2017James Ernest, Patrick Rothfuss
- Videos
- 205
- Creators
- 22
Mostly playthroughs
2 players20 - 60 minMedium weight
Capital City
2017James Ernest
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 9
Mainly reviews. Capital City is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
3 - 6 players
30 - 50 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Description from the publisher: Howdy, partners, and welcome to Capital City! In this fast-playing card game, you've got one year to help build the most famous town in all the West! Each season, the train brings in city slickers and kinfolk from the east to help you run your new businesses on Main Street. Hire your workers carefully, keeping in mind that members of the same family help each other reach success faster! Dollars are useful, but victory points (VPs) are like pure gold! At the end of the year, the player with the most VPs wins the game and becomes the new Mayor of Capital City! Bring home a little piece of the wild west today! In more detail, players have four rounds represented by the seasons of the year to expand their Wild West town! First, they bid for player priority order for the current season. Next, they choose character cards from the train to put to work, then purchase building cards to form Main Street. Then, players attach character cards to the building cards to earn dollars or VPs! Attached characters are workers that provide bonuses to the current player and other players with characters from the same family! At the end of four seasons, the player with the most VPs wins! Yee-haw!
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Which Capital City video should I watch?
Capital City has 10 videos from 9 creators: 4 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 unboxing and 4 other videos. They date from 2017 to May 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Capital City - Rapid Rundown" by Calliope Games, which runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Capital City Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 3 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Tak, Pirates of the Spanish Main, Lords of Vegas and Light Speed: Arena, also by James Ernest. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2017.
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About Capital City
From BoardGameGeek:
Description from the publisher: Howdy, partners, and welcome to Capital City! In this fast-playing card game, you've got one year to help build the most famous town in all the West! Each season, the train brings in city slickers and kinfolk from the east to help you run your new businesses on Main Street. Hire your workers carefully, keeping in mind that members of the same family help each other reach success faster! Dollars are useful, but victory points (VPs) are like pure gold! At the end of the year, the player with the most VPs wins the game and becomes the new Mayor of Capital City! Bring home a little piece of the wild west today! In more detail, players have four rounds represented by the seasons of the year to expand their Wild West town! First, they bid for player priority order for the current season. Next, they choose character cards from the train to put to work, then purchase building cards to form Main Street. Then, players attach character cards to the building cards to earn dollars or VPs! Attached characters are workers that provide bonuses to the current player and other players with characters from the same family! At the end of four seasons, the player with the most VPs wins! Yee-haw!
Designer
James Ernest
Artist
Brian Bowes
Publisher
Calliope Games
Categories
American WestCity Building
Mechanics