999games 999 games Machiavelli card game

A beautiful city, with you as its ruler! You have grand plans. Your city will be the most beautiful, biggest, and most magical city ever! But you are not the only one with ambitions. Intrigues are rampant, and none of your adversaries can truly be trusted. That's why you enlist characters like the King, the Assassin, or the Merchant. Each turn, one of the characters works for you and performs special actions. But who chooses which characters? And how do you outsmart everyone? In Machiavelli, you must construct buildings by paying with coins. The more expensive the building, the more points it will yield at the end of the game. To help you, at the beginning of a round, you can choose from different characters. For example, the King always lets you choose a character first, the Assassin eliminates other characters, and the Merchant ensures you get extra money. After each round, the characters are re-dealt, so another player can become King, for instance. Machiavelli has been a popular game for years thanks to the strong player interaction. Those who cleverly estimate who chooses which characters can manipulate the entire game. Although you only use eight characters per game, this edition contains no less than 27 different characters. So you can vary a lot! Note: This edition of Machiavelli is a revised version of Machiavelli De luxe, with the same number of character cards and extras but without the 15 circus-themed action cards. Game features • Ages 10 and up • 2 to 8 players • Game duration approx. 30 minutes