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Overview
Play cards to your area in order to earn points. When a player has 25 points, the current round finishes and then whoever has the most points (including end game scoring) wins!
Round
The round is split into five phases, each of which is completed by every player before moving to the next, the phases are:
- Lookout phase
- Production phase
- Action phase
- Check for game end
- Cleanup phase
Lookout Phase
First, reveal n+1 cards, where n is the number of players, e.g., 4 cards in a 3-player game.
After which, players take turns taking a new card in clockwise order.
After each player has taken 1 card, discard remaining cards.
Then draw n+1 cards, and now starting with the last player and proceeding counter-clockwise, each player will take a card.
After each player has taken 1 card again, discard the remaining cards.
Production
First, each base produces 3 workers and one resources as depicted on it
Second, each Agreement produces resources shown in the blue area
Third, players may discard Spoils to gain the resources shown in the red area
Fourth, Locations produce the resources depicted in the central area
Action
In a clockwise order, each player takes a single action or passes, if you pass then you cannot take another action. Continue like this until everyone has Passed. The actions are:
Conquer a Location
Establish Cooperation
Incorporate a Location
Redevelop a Location
Play or Swap Leader
Discard 2 to Draw 1
Send Worker to Location
Send Worker to Opponent Location
Send 2 Workers to an occupied Location
Send 2 Workers for Resources
Perform the Leader Action
Pass
Count
Check VPs at the current position, VPs are not accumulated from round to round
Clean
Discard unused Resource, Worker, Contact, and Redevelopment Tokens
Return Faction Tokens
All Tokens used to Pay for actions are discarded
Note that some abilities may allow you to keep certain things normally discarded
Start a new round with the Lookout phase
Game End
If during the Count phase a player has met or exceeded 25 VP, then the current round is the last round
The player with the most points, wins!
If tied, the player with more hand cards wins!
If still tied, the player with the most resources and workers wins!