Blue Lacy

Citadels

Round 1

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

Kevin is revealed to be the Witch.  The Witch takes 2 gold and bewitches the Tax Collector.

The Tax Collector is absent.

Chris is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician takes 2 gold, spends 2 gold to build a Prison, and trades hands with Bill.

The King is abasent.

Bill is revealed to be the Bishop.  The Bishop takes 2 gold and passes.

Christopher is revealed to be the Merchant.  The Merchant takes 2 gold, spends 3 gold to build Docks, and gains 2 gold.

The Architect is absent.

The Warlord is absent.

Round 2

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

The Witch is absent.

The Tax Collector is absent.

The Magician is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the King and takes the crown.  The King takes 2 gold, spends 4 gold to build a Castle, and gains 1 gold.

Chris is revealed to be the Bishop.  The Bishop spends 2 gold to build a Church and takes 3 gold.

The Merchant is absent.

Christopher is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect gains 2 gold and draws 2 cards, spends 5 gold for a Poor House, and gains 1 gold from the Poor House.

Bill is revealed to be the Warlord.  The Warlord takes 2 gold and passes.

Round 3

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

The Witch is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the Tax Collector.  The Tax Collector takes 2 gold and spends 3 gold for Docks.

Bill is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician takes 2 gold, swaps hands with Chris, and spends 5 gold to build a Smithy, paying 1 gold in tax to the Tax Collector.

The King is absent.

The Bishop is absent.

Chris is revealed to be the Merchant.  The Merchant takes 2 gold, spends 5 gold to build the Town Hall, then gains 2 gold, paying 1 gold to the Tax Collector.

The Architect is absent.

Christopher is revealed to be the Warlord.  The Warlord takes 2 gold, spends 3 gold to build the Battlefield, then gains 1 gold, paying 1 gold to destroy Chris's Prison and has no gold to pay the Tax Collector, and finally gains 1 gold from the Poor House.

Round 4

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

Christopher is revealed to be the Witch.  The Witch takes 2 gold and betwiches the King.

The Tax Collector is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician draws 2 cards, keeping 1, discards a card, drawing a replacement, and spends 1 gold to build a Tavern.

Bill is revealed to be the King and takes the Crown and 2 gold.  The Witch spends 3 gold to build a Manor, then gains 1 gold from the Poor House.

The Bishop is absent.

The Merchant is absent.

Chris is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect takes 2 gold and draws 2 cards, spends 1 gold to build a Watchtower, and 2 gold to build a Trading Post.

The Warlord is absent.

Round 5

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

Chris is revealed to be the Witch.  The Witch takes 2 gold and betwiches the King.

The Tax Collector is absent.

Christopher is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician takes 2 gold, swaps hands with Kevin, and spends 2 gold to build a Church.

The King is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the Bishop.  The Bishop takes 2 gold and spends 3 gold to build a Battlefield.

The Merchant is absent.

Bill is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect takes 2 gold, draws 2 cards, and spends 4 gold to build a Harbor.

The Warlord is absent.

Round 6

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

The Witch is absent.

The Tax Collector is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician exchanges hands with Bill, draws 2 cards, keeps 1, and passes.

Christopher is revealed to be the King and takes the crown.  The King takes 2 gold, gains 1 additional gold, and passes on building.

The Bishop is absent.

The Merchant is absent.

Bill is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect takes 2 gold and 2 cards, spends 3 gold for a Monastery and 1 gold for a Temple.

Chris is revealed to be the Warlord.  The Warlord takes 2 gold, gains 1 gold for the Watchtower, and spends 5 gold for the Graveyard.

Round 7

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

Chris is revealed to be the Witch.  The Witch takes 2 gold and betwiches the Merchant.

The Tax Collector is absent.

Christopher is revealed to be the Magician.  The Magician takes 2 gold, spends 6 gold for a School of Magic, and swaps hands with Kevin, then gains a gold from the Poor House.

The King is absent.

The Bishop is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the Merchant.  The Merchant takes 2 gold.  The Witch collects 2 gold and passes.

Bill is revealed to be the Architect.  The Archtiect takes 2 gold and draws 2 cards, then passes.

The Warlord is absent.

Round 8

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

Bill is revealed to be the Witch.  The Witch takes 2 gold and betwiches the Merchant.

The Tax Collector is absent.

The Magician is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the King and takes the crown.  The King takes 1 gold for royal districts, draws 2 cards, keeping 1, and passes.

The Bishop is absent.

The Merchant is absent.

Chris is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect takes 2 gold, draws 2 cards, spends 2 gold to build a Market, and 3 gold to build a Manor.

Christopher is revealed to be the Warlord.  The Warlord takes 2 gold, gains 2 gold from military districts, spends 4 gold to destroy Chris' Graveyard, spends 1 gold to build a Tavern, and gains 1 gold from the Poor House.

Round 9

Character Selection

Done.

Actions

The Witch is absent.

Bill is revealed to be the Tax Collector.  The Tax Collector takes 2 gold and spends 6 gold for a Dragon Gate.

The Magician is absent.

Kevin is revealed to be the King and retains the crown.  The King takes 2 gold, gains 1 gold from royal districts and spends 5 gold to build an Observatory and pays 1 gold to the Tax Collector.

The Bishop is absent.

The Merchant is absent.

Christopher is revealed to be the Architect.  The Architect takes 2 gold and draws 2 cards, spends 1 gold to build a Temple, and pays 1 gold to the Tax Collector.

Chris is revealed to be the Warlord.  The Warlord takes 2 gold and spends 2 gold to destroy Kevin's Docks.

Final Scoring

Congratulations to Christopher Hunt on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Christopher Hunt:  Thanks to Chris for running the game.  Got lucky, only ever paid 1 gold to the tax collector.  Poor house was worth its weight in gold. Had to get rid of graveyard getting destroyed buildings for 1 gold? Question would that be taxable?  [GM:  They would be taxable once built.  The Graveyard allows destroyed buildings to be put into the player's hand, not city.]

Bill Scharf:  Congratulations to Christopher for winning this game, and thanks to Chris for running it. Man a tough game, I don’t believe I ever had a yellow card, and the cards I drew tended to be on the expensive side. After two turns as the architect, my cheapest card cost five gold to build! Still, it’s a fun game to play.

Chris Geggus:  Excellent win by Christopher. More than twice my score - ouch! Always fun, although not sure I like the Witch character. Too vague and random for my liking. And thanks to Chris once again.

Kevin Wilson:  Still learning this one. Once again, I didn’t flip to VP vs. opportunities fast enough. But, I can really see now how much fun this one could be face-to-face.  Play like this is fun but the interaction is certainly a hoot.  I need to be a little less obvious in my choices and be more cunning (like playing Dune) in what I choose to do.

Thanks to everyone playing and letting me learn. Thanks to Chris for running and congrats to Christopher for an excellent win.

I’ll keep trying, and letting someone else benefit from my inexperience, but I still find it fun.

Players

Chris' City

Kevin's City

Christopher's City

Bill's City