Setup

• Build the board randomly
• Place turn tracker on side for the player count
• Deal 4 secret missions to each player, they keep 2 (different ones), discard 2
• First player starts with 38 population, all others 35
• Floors to give players:
  • 2 players: 20
  • 3 players: 17
  • 4 players: 14

Game

First action of the game can be anywhere.

• On your turn perform 1 (first player) or 2 (all other players) actions

• Construct a building in the territory where the torticrane is
  • Optionally place a plot over a bramble space first. It stays there for the rest of the game.
  • Inhabitant Cost = Plot cost + 1 per floor already present
  • If a Common objective is completed as a result of the construction
    • place a roof on the floor that was just constructed
    • claim the objective card
    • move on the score tracker
    • deal a new common project card
  • Move the torticrane to the corresponding territory
• Abandon a building in the territory where the torticrane is
  • Return floors to player supply (and roof, if there is one, to game supply)
  • Increase population as shown on player aid (it’s double total construction cost)
  • Move the torticrane to the corresponding territory
• Choose next player and put their piece on the next slot

• If a player can’t build and can’t/doesn’t want to abandon, they can play in the next territory in numerical order

End of Round

• Once all players have taken their turn, perform territory control scoring
• For each territory, in ascending order, determine who has most floors present in the territory
  • Winner receives 2 extra into their population.
  • If a draw, all players involved gain 1 extra into their population
• Last player is now first player (they get 3 turns all in a row)

During the game

• A building with a roof
  • can’t be added to
  • can’t be used for objectives (apart from territory control secret missions)
  • can be abandoned
  • can be invaded
  • can have it’s roof transferred

• You have 4 ploy tokens to use during the course of the game.
  • You may use 1 ploy token per action.
  • Ploy Token Actions available:
    • Strategic Movement (free action)
      • Move the torticrane to another territory, within 1 numerically
    • Roof Transfer (free action)
      • Move a roof from one of your buildings to another of your buildings
    • Building Invasion (replaces action, not a free action)
      • Attacking player pays the total construction cost x2 (as per player board reference)
      • Defending player gains the total construction cost x2 (as per player board reference)
      • Return defending players floors to their supply (and roof, if there is one, to game supply)
      • Place attacking player floors in same place (without roof, if there was one)
      • Common objectives may be scored as normal at this point
      • Move torticrane to the corresponding territory

End Game Scoring

• Game end is triggered by a player constructing their last floor at any point (i.e. even if they get floors back in their second action).
• Current round is finished, including territory control.

• End game scoring:
  • Score secret missions
  • Score population

Tie breaker: number of blocks on the board, then the number of roofs