How to play Cathedral

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  • Опубліковано 1 січ 2023
  • Learn the rules to the board game Cathedral quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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    RULES:
    The object of the game is to have the fewest points after 2 rounds. Each player takes a set of colored buildings. Layout the board. The board is called the city and has a wall that runs along the outside edge. The player with the lighter buildings places the gray cathedral anywhere on the board within the grid squares. The player with the darker buildings goes first, then turns alternate. On your turn you must place any one of your buildings on any vacant spot on the board, lining it up with the grid squares, then your opponent places a building. Buildings already in play may not be moved.
    Except for each player’s first turn of the game, after you place a building, you are allowed to claim territory. To claim territory, you must have your adjacent buildings touching each other, and/or the city wall, to create an enclosed area. Diagonal connections do not count, buildings must be touching at the sides. The cathedral may not be used for creating an enclosed area.
    If the enclosed space doesn’t have any of your opponent’s buildings in it, or if it only has a single opponent building in it, or if it only has the cathedral in it; then you remove the opponent’s building or cathedral and claim the territory. Your opponent may not place buildings into territories you’ve claimed. If you forget to remove a building, then it remains where it is and the territory isn’t claimed. You are allowed to claim territory if your own buildings are in it, but you do not remove them.
    You may not claim territory if your opponent has 2 buildings in the enclosed space or 1 of their buildings with the cathedral. There is no limit to the size of an enclosed territory you can claim.
    Removed buildings from the board return to their owner’s supply and may be re-placed on future turns if you want. If the cathedral is removed from the board, it may not be re-placed. Once 1 player can no longer place any buildings, the other player places as many of their remaining buildings as they can. Each player then scores 1 point for each square of a building they have left. Clear the board and play another round, this time with the other player placing the cathedral and going second. At the end of the round, each player combines their points for both rounds and the player with the fewest points, wins.
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  • @waddupbro
    @waddupbro Рік тому +256

    This has the make a fence go inside and declare the area on the opposite side the inside vibes

  • @isaac_aren
    @isaac_aren Рік тому +216

    Really seems like the cathedral was an after thought when they needed a creative name for this game

    • @blakebatpony
      @blakebatpony Рік тому +77

      i mean, if it wasnt there the starting player could easely claim the whole board in 2 turns

    • @coruscaregames
      @coruscaregames Рік тому +1

      @@blakebatpony I can vaguely see it but can you elaborate?

    • @coruscaregames
      @coruscaregames Рік тому

      @@AnonymousGentooman oh I see now :>

    • @blakebatpony
      @blakebatpony Рік тому +13

      @@coruscaregames like john said, just make a closed loop with 2 pieces (doesnt have to be a corner) and claim the large part, since the other player only had placed one piece theres nothing they can do to stop it if it wasnt for the cathedral

  • @allgreatfictions
    @allgreatfictions Рік тому +68

    I saw this game for the first time years ago, and I've been trying over and over to remember what it's called. Thank you so much!

  • @CTINA--NguyeninhVinhTri
    @CTINA--NguyeninhVinhTri Рік тому +142

    This feels like Go except funky pieces

    • @chrisdawson1776
      @chrisdawson1776 Рік тому +1

      Nobody asked bro 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

    • @zachnado69
      @zachnado69 Рік тому +34

      @@chrisdawson1776 that was unprompted

    • @jardex2275
      @jardex2275 Рік тому +7

      I was thinking Blockus, aside from how pieces are placed.

    • @zachnado69
      @zachnado69 Рік тому +6

      @@chrisdawson1776 those emojis appear to be a nose and a gray house. what exactly is that supposed to mean?

    • @zachnado69
      @zachnado69 Рік тому +2

      @@chrisdawson1776 based opinion!!!

  • @VemKaJogar
    @VemKaJogar Рік тому +115

    I love this game and already made my handcraft version using foam.

    • @LuxisAlukard
      @LuxisAlukard Рік тому +4

      I'll make it in cardboard, just for start.

    • @VemKaJogar
      @VemKaJogar Рік тому +3

      @@LuxisAlukard perfect too.

    • @theletteralpha
      @theletteralpha Рік тому

      ill generate it by paper ig but idk whag its meant to look like

    • @jlo9993
      @jlo9993 Рік тому

      @@theletteralpha Make the buildings be little Tetris pieces, and put them on a similar grid. Make the colours be different from the grid's paper; then just play Cathedral.

  • @wallridez514
    @wallridez514 Рік тому +91

    This seems like a great way to introduce people to basic ideas of go...

    • @bestaround3323
      @bestaround3323 Рік тому +12

      Go where?

    • @wallridez514
      @wallridez514 Рік тому +13

      @@bestaround3323 Go, Weqi or Baduk. It's a board game about placing stones to surround and capture territory, and is a lot of fun, but has a somewhat steep learning curve.

    • @vroenven
      @vroenven Рік тому +2

      All I was thinking is isn't this go

    • @michter765
      @michter765 Рік тому +1

      Yes very similar to Go the rules are.

    • @videogamee6037
      @videogamee6037 Рік тому +4

      @@michter765 thank you Yoda.

  • @GavinMFR
    @GavinMFR Рік тому +25

    This was so hard to play that the bishop moved to chess.

    • @LumiereLaDiDa
      @LumiereLaDiDa Рік тому +1

      The most underrated comment. You’re after my own nerdy heart, GavinMFR. But I do hope it’s not actually difficult to play lol

  • @erner_wisal
    @erner_wisal Рік тому +20

    Now combine this with battleship

  • @zwiesinn
    @zwiesinn Рік тому +18

    The rules are the same as chess except for these changes

  • @nicehandsomefruit9997
    @nicehandsomefruit9997 Рік тому +3

    Could you do a video on how to play "Onitama"?

  • @ILBOI_X
    @ILBOI_X Рік тому +2

    Man its 3 AM how did i end up here

  • @kirakelvinart2169
    @kirakelvinart2169 Рік тому

    This game sounds fun

  • @potatoheadpokemario1931
    @potatoheadpokemario1931 Рік тому +6

    I remember playing this once, but my set was plastic

  • @rogerkearns8094
    @rogerkearns8094 Рік тому +40

    Go, Tetris edition.

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +2

      I played Tetris and nothing ever resembled that. Go, I agree more.

    • @ahmadfahadhilyas
      @ahmadfahadhilyas Рік тому +8

      @@deedeeen tetris edition because they look like tetris pieces...

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +1

      @@ahmadfahadhilyas, I have proof that I play Tetris better than you; of course I am gonna know how they look like. And they don't.

    • @axerity9212
      @axerity9212 Рік тому +2

      @@deedeeen weird flex but ok, there are multiple pieces that are tetrominoes but not all 7 of them are in the game

    • @deadersurvival4716
      @deadersurvival4716 Рік тому +2

      @@deedeeen literally every piece in this are minos. Most aren't tetraminos, but pentaminos, hexaminos, triminos, and others are represented by these sets.

  • @durgun8247
    @durgun8247 Рік тому +3

    I remember when I was younger my older brother would say that I couldn't claim a territory because the buildings that did enclose it according to the rules weren't physically touching, and I believed him being the gullible child I was lol

  • @k-j4412
    @k-j4412 5 місяців тому

    Is it magnetic? I saw a magnetic one but I think it may have been a travel version.

  • @kokoymustlive2006
    @kokoymustlive2006 Рік тому +1

    scramble word 2 by lignuisystems please..

  • @DiehardMechWarrior
    @DiehardMechWarrior 11 місяців тому +2

    Ok…but are en passant and castling allowed, though?

  • @flordelphinta
    @flordelphinta Рік тому +7

    cant you like make a territory using an "L" piece on first move?
    Or did I miss something?

    • @anoobyproaz5616
      @anoobyproaz5616 Рік тому +5

      0:36 "Except for each player's first turn of the game, after you place a building, you are allowed to claim territory."

    • @flordelphinta
      @flordelphinta Рік тому +1

      @@anoobyproaz5616 then cant the 1st player claim on 2nd move?
      Just place the smallest block then the opponent, then put an L piece on any corner, claim and remove opponent.
      Then the opponent will do the same on the next game.
      So unless there is a rule that states you need 3 or more blocks to claim, this game is cheeseable.

    • @danholmesfilm
      @danholmesfilm Рік тому +3

      @@flordelphinta not if the opponents piece AND the cathedral are both in the "claimed" space

    • @SgtSupaman
      @SgtSupaman Рік тому +4

      You probably can do something like that, but it doesn't gain you much. Territory is only good in that it provides space for you to play out more of your pieces at the end. An area that small will only let you play your smallest buildings (if you haven't already played them). Maybe useful if you think the final score will come down to one or two points, but that seems like a bit of a defeatist mindset to have at the start of a round.

  • @brightlight7538
    @brightlight7538 Рік тому +1

    I can't belive he didn't say "cathedral, the rules are as same as regular chess except of these few changes...."

  • @ninhassle
    @ninhassle Рік тому

    Is there an online version of this game? Or an app maybe

  • @zakiajacobprecioso408
    @zakiajacobprecioso408 Рік тому

    Requests: How to play jumanji and charlie charlie

  • @Duckman1616
    @Duckman1616 Рік тому +1

    So, it's like blockus then. But probably like 5 times the cost.

  • @danilopablo9848
    @danilopablo9848 4 місяці тому +1

    I was expecting
    "the rules are the same as regular chess, except for these changes"

  • @purplenickname
    @purplenickname Рік тому +3

    So, what stops the first player from capturing the entire board? If there's no limit to how big of an enclosed area they can claim they can just claim everything since only the cathedral is there at the start.

    • @croma2068
      @croma2068 Рік тому +2

      That's what the first turn clause is for - you can't capture any spaces on your first turn.

  • @goldend791
    @goldend791 Рік тому +9

    If you are the first to go and your opponent has more squares than you have after placing the single building, you take out the cathedral and declare the whole board as your territory

  • @Edos512
    @Edos512 Рік тому +2

    I had this a long time ago.

  • @thomaslwin8588
    @thomaslwin8588 Рік тому

    Why does this only have 731 likes?

  • @janewan1196
    @janewan1196 Рік тому

    it seems to be a mix of go and blockus

  • @Closer2Zero
    @Closer2Zero Рік тому +1

    Its basically Yugioh Dungeon Dice Monsters

  • @hatTtop
    @hatTtop Рік тому +2

    Is en pa-ss-ant allowed?

  • @MartiLike
    @MartiLike Рік тому +1

    So basically this is GO

  • @thebe_stone
    @thebe_stone Рік тому

    what's keeping someone from just going in the corner, and claiming the entire board?

    • @beeholland5946
      @beeholland5946 Рік тому +2

      It can’t be claimed on turn 1, so player 2 will then place a piece, meaning that there will be a cathedral and an opponent piece, so no territory

  • @footballph2707
    @footballph2707 Рік тому

    So it's like Go and Monopoly what a game.

  • @chazgervais4605
    @chazgervais4605 Рік тому

    So... Blockus but with too many rules?

  • @ernstkramer3040
    @ernstkramer3040 7 місяців тому

    It is very like the high series Go game from the east of asian.

  • @pepsiatlas5452
    @pepsiatlas5452 Рік тому +5

    like a halfway point between go and tetris

  • @CSmyth-
    @CSmyth- Рік тому

    So... Go? This is Go, right?

  • @Midnight-up7do
    @Midnight-up7do 8 місяців тому

    This is pretty much just Go for beginners

  • @musicme148
    @musicme148 2 місяці тому

    Laro sa Simbahan?

  • @thisrandomdude2880
    @thisrandomdude2880 Рік тому

    POV: You are the British Empire

  • @wbl_unlimited
    @wbl_unlimited Рік тому +3

    Qix: the board game

  • @cheesetonk
    @cheesetonk Рік тому +6

    its chess

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +3

      "fewest points"

    • @AnathexAdventurer
      @AnathexAdventurer Рік тому +2

      No it's not.

    • @cheesetonk
      @cheesetonk Рік тому +2

      @@deedeeen yes that's 8 points for and 12 for you that means I lost(with 40 points)

    • @cheesetonk
      @cheesetonk Рік тому +2

      @@AnathexAdventurer some what chess

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +2

      @@cheesetonk, that's brutal

  • @AnnaColon3
    @AnnaColon3 3 місяці тому

    blokus

  • @marcuzispro9423
    @marcuzispro9423 Рік тому

    People who comment that putting stick to press the pressure plate: 🤡

  • @bruhimdead9332
    @bruhimdead9332 Рік тому

    The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host

  • @celesefernal2490
    @celesefernal2490 Рік тому

    This is just go but worse