Capitol

Raise Roman buildings and bid for monuments over four rounds to dominate the city's prefectures.

Designers: Alan R. Moon, Aaron Weissblum
Published by: Schmidt Spiele

A game of monumental rivalry in ancient Rome, where players raise buildings from blocks and roofs across the city's prefectures. Over four rounds you build, auction for temples and amphitheaters, and score for dominating districts. The first roof in a prefecture locks in the shape everyone else must follow.

First roof sets the prefecture's styleAuction for point-rich monumentsBlocks and permits gate where you build

Who it's for

Players who enjoy classic territory-and-building games with a touch of auction and clean spatial decisions.

Not for you if…

You want fast play or modern streamlining; it is a deliberate, somewhat dry classic that is also fairly hard to track down today.

Vibe's take

A measured mid-weight builder mixing construction, area control, and pointed little auctions.