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A game about knights and castles. King Arthur is on a crusade in the Holy Land. England's long absence is in turmoil, as powerful nobles from all over the country are expanding their influence at the expense of one another. Land is being incorporated and the borders of the counties redrawn. The most powerful nobleman will stand the best chance of undermining King Arthur's authority and becoming the new King of England ... In a changeable landscape of forests, plains, villages and mountains, each player places three fortresses and knights at the start. During the game, each player tries to demarcate as large an area as possible by building a large wall around it. The winner becomes the player who has the most valuable territory. The value is determined by the type of terrain that is enclosed and the presence of different mines. The game continues to be controlled by power cards, of which there are several types. On each turn, the player decides whether to play a power card or to sell one on a market from which players can later take cards. When a player has taken his action, he replenishes his hand supply to 3 cards (from the open market or from the face down pile). The different types of power cards are: placing borders or knights, expanding territory, designating a defector, or making a non-attacking alliance with a neighbor. Whoever wants to play a power card must pay ducats for it. Whoever places a boundary takes 1 to 3 pieces of wall (depending on the card played) and increases the wall around one of his castles. If this creates an area that is completely walled in, the player scores points. Knights are placed on pasture and forest fields and serve to increase your attack power. Because whoever has more knights than his neighbor can conquer 1 or 2 pieces of terrain. The walls are moved in such a way that the area of the attacker increases and that of the attacked decreases. This game has received multiple awards. Number of players: 2 - 4 Age: from 12 years old Playing time: approx. 60 minutes Content: - 4 edge pieces - 9 landscape tiles - 4 connectors - 60 playing cards - 60 knights in 4 colors - 16 castles in 4 colors - 100 borders - 47 ducats - 4 score tokens - 1 King token - game rules
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