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Gamehelpnidavellir

2021-05-01T14:31:25Z

Poddster: Add card distribution

==Game Components==

'''Cards:'''
* 20 Blacksmith cards
* 16 Hunter cards
* 16 Explorer cards
* 18 Warrior cards
* 16 Miner cards
* 1 Special Blacksmith card (Blacksmith Distinction)
* 5 Distinction cards
* 5 Royal Offering cards
* 21 Hero cards

'''Gold Coins:'''
* Base coins: '''0'''×5 '''2'''×5 '''3'''×5 '''4'''×5 '''5'''×5
* 1 special coin '''3''' (Hunter Distinction)
* 34 Royal Treasure coins: '''5'''×2 '''6'''×2 '''7'''×3 '''8'''×2 '''9'''×3 '''10'''×2 '''11'''×3 '''12'''×2 '''13'''×2 '''14'''×2 '''15'''×1 '''16'''×1 '''17'''×1 '''18'''×1 '''19'''×1 '''20'''×1 '''21'''×1 '''22'''×1 '''23'''×1 '''24'''×1 '''25'''×1

'''Gems:'''
* 5 Basic gems: '''1''', '''2''', '''3''', '''4''', '''5'''
* 1 Special gem '''6''' (Miner Distinction)

==Setup==
# each player gets the 5 basic coins
# gems are distributed randomly
## 5 players → gems: '''1''' '''2''' '''3''' '''4''' '''5'''
## 4 players → gems: '''2''' '''3''' '''4''' '''5'''
## 3 players → gems: '''3''' '''4''' '''5'''
## 2 players → gems: '''4''' '''5'''
# tavern signs are placed on the table
# Hero cards can be viewed by clicking on the 6 colored arrow like stripe on the left
# Distinction cards can be viewed by ...
# coins are put in the Royal Treasure
# cards marked with (5) are removed from the game, if there are less then 5 players
# Age 1 cards are shuffled
# Age 2 cards are shuffled

== Player Turn ==
# '''Enter the Dwarves:''' Dwarf cards equal to the number of players are placed below each tavern sign (this is automatic)
# '''Bids:''' Place one of your 5 coins to each of the 3 taverns.
# '''Resolve each tavern one by one'''
## '''Bid Revelation:''' The tokens placed by each player to the current tavern is revealed automatically.
## '''Choose a card:''' The active player takes a Dwarf or Royal Offering card.
## '''Recruit a Hero:''' If active player just filled up a new row, (s)he can take a hero card.
## '''Replace coins:''' If active player played '''0''', add up the values of the 2 coins in your pouch, and replace the bigger with the coin showing the sum.

==End of Age 1: Troop Evaluation==
Majorities for the different classes are awarded the Distinction cards:
# '''The King's Hand:''' Majority of Warriors Add +5 to one of your coins.
# '''Hunting Master:''' Majority of Hunters Trade your 0 coin for a special coin with a value of 3.
# '''Crown Jeweler:''' Majority of Miners Gain special value 6 Gem. Does not get traded, you will always win ties. +3 to Final Bravery Value.
# '''King's Great Armorer:''' Majority of Blacksmiths Gain special Blacksmith worth 2 ranks. May trigger recruitment of a Hero card.
# '''Pioneer of the Kingdom:''' Majority of Explorers Draw 3 cards from Age 2 deck, keep 1. Gain benefit accordingly.

==End of Age 2: End of Game==
When all Age 2 cards have been taken total your Final Bravery Value:
# Your Bravery Value for each class
# The Bravery Value on each Neutral Hero in your Command Zone
# The total value of your gold coins.
# Specific Bonuses:
## Special value 6 gem gains +3 to Bravery Value
## Having the most ranks in '''Warriors''' will allow you to add your highest value coin a second time.

==List of Heroes==
===Basic Game (Neutral Heroes)===
* Astrid: Worth points equal to your highest coin.
* Dwerg: Worth 13, 40, 81, 108 or 135 points depend on the numbers.
* Grid: Worth 7 points. Add 7 to one of your coins.
* Skaa: Worth 17 points.
* Thrud: Worth 13 points. Move her to any column when she is about to be covered. Remove from columns before scoring.
* Uline: Worth 9 points. Place coins last. When trading, choose any 2 coins from your hand.
* Ylud: 11 points if explorer, 7 points if warrior and 1 point if miner. Move him to any column after each round.

===Basic Game (Ranked Heroes)===
* Aegur (Blacksmith): 2 ranks.
* Bonfur (Blacksmith): 3 ranks. Discard a dwarf.
* Hourya (Explorer): Worth 20 points. Can only be recruited with at least 5 explorer ranks.
* Idunn (Explorer): Worth 7 points plus 2 points for each explorer rank.
* Aral (Hunter): 2 ranks.
* Dagda (Hunter) 3 ranks. Discard 2 dwarves of different ranks.
* Lokdur (Miner): 1 rank of 3.
* Zoral (Miner): 3 ranks of 1, 0 and 0.
* Kraal (Warrior): 2 ranks of 7 and 0.
* Tarah (Warrior): 1 rank of 14.

===Thingvellir===
* Andumia: Worth 12 points. You can take a card from the discard pile.
* Holda: Worth 12 points. Choose an artifact or a mercenary from the camp.
* Khrad: Worth 4 points. Immediately add 10 to your lowest value coin (except trading coin).
* Jarika: Worth 8 points. Add 2 for all coin tradings or transformations.
* Olwyn: Worth 9 points. Put his two doubles in your army. They are 0 points but worth 1 rank.
* Zolkur: Worth 10 points. Trade the lower coin instead of the higher in your next coin trade.

==Variants==
* First Game: Remove Uline, Ylud and Thrud.

===Thingvellir Expansion===
* Instead of recruiting a dwarf, the highest bidder can take a magic artifact or a mercenary from the camp.
* All magic artifacts apply immediately, including any bad effects.
* All merceniaries are placed in the command zone when bought. It can take either of the 2 classes listed on it.
* At the end of each tavern resolvation, discard any dwarves left.
* At the end of each round, the player with the lowest gem can choose to place mercenaries first or last.
* Then, each player places all of their merceniaries in their army, potentially recruiting heroes.

===List of Thingvellir Artifacts===
* Brisingamens: Immediately take 2 cards from the discard pile. At the end of the game, discard a dwarf.
* Draupnir: Score 6 points for each coin value at least 15.
* Fafnir Baleygr: You can go to the camp if the highest bidder didn't go to the camp.
* Gjallarhorn: Immediately recruit a hero. However, it counts towards your hero count.
* Hofud: All opponents choose a warrior to discard.
* Megingjord: Score 28 points. You can no longer recuit heroes by making rank lines.
* Hrafnsmerki: Score 5 points for each mercenary.
* Jarnglofi: Score 24 points. Immediately discard your trading coin. If it is placed in an unresolved tavern, take no cards in it.
* Mjollnir: At the end of the game, choose a class. Score 2 points for each rank in that class.
* Svalinn: Score 5 points for each hero.
* Vegvisir: Counts as a 13 point explorer.
* Vidofnir & Vedrfolnir: Add 2 and 3 to each of the coins in your pouch. If one of them is the trading coin, add 5 to the other.

==Card Distribution==

The Age I and Age II decks contain the following card distribution. The parts in [] are only used in a 5 player game.
* 8 [10] Blacksmith cards: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, [x, x]
* 6 [8] Hunter cards: x, x, x, x, x, x, [x, x]
* 6 [8] Explorer cards: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, [12]
* 8 [9] Warrior cards: 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, [10]
* 6 [8] Miner cards: 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, [0, 1]

There are also cards that add +5 to a coin:

Age I has 1 [2] cards
Age II has 2 [3] cards

Gamehelpnidavellir

2021-05-01T14:23:07Z

Poddster: /* Game Components */ change order to order in game, rather than in manual

Gamehelpdraftosaurus

2021-01-20T12:19:37Z

Poddster: /* Gameplay */

==Objective==
Draft dinosaurs and place them in different zones to get the most points.

==Gameplay==
* The game consists of 2 rounds.
* Each player draw 6 dinosaurs from the bag.
* The player with the placement dice rolls it.
* All player chooses a dinosaur and place them in their zoos at the same time, following the rules on the placement dice (except the roller).
* Each player passes their dinosaurs and dice (if any) to their left.
* Repeat until all dinosaurs are placed.
* After 2 rounds, proceed to scoring.
* At the end of the game you'll have placed 12 dinosaurs , 6 in round 1, 6 in round 2.
* There are 6 species of dinosaurs, distributed as follows:
** 5p: 60 dinos. 10 x 6 different species
** 4p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species
** 3p: 36 dinos. 6 x 6 different species
** 2p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species

==Placement Dice==
* Grasslands/Woodlands: You must place the dinosaur in a grassland(brown)/woodland(green) area.
* Food court/Coffee: You must place the dinosaur in an area on the left/right.
* Empty pen: You must place the dinosaur in an empty pen.
* Watch out for T-Rex: You must place the dinosaur in a pen without a T-Rex (red).

==Pens==
* Each zoo has 6 pens and a river.
* River: It is not treated as a pen. Each dinosaur in it provides 1 point.
* T-Rex: Each pen with at least 1 T-Rex in it scores 1 extra point.
===Summer===
* The Forest of Sameness: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of the same species. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
* The Meadow of Differences: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of different species. It provides 1/3/6/10/15/21 points depends on the number.
* The Prairie of Love: This pen can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 5 points for each pair of dinosaurs of the same species (couple).
* The Woody Trio: This pen can only hold up to 3 dinosaurs of any species. It provides 7 points if there are exactly 3 dinosaurs.
* King of the Jungle: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains the most dinosaurs of that species. Ties are broken in your favour.
* Solitary Island: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains only 1 of that species (Solitary Island).

===Winter===
* A Well-Ordered Wood: This pen can only hold two different species of dinosaurs in an alternating order, from left to right. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
* Lovers' Bridge (left and right): This pen is divided into 2 sub-pens, each can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 6 points for each pair of dinosaurs couples with one member in each sub-pen.
* The Pyramid: The pen can only hold up to 6 dinosaurs. Two dinosaurs of the same species cannot be placed adjecently. It provides 2/4/6/10/14/21 points depends on the number.
* The Lookout: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 2 points per dinosaur of the same species in your bottom-right zoo.
* Quarantine Zone: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. Move this dinosaur into another pen or the river before counting your points.

Gamehelpdraftosaurus

2021-01-20T12:19:23Z

Poddster: /* Gameplay */

==Objective==
Draft dinosaurs and place them in different zones to get the most points.

==Gameplay==
* The game consists of 2 rounds.
* Each player draw 6 dinosaurs from the bag.
* The player with the placement dice rolls it.
* All player chooses a dinosaur and place them in their zoos at the same time, following the rules on the placement dice (except the roller).
* Each player passes their dinosaurs and dice (if any) to their left.
* Repeat until all dinosaurs are placed.
* After 2 rounds, proceed to scoring.
* At the end of the game you'll have placed 12 dinosaurs , 6 in round 1, 6 in round 2.
* There are 6 species of dinosaurs, distributed as follows:

** 5p: 60 dinos. 10 x 6 different species
** 4p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species
** 3p: 36 dinos. 6 x 6 different species
** 2p: 48 dinos. 8 x 6 different species

==Placement Dice==
* Grasslands/Woodlands: You must place the dinosaur in a grassland(brown)/woodland(green) area.
* Food court/Coffee: You must place the dinosaur in an area on the left/right.
* Empty pen: You must place the dinosaur in an empty pen.
* Watch out for T-Rex: You must place the dinosaur in a pen without a T-Rex (red).

==Pens==
* Each zoo has 6 pens and a river.
* River: It is not treated as a pen. Each dinosaur in it provides 1 point.
* T-Rex: Each pen with at least 1 T-Rex in it scores 1 extra point.
===Summer===
* The Forest of Sameness: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of the same species. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
* The Meadow of Differences: This pen can only hold dinosaurs of different species. It provides 1/3/6/10/15/21 points depends on the number.
* The Prairie of Love: This pen can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 5 points for each pair of dinosaurs of the same species (couple).
* The Woody Trio: This pen can only hold up to 3 dinosaurs of any species. It provides 7 points if there are exactly 3 dinosaurs.
* King of the Jungle: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains the most dinosaurs of that species. Ties are broken in your favour.
* Solitary Island: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 7 points if your zoo contains only 1 of that species (Solitary Island).

===Winter===
* A Well-Ordered Wood: This pen can only hold two different species of dinosaurs in an alternating order, from left to right. It provides 2/4/8/12/18/24 points depends on the number.
* Lovers' Bridge (left and right): This pen is divided into 2 sub-pens, each can hold dinosaurs of any species. It provides 6 points for each pair of dinosaurs couples with one member in each sub-pen.
* The Pyramid: The pen can only hold up to 6 dinosaurs. Two dinosaurs of the same species cannot be placed adjecently. It provides 2/4/6/10/14/21 points depends on the number.
* The Lookout: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. It provides 2 points per dinosaur of the same species in your bottom-right zoo.
* Quarantine Zone: This pen can only hold 1 dinosaur. Move this dinosaur into another pen or the river before counting your points.

Gamehelpcaravan

2020-12-12T09:44:11Z

Poddster: /* Actions */

In [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269789/caravan Caravan] players create a caravan of camels to deliver goods to cities.

== Gameplay ==
The starting player gets 1 action, the second player 2 actions, third player 3 actions, and every player after 4th has 4 actions per turn. With their actions a player may do one of the following moves.
=== Actions ===
For 1 action:

* Place or move a camel to an empty space.
* Pick up a good.
* Move a good along a line of adjacent camels.
* Steal a cube from an opponent. You must also pay a thief token to the person who was stolen from. A good that is thieved is placed under the camel and may not be thieved until it moved again.

For 2 actions:
* Place a camel in a square that already has a camel.

=== Refill ===
Each of the 8 numbered spaces are populated with goods from a goods bag that is made up of 9 of each common good and 3 of each rare good. Goods need to be delivered to their respective cities. Immediately when there are only 4 goods that haven't been picked up a refill is triggered where each space that has a good gets a demand coin and each empty numbered space gets a good.

=== End Game ===
Once the last refill is done and there are no more cubes in the bag. The next delivery IMMEDIATLY ends the game.

=== Scoring ===
Each rare good delivered is worth 6 points, Each common good is worth 3 points, Each demand coin is 1 point and there are end game penalties for holding undelivered
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="6"|End Game Penalties for Undelivered Cubes
|-
|Cubes
|0-1
|2
|3
|4
|-
|Penalty
|0
| -1
| -3
| -6
|}
'''Ties are broken by the player who delivered the most goods.'''

==Rainbow Camel Expansion==
This expansion adds one rainbow camel and the following action:

For 1 action:
Pay a gold coin to place or move the rainbow camel to any non-edge space.

Any player may place the rainbow camel and any player (at no cost) can use the rainbow camel as part of their path of adjacent camels when moving a good. The rainbow camel cannot thieve cubes and the rainbow camel may not hold a cube, however a rainbow camel may be the endpoint for a delivery.

Gamehelpthurnandtaxis

2020-12-07T16:29:14Z

Poddster: added scoring

==Helpers==

Each turn you can choose one character to help you, giving you a bonus or option for that turn:
*Postmaster: Draw an extra card
*Postal Carrier: Add a second card to your route
*Administrator: Clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones
*Cartwright: Acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is 1 or 2 short, i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage.

==Game end and scoring ==

The final round is the one in which a player places all of their houses or gets a 7 carriage. Players have an equal number of turns, so play continues until the end of that round.

Scoring: highest carriage + points on all bonus tiles - unplaced houses

Ties: Whoever got the 'game end' token. If that wasn't a tired player, it is whichever tied player played soonest (clockwie, irl) after them.

Gamehelpofftherails

2020-07-27T15:11:29Z

Poddster:

== Actions ==

Each turn, players can perform up to 4 of the following actions:

* Place a Straight or Corner Track Tile
* Upgrade a Straight or Corner Tile to a T-Junction
* Upgrade a T-Junction to a Cross Junction
* Place a new Minecart on the board
* Increase or Decrease a Minecart's Speed

Gamehelpofftherails

2020-07-27T15:10:56Z

Poddster: Created page with " Actions ======= Each turn, players can perform up to 4 of the following actions: * Place a Straight or Corner Track Tile * Upgrade a Straight or Corner Tile to a T-Junction..."

Actions
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Each turn, players can perform up to 4 of the following actions:

* Place a Straight or Corner Track Tile
* Upgrade a Straight or Corner Tile to a T-Junction
* Upgrade a T-Junction to a Cross Junction
* Place a new Minecart on the board
* Increase or Decrease a Minecart's Speed