About Palifort, from BoardGameGeek:
Palifort is a strategic card game (with a custom die) where players construct buildings, call on citizens, and attack their rivals to claim victory. Manage your resources, plan your moves, and seize the right opportunities. The moment you reach 5 victory points, the other cities won't let you win that easily.
How does it play ?
The cities of Palifort have long competed for dominance, and only one will endure. Build yours, defend it from those who want to see it fall, and aim to reach at least 5 Victory Points from undamaged Buildings at the end of your turn. Victory Points are represented by the total number of star symbols shown on the Building cards in your city. You must then survive all other players' turns. If you still have at least 5 Victory Points from undamaged Buildings when your next turn begins, you win. If not, the game continues.
You draw your cards at the end of your turn, so you can think about your next strategic move while the other players take their turns. But be ready, because someone might decide to invade your city!
Will you focus on rallying plenty of citizens to your cause and threatening everybody with the biggest army? Or will you stay quiet while amassing resources, ready to pivot the moment it counts? Or will you quickly build defensive buildings to protect yourself from attacks? Or just rush toward victory point buildings and claim the win outright?
For 2 to 4 players, each player manages their own city. For 5 or more, form teams of 2; teammates jointly manage 1 city and act as 1 player. With an odd number of players, one player stays solo. There can never be more than 4 cities in a game. Conspire freely; plotting together against the rest of the table is half the fun!
-description from the designer
