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Created page with "= Karakum = == Overview == '''Karakum''' is a small card game of Resource management and Camel acquisition. During the game: * Players gather different Goods * Spend them to buy Camels * Build their personal Caravan '''Important:''' * Each Camel must match the previous one by '''color''' or '''number''' The game ends when the Market cannot be refilled with Camel cards. The player with the strongest Caravan wins. ---- == Components == * 71 Resource cards (13 of..."

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= Karakum =

== Overview ==

'''Karakum''' is a small card game of Resource management and Camel acquisition.

During the game:
* Players gather different Goods
* Spend them to buy Camels
* Build their personal Caravan

'''Important:'''
* Each Camel must match the previous one by '''color''' or '''number'''

The game ends when the Market cannot be refilled with Camel cards.
The player with the strongest Caravan wins.

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== Components ==

* 71 Resource cards (13 of each Goods type, 6 Gold cards)
* 35 Camel cards
* 4 Caravan Master cards

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== Card Types ==

=== Resource Cards ===

Each Goods card has:

* '''Symbol''' — identifies the Goods type
* '''Color''' — used interchangeably with the symbol

There are 5 types of Goods:
* Jewelry (blue)
* Silk (purple)
* Spices (red)
* Honey (orange)
* Paper (green)

=== Gold Cards ===

* A special Resource card
* Can be used as '''any single Goods card'''

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=== Camel Cards ===

Each Camel card has:

* '''Color''' — determines what Goods must be spent
* '''Number''' — cost AND victory points

To buy a Camel:
* Spend Goods matching the Camel’s color
* The number = how many cards you must spend

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=== Caravan Master ===

* Your starting card
* Placed in front of you
* Camels are added next to it

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== Setup ==

# Separate all cards into three groups:
#* Caravan Master cards
#* Camel cards
#* Resource cards

# Each player:
#* Takes a Caravan Master card
#* Places it in front of them
#* Returns extras to the box

# Shuffle Camel cards:
#* Remove 12 cards (2 players)
#* Remove 8 cards (3 players)
#* Keep all cards (4 players)

# Place remaining Camel cards face down → '''Camel deck'''

# Reveal 5 Camel cards → '''Market'''

# Shuffle Resource cards → place face down → '''Resource deck'''

# Deal 5 Resource cards to each player

# Reveal 5 Resource cards face up

'''First player:''' Youngest player
Play proceeds clockwise

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== Gameplay ==

On your turn, choose '''ONE''' action:

* '''Gather Resources'''
* '''Buy a Camel'''

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=== Gather Resources ===

* Draw '''2 Resource cards'''
* Choose from:
** Face-up cards
** Face-down deck

'''Gold Rule:'''
* If you take a '''face-up Gold card'''
→ You only draw '''1 card'''

* If you draw a Gold from the deck:
→ You may still draw your second card
→ BUT it cannot be a face-up Gold

* Face-up cards are immediately replaced

* If the deck runs out:
→ Shuffle discard pile to form a new deck

'''No hand limit'''

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=== Buy a Camel ===

* Choose any face-up Camel from the Market
* Discard Goods matching its cost

'''Important:'''
* 2 identical Goods can replace 1 different Goods

Example:
* Two jewelry cards = one silk card

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=== Building a Caravan ===

* First Camel → place to the '''right''' of Caravan Master
* Future Camels → placed to the right end

Each new Camel must match:
* Same '''color''' OR
* Same '''number'''

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If a Camel does NOT match:

* Place it to the '''left''' of Caravan Master
* It is NOT part of your Caravan
* It scores '''half points (rounded down)'''

'''Important:'''
* If it later becomes valid → move it into your Caravan immediately

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=== Value “1” Camels ===

When you buy a Camel with value '''1''':

* Take '''1 free Resource card'''
* Can be:
** Face-up (even Gold)
** From the deck

* Replace face-up cards as normal

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=== Market Movement & Tax ===

After buying a Camel:

* Shift all Market cards to the right
* Reveal a new Camel from the deck

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'''Tax Rule:'''

* The Camel closest to the deck determines the taxed color
* All Camels of that color cost:
→ '''+1 extra matching Goods'''

Example:
* If closest Camel is Green → all Green Camels cost +1 paper

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== End of the Game ==

If the Market cannot be refilled:

* The game ends immediately
* Proceed to scoring

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== Scoring ==

Players score:

* Full points from Camels in their Caravan
* Half points (rounded down) from Camels on the left

'''Winner:'''
* Most points

'''Tie-breaker:'''
1. Longest Caravan
2. Shared victory

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== Theme ==

The Karakum desert is part of the Silk Road where merchants transported goods from East to Europe.

Players act as Caravan Masters helping merchants cross the desert.

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== Credits ==

* Game design: Arif Nezih Savi
* Illustrations: Laimės Kūdikis
* Development: Jānis Bernāns, Artūrs Perepjolkins
* Graphic design: Baiba Horelika, Aldis Rocēns, Andrejs Timofejevs
* Proofreading: Brandan Parsons, Sabīne Stepanova
* Project management: Agnese Freimane
* Playtesting: Sabīne Riseva, Reinis Butāns, Jānis Grunte, Egils Grasmanis, Raivis Mileiko, Arvils Ozoliņš

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