Vadara Districts — city of intrigue, gold, and districts

About the game

Vadara Districts is a duel and team-based strategy board game set in the city of Vadara. Here, power is built on gold, foresight, and the ability to hide your intentions. Each round, players choose secret characters with unique abilities, earn income, and construct districts of five types: Military (red), Religious (blue), Trade (green), Noble (yellow), and Unique (purple). The winner is the architect whose decisions earn the most points and whose network of districts runs like clockwork.

The game stands out for a transparent economy, tactical forks in the road, and the importance of timing: the right character choice at the right moment can change the course of the game. Bluffing is your shadow, economy is your steel.

Contents: character deck (8 cards), district deck (70+ cards), gold tokens, district type reference sheets, player boards, rulebook.

Images are for demonstration and reflect the atmosphere of Vadara: quarters, gold, and masks.

Rules (short)

1. Setup: each player receives 2 gold and 4 district cards. Shuffle the characters; depending on player count, some cards are set aside face down.
2. Character selection: starting with the first player, participants secretly choose one character card in turn. Activation order is determined by character number.
3. Character turn: the player takes income (2 gold or 2 cards, then discard 1), applies color bonuses (for example, the Merchant for green districts), and then may build up to one district by paying its cost.
4. Interaction: many characters affect others: the Thief steals gold, the Assassin makes a target skip a turn, the Architect speeds up building, the Warlord can destroy an opponent’s district.
5. End of round: all played characters are revealed. The first player marker passes to the next participant (or stays with the one who built more districts, in the advanced variant).
6. End of game: when someone builds 8 districts, the current round ends. Score points for district values, color sets, special effects, and achievements.

See the full rules below; you can also open them in the companion app.

• Hidden roles You don’t know who picked the Assassin or the Thief — read the table and bluff.
• Tight economy Coins are precious: balance card draw and income.
• Five district colors Combine bonuses and build synergy between quarters.

Official companion app

The Vadara Districts app is created by our studio as the official digital companion to the board game. It doesn’t replace physical components; it streamlines and simplifies play: correct character activation order, automatic base income and bonus calculation, a district database with filters by color and cost, and a build progress mode without showing the winner (for an honest final check by the rules).

• Character selection simulator — tracks role availability and sequence.
• Gold & income tracker — calculates base income and bonuses from colors and unique districts.
• District database — filters by color: red, blue, green, yellow, purple.
• Build progress mode — visual control of the number of builds and end-of-game conditions.
• Character reference — activation order and tips for early/mid/late game.

The link to the board game developer is confirmed on this page: the app is published by the publisher/studio holding the “Vadara Districts” brand rights and uses game elements under license. Contacts below.

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Strategy & tips

Don’t overinvest in a single color — the five-color set bonus is significant. An early King gives tempo and crown control but paints a target on your back. Architect unlocks the potential of a “thick” hand; take it when you can immediately convert cards into points.

Against an aggressive Warlord, keep cheap “buffer” builds and Bishop’s protection. The Thief is strong when you can accurately read who is taking economic roles.

Components & quality

Cards made of thick cardstock with matte lamination, tokens — heavy cardboard with embossing. Color-bonus reminders and a quick-start rules sheet are included to lower the entry barrier. The box is compact — easy to bring to game night.

Art and branding follow the neon-noir aesthetic of the city of Vadara.

Why it works

Changing roles each round breaks predictability while economic decisions remain tangible. You quickly learn to read the table, plan two steps ahead, and flip the game at the right moment. High replayability; sessions run 35–55 minutes.

Photos are demonstrational; final components may vary within production tolerances.