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Shubber: /* Playing the game */

2026-05-15T18:07:48Z

Playing the game

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	2. The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		2. The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!

	3. The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.		3. The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.
	NOTE: When claiming routes, players MUST claim routes in increasing sizes, first the 3 city route, then the fourth etc. Players CAN NOT rush the game by claiming a 7 city route and end the game. Carriages can not be skipped.

	~~Each region has~~ a ~~pile~~ of ~~bonus tokens~~ (~~the green and blue regions having~~ a ~~combined pile~~ for ~~the two shades~~ of ~~that colour~~): ~~when a player has filled~~ the ~~coloured region(s) with houses~~, ~~they take~~ the ~~top token from~~ the ~~corresponding bonus pile~~.		When a route is closed, its player scores by collecting:

			a. tiles for the length of their route (for example, a 5 city route scores any remaining 5-length tile)

			b. tiles for any region (or pair of regions) they now have a house on every city in

			c. the next carriage, if their route is long enough

			NOTE: When claiming carriages, players MUST claim them in increasing sizes, first the 3 city carriage, then the fourth etc. Players CAN NOT rush the game by claiming a 7 city carriage and end the game. Carriages can not be skipped.

	Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:		Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:

Kevan: list formatting hasn't shown up in the BGA view of game rules since 2020: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=16083

2026-01-28T12:42:53Z

list formatting hasn't shown up in the BGA view of game rules since 2020: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=16083

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	On a player’s turn, they take the following actions in the order shown:		On a player’s turn, they take the following actions in the order shown:
	# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		1. The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.
			2. The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!

			3. The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.
	NOTE: When claiming routes, players MUST claim routes in increasing sizes, first the 3 city route, then the fourth etc. Players CAN NOT rush the game by claiming a 7 city route and end the game. Carriages can not be skipped.		NOTE: When claiming routes, players MUST claim routes in increasing sizes, first the 3 city route, then the fourth etc. Players CAN NOT rush the game by claiming a 7 city route and end the game. Carriages can not be skipped.

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	Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:		Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:
	*Postmaster: You draw an extra card.
	*Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route.		- Postmaster: You draw an extra card.
	*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.
	*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.		- Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route.

			- Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.

			- Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.

	NOTE: When a player starts their turn with zero cards in hand they must call for support from the Postmaster.		NOTE: When a player starts their turn with zero cards in hand they must call for support from the Postmaster.

Nicknea: /* Playing the game */

2026-01-25T23:20:31Z

Playing the game

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	*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.		*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.
	*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.		*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.
	NOTE: When a player starts their turn with zero cards in hand they ~~mush~~ call for support from the Postmaster.		NOTE: When a player starts their turn with zero cards in hand they must call for support from the Postmaster.

	Then, the next player takes their turn.		Then, the next player takes their turn.

Nicknea: /* Playing the game */

2026-01-25T23:20:04Z

Playing the game

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	*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.		*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.
	*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.		*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.
			NOTE: When a player starts their turn with zero cards in hand they mush call for support from the Postmaster.

	Then, the next player takes their turn.		Then, the next player takes their turn.

YourINN3Rchild: /* Playing the game */

2024-07-27T14:08:06Z

Playing the game

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	# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).		# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!
	# The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.		# The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.
			NOTE: When claiming routes, players MUST claim routes in increasing sizes, first the 3 city route, then the fourth etc. Players CAN NOT rush the game by claiming a 7 city route and end the game. Carriages can not be skipped.

	Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.		Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.

Mikkashar: Administrator cannot be invoked with no cards in hand (at least in the BGA implementation). (Is invoking the Postmaster required in this case, as it is on the first turn of the game? If so that should be noted by the Postmaster.)

2024-02-16T02:38:50Z

Administrator cannot be invoked with no cards in hand (at least in the BGA implementation). (Is invoking the Postmaster required in this case, as it is on the first turn of the game? If so that should be noted by the Postmaster.)

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	Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:		Additionally, the player may call for the support of one official (Postal Carrier, Postmaster, Administrator, or Cartwright) during their turn, performing that official's special ability. Those abilities are:
	*Postmaster: You draw an extra card		*Postmaster: You draw an extra card.
	*Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route		*Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route.
	*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones		*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones. With no cards in hand, you cannot invoke the Administrator.
	*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.		*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.

Nidhoeggr42: Cartwright capitalized

2021-01-25T23:12:39Z

Cartwright capitalized

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	*Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route		*Postal Carrier: You can add a second card to your route
	*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones		*Administrator: You clear the six city cards away, replacing them with six new ones
	*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the ~~cartwright~~ cannot help.		*Cartwright: You may acquire the next highest carriage, even if your route is one or two cities fewer than required (i.e. a 5 city route gets a level 7 carriage). With 3 cities fewer, the Cartwright cannot help.

	Then, the next player takes their turn.		Then, the next player takes their turn.

RiverWanderer: Added the closure length minimum (3).

2020-12-27T08:34:07Z

Added the closure length minimum (3).

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	# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).		# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!
	# The player may close and score their current route. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.		# The player may close and score their current route if the route is at least 3 cities in length. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.

	Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.		Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.

Michael poplawski: /* Playing the game */ Added a reference to the rule where the player must not have more than three cards in their hand after closing a route.

2020-12-15T21:44:02Z

Playing the game: Added a reference to the rule where the player must not have more than three cards in their hand after closing a route.

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	# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).		# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!
	# The player may close and score their current route. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''.		# The player may close and score their current route. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''. Upon closing a route, a player must reduce their hand size to 3 by discarding any cards they choose face-up on the discard stack.

	Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.		Each region has a pile of bonus tokens (the green and blue regions having a combined pile for the two shades of that colour): when a player has filled the coloured region(s) with houses, they take the top token from the corresponding bonus pile.

Kevan: /* Playing the game */ mention random draws

2020-12-08T12:14:38Z

Playing the game: mention random draws

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	On a player’s turn, they take the following actions in the order shown:		On a player’s turn, they take the following actions in the order shown:
	# The player must ~~add~~ a city card ~~to their hand~~.		# The player must draw a city card (either one of the face-up six from the display, or the top card of the city deck).
	# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!		# The player must play a city card from their hand to the start or the end of their route, or start a new single-card route. When adding a card to the end of a route, it must be geographically adjacent to the next city in the route. (eg. Carlsruhe may be placed next to Stuttgart, but not Sigmaringen.) A player only has one route at a time: if they are unable to extend their route using the cards in their hand, they must discard it and start a new one!
	# The player may close and score their current route. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''.		# The player may close and score their current route. When closing a route, a player may place houses in cities along the route: they must either choose a single coloured region and put a house in ''every city in that region on that route'', or put ''one house in each different region along the route''.