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Castle Combo
Build your castle card by card, recruiting inhabitants who boost one another. Each character has a unique power, but the secret is finding the combinations that make your score explode. Fast games, deep decisions.
- Players
- 1–4
- Playing time
- 20–30 min
- Min. age
- 8+
- Year
- 2024
- Designer
- Florian Sirieix
Setup
Shuffle all character cards and lay them out to form a visible market in the center of the table.
Each player has an empty castle space in front of them.
TURN STRUCTURE
On your turn, take one card from the market and place it in your castle.
PLACEMENT
Restrictions
Each card has row and column conditions that must be respected
Activation
When placing a card, trigger its effects and those of adjacent cards with synergy
EFFECT TYPES
Immediate
Triggers at the moment the card is placed
Passive
Active as long as the card remains in the castle
End of game
Scored when all cards have been placed
CHARACTER CATEGORIES
Warriors
Protect adjacent cards from negative rival effects
Mages
Copy or amplify the powers of nearby cards
Nobles
Generate bonus points for rank combinations
Peasants
Trigger scoring chains based on quantity accumulation
Victory conditions
Each card scores based on the active synergies in your castle at the end of the game.
The player with the most points wins.
In case of a tie, the winner is the player with the highest-ranked cards in their castle.
Frequently asked questions
- How many players does Castle Combo need?
- 1–4 players.
- How long does a game of Castle Combo last?
- 20–30 minutes.
- What is the minimum age for Castle Combo?
- From 8 years old.
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