City Conquest

20 factions

Each team picks a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters.

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  Harbour Sailors

  “Over the IJ and beyond”

  From the IJ, Amsterdam's ships sailed to every sea in the 1600s. The sailors knew ropes, winds and every harbour tale.

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  Canal Diggers

  “Ring by ring”

  From 1613 Amsterdam dug its canal ring by hand: Herengracht, Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht. Now it is World Heritage.

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  Exchange Merchants

  “Buy low, sail high”

  In 1602 Amsterdam opened the first stock exchange in the world. Merchants traded shares, pepper and tulips under one roof.

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  Rembrandt's Workshop

  “Light from the dark”

  Rembrandt lived and taught in his house on the Jodenbreestraat; his pupils learned to paint light coming out of the dark.

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  Night Watch Company

  “Step out of the shadows”

  Captain Banning Cocq's civic guard company became the most famous painting of the city: The Night Watch.

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  Bike Bell Riders

  “Ring once, ride on”

  Amsterdam has more bikes than people. Its riders weave through trams, tourists and bridges without slowing down.

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  Diamond Cutters

  “Cut to shine”

  For centuries Amsterdam was the world's diamond city; its cutters gave stones their sparkle with endless patience.

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  Beguines of the Begijnhof

  “Behind the hidden gate”

  Behind a small gate off the Spui lies the Begijnhof, where independent religious women lived together from the 1300s.

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  Houseboat Folk

  “Home is where we moor”

  More than two thousand houseboats float on Amsterdam's canals, with gardens on the roof and ducks for neighbours.

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  Jordaan Singers

  “Sing it from the window”

  In the Jordaan neighbourhood people sang 'levenslied', sentimental songs about love and the city, from cafés and windows.

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  Map Makers

  “We draw the world first”

  In the 1600s Amsterdam made the best maps and atlases in the world; the Blaeu family printed a globe of everything known.

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  Floating Flower Sellers

  “Blooms on the water”

  The Bloemenmarkt on the Singel is the floating flower market: stalls on boats since 1862, full of tulips and bulbs.

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  Bridge Keepers

  “We open the way”

  Amsterdam has more than 1,500 bridges; the bridge keepers swing and lift them so boats can pass, like the Magere Brug.

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  Waag Surgeons

  “Steady hands”

  In the Waag on the Nieuwmarkt the surgeons' guild held public anatomy lessons, painted by Rembrandt.

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  Free Press Printers

  “Printed in freedom”

  In the 1600s Amsterdam printed what others did not dare: books from all over Europe came off its presses.

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  Tram Conductors

  “Next stop: victory”

  Amsterdam's trams have rung through the narrow streets since 1875 (horse trams first). Conductors know every stop.

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  Kattenburg Shipwrights

  “Hammer, plank, sea”

  On the islands of Kattenburg the admiralty built its ships; the replica of the Amsterdam ship still lies there.

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  Street Organ Grinders

  “Turn the crank, start the dance”

  The big painted street organs (draaiorgels) still play on Amsterdam's shopping streets, while the grinder rattles a coin cup.

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  Canal Skaters

  “Glide past them all”

  When the canals freeze, the whole city skates: Amsterdam's ice days are legendary.

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  Amsterdam School Architects

  “Brick by curving brick”

  Around 1915-30 the Amsterdam School made brick dance: curving facades, towers and sculpture, like the Scheepvaarthuis.

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Two ways to play

Without a game master

You play on your own. The organiser opens the game master page, chooses the default language and the playing time, and starts the game. From then on everything runs by itself on every phone: the zones, the chests, the merchant and the final count.

Often chosen by companies

With a game master

Someone leads the game from the game master page: follows every team live with its points and zones, sends messages to all teams, adds 15 minutes or stops the game, gives a team a power-up or puts a chest right next to it, and looks at the photos and videos. The game master never sees the answers.

€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team

The organiser sets up the game on the game master page (the default language and the playing time) and starts it for all teams.

Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.