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The 7th Citadel to Returns to Kickstarter This June

ByDaniel Kling Lorentsen
A captivating tabletop game set, "7th Citadel," features a map, cards, booklets, dice, and game pieces spread around a central board. The impressive box displays its title and artwork. Launching in June on Kickstarter, this adventure invites players to explore endless possibilities.

The 7th Citadel, a cooperative card-based exploration board game by French publisher Serious Poulp, is scheduled for a new Kickstarter campaign starting June 4. This follows a notably successful initial campaign in 2020, which attracted over 33,000 backers and raised in excess of $3.5 million.

The upcoming campaign marks the start of a dedicated partnership between Serious Poulp and Kickstarter, with all future projects from the publisher set to launch exclusively on the crowdfunding platform until 2026. Bruno Sautter, CEO of Serious Poulp, emphasized the significance of crowdfunding in the creation of large-scale board games and expressed confidence in this strategic collaboration.

A Kickstarter edition of "The 7th Citadel" features a game box, detailed map, character cards, gaming tiles, dice, and rulebooks. In June's release, various gaming components are elegantly laid out on a black playmat.

The 7th Citadel, using a gameplay mechanism similar to its predecessor, The 7th Continent, allows players to explore and build the game board through terrain and event cards. The game introduces a new setting, “The Collapsing Lands,” a post-apocalyptic medieval world threatened by various perils, enhancing the narrative depth and expanding the gameplay mechanics.

An opened 7th Citadel game manual rests on a wooden table, revealing detailed instructions and dialogue. Various icons and text messages are scattered across the page. Surrounding the manual are game pieces, a character card, and an orange plastic lock with numbers, reminiscent of its successful Kickstarter launch in June.

New features for the game include an evolving world map, customizable Action decks, and the ability to develop a Citadel between scenarios, broadening the strategic options available to players.

A close-up of four game cards from 7th Citadel being held in a hand. The cards feature icons like a spiral, flag, and cloak on a blue background with fringe details. One card has discard instructions with a blue star icon, reminiscent of Kickstarter exclusives arriving this June.

Daniel Kling Lorentsen is the editor of Tabletop Gaming News, with a passion for tabletop games that began in the '90s. Starting with Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer, his journey in the gaming industry has been diverse—from working at a prominent gaming store and illustrating RPG books and board games, to consulting hedge funds on RPG trends. Since 2005, Daniel has written extensively about games and managed several gaming websites, applying his deep industry knowledge to keep readers informed about the latest in tabletop gaming.