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Credo (card game)

1993 strategy card game

Field	Value
name	Credo
subtitle	The Game Of Dueling Dogmas
image	Credo box front.jpg
image_size	220
caption	Front cover of original card version
designer	Chris Gidlow
illustrator	Petra Pino, Sam Shirley, Gahan Wilson
publisher	Chaosium
date	1993
genre	Strategy Card Game
players	2-5
playing_time	60 minutes (according to the box)
random_chance	card distribution

Credo is a strategy card game for two to five players, designed by Chris V. Gidlow, and first published by Chaosium in 1993.

Description

The game comes with two decks of cards, two eight-page rule booklets, and four paper display sheets. It is set in the early history of the Christian Church and is based on hypothetical alternatives to how the Nicene Creed, its contents, and what would be seen as heresy might have been decided upon by a series of Ecumenical councils and the influence of the Roman Emperor (particularly Constantine I).

Players use cards to set up their own Articles of Faith and Firm Beliefs, while using other cards to shore up their followers by proselytizing, and by persecuting their fellow players.

Victory

The first player to either gain 11 million followers or gain 117 votes on the Council wins the game.

Reception

In the June 1994 edition of Dragon (Issue 206), Rick Swan thought it was too expensive ($15), but still playable, saying, "Considering the meager components, this is way overpriced. But there’s no denying the play value. Heavenly!"

References

[http://www.thewargamer.com/brog/credo.htm Review on TheWarGamer.com] {{webarchive. link. (2013-02-04)
[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1304/credo Review on BoardGameGeek.com]
Swan, Rick. (June 1994). "Roleplaying Reviews". [[TSR (company).

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