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Gamehelptangramcity

2026-07-07T14:57:16Z

Nixie4605: Tangram City Board Game Rules

The following rules apply to placing City and Fountain Tiles:

Players may:
* Place the Tiles on empty squares
* Rotate and flip the Tiles before placing them
* Place the Tiles exclusively on your own City Board
Players may not:
* Overlap or stack the Tiles
* Extend them beyond the edge of your City Board
* Move them once the next Card has been revealed

It is not mandatory to place the Tiles adjacent to each other. However, the importance of
doing so will become evident during the round scoring.
Additionally, players are allowed to refrain from placing Tiles. In that case, they simply
set the corresponding Tile aside. They may not play it at a later time.

The game consists of 5 regular rounds and a 6th Final round, which has slightly different rules.
The process for the 5 regular rounds is always the same:

1. DEAL CARDS
In each round, 4 Cards are dealt to all players, regardless of the number of players.
However, the distribution varies depending on the number of players:

If you are playing alone, lay out the 4 Cards in a row in front of you. The first 2 Cards are
face-up, while the last 2 Cards are face-down.

If you are playing with 2 players, each player receives 1 Card face-down in their hand.
The other 2 Cards are placed in the middle of the table, with 1 Card face-up and 1 Card
face-down.

If you are playing with 3 players, each player receives 1 Card face-down in their hand.
The last Card is placed face-up in the middle of the table.

If you are playing with 4 players, the player with the Start Marker and the player to their left
each receive 1 Card face-down in their hand. The remaining 2 players receive 1 shared
Card. The last Card is placed face-up in the middle of the table.

If you are playing with 5 players, the player with the Start Marker receives 1 Card facedown in their hand. The next 2 players to the left of the Start player receive 1 shared Card,
as do the remaining 2 players. The last Card is placed face-up in the middle of the table.
You are allowed to look at the Card in your hand or the Card you are sharing with someone

2. PLAY CARDS
The Cards are played starting with the face-up Card in the middle. If you have any facedown Cards in the middle (depending on your player count), play them next. Then, play the
Card of the player with the Start Marker, and continue clockwise until all Cards are played.

To play a Card, each player selects the corresponding City Tile from their set and places it
on their City Board according to the puzzle rules.

Once everyone has placed the corresponding Tile, the next Card is played.
Note that all Cards, disregarding their position, must be played by all players.

You are allowed to refrain from placing Tiles, but you may not place it at a later time.
Cards with an exclamation mark on them are very similar to others. Be careful to
place the correct City Tile.

3. PLACING FOUNTAIN TILES
After all 4 Cards of a round have been played, each player takes one of their Fountain Tiles
and places it according to the puzzle rules.

4. ROUND SCORING
After placing the Fountain Tiles, it’s time for a round scoring. Each
player looks at their City Board and finds the largest fully built
rectangle. Players earn as many points as the rectangle has
squares. For example, if you have a rectangle of 3x4 squares in
your City, you earn 12 .

Scoring example: A City built as depicted would score you 16 ,
as the biggest rectangle is 4x4 squares. Anything outside of the
biggest rectangle is not counted.
Note that for the round scoring, the color of the City Tiles is irrelevant. Only the fact that the squares are fully built matters.

5. ROUND END
Before moving on to the next round, there are a few steps to be taken.

Each player counts the number of squares in their City that are fully built with Red Tiles and
adjusts their Red Balance Marker accordingly on their Balance Scale. Do the same with the
Green Tiles and the Green Balance Marker (see the scoring example above).

Squares that are fully built with both a Red and a Green Triangle do not count for either
color. However, if a Red or Green Triangle is combined with a Fountain Tile on a square, that
square counts for the corresponding color. If there are two Fountain Tiles on one square,
it does not correspond to any color, and, therefore, has no influence on your Balance.

Once everyone has finished this, place the 4 Cards of this round on a shared discard pile.
Pass the Start Marker to the person who currently has the highest score. If multiple players
have the highest score, the Start Marker must be given to the next player with the highest
score in clockwise direction of the previous starting player. This rule also applies when the
previous starting player has the highest score as well.

FINAL ROUND (ROUND 6)
After playing 5 regular rounds, there are only 3 Cards left in the deck.
Reveal these Cards in the middle of the table. Now, all players simultaneously place
these last 3 City Tiles on their City Boards according to the puzzle rules.
Once everyone is done, each player receives their final Fountain Tile, and performs one
last round scoring before reaching the end of the game. Adjust your Balance before
reaching the end of the game

The game ends after the Final Round (Round 6). In addition to the points players have
collected at the end of each round, they may receive bonus points.

PLANNING BONUS
If a player has fully built the entire 7x7 grid of their City Board
by the end of the game, they receive an additional 15 .

BALANCE BONUS
Now, each player checks the distance between their Red and
Green Balance Markers. Depending on the distance between
the two Markers, players receive additional bonus points:
Distance = Bonus Points
O = 2O points
1-2 = 1O points
3-4 = 5 points
5+ = O points
After the bonus points ( ) have been awarded, compare your
final scores. The player with the highest score wins the game. If
players tie for first place, they share the victory.

Gamehelpcathood

2025-10-02T11:59:09Z

Nixie4605: Cathood Rules (English)

Cathood is "the period of time you spend as a cat." And right now... you
are one! Spend this time as you please, walking around the neighborhood,
looking for food accompanied by... other cats?! Mark your territory by visiting
parks, meeting other animals, and collecting toys to gain affection points.
Become the most-loved cat of the town.

Goal of the Game -

Combine your actions and optimize your placements in the neighborhood.
Occupy key spaces and gain as many resources as possible. The cat with the
most affection points at the end of the game wins.

Gameplay Overview

The player with the Starting Cat card, François, starts and play continues clockwise. The game ends after one player has
placed all of their Statues and Houses. When this happens, finish the current round and then continue to final scoring.

Each turn has 2 phases:

Phase 1: Do Cat Things

Take 1 action for each disc next to your board. Take 1 of your discs and place it on the action you want to take.
Immediately activate its effect. After taking the action, you may take another action by placing another disc on any available
action. Since you can unlock a maximum of 3 discs, you may take up to 3 actions on your turn.

There are 8 different actions:

1) Linear Movement
Move 1 or 2 spaces in a straight line. Your cat can never
leave the neighborhood; it must use secret passages to
move. ("Teleport" tip: If you leave the neighborhood on one
side, you will re-enter on the opposite side.)

2) Diagonal Movement
Move 1, 2, or 3 spaces in a diagonal line.
("Rebound" tip: You can rebound 90' against the
border of the neighborhood.)

When you move over or stop on certain spaces, you will activate
different effects.
Shops provide resources that you'll need to gain Toys, Buildings, or
Parks. Each time you move over or stop on a space adjacent to a Shop,
immediately gain a resource cube of the corresponding color. Place
resources on the resource zone of your board. They are worth affection
points at the end of the game.
Note: You can only have 12 resources maximum. Ifyou gain more than this amount,
return the excess to the reserve.

Special Locations -
Coffee, Dog, and Bее
Activate these effects automatically when your cat stops on an adjacent space. Always activate the Coffee, Dog, and
Bee effects before Shop effects. If there are multiple adjacent effects, you choose the order to activate them.

Coffee: Exchange 1 resource with a different resource, up to 2 times.
Pay 1 resource on your board to the reserve and exchange it with any
other resource. You can make this exchange 0, 1, or 2 times.

Dog: Mandatory The dog barks at you! Move your cat to an
adjacent space. Gain resources or activate effects from the new
space, unless it is adjacent to another dog. In this case, ignore the
second dog.

Bee: Mandatory Choose 1 card from the visible Toyand
Building cards. Take it, then place it face down in your play
area; it is now reserved. Place the other cards on the bottom of
the deck. Then refill the row with new cards. Instead of one of the
available face-up cards, you may gain your reserved card by taking
the corresponding action (Pet Shop or Building). If you do not gain the
reserved card by the end of the game, it is worth negative affection
points. You can only have 1 reserved card at a time.

Fighting Other Felines
Cats are fiercely territorial animals. If you end your movement on a space already
occupied by another cat, you are invading its territory. This triggers a fight over
resources. Fights are resolved by a round of rock-paper-scissors.The winning cat steals a
resource from the losing cat. Choose any resource on the losing cat's board and add it to
your own. In case of tie, nothing happens and the cats can cohabitate on the same space.

Note: If you end your movement on a space with multiple cats, you must trigger a fight over
resources with each cat present.

3) Rotate a Tile
Rotate any tile in the neighborhood
by 90' to the left or right. If you rotate
a tile adjacent to your cat, only your
cat activates the effect

4) Swap
Swap any 2 orthogonally-adjacent tiles in the
neighborhood. There cannot be any cats between
the tiles. If you swap a tile adjacent to your cat,
only your cat activates the effect.

5) Pet Shop
To take this action, you must be adjacent to a Pet Shop. You may gain 1 of
the 3 visible Toy cards by paying the resources shown on the chosen card
to the reserve. Slide the card below your board so you can see the new
Toys. Each of the 3 types of Toys are worth different points at the end of
the game
Finally, place the leftmost House on your board on the Pet Shop you just
activated. No other cat may activate it again.

6) Building
To take this action, you must be adjacent to a Building.
You may gain 1 of the 3 visible Building cards by paying the resources shown on the chosen card to the
reserve. Slide the card below your board so you can see the affection points.

7) Park
To take this action, you must be adjacent to 1 of the 2 entrances on a tile with
a Park.

You must pay 2 identical resources to the
reserve depending on the color of the tree:
Jacaranda: 2 purple resources.
Maple: 2 orange resources.
Birch: 2 green resources

8) Repeat
Repeat an action you have already taken. This is the only way to take the same action twice on the
same turn. This action is locked by a disc. After placing your 4th House, you will unlock the Repeat action
and an additional disc for the rest of the game.

Phase 2: Sleep
Cats can spend around two-thirds of their day sleeping; it's an essential activity in their routine. After taking your actions,
take all the Action discs used during your turn and place them next to your board. They will be available on your
next turn.
Refill the Toy and Building card rows. Now the cat to your left can take their turn.

The game end is triggered when one cat has placed all of their Houses and Statues in the neighborhood. Finish the
current round so all cats have played the same number of turns. Once the game is over, continue to final scoring. Add
up all your affection points. The cat with the most affection points wins the game.