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Castle Combo
By Catch Up Games
- 2 to 5 players
- Ages 10 and up
- About 25 minutes
- Complexity 2 out of 5, easy to learn
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- Complexity 1 out of 5, light and breezy
- Light and breezy. Learn it in a minute and play straight away, like Dobble or Sushi Go!
- Complexity 2 out of 5, easy to learn
- Easy to learn. A few rules, easy to teach at the table, like Ticket to Ride or Carcassonne.
- Complexity 3 out of 5, think it through
- Think it through. Some planning a few turns ahead, like Catan or Pandemic.
- Complexity 4 out of 5, plenty to think about
- Plenty to think about. Longer rules and real strategy, like Scythe or Terraforming Mars.
- Complexity 5 out of 5, a real brain-burner
- A real brain-burner. Deep and demanding, best with players who already know the game.
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A quick and nifty card game by the publisher of Faraway. Each player will spend coins to draft 9 cards from 2 open markets on the table (the lower and upper city), creating along the game a 3x3 square of people interacting with each other to trigger instant effects and end-of-game bonuses. Castle Combo is a tableau-building game that combines simplicity with deep, engaging gameplay, offering highly satisfying experiences. Each turn, you add a character to your tableau—a seemingly straightforward action that packs a punch regarding strategic decisions. You'll need to carefully manage your Keys to influence the Messenger pawn… at critical moments, as it controls which characters are available for recruitment from two different areas – peasants and nobles. Balancing your Gold reserves is equally important, ensuring you can afford the characters that best suit your strategy throughout the game. Selecting the right characters is crucial to maximising their immediate effects and the points they will contribute at the game's end. Finally, carefully arranging these characters on your 3x3 board is key to unlocking their full potential. What the reviewers say… "I really like this game. A really cool, fun game that is actually way crunchier than it looks on the surface." - Board Stupid "I love Castle Combo. There’s such a rewarding decision spectrum in a tiny boxed 9 card tableau. It’s super easy to teach and is one of those games that you can play a game of and then play another of." - Board Game Overlord