Rio Grande Games Doge 75 - Manual (Page 3)

Overview
Venice, also called Serenissima, the most
venerable, flourished in the late middle ages as a
merchant center. The old established families
competed for political power and influence in
this city state. As the heads of these families, the
players use their power and influence to build
the most magnificent buildings and palaces
along the Grand Canal. Those that move swiftly
and cleverly may attain the highest office in
Venice: the office of the Doge!
Contents
60 houses (15 in each of
4 colors)
32 palaces (8 in each
of 4 colors)
9 advisors
28 ballot markers (ballot boxes)
(7 each in 4 colors, with the
values 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3)
24 control rings
(6 each in 4 colors)
28 player cards
(7 each in 4 colors)
14 voting order cards
(2 sets of 7 cards)
1 game board
1 rule booklet
1 rule summary/overview
Preparation
• Place the board in the middle of the table.
• Each of the advisor figures has a symbol on
its top. Place the
advisors on the
spaces on the right
side of the board with
symbols matching
those on the tops of
the advisors.
• Each player chooses a color and takes the
houses, palaces, ballot markers, and control
rings in this color. He places them before him
on the table in his supply area.
Players place their ballot markers in their supply
area face down so that other players cannot
see their values. A player may always look at
his own ballot markers.
• Separate the 28 player cards
by the color on their backs.
Each player takes his set of 7
player cards and places them
face down in his supply area.
When playing with three
players, place the
components of the fourth
color back in the box.
• Separate the two sets of voting
order cards by their backs and
shuffle each face down.
Place the brown backed
cards face up on the 7 brown
spaces along the bottom of the board.
Place the blue backed cards face down on
the 7 blue spaces along the bottom of the
board.
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for 3 to 4 players aged 12 and up
Official title for the Doge: his excellency, by divine right, Doge of Venice,
count of Dalmatia and Croatia, the highest venerable prince
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