In the early 2000s, Citadels gave you something you didn’t know you needed: the power to get into someone’s mind… sort of… For over 25 years, it has been about building a medieval city of your own and outthinking your opponents. Citadels Duel is a brand-new reimagining of the award-winning game of intrigue and deduction, designed exclusively for head-to-head play.
You compete for control of a living, breathing city. You’ll work to sway the council, build new districts, and utilize unique character powers to stay one step ahead of your opponent. Every ally you recruit is an advantage your opponent can’t use, but every character you leave behind becomes their greatest weapon. Anticipate their moves and act decisively.
Citadels Duel refines the core mechanics of the original game to create a tighter, faster-paced experience where every move matters. Never played Citadels before? Let us quickly run you through how to play the Duel version.
Each round consists of 3 phases. The draft phase where you choose your characters. The resolve phase, where each character card is called out in ascending order and its ability activated. The expansion phase marks the end of the round, during which the player with the most council seats gains 3 gold coins and builds a district. The other player can then gain 2 gold coins or build a district. Players may build a district only if they can afford to.
Once the city’s 4x4 grid is fully built, the game ends. The winner is the player with the highest total points, based on the number of controlled districts, gold coins, and council seats.
Give the tutorial a go before you jump in, but know that In this duel for dominance, there are no alliances to hide behind, and no extra players to absorb the consequences of a misstep. Every action is personal, and every decision can tip the balance of power.
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Thanks to Bruno Faidutti, Guillaume Montiage, and Manuel Rozoy, the game designers, as well as the Z-Man Games’ crew for letting us add this 2-player gem to our roster. And our gratitude goes to LeSteffen for the BGA port.
This was your Wednesday release.
Two players enter; one city stands. Take care and play fair…
Citadels Duel（富饒之城 雙人版）：兩位玩家，一座城市，無止盡的宿敵對決。
2000 年代初，《富饒之城》（Citadels）為玩家帶來了一種史無前例卻又欲罷不能的體驗：彷彿能看穿他人心思的能力……至少某種程度上是如此……二十五年來，這款遊戲的核心始終圍繞在營建屬於自己的中世紀城邦，並在智謀上技高一籌。如今，《榮耀之城：對決》（Citadels Duel）以全新面貌，重新演繹這款屢獲殊榮的爾虞我詐與心機推理經典，專為雙人正面交鋒量身打造。
你們將爭奪這座生機盎然城邦的掌控權。你必須設法左右議會、修建全新地區，並善用獨特的角色技能來搶佔先機。你招募的每位盟友，都是對手無法借力的優勢；但你棄之不顧的每名角色，都可能化為對手最致命的武器。料敵機先，果斷出手。
《榮耀之城：對決》提煉了原版遊戲的核心機制，打造出對局更緊湊、節奏更明快、步步關鍵的遊玩體驗。從沒玩過《富饒之城》嗎？讓我們快速帶你掌握這款對決版的玩法精髓。
每個輪次包含 3 個階段：首先是輪抽階段，雙方在此挑選角色；接著是結算階段，依數字由小到大依序唱名角色卡並發動其能力；最後是作為輪次尾聲的擴張階段，佔有較多議會席位的玩家獲得 3 枚金幣並建造一個地區，另一名玩家隨後可選擇獲得 2 枚金幣或建造一個地區。請注意，玩家只有在資源充足時才能建造地區。
一旦城邦的 4×4 板塊方陣完全建造完畢，遊戲即告結束。由掌控的地區數量、金幣與議會席位總分最高的玩家奪下勝利。
正式開戰前，不妨先走一趟教學流程！但請牢記，在這場主權爭奪戰中，你別無盟友可替你掩護，更沒有多餘的玩家能為你的失誤分擔代價。每一次行動都直指要害，每一個抉擇都足以顛覆權力天平。
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感謝遊戲設計師 Bruno Faidutti、Guillaume Montiage 與 Manuel Rozoy，以及 Z-Man Games 團隊，讓這款雙人傑作加入我們的遊戲陣容；同時由衷感謝 LeSteffen 操刀完成出色的 BGA 移植版本。
以上就是本週三發佈的消息。
雙雄爭鋒，勝者君臨。請謹慎並公平競爭……
