But on the other hand it’s a slightly random skip-a-turn mechanic that rarely hits its intended target and can end up punishing one player disproportionately, through no fault of their own. Starting with who holds the crown, players draft characters from the character cards, starting with the player with the crown. Random on its own, but holy hell does it combo nicely with someone like the Wizard or the Seer that gives you information on other players’ hands.

Note, the thief will not know exactly who they are stealing from since they announce a character, not a player. Each character has a special ability, and the usefulness of any character depends upon your situation, and that of your opponents.The game ends when one player constructs their eighth district, then the final scoring begins with each district being worth a certain number of points and bonus points for the player who built all eight of their districts. Citadels is a classic game of building where each player must lead and build a prosperous city by building city districts. After the last player has had their turn it is time to total up and the builder with the highest points score wins.

Now living out of a hut built from expansion boxes, he has been fighting his way up the long road to recovery by discovering all the amazing board games that don't need miniatures.In the right group, of course, that downtime can be an opportunity to talk trash, enjoying yourself in other ways. These cards can be used once per turn without costing any gold and offer various tactical advantages - comparable to unique (aka purple) district cards.

Buildings cost gold equal to the number of symbols on them, and each building is worth a certain number of points. The “classic” set of original roles are simple enough to introduce new gamers to and in fact many of us had one of our earliest gaming experiences picking the merchant’s pockets and stabbing the magician. So one strategy can be to focus on a given colour of district and take its matching role card for ALL THE MONIES.

Going for the role that is best for you is seriously risky and it’s essential to keep yourself from becoming a target. A player can build the "Belltower" district card to cause the game to end with 7 districts instead of 8.