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Overview

You are trying to have the most of the same Hen type by game's end

Turn

On your turn you will draw 2 new cards, play one card, discard one card

For each card drawn, you can either draw from the deck or from an opponent's discard pile (you cannot draw from an opponent in the first round)

Place a hen in your 4x3 or 3x4 grid whilst respecting orthogonal adjacency rules, the adjacent hens can either be the same breed (colour) and any number OR different breed/colour but 1 higher or lower in value (e.g. a 3 can go next to a 2 or a 4)

If you cannot, or don't wish to, place a hen following placement rules, place it face down as a coop for -1 points but still adjacent to previously laid cards. After which, any hen can be placed adjacent to a coop, but still respecting any other adjacent hens.

Finally, discard a hen from your hand

Rooster

At the end of the 6th round, all players simultaneously place their rooster token on a hen

The group of hens marked by the rooster will score at the end in addition to the largest group unless they are the same, as such it's advised to NOT place the rooster on the group you think will be the largest

Cards in the Deck

There are 72 cards in the deck. The grid chart on the game board shows what cards exist and with what qualities (card number, eggs, medals). The red squares on this matrix show which cards have two copies.

Game End

The game ends at the end of the 12th round

Count the eggs depicted on the largest continuous group of hens of the same breed (colour). If two or more groups tie for largest group, the group with the most eggs will score only

Score points for the eggs of the contiguous group of hens in which rooster is placed, as long as it is not placed on the largest group of hens. In this case points will be scored only for this group, even if it contains fewer eggs than a group with the same number of Hen cards.

For both types, eggs = 1vp each

Any medals anywhere are added up and score 2 vp per 3 medals

Each Coop is worth -1vp (negative)

Score the two goals on the goal card, EVERYONE can score these if they apply, and note that some goals give negative points

After which, the player with the most points wins!

If tied, the player with the largest group of hens wins!

If still tied, the player with the second largest group wins!

If still tied, the player with the most medals wins!

If still tied, the tied players both win!