Caylus is a worker-placement game where architects compete to contribute the most to building a castle and its surrounding town.
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Which circumstances make one favour track better than another in Caylus?
When the King awards you a favour in Caylus, which track should you choose?
When is one track more beneficial than another?
What circumstances make a particular favour track more or less useful?
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What does it mean for a game to be 'Caylus-like'?
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but while browsing board-game related forums I've often heard the term 'Caylus-like' used to describe a game (One usage I remember is that the family version of Agricola was called 'Caylus-like' when compared…
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Royal favours in Caylus
When building a prestige building by using the 4th row of the royal favours table (e.g. after winning a royal favour as the player who built the most houses on the castle) that gives you more favours, is it permitted to use these very favours to…
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In Caylus what is the point of placing a worker at the gate
In Caylus I can't see the interest of placing a worker at the gate (first fixed building along the road) unless you really can't decide what to do and prefer to let the choice to bad fortune.
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Clarification about Caylus favours
According to the rules book, the 3rd column of favours is available after the scoring of the dungeon. My question is, when scoring the dungeon, is it still considered as before the scoring? In other words I can't move my marker up to the 3rd row to…
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