Caylus

Caylus – Review

Here are a couple of attributes inside of this Caylus review.

  • International Gamers Awards Finest Technique Game 2006
  • Deutscher SpielePreis 1st Place Prize Winner 2006
  • Spiel Des Jahres Special Prize for Complex Play 2006
  • GAMES Magazine Very best Advanced Strategy Runner-Up 2007

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 excellent prospects.

Around the constructing site, a city is slowly rising up.

The players embody master builders. By constructing the King’s castle and creating 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.

List Cost: $ 54.99

Price: $ 35.00

Caylus

I’ve played this game a few times and I have found it to be quite “dry”. This is probably a gamer term to mean that there is no theme to the game. Even though the game has a nice back story, it doesn’t feel like you are doing King Phillip a favor :)

That being said, however, this is an excellent worker-placement game. Though with a full complement of players, Caylus will take at least a couple of hours. With 2 players, it is very good and will last just about an hour or so.

It is a complex game with a lot of decisions to be made. If you like this kind of game, then I would highly recommend Caylus.

Happy gaming!

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