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Council of 12

Council of 12

Corax Games · 2022
2–420–30 min10+ yrs1.6/5 complexity4.9 BGG#30.136 BGG509Co-opFamily
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How do you play Council of 12?

The twelve-sided stones of power are acting strange, appearing all over the 12 Kingdoms and causing chaos everywhere! You are the members of the King's council and it is your job to solve all these problems.

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Council of 12 box art
official art · Corax Games

The twelve-sided stones of power are acting strange, appearing all over the 12 Kingdoms and causing chaos everywhere! You are the members of the King's council and it is your job to solve all these problems. But behind the scenes a greater danger looms: The Royal Stone of Power is slowly leeching its owner of their life force...

Council of 12 is a game for 2 to 4 players of age 10 and up. It is the sequel to the acclaimed and successful "King of 12", Unlike its sister game, Council of 12 is completely cooperative with an adjustable level of difficulty. Here, the aim is to communally manipulate the central d12 according to the requirements of the cards at hand. Council of 12 is completely self-contained, but builds on the popular core elements of King of 12. Characters are played and negated again and dice are manipulated.

The game includes many different challenges to overcome, as well as an ever-changing selection of characters who will help you do so. Either let chance decide the composition of the Challenge deck, or else tailor it to your desired level of difficulty in your quest for the ultimate high score.

Cooperative: You play your cards face-down. If you manage to correctly guess what cards your team mates will play, this will help you greatly when solving the puzzle posed by the challenge at hand. But even if things don't go as planned, you will often still have a chance to master the challenge – provided you manage to spot it!

If you survive 7 challenges can you face your final task - securing the line of succession by forging an agreement among all the players.

game anatomy
Complexity1.6 / 5
BGG rating4.9 / 10
Vibe
Co-opFamily
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
20–30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#30.136
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Q3How do you play Council of 12?
Council of 12 is a card game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~20–30 minutes, featuring auction: sealed bid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Council of 12 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Council of 12 support?
Council of 12 is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Council of 12 take?
A game of Council of 12 takes about 20–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Council of 12 for?
Council of 12 is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Council of 12?
Council of 12 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.6 out of 5.
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