gamedotty

Connecting players, creators, and communities through the joy of play.

Discover

Game CafesBoard GamesEvents (Coming Soon)

Creators

CrowdfundingPlaytesting (Coming Soon)

Company

ContactTerms & ConditionsPrivacy Policy

Connecting through the joy of play

© 2026 gamedotty. All rights reserved.

gamedotty
  • Games
  • Venues
  • Events
  • Crowdfunds

Caylus Magna Carta

2 - 4
10
45 min – 1.3 hr
Default avatar

William Attia

6.9
Card Game
City Building
Economic
Medieval
Strategy

Game Description

The general theme and mechanics of Caylus Magna Carta are similar to the Caylus board game. However, there is no board or score track and the tactical nuts and bolts of the game are somewhat different. In terms of components, the game consists of cards, money, worker pawns, resource markers, the provost, and castle building stones. Each player has a set of identical cards, which are shuffled and used as a face-down draw deck. Players start with an opening random draw of cards, and on his turn a player can either:

extend the road by building a new building 
pay 1 to draw a new building card 
pay 1 to discard his hand and draw a fresh hand (with the discard deck being shuffled for a new draw deck once the draw deck is exhausted) 
pay 1 to place a worker on one of the existing building cards 
build one of the common prestige building cards (some of which are placed at the beginning of the game as part of the setup) or 
pass

Once everyone has passed, the cards are resolved up to the provost (which can be moved in passing order by paying money).

Ownership of the non-common buildings is shown by the card color. When a worker is placed on a card, the owner earns either resources or money as a reward instead of victory points. Players may also choose to help build the castle. Starting with the first player to have passed, players can pay resources to obtain castle stones. The stones are worth three different values (2-4 points). Players collect the most valuable ones first. In addition, the player who collects the most building stones each round is rewarded with a gold resource marker.

From round to round, 1st player privileges rotate to the left, and the provost starts two cards further down the path from the castle.

The winner of the game is the player who has accumulated the most victory points once the game end has been triggered the turn the castle is finished. Victory points are awarded for castle stones, cards built, and resources and money in hand at the end of the game.

Share

Games You Might Like

Cover image of Zuuli
3.4

Zuuli

1 - 6
Animals
Card Game
Cover image of Anger Smash
6.5

Anger Smash

2 - 520 min – 40 min
Bluffing
Card Game
Cover image of 1923 Cotton Club
7.6

1923 Cotton Club

2 - 445 min – 1 hr
African Americans
Card Game
Cover image of 30 Monedas
7.9

30 Monedas

1 - 230 min
Card Game
Horror
Cover image of A game about WEE WHIMSICAL CREATURES and trying to identify them after someone makes noises.
7.7

A game about WEE WHIMSICAL CREATURES and trying to identify them after someone makes noises.

4 - 1020 min – 50 min
Animals
Card Game
Cover image of Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold
9.0

Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold

1 - 41 hr
Card Game
Fantasy
Cover image of Agropolis
7.7

Agropolis

1 - 415 min – 20 min
Abstract
Card Game
Cover image of Air, Land, and Sea: Critters at War
7.5

Air, Land, and Sea: Critters at War

215 min – 30 min
Animals
Anthropomorphic Animals
Cover image of All on 1 Card
6.7

All on 1 Card

2 - 420 min
Card Game
Cover image of All-Star Draft
7.4

All-Star Draft

2 - 645 min
Animals
Card Game
Cover image of Arkham Noir: Case #3 – Infinite Gulfs of Darkness
7.6

Arkham Noir: Case #3 – Infinite Gulfs of Darkness

130 min
Adventure
Card Game
Cover image of Arkwright: The Card Game
7.4

Arkwright: The Card Game

1 - 41 hr – 1.7 hr
Card Game
Industry / Manufacturing