Capitol (board game)
Encyclopedia
Capitol is a German-style
building game
set in the ancient Roman Empire
, designed by Aaron Weissblum and Alan R. Moon
. The game was published by Schmidt Spiele
in 2001
. It was redeveloped into a quicker-playing card game named Clocktowers and published by Jolly Roger Games.
, Improvement, Scoring
, and End phase. During the Construction phase the players are able to perform actions with their hand of building, roof, and permit cards.
Once all the players have passed on playing cards, you then proceed to the Improvement phase. This is a very fast bidding
phase in which players can win fountain
s, amphitheaters, or temple
s.
Then comes the Scoring phase, each of the 9 areas are scored by determining the first and second Players. The first Player in each area receives 2 points. If the area has a fountain, the first and second players receive an additional point. If the area has a temple, all of the points received are doubled.
The final phase is the End phase. Each player draws 6 cards, one at a time, from the face up stacks of building, roof, and permit cards. If an area has an amphitheater, the first player may draw 2 extra cards and the second player may draw one extra.
The player with the most points at the end of 4 rounds wins the game.
German-style board game
German-style board games, frequently referred to in gaming circles as Euro Games or Euro-style, are a broad class of tabletop games that generally have simple rules, short to medium playing times, indirect player interaction and abstract physical components...
building game
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
set in the ancient Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, designed by Aaron Weissblum and Alan R. Moon
Alan R. Moon
Alan R. Moon is an author of board games, born in Southampton, England, and currently living in the United States. Despite his nationality, he is generally considered to be one of the foremost designers of German-style board games. Many of his games can be seen as board game variations on the...
. The game was published by Schmidt Spiele
Schmidt Spiele
Schmidt Spiele is a German games publisher for a wide variety of games, most notably board games .Founder Josef Friedrich Schmidt developed Mensch ärgere dich nicht in 1907/1908, based on antique forerunners. Five years later his new publishing firm began the game's serial production...
in 2001
2001 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2001. For video and console games, see 2001 in video gaming....
. It was redeveloped into a quicker-playing card game named Clocktowers and published by Jolly Roger Games.
Gameplay
Capitol is played in 4 rounds and each round is divided into 4 phases: ConstructionConstruction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, Improvement, Scoring
Score (gaming)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
, and End phase. During the Construction phase the players are able to perform actions with their hand of building, roof, and permit cards.
- Building cards allow you to take 2 floors (small wooden blocks). You can add these to an incomplete building or create a totally new building.
- Roof cards allow you to complete a building by placing a round or triangular roof on your stack of floor blocks. Once your building is complete, you can place it onto the board with a Permit card.
- The permit card comes in three different flavors, pink, blue and purple each correlating to three sections of the board.
Once all the players have passed on playing cards, you then proceed to the Improvement phase. This is a very fast bidding
Bidding
Bidding is an offer of setting a price one is willing to pay for something. A price offer is called a bid. The term may be used in context of auctions, stock exchange, card games, or real estate transactions....
phase in which players can win fountain
Fountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
s, amphitheaters, or temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s.
Then comes the Scoring phase, each of the 9 areas are scored by determining the first and second Players. The first Player in each area receives 2 points. If the area has a fountain, the first and second players receive an additional point. If the area has a temple, all of the points received are doubled.
The final phase is the End phase. Each player draws 6 cards, one at a time, from the face up stacks of building, roof, and permit cards. If an area has an amphitheater, the first player may draw 2 extra cards and the second player may draw one extra.
The player with the most points at the end of 4 rounds wins the game.