Gamehelpstoneage

2026-04-19T19:57:05Z

BarnardsStar: Corrected scoring of civilization cards

==Overview==

You are the leader of a tribe during the Stone Age and must decide where to allocate your members to gather resources, build huts, and grow your civilization. While you advance, don't forget to keep your tribe fed or you will lose points.

==Gameplay==

Each player starts with 5 people and 12 food.

Each round has 3 phases.

==== Phase 1: Place Workers ====

In turn order, each player assigns one or more workers to a place. Each place (except for the Hunting Grounds) has a set capacity. Only one tribe can occupy a place at a time. And if your tribe occupies the space, you cannot add more people from your tribe later.

'''Variations Based on Number of Players'''

'''''Two Players'''''

Only 2 out of 3 places in the village (''Tool Maker (tools)'', ''Hut (gain worker)'', and ''Field (increase food production)'') may be occupied per turn.

Only 1 player may place people in any of the resource areas (''Forest'' (wood), ''Clay Pit'' (brick), ''Quarry'' (stone), and ''River'' (gold)).

'''''Three Players'''''

Only 2 out of 3 places in the village (''Tool Maker (tools)'', ''Hut (gain worker)'', and ''Field (increase food production)'') may be occupied per turn (like a two-player game).

Only 2 player may place people in any of the resource areas (''Forest'' (wood), ''Clay Pit'' (brick), ''Quarry'' (stone), and ''River'' (gold)).

==== Phase 2: Remove People and Gain Resources====

In turn order, each player removes their people from each place and gains/pays for the benefits of that place.

The following formula determines the number of resources received: For each worker placed, a die is rolled. The total of all dice is divided by the resource's "value" (the rarer the resource, the higher the number). The resulting whole number (remainder ignored) is the total resources received.

'''Places'''

{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;" border="2"
!| Name || Resource || Capacity || Description
|-
| '''Hunting Grounds''' || Food || -- || Roll dice equal to # of workers placed. Dice total ÷ '''2''' = # of food received
|-
| '''Forest''' || Wood || 7 || Roll dice equal to # of workers placed. Dice total ÷ '''3''' = # of wood received
|-
| '''Clay Pit''' || Brick || 7|| Roll dice equal to # of workers placed. Dice total ÷ '''4''' = # of bricks received
|-
| '''Quarry''' || Stone || 7 || Roll dice equal to # of workers placed. Dice total ÷ '''5''' = # of stones received
|-
| '''River''' || Gold || 7 || Roll dice equal to # of workers placed. Dice total ÷ '''6''' = # of gold bars received
|-
| '''Tool maker''' ||Tool || 1 || Gain a tool. Each player can only have 3 tools, but each can be upgraded (up to 3 times) by placing a worker here.
|-
| '''Hut''' ||+1 Worker || 2 || Gain 1 worker. ''Exactly'' 2 people must be placed here. Max of 10 workers.
|-
| '''Field''' ||+1 food production || 1 || Increase your food production by 1.
|-
| '''Buildings''' ||Buy buildings || 7 || Buy buildings with resources. Buildings are worth VP.
|-
| '''Civilization''' || Civilization card || 1 || Pay the # of resources based on its slot to gain its immediate effect and scoring benefits.
|}

'''Tools'''

Tools are used to increase the number of resources gained. By using the tool, its value (1-4) is added to the dice total. Each tool can only be used once per turn. The whole value of the tool must be used (i.e. you cannot add less than 4 to a total when using a level 4 tool). Some Civilization cards grant "single-use" tools. These are lost after use and don't count for scoring.

'''Buildings'''

Pay the cost to gain the Building and receive the points listed in the top-left corner. If this number is a ?, points are equal to the total value of the resources used to acquire this building.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;" border="2"
!| Resource || Value
|-
| '''Wood''' || 3
|-
| '''Brick''' || 4
|-
| '''Stone''' || 5
|-
| '''Gold''' || 6
|}

'''Civilization Cards'''

Each card has an ''immediate effect'' (usually granting a resource) and a ''scoring multiplier''. See '''End Game''' for how Civilization Cards are scored.

==== Phase 3: Feed People====

To feed your people, you must be able to discard enough food equal to # of workers minus food production number. If you have less food than this, you may substitute any resource. If you still don't have enough for your workers, you lose all food and are given a -10 point penalty.

====Ending the Round====

All Civilization Cards are moved to the right and new cards are put in the empty spaces. The next player becomes the starting player and a new round begins.

==Game End==

The game ends when either:

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>One stack of buildings is empty when a round ends. (The number of building stacks is equal to the number of players).</li>
<li>There are insufficient Civilization Cards to fill each slot when a round begins.</li>
</ul>

====Scoring====

Civilization Cards with a '''green''' lower background are culture cards. They have 1 of 8 different symbols. At the end of the game, score is determined by grouping cards into sets with all different symbols, squaring the number of cards in each set, and adding them together. For example, a player has 1 card with a tablet, 1 card with pottery, 2 cards with a sundial, and 3 cards with a loom. This forms one set of four symbols (tablet, pottery, sundial, loom), one set of two symbols (sundial, loom) and one set of one symbol (the third loom). The player scores 16 (4²) for the first set, 4 (2²) for the second set and 1 for the third set, for a total of 21 points.

Civilization Cards with a '''sand''' background are specialized workers: farmers, tool makers, hut builders, and shamans. These are scored as follows:

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li># of cards with ''farmers'' x food production number</li>
<li># of cards with ''tool makers'' x total value of tools</li>
<li># of cards with ''hut builders'' x # of buildings</li>
<li># of cards with ''shamans'' x workers</li>
</ul>

The total from Civilization Cards is added to the VP printed on your buildings, plus 1 point for each remaining resource.

== Variants ==
====Harsh Winter====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>Certain buildings allow you to spend an extra stone to score 5 points.</li>
<li>You can spend an extra gold when purchasing a Civilization Card to score 6 points.</li>
</ul>

====Wild Animals====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>Four "wild animal" cards are shuffled into the Civilization Cards.
<ul class="bulletlist" style="padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>When revealed, wild animals subtract 1, 2, or 3 from all dice rolls.</li>
<li>Players must collectively place X people on the card to drive it off, where X = number of players.</li>
<li>After driving off a wild animal, each player rolls 1 die per person placed on it and receives the rewards.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

====Igloos====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>Spend 3 resources of the same type to buy an igloo, which awards points like a building but does not count for the end-game building bonus.
</ul>

====The New Huts====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>Adds new buildings that grant fewer points when built but grant a bonus, such as gaining a resource each round or +1 worker/tool/food production). These do count for the end-game building bonus.
</ul>

====Mammoth Herd====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>At the beginning of each round, a mammoth appears on the place shown by the top-most bonus tile.
<li>Players who place people there can spend 1 food or resource per person to try to tame the mammoth.
<li>Each player who places people to tame the mammoth rolls 1 die per person.
<li>The player with the highest single die is the "mammoth tamer". The mammoth tamer can choose to take the "1" or "all" bonus, as shown on the back of the bonus tile.
<li>The other players who rolled are "challengers". Challengers take the "all" bonus.
<li>At the end of the game, the player with the most mammoth tiles scores 10 points.
</ul>

====The Expansion====

<ul class="bulletlist" style="margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>'''New Good:''' Jewelry
<ul class="bulletlist" style="padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>1 tooth = 1 jewelry, 1 ring = 3 jewelry</li>
<li>Jewelry does not count as a resource or food</li>
<li>A player can trade resources '''or''' jewelry for buildings and Civilization Cards
<li>Jewelry is acquired at the Hunting Grounds and has the same value as food. You ''can'' gain a combination of food and jewelry
</ul>
<li>'''New Place:''' Merchant
<ul class="bulletlist" style="padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>Like the hut, this place requires exactly 2 people and is worth no points at the end of the game.</li>
<li>When this place is used, you gain 2 jewelry and your merchant level increases by 2. This represents the player's ability to trade.</li>
<li>The merchant exists in the village. In a 4-player game, only 3 of the 4 places can be visited. Rules for the 2-3 player game remain the same (only 2 village spaces can be visited per round).
</ul>
<li>'''New Mechanic:''' Trading
<ul class="bulletlist" style="padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>A player can trade resources/jewelry once per round, regardless of whether they put any workers on the merchant
<li>A player can only trade in order to buy a Civilization Card or a building (except for an igloo)
<li>If also playing with the ''Harsh Winter'' variant, the extra stone/gold cannot be obtained with a trade
<li>The ratio of goods traded depends on your merchant level.
<li>A player cannot trade if their merchant level is 0. (Meaning the merchant must be visited at least once before any trading can occur.)
</ul>
<li>'''New Civilization Card slot'''
<ul class="bulletlist" style="padding-inline-start:40px;">
<li>There is now a fifth slot for Civilization Cards. Cards here cost 3 jewelry.
<li>A player can spend 3 more jewelry to buy the topmost face-down Civilization Card without applying its immediate effect.</li>
</ul>

Gamehelpjustdesserts

2021-04-17T23:23:05Z

BarnardsStar: /* Poaching and Blocking */ Poaching can only happen once per turn.

==Objective==
Satisfy customers with your desserts to collect enough customers and win the game.

==Setup==
* Deal 3 desserts to each player.
* Deal 3 guests to the centre of the table.

==On Your Turn==
* Draw a dessert and draw a guest to the centre of the table.
* Choose 1 action out of 3:
** Satisfy Customers: Discard dessert cards to fully satisfy all of a guest's cravings without giving them anything that they refuse, then move that guest in front of you. If you use their favorite, draw a dessert. You can serve at most 2 customers. To serve a guest, select one or more desserts that fully satisfy the customer and click on the cards. Then click on the customer you are serving. Then click on serve guest.
** Go back to the Kitchen: Draw a dessert.
** Dump your Tray: Discard any number of desserts and draw the same number back.
* If there are any guests with duplicate suits at the end of a turn, remove guests until there is at most 1 of each suit remaining. The most recently departed guest can also be served.

==Winning==
* You win if you have three guests of the same suit or five guests of all different suits.
* If no one achieved victory when all guests are served, everyone scores 1 for each guest and 1 for each pair of matching guest. The highest score wins.
* In case of a tie, whoever has the most desserts remaining wins.

==Variants==
===Poaching and Blocking===
* Once per turn, you may attempt to poach (steal) a customer from another player.
* You may attempt to poach a customer by satisfying them.
* That player can block by resatisfying them.
* If you poach with a favorite, it can only be blocked by another favorite.
* If you are blocked, you take back all the cards you played.
* A player whose guest is stolen draws a dessert. If any favorites are served, the players draw a card for each favorite they played.

===Opening a Buffet===
* This is a fourth turn option.
* To open a buffet, you need to play 4 single-flavored cards.
* If a buffet is opened, all opponents need to put a guest of their choice back to the middle.
* Then, you draw 3 cards and can serve a guest.

===Expansions===
* The expansions are Just Coffee and Better with Bacon.
* They provide 6 new desserts and 4 new customers each.
* Each pack also introduces a new flavor and a new suit.
* To select these expansions, you must have a premium membership.

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