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1992 Ranked #13,267

Die Verbotene Stadt

Collection game has imperial advisers search for stolen ceremonial garments and return them to the emperor. Players compete to find the most garment cards amid intrigue and corruption inside the Forbidden City.

Bluffing Grid Movement Construction: Forbidden City (China)

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.81/5

Rating

6.02

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

The Chinese Emperor has been powerless for a long time. Intrigue and corruption prevail within the city walls.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Grid Movement

Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
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The Chinese Emperor has been powerless for a long time. Intrigue and corruption prevail within the city walls. Just before a wedding the ceremonial garments of the Emperor are stolen. How it happened is clear. A band of corrupt officials have exploited the waning power of the Emperor for themselves. The Emperor calls in his last faithful advisers (the players) and tells them "Return the garments to me no matter what!" The players heed the emperors request and try to find as many garment cards as possible.

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Category

1
Bluffing

Mechanism

1
Grid Movement

Family

2
Construction: Forbidden City (China) Country: China

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Alex Randolph Johann Rüttinger

Artists

2
Ulrich Lichthardt Johann Rüttinger

Publishers

1
Otto Maier Verlag

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