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Phil81 at 09:12, 5 October 2026

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	= Cannonball Colony =		= Cannonball Colony =

	~~It is~~ the ~~golden~~ age of colonialism~~, and~~ ships from rival countries have all arrived at the same newly discovered island. Build roads and forts to extend your reach, set up cannons to blow away your opponents' forts, and claim the island.		In the age of colonialism ships from rival countries have all arrived at the same newly discovered island. Build roads and forts to extend your reach, set up cannons to blow away your opponents' forts, and claim the island.

	== Goal ==		== Goal ==

Alster at 03:19, 1 October 2026

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	== End of the game and ties ==		== End of the game and ties ==

	If the road ~~tiles run out and~~ players are tied on forts, the tie is broken by:		The game ends at once when either:
			* a player has all ten of their forts on the island; that player wins; or
			* the last road tile is built; the player with the most forts on the island wins.

			If players are tied on forts when the road tiles run out, the tie is broken by:
	* '''fewest forts on your own landing board''' (you reached furthest across the island); then		* '''fewest forts on your own landing board''' (you reached furthest across the island); then
	* '''fewest cannons and blockades on the island''' (you used your resources most economically).		* '''fewest cannons and blockades on the island''' (you used your resources most economically).
	Players still tied share the victory.		Players still tied share the victory.

Alster at 03:16, 1 October 2026

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Alster: Cannonball Colony Instruction Manual

2026-10-01T01:40:13Z

Cannonball Colony Instruction Manual

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= Cannonball Colony =

It is the golden age of colonialism, and ships from rival countries have all arrived at the same newly discovered island. Build roads and forts to extend your reach, set up cannons to blow away your opponents' forts, and claim the island.

== Goal ==

The game ends in one of two ways:
*- '''Ten forts:''' the first player to have all ten of their forts on the island wins immediately.
*- '''No road tiles left:''' when the last road tile is built, the player with the most forts on the island wins.

== Setting up ==

The island, made of one 6×6 board per player, is laid out at random. The road tile supply is 50 tiles with two players, 70 with three and 90 with four. The supply counter above the island shows how many are left.

'''Choosing countries.''' Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player picks a country: France, Spain, Portugal or England. Your country is your colour, and your player mat appears once you have chosen.

== Your player mat ==

Your mat holds the pieces you have not built yet:
*- '''Fort spaces 1 to 10''' are covered while a fort is still waiting on them. Forts are always built from the lowest covered space.
*- '''Cannon 1, cannon 2 and the blockade''' sit on their spaces until you earn them (see below).

Your own mat is shown beside the island and your opponents' below it.

== Landing ==

Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player chooses a landing space for their ship. The space must be:
*- on your own landing board, the board nearest you;
*- on the edge of the island;
*- grass or forest;
*- more than four steps from any other player's landing space.
In a three-player game, a few spaces next to the lower board cannot be used. Legal spaces are highlighted for you.

Your landing space is where your road network starts. Your first turn is always a road tile on your landing space.

== Connections ==

You may only build on or next to road tiles that are '''connected''' to your ship or one of your forts: joined to it by an unbroken path of road tiles, along edges, not diagonally. Roads cross from one board to the next freely.

It does not matter who built a road tile; anyone may travel along it. But a path is '''broken''' by an opponent's fort and by any blockade, including your own. Cannons do not block paths.

== A turn ==

'''1. Fire a cannon (optional).''' If you have a cannon on the island, you may fire it at one opponent's fort in range. The fort is destroyed and goes back to its owner's mat.

'''2. Build (compulsory).''' Take exactly one of these actions:
*- '''Road on grass:''' place a road tile on a grass space next to your connected network. You may then place a second one on grass, anywhere next to your network, including next to the first.
*- '''Road on forest:''' place one road tile on a forest space next to your network. Only one per turn.
*- '''Fort:''' build your next fort on an empty, connected road tile.
*- '''Cannon:''' build an earned cannon on an empty, connected road tile.
*- '''Blockade:''' build your earned blockade on an empty, connected road tile.
You may pass only when none of these is possible.

'''3. Confirm.''' At the end of every turn, including your landing, click '''Confirm''', or '''Undo''' to take the whole turn back and play it again.

== Forts ==

A fort must be built on an empty road tile that is connected to your network, and:
*- more than three steps from each of your other forts, counting along road and forest spaces (forts with no path between them do not limit each other);
*- not in range of an opponent's cannon.
Forts may be built right next to opponents' forts, cannons and ships.

== Cannons and the blockade ==

You earn new pieces as you build forts:
*- your '''3rd''' fort space earns '''cannon 1''';
*- your '''6th''' earns '''cannon 2''';
*- your '''8th''' earns '''the blockade'''.
An earned piece leaves your mat and can be built on any later turn. It never returns to the mat, even if you lose forts and rebuild them.

'''Cannon range.''' A cannon hits any fort in the same row or column, at any distance and across board edges, unless a '''mountain''' or a '''blockade''' lies in between. Grass, forest, lakes, roads and other forts do not stop a shot. A cannon cannot fire on the turn it is built.

*- A cannon may not be built in range of an opponent's cannon.
*- A blockade stops cannon fire and breaks road paths for everyone.
*- Cannons and blockades can never be moved or destroyed.

Lakes and mountains can never be built on.

== End of the game and ties ==

If the road tiles run out and players are tied on forts, the tie is broken by:
*- '''fewest forts on your own landing board''' (you reached furthest across the island); then
*- '''fewest cannons and blockades on the island''' (you used your resources most economically).
Players still tied share the victory.

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	The game ends in one of two ways:		The game ends in one of two ways:
	*- '''Ten forts:''' the first player to have all ten of their forts on the island wins immediately.		* '''Ten forts:''' the first player to have all ten of their forts on the island wins immediately.
	*- '''No road tiles left:''' when the last road tile is built, the player with the most forts on the island wins.		* '''No road tiles left:''' when the last road tile is built, the player with the most forts on the island wins.

	== Setting up ==		== Setting up ==
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	The island, made of one 6×6 board per player, is laid out at random. The road tile supply is 50 tiles with two players, 70 with three and 90 with four. The supply counter above the island shows how many are left.		The island, made of one 6×6 board per player, is laid out at random. The road tile supply is 50 tiles with two players, 70 with three and 90 with four. The supply counter above the island shows how many are left.

	'''Choosing countries.''' Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player picks a country: France, Spain, Portugal or England. Your country is your ~~colour~~, and your player mat appears once you have chosen.		'''Choosing countries.''' Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player picks a country: France, Spain, Portugal or England. Your country is your color, and your player mat appears once you have chosen.

	== Your player mat ==		== Your player mat ==

	Your mat holds the pieces you have not built yet:		Your mat holds the pieces you have not built yet:
	*- '''Fort spaces 1 to 10''' are covered while a fort is still waiting on them. Forts are always built from the lowest covered space.		* '''Fort spaces 1 to 10''' are covered while a fort is still waiting on them. Forts are always built from the lowest covered space.
	*- '''Cannon 1, cannon 2 and the blockade''' sit on their spaces until you earn them (see below).		* '''Cannon 1, cannon 2 and the blockade''' sit on their spaces until you earn them (see below).

	Your own mat is shown beside the island and your opponents' below it.		Your own mat is shown beside the island and your opponents' below it.
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	Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player chooses a landing space for their ship. The space must be:		Starting with the first player and going clockwise, each player chooses a landing space for their ship. The space must be:
	*- on your own landing board, the board nearest you;		* on your own landing board, the board nearest you;
	*- on the edge of the island;		* on the edge of the island;
	*- grass or forest;		* grass or forest;
	*- more than four steps from any other player's landing space.		* more than four steps from any other player's landing space.
	In a three-player game, a few spaces next to the lower board cannot be used. Legal spaces are highlighted for you.		In a three-player game, a few spaces next to the lower board cannot be used. Legal spaces are highlighted for you.

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	'''2. Build (compulsory).''' Take exactly one of these actions:		'''2. Build (compulsory).''' Take exactly one of these actions:
	*- '''Road on grass:''' place a road tile on a grass space next to your connected network. You may then place a second one on grass, anywhere next to your network, including next to the first.		* '''Road on grass:''' place a road tile on a grass space next to your connected network. You may then place a second one on grass, anywhere next to your network, including next to the first.
	*- '''Road on forest:''' place one road tile on a forest space next to your network. Only one per turn.		* '''Road on forest:''' place one road tile on a forest space next to your network. Only one per turn.
	*- '''Fort:''' build your next fort on an empty, connected road tile.		* '''Fort:''' build your next fort on an empty, connected road tile.
	*- '''Cannon:''' build an earned cannon on an empty, connected road tile.		* '''Cannon:''' build an earned cannon on an empty, connected road tile.
	*- '''Blockade:''' build your earned blockade on an empty, connected road tile.		* '''Blockade:''' build your earned blockade on an empty, connected road tile.
	You may pass only when none of these is possible.		You may pass only when none of these is possible.

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	A fort must be built on an empty road tile that is connected to your network, and:		A fort must be built on an empty road tile that is connected to your network, and:
	*- more than three steps from each of your other forts, counting along road and forest spaces (forts with no path between them do not limit each other);		* more than three steps from each of your other forts, counting along road and forest spaces (forts with no path between them do not limit each other);
	*- not in range of an opponent's cannon.		* not in range of an opponent's cannon.
	Forts may be built right next to opponents' forts, cannons and ships.		Forts may be built right next to opponents' forts, cannons and ships.

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	You earn new pieces as you build forts:		You earn new pieces as you build forts:
	*- your '''3rd''' fort space earns '''cannon 1''';		* your '''3rd''' fort space earns '''cannon 1''';
	*- your '''6th''' earns '''cannon 2''';		* your '''6th''' earns '''cannon 2''';
	*- your '''8th''' earns '''the blockade'''.		* your '''8th''' earns '''the blockade'''.
	An earned piece leaves your mat and can be built on any later turn. It never returns to the mat, even if you lose forts and rebuild them.		An earned piece leaves your mat and can be built on any later turn. It never returns to the mat, even if you lose forts and rebuild them.

	'''Cannon range.''' A cannon hits any fort in the same row or column, at any distance and across board edges, unless a '''mountain''' or a '''blockade''' lies in between. Grass, forest, lakes, roads and other forts do not stop a shot. A cannon cannot fire on the turn it is built.		'''Cannon range.''' A cannon hits any fort in the same row or column, at any distance and across board edges, unless a '''mountain''' or a '''blockade''' lies in between. Grass, forest, lakes, roads and other forts do not stop a shot. A cannon cannot fire on the turn it is built.

	*- A cannon may not be built in range of an opponent's cannon.		* A cannon may not be built in range of an opponent's cannon.
	*- A blockade stops cannon fire and breaks road paths for everyone.		* A blockade stops cannon fire and breaks road paths for everyone.
	*- Cannons and blockades can never be moved or destroyed.		* Cannons and blockades can never be moved or destroyed.

	Lakes and mountains can never be built on.		Lakes and mountains can never be built on.
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	If the road tiles run out and players are tied on forts, the tie is broken by:		If the road tiles run out and players are tied on forts, the tie is broken by:
	*- '''fewest forts on your own landing board''' (you reached furthest across the island); then		* '''fewest forts on your own landing board''' (you reached furthest across the island); then
	*- '''fewest cannons and blockades on the island''' (you used your resources most economically).		* '''fewest cannons and blockades on the island''' (you used your resources most economically).
	Players still tied share the victory.		Players still tied share the victory.