Overview

Concilium Urbis is a city-building game with a voting mechanism. Players build their own cities while participating in a council that votes on laws affecting all players. The game features simple rules that maintain strategic depth through the interaction of building, production, and legislative phases. The game is played over multiple rounds with four distinct phases each.

Components

• Player city boards
• Building tiles
• Law cards
• Resource tokens
• Voting tokens
• Score track
• Council board

Setup

1. Each player takes a city board.
2. Shuffle law cards and place as a draw deck.
3. Distribute starting resources to each player.
4. Set up the council board with voting areas.
5. Determine first player.

Turn Structure

Each round has 4 phases:

Phase 1: Law Reveal

Reveal two new law cards that will change the central scoring conditions.

Phase 2: Construction

Players simultaneously build in their cities, placing building tiles according to construction rules.

Phase 3: Production

Cities produce resources based on their buildings and infrastructure.

Phase 4: Voting

Players vote on whether revealed laws will be applied or canceled. Each player uses voting tokens to support or oppose laws.

Actions

• Build: Place building tiles in your city during the construction phase.
• Produce: Generate resources from existing buildings.
• Vote: Use voting tokens to influence which laws take effect.
• Trade: Exchange resources with other players (if applicable).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Points are earned through building achievements, fulfilled scoring conditions from active laws, and production bonuses. The player with the most points at game end wins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Laws voted into effect change the scoring landscape for all players, creating a dynamic strategic environment.
• The voting mechanism means players must consider not just their own city but the political landscape.
• Solo mode provides an automated opponent for single-player games.
• Building placement follows adjacency and zoning rules on the city board.

Player Reference

Phase	Summary
1. Law Reveal	Two new laws revealed
2. Construction	Build in your city
3. Production	Generate resources
4. Voting	Vote on laws