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2001 Ranked #8,185

Kardinal & König: Das Kartenspiel

A medieval card game has players collect land, establish cloisters, bring advisors to councils, and improve roads. Different card choices score in different ways, rewarding the strongest network of influence.

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Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

11+

Complexity

2.57/5

Rating

6.77

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.6/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.9/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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Kardinal & König - Das Kartenspiel is the card game based on the Kardinal & König boardgame from Goldsieber Spiele (also issued as Web of Power by Rio Grande Games). Idea of the game Europe, the center of power in the 12th century.

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Kardinal & König - Das Kartenspiel is the card game based on the Kardinal & König boardgame from Goldsieber Spiele (also issued as Web of Power by Rio Grande Games). Idea of the game Europe, the center of power in the 12th century. Influential Orders struggle for supremacy. By collecting Land cards, you can establish cloisters, bring advisors to council meetings, and improve your network of roads. According to which cards you choose, you can earn different amounts of victory points. At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points wins. Rereleased by Ravensburger with different rules as the two-player game Richelieu.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
45 min
Age
11+
Complexity
2.6/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Michael Schacht

Artists

2
Hans-Jörg Brehm Michael Schacht

Publishers

2
(Web published) Spiele aus Timbuktu