Praga Caput Regni
Praga Caput Regni explained: select actions from a rotating crane, build walls and buildings, advance along the King’s Road and contribute to medieval Prague landmarks.
Compete as wealthy citizens of medieval Prague, using a rotating action crane to time six core actions while contributing to major civic projects.
Why We Love It
The action crane turns timing into a resource: the same action becomes cheaper or more rewarding as it rotates around the wheel.
About Praga Caput Regni
Praga Caput Regni is a heavy strategy game published by Delicious Games and designed by Vladimír Suchý. Its core systems include Action Selection, Tile Placement and Track Advancement, creating a mix of tactical timing and longer-term planning.
This guide focuses on the edition and rules scope identified in the source notes below, with factual rules separated from editorial decision analysis.
Game at a Glance
Action Selection
Choose actions for both their reward and their timing or denial value.
Tile Placement
Place tiles for immediate value while preserving future spatial options.
Track Advancement
Use this system efficiently and connect it to your broader scoring plan.
Resource Conversion
Use this system efficiently and connect it to your broader scoring plan.
Who Praga Caput Regni suits
Praga Caput Regni suits players who enjoy Action Selection and Tile Placement, with room to build a plan while reacting to shared incentives. Its heavy weight makes it a better fit for groups comfortable tracking several connected systems.
Rules overview
Select one paired action from the rotating crane, pay or gain its current modifier, then resolve the actions. Build walls and structures, improve technologies and production, move along the King’s Road and contribute to Charles Bridge and the cathedral.
Key decisions
Editorial analysis: The best action is often the one whose crane position makes it efficient now, provided it still feeds the scoring track or landmark you are developing.
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Sources and edition notes
Facts checked September 17, 2026. Base game only.