Credo is a strategy card game for two to five players, designed by Chris Gidlow and first published by Chaosium in 1993, with an updated edition re-released in 2026. The game uses two decks of cards and casts players as rival factions shaping the early Christian Church, exploring hypothetical alternative paths the Nicene Creed and the ecumenical councils might have taken. A typical game runs about sixty minutes according to the box, with chance introduced mainly through card distribution rather than dice. Original artwork came from Petra Pino, Sam Shirley and Gahan Wilson, giving the game a distinctive visual identity within Chaosium's catalog. Credo stands out among strategy card games for building its competitive structure directly around a specific historical and theological subject rather than a generic fantasy or abstract theme.
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Credo is a strategy card game for two to five players, designed by Chris V.
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