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== Objective ==
== Objective ==
Create the most valuable Irish county by strategically placing tiles featuring sheep, ruins, whiskey distilleries, and meadows in your 7x7 grid. The player with the most points from territories, resources, and bonuses after 12 rounds wins.
Build the most prosperous Irish county by strategically placing landscape tiles. Players earn points through territory expansion, resource management, and various bonuses. The player with the highest total score after 12 rounds wins.


== Card & Tile Reference ==
== Components & Key Terms ==
* '''Landscape Tiles:''' Feature various symbols (sheep, ruins, distilleries, meadows). These must be integrated into your county.
 
* '''Magical Wheel:''' Determines in each round which of the five offer stacks you must choose a tile from.
* '''Landscape Tiles:''' Feature various symbols, including sheep, ruins, distilleries, bogs, and meadows.
* '''Bonus Tiles:''' Awarded to players who are the first to fulfill specific conditions (e.g., largest sheep flock).
* '''The Wheel:''' Determines which of the five offer stacks players must choose from each round.
* '''Bonus Tiles:''' Special rewards earned by connecting at least two bog symbols.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
The game lasts exactly 12 rounds. Each round consists of the following steps:
The game lasts 12 rounds (reduced to 10 rounds in a 5-player game). Each round consists of two main steps:


# '''Drafting Tiles:'''
# '''Drafting Tiles:''' The active player spins the wheel. The pointer indicates the specific stack from which all players must select their tile.
#* The active player spins the wheel. The pointer indicates which stack players must choose a tile from (starting with the active player).
# '''Placing Tiles:''' The selected tile must be placed adjacent to the starting space or a previously placed tile.
#* Once per game, you may "trick" the wheel and choose any available tile instead.
 
# '''Placing Tiles:'''
== Symbol Resolutions ==
#* The new tile must be placed adjacent to at least one previously placed tile or the starting space.
 
#* Tiles must stay within the limits of the 7x7 grid.
* '''Distilleries:''' When a distillery is placed adjacent to a grain field (or vice versa), you produce whiskey and advance your barrel one step on the track. This progress can also grant you additional sheep.
# '''Resolving Symbols:'''
* '''Ruins:''' Creating a row of three ruins allows you to activate bonus "filler" tiles during end-game scoring.
#* '''Distilleries:''' When a distillery is completed (surrounded by other fields), you gain whiskey barrels.
* '''Sheep:''' Sheep form flocks. Only your largest continuous flock will score points at the end of the game.
#* '''Ruins:''' Allow you to activate bonus filler tiles at the end of the game.
* '''Bogs:''' Placing at least two bogs adjacently creates a "Protected Area," awarding you a bonus tile.
#* '''Sheep:''' Count as flocks. Only your largest continuous flock scores points at the end.


== End of Game & Scoring ==
== End of Game & Scoring ==
After 12 rounds, the final score is calculated:
After the final round, players calculate their scores based on the following:
* '''Meadows:''' Score your largest rectangular, gapless area of meadow fields (length x width).
 
* '''Sheep:''' Each sheep in your largest continuous flock is worth 1 point.
* '''Meadows:''' Score your largest rectangular, gapless area of meadow fields (Length x Width).
* '''Whiskey:''' Each collected barrel grants points.
* '''Sheep:''' 1 point per sheep in your largest continuous flock. The player with the overall largest flock receives a +5 point bonus.
* '''Ruins:''' Every 2 ruins allow you to place a 1x1 bonus tile to fill gaps in your grid.
* '''Exploration:''' A 5-point bonus is awarded if you entirely surround your starting castle tile.
* '''County Bonus:''' Points for completely filled rows and columns in your 7x7 grid.
* '''Whiskey:''' Points are awarded based on your barrel’s final position on the whiskey scale.
* The player with the highest total score wins.
* '''Stone Circles:''' Each stone circle scores between 1 and 4 points.
 
The player with the highest total score is declared the winner.

Latest revision as of 17:13, 17 March 2026

Objective

Build the most prosperous Irish county by strategically placing landscape tiles. Players earn points through territory expansion, resource management, and various bonuses. The player with the highest total score after 12 rounds wins.

Components & Key Terms

  • Landscape Tiles: Feature various symbols, including sheep, ruins, distilleries, bogs, and meadows.
  • The Wheel: Determines which of the five offer stacks players must choose from each round.
  • Bonus Tiles: Special rewards earned by connecting at least two bog symbols.

Gameplay

The game lasts 12 rounds (reduced to 10 rounds in a 5-player game). Each round consists of two main steps:

  1. Drafting Tiles: The active player spins the wheel. The pointer indicates the specific stack from which all players must select their tile.
  2. Placing Tiles: The selected tile must be placed adjacent to the starting space or a previously placed tile.

Symbol Resolutions

  • Distilleries: When a distillery is placed adjacent to a grain field (or vice versa), you produce whiskey and advance your barrel one step on the track. This progress can also grant you additional sheep.
  • Ruins: Creating a row of three ruins allows you to activate bonus "filler" tiles during end-game scoring.
  • Sheep: Sheep form flocks. Only your largest continuous flock will score points at the end of the game.
  • Bogs: Placing at least two bogs adjacently creates a "Protected Area," awarding you a bonus tile.

End of Game & Scoring

After the final round, players calculate their scores based on the following:

  • Meadows: Score your largest rectangular, gapless area of meadow fields (Length x Width).
  • Sheep: 1 point per sheep in your largest continuous flock. The player with the overall largest flock receives a +5 point bonus.
  • Exploration: A 5-point bonus is awarded if you entirely surround your starting castle tile.
  • Whiskey: Points are awarded based on your barrel’s final position on the whiskey scale.
  • Stone Circles: Each stone circle scores between 1 and 4 points.

The player with the highest total score is declared the winner.

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