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Citadels (2000)

Average Rating: 7.28/10
Board Game Rank: 137
Strategy Game Rank: 117
Family Game Rank: 20
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Designer
Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2000
# of Players
2 − 8
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 5 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 players
(504 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(82 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(142 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Citadels
Alternate Names
Citadela
Citadelės
Citadella
Citadelles
Ciudadelas
Cytadela
Machiavelli
Ohne Furcht und Adel
Ohne Furcht und Adel inkl. der Erweiterung Die dunklen Lande
Spletke
Spletke: Citadele & Temno Mesto
Tsitadell
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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Description Edit | History

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 Citadels.

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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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Цитадели
Nick: 
Russian Second Edition With Dark City Expansion
Publisher: Smart Ltd
Artist: Julien Delval
Year: 2010
Product Code: 4065
Size: 7.28 x 6.30 x 1.97 inches
Russian
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Malaysia Edition
Publisher: Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
Artist: Julien Delval
Year: 2010
Size: 7.75 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
English
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Tsitadell
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Estonian edition
Publisher: Brain Games
Artist: Julien Delval
Year: 2010
Size: 7.75 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
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French Third edition
Publisher: Edge Entertainment
Artist: Julien Delval, Didier Graffet, Florence Magnin, Jean-Louis Mouriermore»
Year: 2010
Size: 7.50 x 4.00 x 1.50 inches
French
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Ciudadelas
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Spanish Third Edition
Publisher: Edge Entertainment
Artist: Julien Delval, Didier Graffet, Florence Magnin, Jean-Louis Mouriermore»
Year: 2010
Size: 7.68 x 4.13 x 1.38 inches
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2 Short rules summary for Base Game + Expansion
Here is a simple document that I print double-sided, fold up, and throw into the game box. When my wife pulls it out to play with friends (or when we loan it) it is easier to read and understand then the full rules, and gets them going quicker.
2011-12-15
2 Card Description Cut-outs
These are small cut-out descriptions of each card fully worded since the original text left a lot of holes in the rules. To use: Print and cut out along the lines. Get card sleeves for your cards. Put the slips of paper in the sleeves with the appropriate card. *Might help to get non-clear sleeves.
2011-10-29
3 Play Aid - Cartas especiais em português
Translation of every special card to portuguese (based on the german version) - Tradução de todas as cartas especiais para português (baseado na versão em alemão) - Version 1.0
2011-04-24
2 Tradução das Regras em Português
Rules translation to portuguese (based in the german "Ohne Furcht und Adel" version) - Tradução das regras para português (baseado na versão "Ohne Furcht und Adel" em alemão) - Version 1.0
2011-04-24
6 Citadels Character Summaries in Card Format
Language: English Colour: Yes Card Usage: Front and Back These are printable character card summaries for new players of Citadels. Use another Citadels card to trace them, cut them out, and sleeve them.
2011-01-19
0 Character guide in Indonesia - by Herry
Character guide in Bahasa Indonesia, card sized. Print, fold, and enjoy~
2010-12-29
1 Card-sized basic characters cheat sheet (in Croatian)
Card-sized basic characters cheat sheet (in Croatian)
2010-11-08
17 Teaching Guide for Citadels from The How to Play Podcast
Black and white version of the original teaching guide
2010-09-18
4 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
9 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
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 137
Strategy Game Rank: 117
Family Game Rank: 20
Num Ratings: 18922
Average Rating: 7.28
Standard Deviation: 1.25
Num Views: 606543
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.1
Fans: 518
Personal Comments: 5401
Users Owning: 21891
Users Wanting: 313
Users Trading: 453 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 5
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Total Plays: 45130
Plays This Month: 21
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Average Rating 7.06
Average Weight 2.09
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Comments 1006
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