Citadels
Draft a secret role, build your city and hope nobody guessed who you are.
What it is
A bluffing game about building a medieval city, for groups who enjoy reading each other. Each round players secretly draft a character, and those characters act in numbered order. The Assassin names a role to skip and the Thief names a role to rob, so you are guessing who took what. The game ends after the round in which a city reaches seven districts, or eight with two or three players.
What we love
- Eight core roles such as King, Bishop, Merchant and Architect each pull you a different way
- The current edition holds 27 characters, so the mix changes between games
- Every round starts with a small mind game over who took which card
Honest trade-offs
- The Assassin and Warlord can wreck your turn or knock down a district
- Two and three players use special rules where each person runs two characters
- The expanded character set includes a Witch, which is easy to leave out if you prefer
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is the assassin and warlord can wreck your turn or knock down a district.
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Content advisory
Combat is central but abstract; no graphic depiction.
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