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2000 Ranked #4,692

Castle

A card-placement shedding game where players place cards in castle regions, use their special actions, and try to empty their hands first. The effect of every placement depends on its location, turning simple card disposal into tactical timing.

Family Games Card Game Medieval Hand Management Tile Placement

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

1.9/5

Rating

6.10

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Bruno Faidutti revisits the medieval setting of Ohne Furcht und Adel with the card game Castle. Players are given a set of square cards which are to be played onto the table, which has a cardboard castle battlement layout.

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Bruno Faidutti revisits the medieval setting of Ohne Furcht und Adel with the card game Castle. Players are given a set of square cards which are to be played onto the table, which has a cardboard castle battlement layout. Cards are played into one of four regions: in the courtyard, on the battlements, on the towers, or outside the castle. And when played, the cards will usually allow you to take some sort of special action, which is unique to the card you played. The first player to rid himself of all his cards wins, which can be a tricky proposition at best. A winner of the 2000 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
14+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Bruno Faidutti Serge Laget

Artists

1
Emmanuel Roudier

Publishers

4
Descartes Editeur Eurogames Heidelberger Spieleverlag Hobby World

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