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2019 Ranked #957

Caylus 1303

Worker-placement strategy game where builders develop a medieval settlement and earn favor through competing actions. Shifting starting conditions and character loyalties keep plans unstable, making position and timing more valuable than a fixed opening.

Strategy Games City Building Economic Action Queue Hidden Victory Points

Players

2-5

Play time

60-90 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.88/5

Rating

7.46

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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A classic game is back! As one of the first worker placement games, Caylus stands among the true board game classics of the 2000s.

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A classic game is back! As one of the first worker placement games, Caylus stands among the true board game classics of the 2000s. The original designers' team, together with the Space Cowboys, have now created a revamped version! The mechanisms of Caylus 1303 have been streamlined and modernized for an intense and shorter game. Don't be fooled, though, as the game has kept both its depth and ease of play while a lot of new features have been added: Variability of the starting position for a virtual infinity of possibilities. No more pre-set strategies! Characters with special abilities, with a wavering loyalty, offer their services to the players. And of course, brand new graphics! The King calls you again, so it's time to go back to Caylus! —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
60–90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.9/5
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Credits

Designers

1
William Attia

Artists

1
Andrew Bosley

Publishers

1
Space Cowboys

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