Caylus - the best economic strategy board for iOS

I'm waiting for this moment for a long time, and it finally came: Update «Caylus» What is your favorite board game. And because the new version is optimized for iOS 8, I can gladly tell you about this remarkable economic strategy.

The game was invented by William Attia, and is quite a difficult economic strategy, along with Puerto Rico and Le Havre. Since the case of the share and the luck of the game is reduced to a minimum, you have to rely solely on his reason and calculation. In Caylus need to build a medieval castle in the south of France during the reign of Philip the Fair, and at the same time try to get as many points as possible prestige.

As compared to Puerto Rico, Caylus rules is not so complicated. The game is designed for 2-5 players, you can use a single device, or play with your opponents over the network. If you want to play online, you need to register via the app, and then create a game, or for someone to join. If you still decide to fight with artificial intelligence, you can choose different difficulty levels: apprentice, noble, builder and the king's favorite, which is the most serious player. Of course, I suggest you start with the most simple level, gradually increasing complexity. Playing on such a scheme, you will be able to get around an opponent the first time.

Each player has its own construction team composed of 6 people. It gradually develop the city and is building a medieval castle. You will not need to build a city from scratch, it will initially have to attend some of the buildings. They are necessary in order to enable you to make money, building materials and food, as well as receive the grace of the king and the prestige of the glasses.

As each round of the game consists of 7 different phases, I will focus on each of them in detail.

generating income

At the beginning of the round each player is given 2 dinars. If after a while you build a Residence (Residence), it will bring additional 1 dinar Library (Library) - 1 Dinar, Hotel (Hotel) - 2 dinars.

Placing workers

Players take turns should send their work or in the city or in the castle. If desired, one can immediately pass. The first player to say "pass", get 1 dinar. Placing each operating costs 1 RSD before the first pass, then 2, 3, 4 pence, and so on, depending on the number of players to fold. If you are putting your desktop in the constructed building, pay into the treasury of 1 dinar, despite the already folded players.

Direct operating, you can only unoccupied building, except Stables (Stables) and inns (Inn). On the construction of the castle, each player can send only one working.

activation of buildings

• Goal (Gate). Desktop, located in the Gateway, you can move to any unoccupied building or castle for free.
• trading post (Trading post). Here you get 3 dinars.
• merchant guild (Merchants' guild). You can free to move to the Vicar 3 moves backward or forward.
• tournament field (Joust field). Here you have the right to participate in the tournament. To do this, you need to pay 1 fabric and 1 dinar. In return, you get a royal favor.
• Stable (Stables). It allows you to change the order of moves. Who made the first - goes first in the next round. The other players remain in their original locations.
• Inn (Inn). From the inn, you are paying only 1 dinar for the placement of the other workers, even if a certain player has already folded. If the inn is two workers, the last kicks of the first and takes his place.

Moving Steward

Each player can move the Vicar 1-3 cells forward or backward. The sequence corresponds to the order in which the players gave in. The movement of the Vicar of one square is worth 1 dinar. During this phase, it becomes clear which of the following buildings will be activated.

Activation of the remaining buildings from bridge

Total there are several types of buildings:

• food produce meat, stone, wood and fabric. If you put your desk in the stone building of the enemy, then the materials will not only get you, but also the owner of the building.
• Construction. Carpenter (Carpenter) is building wooden houses, Mason (Mason) - stone and Architect (Architect) - upmarket. The cost of construction of a building is listed in the upper left corner. For each built building you get prestige points, the number indicated in the upper right corner. There are buildings that, in addition to the prestige points, bringing more and 1 royal favor, and Monument (Monument) - as much as 2 Grace. Architects can use only if you already have at least one residence. Lawyer (Lowyer) able to convert the neutral and your own buildings in Residence. Its construction will cost you 1 fabric and 1 dinar.
• Market (Trade buildings). On the market you can exchange the goods for coins.
• Shop (Peddler). Here you can buy additional resources for dinars.

Construction of the castle.

The construction of the castle are involved only those players who are sent here working. Construction is carried out in three stages: the Donjon, walls and towers.

Players take turns begin to build the castle. To build one segment, you need to pay 3 different life, one of which is necessarily meat. If you do not have enough resources to build even one segment, you lose 2 points of prestige. For the construction of one segment of the Dungeon you get 5 points, Stan - 4 points, and Towers - 3 points. The player who will build the biggest segments in turn, receives the mercy of the king. If more than one player to build the same number of segments, Grace receives the one who sent the first worker in the castle.

Moving Minister

Minister controls the game and stages of construction of the castle. At the end of each round, he goes forward one or two cells. If the Minister is ahead of Steward or a par with him, he moves 1 square, and if the back - 2 cells. When Minister reaches the first column is completed the construction keep, when the second - Steen, the third - the castle towers.

The game ends if you build a tower of the castle, or the Minister has reached the third column. At the end of the game is scoring, and score points are added prestige points for the remaining resources:

• 4 dinars - 1 point prestige
• 3 resource - 1 point prestige
• 1 Gold - 3 prestige points

Grace King - this is probably the most difficult part of the game. This privilege can be obtained in four ways:

• participating in the tournament
• constructing some prestigious buildings (Theatre, A statue)
• becoming the best builder in the castle
• in the calculation of points for Donjon, walls and towers of the castle

Every Grace can be exchanged for prestige points, dinars, or resources used for the construction of buildings.

Table Grace King is divided into columns with different privileges. The first two lines available from the start of the game, the third and fourth - after the completion of the Dungeon, the fifth - after the completion of construction of the wall. When you get the mercy of the King you must move your cursor to the first line of the award, which is considered to be an advantageous. Upon receipt of the second of Grace you can move the cursor on the second line and so on, until you reach the fifth line. The table clearly shows how your reward will vary:

• prestige points - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• RSD - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Resources - 1 meat, 1 wood or stone, 1 cloth, 1 resource is changed to 2 resources, 1 gold
• construction - in the first stage is nothing then of wood, stone, residence Luxury house

Caylus is good that you can come up with various winning strategies. You can build buildings in the city and for them to get points. Prestigious buildings give a huge advantage over other players. Participation in the tournament allows you to earn points, and each bar of gold at the end of the game can be exchanged for 3 prestige points. And, of course, build a castle - it is one of the best investments of extracted resources.

At home I have a paper version and Caylus, she is beautiful in all respects. And when friends come, hands and reach for the cherished box. But in order to train properly and not lose their skills, be sure to recommend playing on iPad. As always I will be glad to answer questions you may have.