Three or four players try to gain the most influence by building palazzos in Venice. Influence is placed face-down into city sections. When all is placed, they are revealed in a predetermined order. Having the most influence in a section allows a player to build the most houses and also give control over the adviser for that section. The adviser can be placed somewhere else in the city and adds influence in a later vote. Houses can be traded for Palazzos, and the player with a Palazzo in every section wins the game.
Doge includes:
- 1 gameboard
- 60 houses, 15 each in 4 different playing colors
- 32 palaces, 8 each in 4 different playing colors
- 9 advisors
- 28 ballot markers, 7 each in 4 playing colors
- 24 control rings, 6 each in 4 playing colors
- 28 player cards, 7 each in 4 different playing colors
- 14 voting order cards, in 2 sets of seven cards each
- 1 rule summary
- 1 rulebook
