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Shadows over Camelot
Year
2005
Players
3–7
Play time
90min
Min age
10+
Weight
2.57
BGG rating
7.10
BGG rank
#604
Best with
5, 6, 7

Owned by

Michael Redlich

Local copies

Board game

Shadows over Camelot

Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde

Designed by Bruno Cathala, Serge Laget

MeepleMates notes for Shadows over Camelot

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  • Shadows over Camelot is available as a public board game page on MeepleMates for group planning and collection tracking.
  • Best with 5, 6, 7 players according to player poll data.
  • BoardGameGeek average rating 7.10 and BGG rank #604.
  • Groups use this page to connect Adventure, Bluffing, Deduction metadata with real play history, ratings and game night notes.
  • Recommended player counts include 4.
Shadows over Camelot is a cooperative/semi-cooperative hand-management and deduction-based board game for 3-7 players. Each player represents a knight of the Round Table and they must collaborate to overcome a number of quests, ranging from defeating the Black Knight to the search for the Holy Grail. Completed quests place white swords on the Round Table; failed quests add black swords and/or siege engines around Camelot. The knights are trying to build a majority of white swords on the Table before Camelot falls. On each knight's turn, the knight takes a "heroic action", such as moving to a new quest, building his hand, or playing cards to advance the forces of good. However, he must also choose one of three evil actions, each of which will bring Camelot closer to defeat. Moreover, one of the knights may be a traitor, pretending to be a loyal member of the party but secretly hindering his fellow knights in subtle ways, biding his time, waiting to strike at the worst possible moment... But enough words... don your cloak, climb astride your warhorse, and gallop into the Shadows to join us in Camelot!

Categories

AdventureBluffingDeductionFantasyMedievalMythology

Mechanics

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player PowersSudden Death EndingTug of WarDice RollingTeam-Based GameTradingCooperative GameTake ThatPlayer EliminationCommunication LimitsTraitor GameSemi-Cooperative Game

Best with how many players

1
Not rec.
2
Not rec.
3
Not rec.
4
Recommended
5
Best
6
Best
7
Best
7+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Moderate in-game text(69 of 97 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Thematic Rank#185

Videos

BoardGameGeek11

Review5

Session1

Instructional1

Humor1

Other3

External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 1 facts · latest game data 07/26/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 09/23/2026.

Links

Facts

Publisher
Days of Wonder