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Sammu-ramat: The Gates of Kalhu 2023

Design Petter Söderberg Art Madeleine Fjäll , Rachael Whelan Publisher Ion Game Design
10.0 /10
BGG rating
3–5
Players
10–20
Minutes
6
Age
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About the Game

It is the year 801 BC in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Ancient Mesopotamia. Queen Sammuramat’s capital Kalhu is being attacked by the Enemy, and her bannermen are rallying to form a Queen’s Guard to defend the city.

This card game simulates a field battle outside the Gates of Kalhu. You will need two decks: One for the Enemy and one for Queen’s Guard of 2-4 players. ♠ represent Military, ♦ represent Supplies, ♣ represent Diviners (Priests) and ♥ represent Medicine.

The game is played by taking tricks, where the first-played card decides what suit to follow. Winning a ♠ trick means that the opponent side will take Military Power losses. The team that gets the opponent side down to Zero Military wins the game.

-description from designer

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Categories
Ancient Card Game Print & Play
Mechanics
Card Play Conflict Resolution Communication Limits Trick-taking
BGG ratings
1
BGG data
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