This November Build the City of Prague in Praga Caput Regni

Oct 5, 2020

Later this year will see the release of a medieval city building game from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games. In Praga Caput Regni, players will take on the roles of wealthy citizens organizing the building of Prague as each also looks to impress King Charles IV. The game is for one to four players, ages 12+.plays in 30 to 120 minutes, and will carry an MSRP of $74.95 when it arrives in Q4.

From Rio Grande:

Praga Caput Regni is the latest game from Vladimir Suchy, the designer of Underwater Cities.

In this game, players take the role of wealthy citizens who are organizing various building projects in medieval Prague. By expanding their wealth and joining in the construction, they gain favor with the king. Players choose from six actions on the game board — the “action crane” — that are always available, but which are weighted with a constantly shifting array of costs and benefits. By using these actions, you can increase your resources, improve the strength of your chosen actions, and build “New Prague City”, the Charles Bridge, or city walls. You can possibly gain additional actions or even participate in the construction of St. Vitus Cathedral.

Clever players will discover synergies between carefully timed actions and the rewards from constructing civic projects as all of the mechanisms mesh together. At the end of the game, the player who most impressed King Charles wins.

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