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ON YOUR TURN | |||
You have two options: | |||
1. Take Supplies | |||
- Choose an inkwell and take all supplies from it. | |||
- Supplies must be placed on matching spaces on your page during the same turn. | |||
- Taking supplies from a diamond also gives you its Technique card. Add it to your Workspace. | |||
- You must be able to place everything you take. | |||
2. Turn Your Page | |||
- Score your current page and receive a new one. | |||
- Your turn ends. | |||
PLACING & SCORING | |||
- Cubes must go on matching spaces. | |||
- Gold cubes can go anywhere. | |||
- ? spaces accept any color. | |||
- Cubes cannot be moved once placed. | |||
- Completed illustrations score their indicated points. | |||
- Incomplete illustrations score 0 points. | |||
- Filling the multiplier space gives extra points for cubes of that color, including cubes on incomplete illustrations. | |||
- Gold counts as every color and works with every multiplier. | |||
TURNING THE PAGE | |||
When you turn your page: | |||
- Score completed illustrations, the multiplier, and your Workspace ability. | |||
- Flip the current page face-down. | |||
- Return your cubes to the appropriate supplies. | |||
- Choose the next available page. | |||
- If you chose to turn voluntarily, take a gold cube and immediately place it on the new page. | |||
- Move your Techniques below your Workspace. They remain active, but your Workspace becomes available for new Techniques. | |||
REFILLING THE BOARD | |||
When an entire inkwell type is empty: | |||
- Advance the Abbot. | |||
- Add 1 common cube to each inkwell that still contains supplies. | |||
- Refill completely empty inkwells and Technique spaces according to the setup rules. | |||
TECHNIQUES | |||
- Techniques are optional abilities that can alter gameplay. | |||
- They may be used immediately unless specified otherwise. | |||
- Some Techniques are one-time effects. | |||
- Others remain active. | |||
THE ABBOT | |||
- When the Abbot crosses an arrow, players who have not yet turned the indicated page are forced to turn it on their next turn. | |||
- Forced turns do not provide the bonus gold cube. | |||
END GAME | |||
- When someone turns their Page III, the end game begins. | |||
- Players who have finished their pages score 3 points instead of taking another turn. | |||
- They also advance the Abbot when possible. | |||
- The game ends when everyone has turned their final page or the Abbot crosses the final arrow. | |||
- The player with the highest score wins. | |||
- Ties go to the player who turned their Page III first. | |||
Latest revision as of 02:11, 10 September 2026
ON YOUR TURN
You have two options:
1. Take Supplies
- Choose an inkwell and take all supplies from it.
- Supplies must be placed on matching spaces on your page during the same turn.
- Taking supplies from a diamond also gives you its Technique card. Add it to your Workspace.
- You must be able to place everything you take.
2. Turn Your Page
- Score your current page and receive a new one.
- Your turn ends.
PLACING & SCORING
- Cubes must go on matching spaces.
- Gold cubes can go anywhere.
- ? spaces accept any color.
- Cubes cannot be moved once placed.
- Completed illustrations score their indicated points.
- Incomplete illustrations score 0 points.
- Filling the multiplier space gives extra points for cubes of that color, including cubes on incomplete illustrations.
- Gold counts as every color and works with every multiplier.
TURNING THE PAGE
When you turn your page:
- Score completed illustrations, the multiplier, and your Workspace ability.
- Flip the current page face-down.
- Return your cubes to the appropriate supplies.
- Choose the next available page.
- If you chose to turn voluntarily, take a gold cube and immediately place it on the new page.
- Move your Techniques below your Workspace. They remain active, but your Workspace becomes available for new Techniques.
REFILLING THE BOARD
When an entire inkwell type is empty:
- Advance the Abbot.
- Add 1 common cube to each inkwell that still contains supplies.
- Refill completely empty inkwells and Technique spaces according to the setup rules.
TECHNIQUES
- Techniques are optional abilities that can alter gameplay.
- They may be used immediately unless specified otherwise.
- Some Techniques are one-time effects.
- Others remain active.
THE ABBOT
- When the Abbot crosses an arrow, players who have not yet turned the indicated page are forced to turn it on their next turn.
- Forced turns do not provide the bonus gold cube.
END GAME
- When someone turns their Page III, the end game begins.
- Players who have finished their pages score 3 points instead of taking another turn.
- They also advance the Abbot when possible.
- The game ends when everyone has turned their final page or the Abbot crosses the final arrow.
- The player with the highest score wins.
- Ties go to the player who turned their Page III first.