Paolo and Francesca: Intrigues in Gradara (2013)

"Are you ready to relive an engaging adventure inside the medieval walls of the ancient town of Gradara? A game for 3, 4, or even 5 players. Each of you will lead a noble family became prominent during the Renaissance or late Middle Ages in Italy, struggling for power and in a war to control the fortified city, famous for being the location of violent battles and heated rivalry. You will take control of the most important places of the town, by influencing the personalities who govern them and by taking advantage of the secret of the two young lovers... As an emissary of a noble family at every turn you can visit one of the city's locations to carry out your actions. By bribing, you can steal cards from the hands of your opponents. By exercising power, you will instead get the support of a personality and earn victory points: to do this you will need specific card combinations, or you can bluff and pretend to have them... During your mission, you can "unmask" the secret identity of your opponents without revealing yours: if you know which Family sent your opponents, you will unveil more easily their bluffs and your opponents will lose victory points. In this power struggle everything is permitted: finding legal quibbles with the pettifogger will force your opponents to change strategy, and if things go wrong you can always hire an assassin... At the end of the game (for rounds or when a player finishes their markers) who has more victory points wins! "