Board game · 2005

Caylus

Players: 2 to 5
Duration: 60 min
Age: 12 and up
Complexity: Expert

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Action Queue Ownership Turn Order: Claim Action Turn Order: Pass Order Variable Set-up Worker Placement City Building Economic Medieval

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01 Présentation 00:00 02 Matériel 00:28 03 But du Jeu 00:54 04 Mise en Place 01:41 05 Jeton en Main 02:41 06 Ressources 03:12 07 Argent 03:48 08 Bâtiments 04:05 09 Mise en Place des Bâtiments 04:50 10 Bailli et Prévôt 05:45 11 Déterminer l'Ordre du Tour 06:01 12 Recevoir de l'Argent 06:36 13 Prendre les Ressources 07:10 14 Phases de Jeu 07:28 15 1) Recevoir des Revenus 08:34
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01 Le Tableau des Faveurs 00:00 02 Si plusieurs Faveurs 04:11 03 Récapitulatif 04:35 04 Décompte Final 06:05 05 Conclusion 07:00
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01 6) La Construction du Château 00:00 02 Pénalité 03:15 03 Bonus pour le Meilleur Constructeur 04:04 04 7) Le Bailli 04:45 05 Emplacements Spéciaux 05:23 06 Décompte au Château 05:53 07 Exemple 08:26 08 Condition de Fin 09:30
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01 5) Activation des Bâtiments 00:00 02 Recevoir des Ressources 00:14 03 Choisir une Ressources 00:43 04 Gain pour le Constructeur 01:07 05 Case à Condition 02:05 06 Placer un Bâtiment 03:23 07 Coût de Construction 03:56 08 Gain de Construction 04:26 09 Pour Construire 05:16 10 Pour Construire une Résidence 06:05 11 Bâtiment avec Privilège 07:00 12 Bâtiment Bleu 08:20 13 Reprise du Jeu 09:27 14 La Mine 10:08
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Once upon a time ... 1289. To strengthen the borders of the Kingdom of France, King Philip the Fair decided to have a new castle built. For the time being, Caylus is but a humble village, but soon, workers and craftsmen will be flocking by the cartload, attracted by the great prospects. Around the building site, a city is slowly rising up.

The players embody master builders. By building the King's castle and developing the city around it, they earn prestige points and gain the King's favor. When the castle is finished, the player who has earned the most prestige wins the game. The expansion Caylus: Jeweler promo tile was included in the 2nd Edition.

Each turn, players pay to place their workers in various buildings in the village. These buildings allow players to gather resources or money, or to build or upgrade buildings with those resources. Players can also use their resources to help build the castle itself, earning points and favors from the king, which provide larger bonuses. Building a building provides some immediate points, and potentially income throughout the game, since players receive bonuses when others use their buildings. The buildings chosen by the players have a heavy impact on the course of the game, since they determine the actions that will be available to all the players.

As new buildings are built, they stretch along a road stretching away from the castle, and not all buildings can be used every turn. Players have some control over which buildings are active by paying to influence the movement of the Provost marker. The final position of the marker is the newest building that can be used that turn. The Provost marker also helps determine the movement of the Bailiff marker, which determines the end of the game. Generally, if players are building many buildings and the Provost is generous in allowing them to be used, the game ends more quickly.

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