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Alephander: /* Summary */ clarify timing of black dice purchasing

2024-09-08T18:51:12Z

Summary: clarify timing of black dice purchasing

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	''Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan'' is a dice-worker placement game with a heavy contract fulfillment component.		''Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan'' is a dice-worker placement game with a heavy contract fulfillment component.

	The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. If the sum of your rolled dice is too low, you receive compensation. (Some black dice can be purchased, to give extra actions for that round only.)		The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. (If the sum of your rolled dice is too low, you receive compensation of coins or camels, your choice.) Some black dice can be purchased during turns, to give extra actions for that round only.

	Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel, when you're desperate. Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're desperate!		Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel, when you're desperate. Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're desperate!

Alephander: /* Summary */ mention dice compensation

2024-08-02T15:46:56Z

Summary: mention dice compensation

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	''Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan'' is a dice-worker placement game with a heavy contract fulfillment component.		''Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan'' is a dice-worker placement game with a heavy contract fulfillment component.

	The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. (Some black dice can be purchased to give extra actions for that round only.)		The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. If the sum of your rolled dice is too low, you receive compensation. (Some black dice can be purchased, to give extra actions for that round only.)

	Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel, when you're desperate. Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're desperate!		Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel, when you're desperate. Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're desperate!

Alephander: /* Bonus Actions */ black die limit

2024-08-02T15:44:53Z

Bonus Actions: black die limit

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	Before or after their regular action, the player may also perform any number of these "bonus" actions on their turn, which do not require dice (except the money bag):		Before or after their regular action, the player may also perform any number of these "bonus" actions on their turn, which do not require dice (except the money bag):
	* - change value of one of their dice (1 camel to reroll, 2 camels to change its value by one)		* - change value of one of their dice (1 camel to reroll, 2 camels to change its value by one)
	* - purchase a black die for 3 camels		* - purchase a black die for 3 camels, limit one per turn
	* - complete a contract		* - complete a contract
	* - improve a guild seal - pay the indicated cost, and gain a benefit immediately and then each subsequent round		* - improve a guild seal - pay the indicated cost, and gain a benefit immediately and then each subsequent round

Alephander: describe city action tiles

2024-04-18T04:00:07Z

describe city action tiles

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	The Khan's favor track has four action spaces, each takes a single die. These have a tan background, meaning no stacking is permitted. Spaces are used left-to-right, and each successive die placed must be equal to or higher in value than the prior die, and cannot be the same color as any previous die (unless it is black). The player receives 4 coins and two camels for activating Khan's Favor.		The Khan's favor track has four action spaces, each takes a single die. These have a tan background, meaning no stacking is permitted. Spaces are used left-to-right, and each successive die placed must be equal to or higher in value than the prior die, and cannot be the same color as any previous die (unless it is black). The player receives 4 coins and two camels for activating Khan's Favor.

			=== City Action Tiles ===

			On the left side of the board are two action tiles that change every round. These tiles are from the same set as the 6 city action tiles that were randomly placed during game setup (Kashgar, Xanadu, Yangzhou, Pagan, and Jaipur has two!).

			These actions use a single die only (no stacking), and spend some resource(s) to get different resource(s), get victory points, or move your meeple. You may repeat the same transaction as many times as the die value used, if you have sufficient resources.

	=== Bonus Actions ===		=== Bonus Actions ===

Alephander: /* Bonus Actions */ guild seal gives immediate benefit as well

2024-04-12T00:40:01Z

Bonus Actions: guild seal gives immediate benefit as well

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	* - purchase a black die for 3 camels		* - purchase a black die for 3 camels
	* - complete a contract		* - complete a contract
	* - improve a guild seal - pay the indicated cost, and gain a benefit each round		* - improve a guild seal - pay the indicated cost, and gain a benefit immediately and then each subsequent round
	* - place any die in the money bag and take one of: 3 coins, 2 camels, or 1 jade.		* - place any die in the money bag and take one of: 3 coins, 2 camels, or 1 jade.
	* - (caravans expansion:) claim or complete a caravan (see below)		* - (caravans expansion:) claim or complete a caravan (see below)
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	Tie breaker goes to player with most camels.		Tie breaker goes to player with most camels.

	Summary by: ~~alephander~~		Summary by: [[User:Alephander\|Alephander]] ([[User talk:Alephander\|talk]])

Alephander: /* End Game Scoring */ clarify shield counting for points

2023-06-25T22:32:10Z

End Game Scoring: clarify shield counting for points

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	== End Game Scoring ==		== End Game Scoring ==

	* Each improved guild seal shown on your personal scoring card awards points.		* Each improved guild seal shown on your personal scoring card awards points as shown.
	* ~~Each different shield~~ on cities with your trading posts, ~~score~~ as shown on the shields track.		* Count unique shields on cities with your trading posts (but count any acquired shield on your personal goal card as 2, instead of 1). Score as shown on the shields track (e.g., 9 shields = 17pts).
	* Every 2 remaining goods (pepper silk gold and jade) is worth 1 point. Camels are not goods!		* Every 2 remaining goods (pepper silk gold and jade) is worth 1 point. Camels are not goods!
	* Every 10 coins is worth 1 point.		* Every 10 coins is worth 1 point.

Alephander: /* Travel */ clarify contract limit

2023-06-25T22:25:28Z

Travel: clarify contract limit

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	Once at the ''end'' of your travel (not along the way):		Once at the ''end'' of your travel (not along the way):
	* - If you haven't yet, place a trading post in the destination city, and		* - If you haven't yet, place a trading post in the destination city, and
	** -- if the city has contracts, you may take one from it (you must then discard one if you ~~had~~ more than two).		** -- if the city has contracts, you may take one from it (you must then discard one if you now have more than two).
	* - If the destination city contains a semi-circular "outpost bonus" tile above it, remove the tile and take the bonus (only the first player to visit gets this bonus).		* - If the destination city contains a semi-circular "outpost bonus" tile above it, remove the tile and take the bonus (only the first player to visit gets this bonus).
	* - If the destination city contains a rectangular "city bonus" tile (these have blue roof markings on the left and right, and a large exclamation point), take that bonus immediately, and at the beginning of every subsequent round.		* - If the destination city contains a rectangular "city bonus" tile (these have blue roof markings on the left and right, and a large exclamation point), take that bonus immediately, and at the beginning of every subsequent round.

Alephander: /* Summary */ spelling error

2023-06-25T22:18:14Z

Summary: spelling error

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	The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. (Some black dice can be purchased to give extra actions for that round only.)		The game is played over 5 rounds. Each player will roll their own 5 dice at beginning of the round, then use 1 or more dice to activate various action spaces available on the board -- 1 action per turn, until their dice are all used. (Some black dice can be purchased to give extra actions for that round only.)

	Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel when you're desperate! Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're ~~desparate, too~~!		Players will accumulate and spend resources: coins, camels, black pepper, silk bundles, gold bars, and jade. The pepper, silk, and gold (in order of increasing value) are primarily used to fulfill contracts, while the other resources have multiple uses. For example, camels and coins are often spent to facilitate movement, and jade often used to get better resource income when using the books (market) actions. Jade can be used in place of a coin or a camel, when you're desperate. Camels can be spent to adjust a die value, if you're desperate!

	All players begin with their meeple(s) in Beijing, in the upper right-hand corner of the board, and move around (leaving a trading post in each new city) in order to gain access to more contracts (5 cities provide them), more action spaces (8 cities provide them), and collect shield icons (particularly those shown on your goal card!), which give you points at the end of the game. Travel along the paths costs coins, camels, and/or jade, as indicated -- and the blue paths require in addition that the player possess a guild seal of the indicated type.		All players begin with their meeple(s) in Beijing, in the upper right-hand corner of the board, and move around (leaving a trading post in each new city) in order to gain access to more contracts (5 cities provide them), more action spaces (8 cities provide them), and collect shield icons (particularly those shown on your goal card!), which give you points at the end of the game. Travel along the paths costs coins, camels, and/or jade, as indicated -- and the blue paths require in addition that the player possess a guild seal of the indicated type.

Alephander: /* Start */ clarify only unique shields matters

2023-06-25T22:14:23Z

Start: clarify only unique shields matters

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	The goal cards specify private goals you can achieve for extra points, divided into two sections.		The goal cards specify private goals you can achieve for extra points, divided into two sections.
	* - The top section shows which cities have the indicated shields -- you should try to visit one of each shield. The more shields you collect, the more points you will score at the end. The ones on your card will count double, if you get them. (There is no benefit to visiting more than one city with the same shield icon.)		* - The top section shows which cities have the indicated shields -- you should try to visit one of each shield. The more unique shields you collect, the more points you will score at the end. The ones on your goal card will count double, if you get them. (There is no benefit to visiting more than one city with the same shield icon.)
	* - The bottom section of the goal card indicates which guild seals you should try to get, and then ''improve'', to score the indicated points.		* - The bottom section of the goal card indicates which guild seals you should try to get, and then ''improve'', to score the indicated points.

Alephander: /* Caravans (expansion) */ correction caravan end

2022-09-12T23:49:35Z

Caravans (expansion): correction caravan end

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	Once if the caravan token ends its movement in the same location as your meeple, you may end it (a bonus action). For each good on the caravan, you may choose to either:		Once if the caravan token ends its movement in the same location as your meeple, you may end it (a bonus action). For each good on the caravan, you may choose to either:
	* - double the good and add them back to your inventory		* - double the good and add them back to your inventory
	* - upgrade the good (pepper to silk, silk to ~~pepper~~; gold is not upgradeable)		* - upgrade the good (pepper to silk, silk to gold; gold is not upgradeable)
	* - discard the good for points (2, 4, or 6 points for pepper, silk, or gold)		* - discard the good for points (2, 4, or 6 points for pepper, silk, or gold)
	Then discard the route token out of the game. You are now eligible to take a new route token.		Then discard the route token out of the game. You are now eligible to take a new route token.