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Special rules for playing with 2 players
When playing with 2 players, use all the normal rules, but with the following
changes: there is a third, imaginary player, that we have named Alea (= "a lucky
energetic adversary").
The preparation for 2 players is identical to that for 3 and 4 players. For Alea,
there is no preparation, except that all the skyscrapers in one of the two
unchosen colors are placed next to the board in the general skyscraper supply.
These are Alea's skyscrapers.
Playing the game is nearly identical; only the auctions are played differently: and
only here,Alea competes against the other players in each auction for building in
the districts in the following way:
1.) First, the player who triggered the auctions begins the auction or passes as
in the 3 or 4 player game.
2.) Next, the second player makes his first bid or passes as in the 3 or 4 player
game.
3.) Always, as the third bidder, comes Alea: for Alea's bid, the players draw black
cards, one after the other, placing each face up on the table until they draw
and place a card with the same number as one already drawn and placed.
This is Alea's complete bid for the auction and will total between 8 and 21
(see figure to the right). He will bid no higher!
4.1)If Alea's bid is less than or equal to the highest bid so far, he is out of the
auction and the auction continues with the two real players as in the 3 or 4
player game.
4.2)If Alea's bid is now higher than the previous high bid, the auction continues
with the two real players as in the 3 or 4 player game. If the others both
pass with Alea's bid the highest,Alea wins the auction. If one (or both) real
players overbid Alea's bid, then Alea is out of the bidding for this auction.
In any case,Alea's bid cards are put on the bottom of the black stack after the
auction.
If Alea wins in Central Park, he does not build. If Alea wins in a district, he builds
in the district using his skyscrapers from the general supply with these rules:
Alea always builds 1 skyscraper on a building plot, rega rdless of the number
of skyscrapers shown on his bid cards.
Alea always builds on an empty building plot, even if he has already built
skyscrapers in this district with a previous auction. As an exception to the
real players, Alea may build in different building plots in a district.
Alea always chooses the most va l u able building plot (the one that would
score the most points) to build his skyscraper. If there is more than one
building plot that would tie for highest score, he builds 1 skyscraper in each
such building plot!
Example: Alea [red] would build as shown above.
If Alea wins an auction for a district with no empty building plots, he
declares a building stop in this district.The 2 real players score points as in
the 3 or 4 player game.
When a player wins an auction, he pays and builds as in the 3 or 4 player game.
When a player declares a building stop in a district, he scores Alea's skyscrapers as
well as those of the 2 real players.
The game ends as in the 3 or 4 player game when the business supply row is
empty or the second building stop is completed.
Special rules for 2 players
in a game with 2 players, there
is a third, imaginary player:
Alea
all is the same except for the
auctions, where Alea competes
as a third bidder; he draws
black cards until he draws a
duplicate number - these cards
are his total bid
Alea's possible combinations:
if Alea wins a district auction,
he builds
fig.13
Note: Alea never scores victory
points, neither when scoring
districts, a building stop, nor at
game end.
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always only 1 skyscraper
in a building plot
always in an
empty building plot
always in the most
valuable empty
building plots
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