Sand Castle Games2026Bruno Cathala & Eliette Fraile & Jérémy Fraile
Castle Nightingale
- Ships from Hudsonville, MI. Free in-store pickup.
- 30-day returns on sealed, unused items. No restocking fee.
Is it for your table?
Made for two: great for a date night or a duel.
Under 45 minutes: easy to fit in a couple of rounds.
A few rules to learn, then it flows. A good gateway game. (2.1 / 5 on BGG)
Good for older kids, teens and adults.
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
- Publisher
- Sand Castle Games
- Published
- 2026
- SKU
- CN0101
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