Caylus Fan Site

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. …

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. …