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Citizens Uprising — Board Game
The Citizens Uprising boardgame is a historically inspired strategy experience of liberty, cunning, and conquest. Step into the Revolutionary War and command your armies, unlock spies, and outwit rivals in a high-stakes challenge. Victory belongs to the player who can balance knowledge, nerve, and bold moves to reach the final Liberty Center.
- • Featuring 40 intricately designed game pieces — complete with figurines, 4 collector’s jars, and matching card holders.
- • Dynamic gameboard blending historical maps with strategy pathways.
- • Outsmart opponents by maneuvering armies into position.
- • Unlock spies through trivia and knowledge challenges.
- • Win by racing your cavalry across the board to Liberty Center.
* The game will be available exclusively through our Kickstarter campaign.
About the Game
Citizens Uprising isn’t just a boardgame — it’s an educational and competitive journey into the founding era of America. Each session is unique, blending trivia, tactical positioning, and alliances. The historically inspired design makes it perfect for classrooms, clubs, and game nights alike. Learn strategy while you relive the Revolution.
How to Play Citizens Uprising
Step into the age of revolution with strategy and spirit. Every piece, from ship to spy, carries purpose on the march toward liberty. Download the full instruction booklet to learn about armies, spies, cavalry, ships, and victory conditions.
📘 Download Full Instructions (PDF)Gameboard Overview
The Citizens Uprising board is divided into four mirrored sections — Patriots (Blue), French (Yellow), British (Red), and War Party (Purple). Each player’s journey to liberty is marked by unique starting zones, ships, spies, and cavalry paths leading toward the central Liberty Center.
Key Locations (A–N)
- A. Red Army Location: Starting zone for the British Armies; roll a 5 to release units onto the path toward Liberty Center.
- B. Yellow Spy Location: The Spy begins here. Answer a trivia question correctly to deploy and move backward or forward.
- C. Cavalry Location: Cavalry is unlocked once all four armies reach Liberty Center; moves on the Victory Path.
- D. Ship Vessel Location: Starting point for ships and canoes; move using the blue die each turn.
- E. Island Attack Tiles: Special ocean zones where ships can fire at land units by rolling red dice.
- F. Victory Lane: Exclusive path leading to Liberty Center; only your Cavalry may enter.
- G. Question Tile: Safe space where players draw trivia cards; no captures or attacks occur here.
- H. Red Cannon War Card Space: Landing players draw a Red Cannon War Card; effects vary from historical events.
- I. Red Cannon War Tile: A war zone space; not safe. Landing triggers a Red Cannon War Card.
- J. Red Crown Token: Each player must collect this and two other opponents’ tokens to win.
- K. Liberty Center: The ultimate goal; gather your armies, tokens, and Cavalry here to achieve victory.
- L. Purple War Party Section: Starting area for the Native American player; canoes and war cards originate here.
- M. Blue Patriots Section: The Patriot Army’s base; ships and armies deploy from this quadrant.
- N. Yellow French Section: Starting area for the French player; includes ship, cavalry, and cannon zones.
Army Zone
Each player begins with four armies in their color zone — Red, Blue, Yellow, or Purple. Rolling a pair of fives releases an army onto the main path.
Spy Tile
The Spy begins here and moves in both directions. Unlock it by correctly answering a question.
Cavalry Path
Once all armies reach Liberty Center, the Cavalry enters play and can secure victory along the lane.
Ships and Canoes
Water vessels move around the outer edge, firing upon land units from island tiles.
Liberty Center
The heart of the revolution — reach Liberty Center with your Cavalry and collected tokens to win.
