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'''THE DECK'''
[[Category:Card games]]
== The Deck ==


There are 5 suits (yellow, blue, white, green, and red; each corresponding to one of the colored expedition maps on the center board).  
* There are 5 suits: yellow, blue, white, green, and red.
* Each suit has 12 cards: numbered cards from 2 to 10, plus three "wager" cards marked with a handshake symbol.
* The entire deck is shuffled and used in each round.


Each suit consists of 12 cards: 9 cards numbered 2-10, plus 3 investment cards marked with a handshake symbol.
== The Board ==


'''PLAY'''
* On the board is a separate discard pile for each suit.
* Cards you play go to your side of the board, below that color's discard pile. A group of one or more played cards in a suit is called an "expedition".
* To the side of the board is a shared draw pile.


Each player maintains a hand of 8 cards. There is a shared draw deck. You will sort your cards by suit, by tucking them under your side of the center board. Your opponent will do the same on his side of the center board. Each expedition map on the center board represents a discard spot for the corresponding color. Both players use the discard piles jointly.
== Play ==


On your turn, you must:
* You hold 8 cards in your hand.
* Each turn has two steps: first, either play or discard a card. Then take a card, either from the draw pile or from the top of any discard pile.
* For each expedition of a separate color (suit): If you have a wager/handshake card, it can be played first, but is not required. Numbered cards are played in increasing order, but do not have to be in perfect sequence (consecutive). Once you've played a numbered card, you may no longer play any lower-numbered card or wager card. Cards must match the expedition color.
* When the draw pile is empty, the round ends instantly.


1. Add one card from your hand to a suit, by placing it '''below''' the corresponding color on the center board  '''OR''' discard one card to the appropriate discard pile '''on''' the center board.
== Scoring ==


2. Draw the top card from the shared draw pile '''OR''' from a discard pile on the center board.
Each of the (up to five) expeditions in front of you is scored separately and the results totaled. (Skip scoring a suit where you played no cards.) For each one:


Both actions are mandatory.
# Add up the values of all numbered cards played.
# Subtract 20. (You might get a negative number.)
# If there were N wager cards played, now multiply that result by (N+1).
# If the expedition has eight or more total cards, add 20 points.


Cards must be added in ascending sequence. Number gaps are permitted (for example 3-5-6-9 is allowed). Investment (handshake) cards are played before the corresponding suit cards, ie. in the same position where one would play a card numbered 0. Investment cards can no longer be added to a suit after the player has added any numbered card(s) to the suit.
The basic idea is: if you start an expedition then you need to reach 20 just to break even. wager cards magnify your winnings OR losses relative to that target.


Players need not embark on all 5 expeditions (colors); only those that are embarked on by a player count toward that player's score.
Since BGA displays a running total as you play, this alternative (equivalent) scoring explanation might seem more fitting:


The game ends immediately when the last card is picked up from the draw pile.
* When you begin an expedition (play your first card of a suit), lose 20 points.
* When you play an wager card, lose 20 points.
* When you play a numbered card, gain that many points, plus that many points again for each wager card present (total: number x (wagercards + 1)).
* If that was the eighth card of the expedition, gain another 20 points.


'''SCORING'''
== Rounds ==


Your score is the sum of the points you scored for each of the five expeditions, counted as follows:
A game may last either one or three rounds. If three, the round scores are all added. In rounds two and three, the player with the higher score plays first.
 
1. Take the sum of all numbered cards in the expedition
 
2. Subtract 20 if you played any cards to it (including investment cards)
 
3. Multiply by (number of investment cards + 1)
 
4. Add 20 if the expedition contains 8 or more cards

Latest revision as of 03:17, 22 July 2024

The Deck

  • There are 5 suits: yellow, blue, white, green, and red.
  • Each suit has 12 cards: numbered cards from 2 to 10, plus three "wager" cards marked with a handshake symbol.
  • The entire deck is shuffled and used in each round.

The Board

  • On the board is a separate discard pile for each suit.
  • Cards you play go to your side of the board, below that color's discard pile. A group of one or more played cards in a suit is called an "expedition".
  • To the side of the board is a shared draw pile.

Play

  • You hold 8 cards in your hand.
  • Each turn has two steps: first, either play or discard a card. Then take a card, either from the draw pile or from the top of any discard pile.
  • For each expedition of a separate color (suit): If you have a wager/handshake card, it can be played first, but is not required. Numbered cards are played in increasing order, but do not have to be in perfect sequence (consecutive). Once you've played a numbered card, you may no longer play any lower-numbered card or wager card. Cards must match the expedition color.
  • When the draw pile is empty, the round ends instantly.

Scoring

Each of the (up to five) expeditions in front of you is scored separately and the results totaled. (Skip scoring a suit where you played no cards.) For each one:

  1. Add up the values of all numbered cards played.
  2. Subtract 20. (You might get a negative number.)
  3. If there were N wager cards played, now multiply that result by (N+1).
  4. If the expedition has eight or more total cards, add 20 points.

The basic idea is: if you start an expedition then you need to reach 20 just to break even. wager cards magnify your winnings OR losses relative to that target.

Since BGA displays a running total as you play, this alternative (equivalent) scoring explanation might seem more fitting:

  • When you begin an expedition (play your first card of a suit), lose 20 points.
  • When you play an wager card, lose 20 points.
  • When you play a numbered card, gain that many points, plus that many points again for each wager card present (total: number x (wagercards + 1)).
  • If that was the eighth card of the expedition, gain another 20 points.

Rounds

A game may last either one or three rounds. If three, the round scores are all added. In rounds two and three, the player with the higher score plays first.

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