A card game where players seek to build the most impressive districts in their cities. At the beginning of each round, players pass the character deck and secretly choose a character that grants them certain special abilities.
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What is the most balanced/competitive character set in Citadels?
In Citadels, most versions that are currently available for sale also include the Dark City expansion. Since those extra characters are available, what arrangement of characters do you find the most balanced and competitive?
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What happens when I draw cards if I've built the Library and the Observatory?
In Citadels it's possible to build both the Library and Observatory:
Library
If you choose to draw cards when you take an action, you keep both of the cards you have drawn.
Observatory
If you choose to draw cards when you take an action, you draw…
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In two- and three-player Citadels, how does the Bishop's ability work?
In two- and three-player Citadels, if I have Bishop, am I always protected from the Warlord? Or, am I only protected if my second character is the Bishop (i.e. I was most recently the Bishop during the Warlord's turn)?
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Citadels: Does the crown switch hands if the king is killed?
In Citadels, Ann has the crown and Bill chooses the king. The assassin kills the king. Who keeps the crown at the end of the turn?
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What happens to destroyed districts in Citadels?
In Citadels when you destroy someone's district with the warlord it isn't clear what you do with the card. Does it return to the bottom of the district deck? This is the only other place district cards seem to go, other than player's hands and being…
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Citadels: Wishing Well card 'every other purple district' clarfication
In the Citadels: Dark City expansion the Wishing Well purple district card reads as follows:
At the end of the game, you score one point for every other purple district in your city
The italicization is actually printed on the card.
Does the means…
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Citadels: Can two Circus Tents be built in the same city?
In the latest German edition of Citadels, there is an action card Circus Tent. It is played from your hand without paying any gold (and in addition to your normal building action). It's text says:
You can put the Circus Tent in front of you. At the…
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In 2-3 player Citadels, can your second character buy a destroyed building using Graveyard?
In Citadels you have a card that permits you to buy buildings (Graveyard) destroyed by the Warlord. But the Warlord cannot buy the destroyed building. In the 2-3 players variant you select 2 characters.
Can your alter ego buy the destroyed card…
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In the English version of Citadels, what is the action text on the card named Armory/Weaponry?
I happen to have a Bulgarian version that does not specify if the player can destroy 1 enemy building, while sacrificing it, or the whole city. It's hard to explain, but I think it was translated by someone unfamiliar with the exact Bulgarian…
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In 2-3 player Citadels, can your second character build a 9th district?
In Citadels, if a player builds his 8th building we finish the round with the remaining roles and the game ends.
In 2-3 players rules, I may build the 8th district with my first character. When comes the second character's turn, can I build an…
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In Citadels, when do characters get the extra gold from their colour?
In the Citadels one of the benefits of your characters is receiving extra gold from buildings of the same colour. For example, each green building gives one extra gold to the merchant.
I am wondering; does this bonus start immediately at the…
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Does assassination nullify the bishop's protection?
If you are the bishop and you were assassinated, are you still protected from the warlord in that turn? I'm guessing you are, and this question also hints that you are, but the rules are not clear so I wondered whether it really is the case.
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How to avoid the situation in which player 2 knows for sure that player 1 chose the King?
In Citadels/Machiavelli the rules state that the current king, in order to start a round, needs to look at the first character card and put it face down on the table. Then put a certain number of character cards face up on the table. If the King…
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In 2-3 player Citadels, can the unique district abilities be triggered twice?
Since having 2 turns in a 2-3 player, does the ability of a unique district trigger for each character turn?
For example, I have the Laboratory in play, can I trigger the ability to discard 1 card to gain 2 gold, for each character I play?
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If the Witch steals the power of the warlord and tries to destroy a player's district, are they protected if they have the bishop?
Player A has the witch and bewitches the Warlord.
Player A chooses to destroy player B's district.
Player B has the Bishop. Can he reveal it to protect himself?
If player B can do this and reveal the bishop, can player C rob the bishop with the…
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