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Sand Castle Games2026Bruno Cathala & Eliette Fraile & Jérémy Fraile

Castle Nightingale

2Players
30–45 minPlay time
10+Ages
2.1 / 5Medium-light
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Is it for your table?

Players
2players

Made for two: great for a date night or a duel.

Play time
30–45min
01 hr2 hr3 hr4 hr+

Under 45 minutes: easy to fit in a couple of rounds.

Weight
Medium-light

A few rules to learn, then it flows. A good gateway game. (2.1 / 5 on BGG)

Ages
10+years

Good for older kids, teens and adults.

Deduction

About the game

Castle Nightingale is a board game from Sand Castle Games, designed by Bruno Cathala and Eliette Fraile and Jérémy Fraile (2026). It plays 2 players in 30–45 minutes, for ages 10+. BoardGameGeek players rate it 7.6 out of 10 and call it medium-light (2.1 / 5 weight).

Castle Nightingale looms out of the night, both intimidating and full of promise. Three ninjas slip inside, searching for the fabled treasure hidden within. Yet a vigilant samurai patrols the halls, watching and listening for intruders.

  • STEALTH VS. VIGILANCE: Three nimble ninja infiltrators face off against a lone samurai guardian in a tense, asymmetric strategy game of hidden movement, deception, and sharp observation.
  • IMMERSIVE MODULAR CASTLE: Features 4 double-sided boards and a garden tile, allowing players to create multiple castle layouts for high replayability and shifting tactical challenges.
  • TACTICAL ACTION SYSTEM: Includes 20 action cards that drive player decisions, encouraging creative infiltration, clever patrol routes, dynamic cat-and-mouse gameplay, and unexpected twists.
  • HIGH-QUALITY GAME COMPONENTS: Comes with 4 detailed miniatures (3 ninja + 1 samurai), equipment tokens, trap door tiles, vase tokens, footprint discs, helper sheets, and a game turn board for smooth, thematic play.
  • SEARCH FOR TREASURE… OR STOP THE THIEVES: Ninja players attempt to locate the fabled treasure hidden within Castle Nightingale, while the samurai uses sound, deduction, and vigilance to track and capture intruders before it’s too late.

Details

Published
2026
SKU
CN0101
Ratings, player counts, play time and weight are from BoardGameGeek.

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