Cathedral

About the game

What is Cathedral?

In Cathedral, each player has a set of pieces of a different color. The pieces are in the shapes of buildings, covering from one to five square units. The first player takes the single neutral Cathedral piece and places it onto the board. Players then alternate placing one of their buildings onto the board until neither player can place another building. Players capture territory by surrounding areas that are occupied by at most one opponent or neutral building. A captured piece is removed and captured territory becomes off-limits to the opponent. The player with the fewest 'square units' of buildings that can't be placed wins.

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Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Cathedral?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?