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Rating:	8.8 Excellent
Popularity:	49
Difficulty:	Medium
Year:	2005
Players:	2-5 players
Playing time:	60-150 minutes
Age:	12+

Official Site: Ystari games official site

Created by: William Attia, Cyril Demaegd, Arnaud Demaegd, Mike Doyle (I)

Published by: Ystari Games, Brain Games, Edge Entertainment

Alternate Names: Caylus Premium Limited Edition, ケイラス, 凱呂斯, 凱呂斯城, 케일러스

Description:

Caylus is a classic strategy and worker placement game where you have to construct a castle and its surrounding environs for King Philip the Fair to earn prestige points.

No luck is needed in Caylus as there are no dice to blame. The game is very competitive and your strategy should be based of what your opponents do.

The players develop an economy of a small village called Caylus by managing well their money and resources. They will also have to bargain and borrow the use of buildings from the players.

A game turn in Caylus have 8 phases: income, placement of workers, activation of special buildings, provost moves, activation of buildings, building of the castle, end of the turn and the scoring of sections.

The game ends when the castle is finished and the player with the most prestige points is the winner.

Prices:

Retail Price:	$58
Amazon:	$17
Ebay:	$119

Expansions:

Caylus Expansion: The Jeweller

Awards:

Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee 2013
Juego del Año Tico Nominee 2011
Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection 2008
Juego del Año Finalist 2007
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Caylus Game Rules

Game Components

1 board
1 white 'bailiff' cylinder and 1 white 'provost' disc
30 one denier coins and 10 five denier coins
30 'worker' cylinders (6 for each color: blue, red, green, orange and black)
100 houses (20 for each color: blue, red, green, orange and black)
35 marker discs (7 for each color: blue, red, green, orange and black)
140 resources cubes (30 pink, purple, brown and gray cubes; 20 yellow cubes)
40 building tiles (6 neutral tiles, 8 wooden tiles, 9 stone tiles, 8 residential tiles, 9 prestige tiles)
this booklet

Object of the game

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. …

Tips to win Caylus

Caylus is an evolutive game. Depending on the players' choices (which buildings should they build first? Will there be a lawyer? When will the mason arrive on the board?), the game will develop in different ways. Some games will see huge resources, others won't.

Some games will see the construction of prestige buildings, others won't. However, the players will have to take advantage of the tough situations they will face. Here is some advice to help them make the most of their first games. …