Martin Wallace and Treefrog Games present Ankh-Morpork, set in the largest city-state in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Lord Vetinari has disappeared and different factions are trying to take control of the city. Each player has a secret personality with specific victory conditions, which means that you're not sure exactly what the other players need to do in order to win.

The action takes place on a map of Ankh-Morpork, with players trying to place minions and buildings through card play. Each of the 132 cards is unique, and "the cards bring the game to life as they include most of the famous characters that have appeared in the various books. The rules are relatively simple: Play a card and do what it says. Most cards have more than one action on them, and you can choose to do some or all of these actions. Some cards also allow you to play a second card, so you can chain actions" (Wallace).

A team of artists have recreated the city and its residents for the cards, game board and box, with Bernard Pearson coordinating that team. Ankh-Morpork has been sublicensed to Mayfair Games for the North American market and Kosmos for the German market.

Awards

• 2012 BoardGamer.ru (Russia) Recommendation

Components:

• Full-color rules

• 4 player aid cards

• 1 standard blue twelve-sided die
  • The number "8" face is replaced with the number "7a" in the Collector's and Deluxe Editions

• 1 full-color game board map of Ankh-Morpork
  • 22.5" x 17" (570 mm x 430 mm) in the Standard Edition
  • 25.5" x 22" (645 mm x 560 mm) in Collector's and Deluxe Editions

• 132 cards (card size 59 mm x 92 mm)
  • 101 Game cards
    • 48 Green Bordered Game Cards
    • 53 Brown Bordered Game Cards
  • 12 Random Event Cards
  • 12 City Area Cards
  • 7 Personality Cards

• 91 playing pieces
  • Red, yellow, green and blue painted wooden pieced in the Standard and Collector's Editions
  • Red, orange, green and white resin pieces in Deluxe Edition
    • 48 Minions (12 per player color)
    • 24 Buildings (6 per player color)
    • 4 Demon markers
    • 3 Troll markers
    • 12 Trouble markers

• 52 Coins
  • Cardboard coins in the Standard Edition
  • Wooden coins in the Collector's and Deluxe Editions
    • 17 Gold $5 Coins
    • 35 Silver $1 Coins

• A giant poster with all characters and the box art (Only in the Collector's and Deluxe Editions)

Microbadges:

- transparent

- with sky

- Death