Reply: Citadels:: Rules:: Re: THE FAQ TO END ALL FAQs...... (work in progress)

by ackmondual

DAAAN wrote:

Hey there, I've been looking all over for this and I can't seem to find it's been an issue that's come up. A very long debate broke out after our last game about disclosing your hand size. Player A was playing the magician and asked Player B how many cards were in his hand. He said 1 showed his hand containing 3 cards collapsed so that it looked like 1 card.

Player A properly kicked off when he found out that player B lied. Player A's argument was pretty weak stating that he felt that this specifically messed with the magician card. Player B said that the rules say you can say whatever you like. I don't like the practise because the rules seem to assert that hand size is public knowledge and whilst we could get players to let you count their hand size, I vehemently oppose any style of play that slows down games for what is potentially a marginal advantage.

Can I get your opinion?

While the rules may or may not say # of cards public knowledge, it most definitely doesn't say they're hidden info. That's something I would've likely remembered, as that stands out more. We play that # of cards is public info.