Cards & Components

Every card, tile, token and board of Baghdad: The City of Peace and its three modules, with what each one does and where its rules are.

Pictures come from the co-designer’s Tabletop Simulator module of the Alley Cat Games edition (Steam workshop) and, for the wooden pieces, from the publisher’s rulebook. Effects are in our own words; the rulebook wins where they differ.

Boards

Game boards

Board	Use
	Main board — Wisdom area, City, Palace, Building and River areas (The boards)
	Player board a — its own row order and skill requirements, with Starting cards a1–a3 (Your player board)
	Player board b — its own row order and skill requirements, with Starting cards b1–b3 (Your player board)
	Player board c — its own row order and skill requirements, with Starting cards c1–c3 (Your player board)
	Player board d — its own row order and skill requirements, with Starting cards d1–d3 (Your player board)
	Bot side, Beginner (1 star) — the back of a player board (Solo)
	Bot side, Intermediate (2 stars) — the back of a player board (Solo)
	Bot side, Advanced (3 stars) — the back of a player board (Solo)
	Bot side, Expert (4 stars) — the back of a player board (Solo)

Public Works components

Component	Use
	Civic board — tiles you give the city (Contributing to Civics)
	Public Houses board — your Houses here score and let you use public Buildings (Public Houses)
	Public House (9) — marks a public Building
	Black Gate — passing it triggers the Civic check (Passing the Black Gate)
	Golden Gate — [Objectives] passing it places a marker (Objectives)

Cards

Starting Character cards

Each player board (a–d) comes with three. They give their reward when they slide off (Resolving effects); the skill and Boat icons on top count while they are on your board.

Card	Reward when it slides off
	a1 — gain 1
	a2 — gain a Step token
	a3 — gain 1
	b1 — gain 1
	b2 — gain a Step token
	b3 — gain 1
	c1 — gain 1
	c2 — gain a Step token
	c3 — gain 1
	d1 — gain 1
	d2 — gain a Step token
	d3 — gain 1

Day Character cards

When a Day card slides off your board, gain its reward if you meet its goal (Resolving effects). Cards marked are used only with 3–4 players, cards marked only with 4. “Boats out of your player board” counts Boats on the river and in port.

Card	Goal → reward
	1. Al-Khwarizmi — at least 2 Artefacts on your board → gain a Wild token
	2. Banafsha al-Rumiyyah — at least 3 Patients on your board → take an Artefact from anywhere in the City onto your board
	3. Ahmad ibn Musa — at least 2 Students on your board → gain 1 and a Step token
	4. Sutayta al-Mahamali — at least 3 Patients on your board → take a Student from anywhere in the City onto your board
	5. Al-Hasan ibn Musa — at least 2 Books on your board → gain 1 and 1
	6. Sharasim al-Hindiyyah — at least 3 Artefacts on your board → take a Book from anywhere in the City onto your board
	7. Al-Battani — at least 2 Patients on your board → gain 1 and a Step token
	8. Zad Mihr — at least 3 Buildings built → take a Patient from anywhere in the City onto your board
	9. Ibn Rushd / Averroes — at least 2 Buildings built → gain 1 and any Goods token
	10. Mariam al-Astrulabi — at least 3 Books on your board → build a Building on any empty site, paying its Coins and as usual (the building goes on the board, not your player board)
	11. Ibn al-Nadim — at least 2 Boats out of your player board → gain a Step token and any Goods token
	12. Shahan — at least 3 Favour (marker on the +3 or +4 space) → gain a Wild token
	13. Al-Jahiz — at least 2 Buildings built → gain 1 and 1
	14. Raabi’ah al-Adawiyya — at least 3 Boats out of your player board → gain any two Goods tokens
	15. Shen Kuo — at least 4 Coins → gain a Wild token
	16. Arib — at least 2 Boats out of your player board → gain any Goods token and 1
	17. Ibn Fadlan — at least 2 Books on your board → gain 2
	18. Jabir ibn Hayyan — at least 2 Students on your board → gain any Goods token and 1
	19. Al-Zahrawi — at least 2 Artefacts on your board → gain 2
	20. Zubaydah — at least 2 Patients on your board → gain a Step token and any Goods token

Night Character cards

When a Night card slides off your board and you meet its goal, keep it face down for its points at the end; otherwise it goes back to the box. Night cards still on your board at the end score if you meet their goal (End game scoring).

Card	Goal → points at the end
	1. Al-Tusi — at least 4 Architects in the Palace → 5 points
	2. Al-Ma’mun — at least 4 Boats out of your player board → 5 points
	3. Ibn Masawayh — at least 3 Buildings built → 3 points
	4. Al-Kindi — at least 3 Boats out of your player board → 3 points
	5. Fadl al-Sha’irah — 5 Students on your board → 8 points
	6. Al-Razi — 5 Books on your board → 8 points
	7. Al-Idrisi — 5 Artefacts on your board → 8 points
	8. Isa ibn Ali — 5 Patients on your board → 8 points
	9. Al-Ijliyyah — at least 3 Artefacts on your board → 3 points
	10. Harun al-Rashid — 5 Architects in the Palace → 8 points
	11. Muhammad ibn Musa — at least 3 Books on your board → 3 points
	12. Ibn Sina / Avicenna — 5 Buildings built → 8 points
	13. Ridwan al-Sa’ati — at least 4 Books on your board → 5 points
	14. Al-Farabi — at least 4 Buildings built → 5 points
	15. Al-Ma’arri — at least 4 Students on your board → 5 points
	16. Ibn al-Haytham — 5 Boats out of your player board → 8 points
	17. Al-Khayzuran — at least 3 Patients on your board → 3 points
	18. Hunayn ibn Ishaq — at least 4 Artefacts on your board → 5 points
	19. Abu Nuwas — at least 3 Students on your board → 3 points
	20. Al-Zarnuji — at least 4 Patients on your board → 5 points

Objective cards

[Objectives] module: place a marker when you pass the Golden Gate; the 5-point space keeps the card (Objectives). The effects of the 0–5 spaces are printed on each card.

Card	Counts
	Books on your board
	Patients on your board
	Students on your board
	Different Artefact types on your board
	Buildings you built
	Back — 5 points at the end when you keep it

Bot cards

Solo: the top of the Bot deck shows one side, the active card the other (Bot turns).

Card	Sides
	Bot card 1 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 2 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 3 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 4 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 5 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 6 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 7 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 8 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 9 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 10 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 11 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 12 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 13 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 14 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 15 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols
	Bot card 16 — top-of-deck side: Boat moves, highlighted number, ring arc, Day or Night arrow; active side: four action symbols

Tiles

Buildings

23 tiles in five levels; you build one of each level, lowest first, for as many Coins as its level (Building Site Action). Levels 1–4 trigger whenever your Vizier acts in their quadrant (Resolve Building Effects); level 5 scores at the end.

Building	Level	Effect
	1	Sufi Lodge — gain 1
	1	Stables — gain a Step token
	1	Sailor’s Guild — move a Boat one space, with its Goods or port reward
	1	Alchemists — gain any Goods token
	2	Alchemist’s Tower — gain a Wild token
	2	Emporium — gain any two Goods tokens
	2	Observatory — move one Boat up to two spaces or two Boats one space each, with their rewards
	2	Souk — gain 2
	3	Academy — take a Student from anywhere in the City onto your board (you need the skill icons)
	3	Bookshop — take a Book from anywhere in the City onto your board (you need the skill icons)
	3	Clinic — take a Patient from anywhere in the City onto your board (you need the skill icons)
	3	Workshop — take an Artefact from anywhere in the City onto your board (you need the skill icons)
	4	Apothecary — gain 1 per Patient on your board
	4	Craftsmen’s Guild — gain 1 per Artefact on your board
	4	Mosque — gain 1 per Book on your board
	4	School — gain 1 per Student on your board
	5	Architect’s Guild — at the end, 3 points per Architect of yours in the Palace
	5	Grand Bazaar — at the end, 3 points per Artefact on your board
	5	Madrasa — at the end, 3 points per Student on your board
	5	Meeting Hall — at the end, 3 points per Night Character you score
	5	Harbour Master — at the end, 3 points per Boat of yours in port
	5	Hospital — at the end, 3 points per Patient on your board
	5	Library — at the end, 3 points per Book on your board
	1–5	Backs — the level number; levels 1–4 dark, level 5 darker

City tiles

72 tiles in three sets — Starting (S), 1 and 2 — with six of each face per set. The set mark is on the back side (City Tile Action).

Patients

Tile	Effect
	Patient — needs ; gain a Parchment token, then flip the tile
	Patient — needs ; gain a Jade token, then flip the tile
	Patient — needs ; gain a Fruit token, then flip the tile
	Patient — needs ; gain a Diamonds token, then flip the tile
	Patient — needs ; gain a Carpets token, then flip the tile
	Patient — needs ; gain a Leather token, then flip the tile
	Patient, back — the side kept on your board once the Goods are taken; shows the set mark

Students

Tile	Effect
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Rod icon (Spend a Student)
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Abacus icon (Spend a Student)
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Quill icon (Spend a Student)
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Anvil icon (Spend a Student)
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Bricks icon (Spend a Student)
	Student — needs ; flip it later for one Boat icon — only to add a Boat move, never to start one (Spend a Student)
	Student, back — spent; shows the set mark

Books

Tile	Effect
	Book — needs ; the same on both sides. Your 2nd–5th Book earn a Wisdom area reward

Artefacts

Tile	Effect
	Dividers — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Lute — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Carpet — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Astrolabe — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Armillary sphere — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Quadrant — needs ; scores the points on its spot at the end
	Crate — the back: a duplicate Artefact goes on your board this way up and scores nothing

Scoring tiles

Four beside the ports, four beside the Palace sections; each multiplies one count (Scoring tiles).

Tile	Counts
	Patients on your board
	Students on your board
	Different Artefact types on your board
	Books on your board
	Your Boats in port
	Night Characters you score
	Your Architects in the Palace
	Buildings you built

Contract tokens

[Contracts] module: spend the two Goods at a port for 3 , keep the token, spend it later for its icon (Contracts).

Front	Back	Deliver → icon
		+ → Anvil
		+ → Quill
		+ → Rod
		+ → Boat
		+ → Rod
		+ → Abacus
		+ → Abacus
		+ → Quill
		+ → Bricks
		+ → Anvil
		+ → Bricks
		+ → Boat

Tokens & pieces

Wisdom area tokens

Token	Use
	Skill tile, Rod — one more for the rest of the game (Skill tiles)
	Skill tile, Abacus — one more for the rest of the game (Skill tiles)
	Skill tile, Anvil — one more for the rest of the game (Skill tiles)
	Skill tile, Bricks — one more for the rest of the game (Skill tiles)
	Library token, 2 Books — placed with your 2nd Book (Wisdom area rewards)
	Library token, 3 Books — placed with your 3rd Book (Wisdom area rewards)
	Library token, 4 Books — placed with your 4th Book (Wisdom area rewards)
	Library token, 5 Books — placed with your 5th Book (Wisdom area rewards)
	Library token, back — face down on the reward you took, closing it

Goods and other tokens

Token	Use
	Parchment — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Jade — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Fruit — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Diamonds — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Carpets — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Leather — pay for Palace pieces, sell in port (Port actions)
	Coin — Buildings, Boats, tuition
	Step token — move your Vizier one more quadrant (Step tokens)
	Wild token — one skill icon of your choice (Spend a Wild token)
	Shame token — −3 points at the end (Favour and Shame)

Wooden pieces and other components

Component	Use
	14 Palace pieces — 4 Foundations, 4 Walls, 4 Minarets, the Base and the Dome (Palace Site Action)
	4 Viziers — move around the City (Move Vizier)
	20 Boats — 5 per player (Move Boats)
	20 Houses — mark your Buildings (Building Site Action)
	20 Architects — build the Palace (Palace Site Action)
	4 Favour markers — on your Favour track (Favour and Shame)
	32 Player markers — 8 per player, for the Public Works and Objectives modules
	4 reference cards — the turn and the bonus actions
	Scorepad — for end game scoring
	City tile bag — City tiles are drawn from it

Icons

The rulebook’s icons, as they appear in the rules on this site.

Icon	Meaning
	Book
	Patient
	Artefact
	Student
	Quill (Write) skill
	Rod (Health) skill
	Anvil (Build) skill
	Abacus (Teach) skill
	Bricks (Plan) skill
	Requires one fewer skill
	Boat
	Move a Boat once
	Move a Boat twice or two Boats once
	Boats in port
	House
	Architect
	Construct a Palace piece
	Construct a Building
	Coin
	Step token
	Shame token
	Wild token
	Library token
	Any Goods token
	Parchment
	Jade
	Fruit
	Diamonds
	Carpets
	Leather
	Favour
	Points
	3 or more players
	4 players