PLAYING THE GAME
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.
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on a player’s turn, he takes one of four sets of actions (A, B, C, or D)
each player takes one of these sets of three actions
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
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!
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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