Game

• Go clockwise and on your turn either:
  • do the start of Age actions
  • pay to go up one of the tracks
• Once you’ve done the start of Age 5 actions then your game is over

During Play

• Actions affecting territory game in the middle
  • draw a territory tile from the bag to your reserve
  • play a territory tile from your reserve to the map
    • gain points for matching the edges of territory tiles
    • gain the resource pictured on the tile
  • place a tower on an adjacent territory to gain control of it
    • if opponent already there, knock theirs over
    • limit of 2 things per territory
    • roll the 2 dice for either resource or points
• Actions affecting player city map
  • Place a building in city
    • Uses a building which reveals a Start of Age benefit
    • completing rows/columns gives points during Start of Age
    • completing districts (3×3 areas) gives a resource
  • Be first to reach a circle token on a track for a bonus structure to place in city
  • Complete bonus city objective to get bonus structure to place in city
  • Some tech cards give bonus structure to place in city
• Actions for tracks
  • Progress up a track, and take benefit
  • Progress up a track, without taking benefit
• Actions for technology
  • Take a tech card
  • Refresh the tech market and take a card
  • Upgrade a tech and take benefit

Gain Points From

• Placing a map tile: points for matching the edges
• Placing a tower on map: points from dice roll
• Actions on tracks for scoring
  • Points for territory tiles in reserve
  • Points for controlled territories in map
  • Points for progress up a track
  • Points for tech cards owned
  • Points per tapestry card owned
  • Points per row/column in city
  • Points per building, of a specific type, in city
• Start of Age bonuses
  • Points for tech cards owned
  • Points
  • Points per row/column in city
  • Points for controlled territories in map

Tips

• Generally take resource when given a choice – more actions is more points
• Get buildings into the city to reveal Start of Age benefits
  • Lots of points come from Start of Age – revealing the benefits is critical
  • 3 out of 4 tracks allow for 2 buildings to be placed within the first tier
    • 4 resources for 2 buildings per track (one building requires bonus payment)
  • Benefits:
    • First revealed building gets an extra resource
    • Second revealed building scores points
    • Third is another extra resource
    • Fourth is a resource and scoring points
    • Fifth is 10 points
• Purple card from 3rd Arts action gives an extra bonus during Start of Age