Shadows over Camelot

BGG Rank: 560

Players: 3 - 7, Recommended: 7+, Best: 7+

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.57 / 5

Mechanisms: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Semi-Cooperative Game, Set Collection, Sudden Death Ending, Take That, Team-Based Game, Trading, Traitor Game, Tug of War, Variable Player Powers

Category: Adventure, Bluffing, Deduction, Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology

Family: Components: Miniatures, Components: Polyhedral (not D6) dice, Game: Shadows over Camelot, Theme: King Arthur / The Knights of the Round Table / Camelot

Designer: Bruno Cathala, Serge Laget

Artist: Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval

Publisher: Days of Wonder

Category: Worker Placement

Shadows over Camelot is a cooperative/semi-cooperative hand-management and deduction-based board game for 3–7 players. Each player represents a knight of the Round Table and they must collaborate to overcome a number of quests, ranging from defeating the Black Knight to the search for the Holy Grail. Completed quests place white swords on the Round Table; failed quests add black swords and/or siege engines around Camelot. The knights are trying to build a majority of white swords on the Table before Camelot falls. On each knight's turn, the knight takes a "heroic action", such as moving to a new quest, building his hand, or playing cards to advance the forces of good. However, he must also choose one of three evil actions, each of which will bring Camelot closer to defeat. Moreover, one of the knights may be a traitor, pretending to be a loyal member of the party but secretly hindering his fellow knights in subtle ways, biding his time, waiting to strike at the worst possible moment... But enough words... don your cloak, climb astride your warhorse, and gallop into the Shadows to join us in Camelot!

Average Playing Time	2-4 hours
Best Player Count	5 Best, 6 Best, 7 Best
Collection	Kevin
Difficulty	Standard
Played	Unplayed
Recommended Player Count	4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players, 7 Players

Players: 3 - 8, Recommended: 8+, Best: 8+

Playing Time: 90 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.54 / 5

From DOW blog Merlin’s Company is an expansion for the popular Shadows over Camelot board game. It introduces a host of new characters - including 7 new knights and Merlin himself - to the Shadows over Camelot epic. The wise old wizard is now a full-blown independent character in the game, complete with his own figure. He travels the board lending guidance and a helping hand to the embattled knights. Merlin’s Company also introduces 63 new cards: the all new Travel cards - events that may occur as you move from Quest to Quest; additional Black cards, including 7 witches allied with Morgan; and additional White cards that will help you and your fellow knights in your battles against the forces of evil. The Merlin’s Company expansion supports up to 8 players, including 2 possible Traitors, assuring that even the most innocuous Shadows over Camelot Quest will be filled with grave peril. Evenings at the Round Table have never been more exciting than with Merlin’s Company - the new expansion for Shadows over Camelot! Expands: Shadows over Camelot

mrpeterson rated: N/A/10

Want it

_Dani_ rated: N/A/10

My #1 on DSP 2005.

joansiuwf rated: N/A/10

Pre-order now. Waiting my copy and Sir Bedivere.Cool

minscfan rated: N/A/10

Gorgeous game.

budblan rated: N/A/10

Sold Nov 2011

silverthorn11 rated: N/A/10

i just got this yesterday at my flgs! excellent game pieces!!!! can't wait to play this baby! Loan: ?

yossarians rated: N/A/10

Includes Sir Bedivere

shyuechou rated: N/A/10

Unusual activity-based co-operative game. Mechanical in feel with card management. Not particularly tension-filled despite fighting against the deck and the limited number of actions given. Numbers do matter. Greater numbers of players will tip the game in favour of the Round Table while fewer will assist the traitor if there is one. There is probably an optimal number of players for balance. Game is highly overrated.

Gomer rated: N/A/10

2005 acquisition.

juliedb rated: N/A/10

Haven't played enough to evaluate it.

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