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Richelieu

Published by	White Goblin	More info from BoardGameGeek Order quantity
Designed by	Olivier Lamontagne
Players	2 to 4
Age	10 to adult
Playing time	60 minutes
RRP	Ł39.99
Price	Ł20.00

Contents

Game board
26 intrigue sheets
40 agent tokens
12 markers
4 30+ prestige tiles
3 wooden pawns
10 jewellery tokens
Money
4 player screens
Rules

About the game

Paris, XVIIth century. Cardinal Richelieu is centralising power in the name of King Louis XIII and defending France against those he considers its enemies: the English, the protestants, the Habsburgs and French nobles scheming against him and the crown. Will you side with the cardinal, or will you be seduced by the promise of wealth and power from the queen and foreign nations? Be warned that the cardinal will hinder too ambitious intrigants. Become an influent noble in the court by accumulating prestige and favours. The player most helpful to each faction is also rewarded at the end of the game.

Richelieu is a tactical game with a lot of bluff and interaction, with intrigue everywhere. Every instance of intrigue will pit Cardinal Richelieu against his enemies. The players are nobles taking sides in these intrigues by placing agents with secret values and thus influencing the intrigues. Will you choose to side with Richelieu or the conspirators, or perhaps even help both? You can keep your support secret or make it directly known to others when placing your agents at the intrigues. It costs money to place agents, but the winning faction gives higher rewards for the players that helped them the most.