Description
The Knights of the Round Table must assemble once again to protect King Arthur's kingdom from numerous threats. But wait – these aren't the knights of old, but rather their children. Can these newcomer knights prove up to the task of tracking the dangers out there and putting a stop to them before it's too late?
In Shadows over Camelot: The Card Game, the players (mostly) work together to complete quests before the danger level of a quest gets too high.
In game terms, the quests are represented by five types of cards, with each card showing 1-3 swords, as well as a number from 2 to 5 or a question mark. These cards are shuffled together with Morgan le Fay cards (which curse the players when they appear) and Merlin cards (which remove some aspects of the curse) to form the rumor deck. Each player receives a secret loyalty card at the start of the game, with at most one person being a traitor to the cause. On a turn a player either:
Reveals a rumor card.
Attempts a quest.
Accuses a knight.
To reveal a rumor card, the player flips it onto the top of the revealed stack of cards. If it's a quest card, players try to keep track of the total value of cards from that quest, with ?s each worth as many points as the number of ?s revealed of that quest. If a Morgan le Fay is revealed, players can no longer speak to one another; in addition, Morgan twists the values of some cards or removes some from play. Merlin allows players to speak once again.
Players are trying to stop quests when the total value is 11, 12 or 13. Any lower, and they arrived too soon, wasting time; any higher, and they arrived too late. To attempt a quest, the player points to the top quest card and says, "It's time." The player then reveals all cards in the deck. If the sum of that quest is 11-13, then the players receive 1-3 white swords, as shown on the quest cards. If lower, they receive one black sword; if higher, 1-3 black swords. All other quests are checked to see whether the players were too late, then the stack resets. A failed quest rewards the attempter with a special bonus card for later use.
Once three swords have been claimed, whatever the color, a player can choose to accuse another player of being traitorous to the cause, winning a reward if correct and a penalty otherwise. If the players collect seven white swords, they have stopped Morgan's forces and win. If, however, they collect seven black swords first, then Arthur's kingdom falls.
Rental Information
Game rental is charged per week (7 days) with a minimum rental period of 1 week and a maximum rental period of 8 weeks per booking.
Rentals are available for pick-up after 12pm the day after you place your order. If you require same day collection please contact us to discuss before placing your order.
Rentals must be picked-up and dropped-off in person at Crafted Coffee which is located at 121 Blenheim Road, Christchurch, 8025.
Crafted Coffee's standard opening hours are:
7am - 2:30pm Monday to Friday
10am - 2pm Saturday
Closed - Sunday
Hours may change on public holidays. You can contact Crafted Coffee on 03 348 4833.
A 10% discount will automatically be applied to all rentals taken for more than 4 weeks. Discounts can only be applied at the initial time of booking and can not be applied at a later point.
We do our best to ensure every game is complete and fully playable but if you do find anything wrong with the game that prevents you playing it please let us know as soon as possible. We are happy to refund any hire fees once the game has been returned. Please advise us if you wish to return a game. You are responsible for the game until it arrives back at Meepleopolis. We will refund or credit only once we have received the game and determined its condition.
If you buy from us the same game you rented within 7 days of the rental period ending we will apply a discount on the purchase price equal to one week of the rental cost. Discount will stack with your member discounts, no other discounts or promotions will stack with this discount. The purchase is dependent on stock availability for which we make no guarantees.
You are responsible for returning the rented game(s) on time - by the end of the rental period. Failure to return the rental on time will incur late return charges. Late return charges are set at 200% of the rental price paid for each week (or part of) of late return.
If some components of the game(s) go missing and can be replaced from the manufacturer you will be charged for these replacements, if required. Due to some manufacturer replacement policies, it may be necessary to replace the entire game should some pieces get lost or damaged. You acknowledge, understand and accept this risk. If you should receive a game where there are pieces missing then please notify us promptly.
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