How to Play

Lords of Vegas

2-4 players 60-90 min 7.4 Board Game Geek Rating

Players are Nevada casino developers building on The Strip using dice and colored tiles. Pay money to construct lots, with the highest die value controlling each casino. Cards trigger scoring for matching casino colors, awarding money per lot and points to casino bosses. Victory goes to whoever accumulates the most points by controlling the largest, most valuable casinos through building, takeovers, and strategic gambling.

Published 2010

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

Distribute player components

Each player takes an action card, scoring chip, markers, and dice of one color (blue, green, red, or yellow)

Assign banker role

Choose one player to manage the bank

Place scoring chips

Put each player's scoring chip on the "0" space of the scoring track

Prepare the deck

Remove the "End of Game" card from the property cards and shuffle the remaining cards

Deal starting cards

Deal 2 cards to each player

Mark initial lots

Place one of your markers on each of the lots specified by your 2 cards

Collect starting money

Draw money from the bank equal to the sum of the 2 values shown on your cards

Discard starting cards

Place your 2 cards on the colored discard spaces on the board edge, arranged so colors can be easily counted

Insert End of Game card

Divide the deck into 4 roughly equal stacks, place the End of Game card on top of the 4th stack, then place the other 3 stacks on top

Determine first player

Each player rolls 2 dice; highest roller takes the player card and begins

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

Draw a card

Take the top card from the deck to start your turn

Take over your lot

If the lot on your card is empty, place one of your markers on it; if it has another player's die from sprawling, replace it with your die at the same pip value; if the tile has no die, place your die matching the value printed on the board

Collect lot income

Each lot with a player marker pays that player $1, regardless of card drawn

Pay casinos by color

When a single-color card is drawn, all casinos of that color pay points and money everywhere on the board

Pay The Strip

When one of the 4 Strip cards is drawn, each casino with at least one edge adjacent to The Strip pays points and money

Calculate money paid

Receive $1 for each pip on each of your dice in paying casinos

Calculate points earned

The boss of each paying casino receives 1 point per tile in that casino

Record points individually

When paid for multiple casinos, record each casino's points separately, starting with smallest to largest

Navigate scoring breaks

To pass a break on the scoring track, you must have enough points to satisfy the space past the break; excess points are lost if insufficient

Discard the card

Place your card in the appropriate colored discard pile

Build a casino

Remove your marker from a lot you own, choose a casino tile, pay the amount specified on that lot, place the tile with your die showing the lot's die value

Sprawl into adjacent lots

Pay twice the build cost of an empty unowned lot adjacent to a casino where you are boss, place a tile of the same color with your die showing the lot's die value

Remodel a casino

Pay $5 per tile in a casino where you are boss to change all tiles to a new available color

Reorganize a casino

Pay $1 per pip on all dice in any casino where you have at least one die, then all players reroll their dice in that casino

Gamble at another's casino

Once per turn, bet up to $5 per tile at a casino where another player is boss

Check for ties

If 2 or more players have dice tied for largest value in a casino, immediately reroll only those tied largest dice at no cost

Continue rerolling

If still tied after rerolling, continue until one die has the largest value

Skip reroll if same player

No reroll occurs if all tied dice belong to the same player

Trade allowed items

You may trade money, lots, dice in casinos, or actions (your turn only) with any player at any time

Execute lot trades

Replace your marker with the other player's marker

Execute die trades

Replace your die with the other player's die at the same value

Prohibited trades

You may not trade points, casino tiles, or promises of future actions

Winning

How to claim victory.

Trigger game end

The game ends immediately when anyone draws the "End of Game" card

Make final payout

Pay for "The Strip" and all owned lots one final time

Determine winner

The player with the most points wins

Break ties

If tied for most points, the tied player with the most money wins

Instant victory

Win immediately if you reach 90+ points at any time

Block F restriction

Players cannot build on F block in a 2-player game

Handle F lot cards

When drawing an F lot card, do not place a marker; pay for owned lots and casinos, discard the card, then repeat Step 1 until drawing an A, B, C, D, or E lot card