Welcome to 13th Century Italy, a time when wealthy Patrician families build magnificent towers to represent their power and prosperity: the more influential the family, the taller the tower You are a master builder, ready to profit from the vanity of the Patrician families. You take building orders, adding floor after floor, and when a tower is complete, you'll be there to take the credit. At the end of the game, the builder with the most victory points wins GAMEPLAY Patrician: Towers of Influence is delightfully effortless to play. Each turn, play a Building card, which allows you to add to a tower in the matching city. Some cards allow you to take special actions that help you or hinder others. Next, take the face-up card from the pile next to the city where you just built a tower. As the game goes on, towers will grow and points are scored for who controls the tallest towers in each city, as well as for playing Patrician portrait card sets. In the end, the builder with the most points wins CONTENTS • 1 Game board • 149 Tower pieces • 20 Prestige tokens • 55 Building cards • 6 Trade Route markers • 4 Delegates cards • 24 Bonus Prestige tokens • Rules 1 Game board 149 Tower pieces 20 Prestige tokens 55 Building cards 6 Trade Route markers 4 Delegates cards24 Bonus Prestige tokens Rules