{"product_id":"rival-cities","title":"Rival Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo cities, one harbour, and no room for both of you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndreas Steding's 2025 duel puts you in charge of one of two neighbouring medieval cities locked in a tug of war over the port between them. There are four ways to win — prestige, lawsuits, ships or alliances — and pulling decisively ahead in any one of them ends the game on the spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich means the whole thing is a reading exercise. Every push you make in one direction is visible, so your opponent knows which threat to block, and the skill sits in deflection — building towards two victories at once so that whichever they stop, the other lands. It runs half an hour, which is unusually brisk for a game with this much bluff in it, and it is strictly for two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Couples and two-player groups who want something meaner than Duel for Middle-earth and shorter than 7 Wonders Duel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 players | 30–40 minutes | Age 10+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📖 \u003cstrong\u003eNew to the style?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-euro-game\"\u003eWhat Is a Euro Game? Everything You Need to Know\u003c\/a\u003e — what defines a euro, and where to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Print Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49684098810008,"sku":null,"price":64.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8381\/9672\/files\/258177_1.jpg?v=1787117437","url":"https:\/\/www.cartellgames.com.au\/products\/rival-cities","provider":"Cartell Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}