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PLAYING THE GAME
The following rules are for 3 or 4 players. The special rules for 2 players are on page 11.
The starting player begins and play continues from there in clockwise order. On a
player's turn, he has four choices (A, B, C, or D), of which he must execute one
completely on his turn: first, the 1st action, then, the 2nd action, and finally, the
3rd action.
A
B
take 3
skyscrapers
place a
1
from the
business
supply
2
take 2 colored cards (different colors)
3
the 1st action
A) take 3 skyscrapers
The player takes 3 skyscrapers in his color from the genera l supply and
places them in his supply on his summary card.There is no limit (except
piece limit in the game) to the number a player can have in his supply.
B) place a business
The player takes one business from the supply row near the edge of the
board and places it on any building plot of his choice (see more on this
under "The businesses").
C) take a black card and move a commissioner
The player takes the top-most card from the black stack, adding it to his
hand without showing it to the other players. Next, he moves one of the
two commissioners (see more on this under "The 3rd action").
D) score a district
The player scores a district (see more on this under "Scoring of districts").
the 2nd action
A/B/C) take 2 colored cards
If the player has chosen as his 1st action either take 3 skyscrapers, place a
business, or take a black card and move a commissioner, he must take as
his 2nd action take two colored cards.That means, he chooses any two of
the 5 face up colored cards, takes them, and adds them to his hand. He must
take cards of two different colors. He may not take a black card!
C
take a black card and
move a commissioner
move a commissioner
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PLAYING THE GAME
on a player's turn, he takes one
of four sets of actions (A, B, C,
or D)
D
each player takes one of these
sets of three actions
score a district
take 2 black cards
the 1st action:
A) he take 3 skyscrapers
from the general supply
and adds them to his
supply
B) he takes a business from
the supply row and places
it on any building plot
C) he takes a black card and
moves a commissioner
D) he scores a district
the 2nd action:
A - C)
he takes 2 colored cards
and adds them to his hand
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