 7.31
Standard Deviation: 1.24
Num Views: 473037
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