warriors&traders game starter

8/3/2019 Warriors&Traders Game Starter

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Game SetupPlace the game board on the table,choosing one sideWestern Europe or Eastern Europe in our case, the chosen map is Western EuropeNow, place the Barbarians on the map

A

1 Barbarian Fort in each Capitaland 1 Barbarian army in every other province

,Bar

barian Fort in each CapitalAnd one Barbarian army in every other

province

Place the Province tokens on the map.Match each Province token with its

province


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Game SetupSeparate the tokens and make themavailablefor all the playersResourcetokens Food Products Weapons

Gold

Victory Points tokens


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Game SetupLets say that this game is played by 3playersJohn, Mary and Tom

They will pick their starting countriesFind the country cardsShuffle them and place them on theback

John picks firstand he discovers Ireland and chooses

the blue color

Tom chooses thirdand he gets England and chooses theyellow color

Mary picks secondand she gets Burgundy and choosesthe red color


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Game SetupEvery player gets aPlay-mat Joh

nMa

ry Tom

and resources,1 Food, 1 Weapon and 1 Gold each

John identifies his countrys capitalprovince andremoves the Barbarian Fort

Ta kes possession of the Provincetoken

Then places inside one Fortand all his 4 PrincessesThe other players follow his exampleand do the same

tokenworth 3VP for the Fort they just placed

in their Capitals


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Game SetupPlayers get 3 Development tokens andplace them on their Play-mats as theywish

Joh

nMa

ry Tom

Productiontechnology and 1 on Military

technology

Mary places 1 Development token oneach of Production,Trade and Military technology

Tom puts 1 Development token onProduction technology and2 on Military technology

The setup of the game finishes andthe play can start!

marker number 1and remember to move it forward at

the beginning of each turn


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Turn 1I. Upkeep phase Joh

nMa

ry Tom

Feed armiesPay to the bank 1 Food/Infantry, 2Food/Archer, 3 Food/Cavalry

Johnhas no armies, so nothing to feedMaryhas no armies, so nothing to feedTomhas no armies, so nothing to feedGather resourcesPlayer can do this simultaneously

so his multipliers are Food 1x,Products 2x, Weapons 1x

His provinces have together 0 Food, 1Product and 1 Weapo n symbols

so hes multipliers are Food 1x,Products 1x, Weapons 1x

Her provinces have together 0 Food, 1Product and 1 Weapon symbols

so his multipliers are Food 1x,Products 1x, Weapons 1x

His provinces have together 0 Food, 1Product and 1 Weapon symbols

John will harvest2 Products and 1 WeaponMary will harvest1 Product and 1 WeaponTom will harvest1 Product and 1 WeaponII. Trade phase

Center may enter the Trade Phaseso neither of the three player can

trade this turn

III. Development phase

from lowest to highest number on theCountry cards

So Mary, then Tom and th en John

Mary builds an army (Infantry)She pays 1 Weapon and places theInfantry in Vlaanderen

Tom upgrades Military technologyplacing one Development token on hisPlay-mat

John builds an InfantryHe pays 1 Weapon and places theInfantry in Dublin

reversed orderso, John first, followed by Tom and

Mary

John builds another Infantrypaying 1 Weapon and he places it inDublin

Mary upgrades Production technologyShe places one Development token onher Play-mat

againplacing another Development token

on his Play-mat on the Military path

No one has reached an ability thatallows extra Actions

technology at the cost of anotherSo, in order (Mary, Tom, John), they

are allowed to move one Developmenttoken

Mary chooses not to move any token

Tom upgrades Military at the cost of Production

John chooses not to move any token


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Turn 1IV. Maneuvering phase Joh

nMa

ry Tom

order,according to their country cards: Mary,

followed by Tom, then John


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Turn 1moves n oBrabant, using1 ActionPoint(AP)In Brabantthere is oneBarbarianarmy, so thesecond AP willbe used for

amage o eBarbarianarmy, causingit to retreatThe Barbariandeals 1damage to theInfantry, killingit

Princess toBrabantand takespossession of the Provincetoken


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Turn 1Marys maneuvering phase finished Joh

nMa

ry Tom

phaseHe does not have any armies to move

and chooses not to move anyPrincesse s

o n starts s maneuver ngphase

First, he will move his armies


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Turn 1 Infantry toConnaughtusing 1 AP foreachThe remaining1 AP will beused for battle

amage eacto theBarbarian, so itdiesThe Barbarianarmy d eals 1damage to oneof Johnsarmies, whichdies

o n w a sotakepossession of the Provincetoken of Connaught

John will moveone Princess to

Connaught,preparing fornext turns

movement


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Turn 1 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

finishedHe also gets 1 Victory Point forkilling a Barbarian army

The last step is the Down-keep,where nothing happens. Turn 1 isover!


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

Move the turn token to the nextpositionI. Upkeep phaseFeed armiestherefore nothing to feedJohn has 1 Infantry, this eats 1Food

reso urcesRemember, look at all symbol

resources on the Province tokensand at multipliers on the Play-mat

Mary gets6 Products and 1 WeaponTom gets2 WeaponsJohn gets6 Products and 1 Weapon


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

.Only Mary and John may enter theTrade phase, Tom does not control aTrade Center

Johnand she also exchanges with thebank 6 Products for 1 F ood

o one e se wants to tra eanything,

so the Trade phase is over

III D l h


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

III. Development phase1st Action is taken, in order, by Mary,

Tom and John

technologyputting one Developmenttoken o n her Play-mat

places it in London

This costs him 1 Weapon

places it in Connaught

for the cost of 1 Weapon

2III D l h

T d Milit t h l d


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

III. Development phaseThe 2nd Action is taken in reversedorder: John, Tom, than Mary

technologyplacing a Development tokenon his Play-mat

She pays 2 Weapons and 1

Gold and places it in Brab a

Tom upgrades Military technology andplacesa Development token on his Play-mat

,move toupgrading one technology at the cost

of another

Nobody wishes to move any tokenThe Development phase is over

T 2IV M i h


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

IV. Maneuvering phaseThis phase is played in order: Mary,followed by Tom, then John

rm es T 2e r r n

one r ncess


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rm esMary movesher Archer toCalais

Turn 2e ar ar anarmy deals 1damage to the

rcher, thercher deals 2

damage to theBarbarian

dies!Mary collects

the provincetoken of Calaisand 1 VP for

killing theBarbarian

one r ncessfromVlaanderen toCalais, to keepthe province incase the nextturn she willmove theArcher out

T 2


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Turn 2 Joh

nMa

ry Tom

Mary finished her Maneuvering phase. Tom is next

T 2om moves


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Turn 2 armiesTom moves his

Infantry fromLondon to EastAnglia

The Infantryand Barbarian

deal eachother 1damage. They

will bothretreat!

will retreatback to

London.Tom choosesthat the

Barbarian willretreat toYorkshire

om movestwo Princessesfrom London t oEast Angliaand takespossession of the provincetoken

T 2


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Turn 2 Joh

nMary

Tom

Tom finished his Maneuvering phase. John is next

T rn 2o n movesf d lfhk f


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Turn 2o n movesone Infantryunit fromConnaught toUlster and onefrom Dublin toMunster

Infantry deals1 damage to

the Barbarianarmy whichretreats, and

the Barbariandeals 1damage to the

Infantry whichdies

army fromMunster

retreats toNormandieand the one

from Ulsterretreats toWales

John movesone Princess

from Dublin toMunster andanother one

from Dublin toUlster

tokens fromConnaught

and Ulster and,as he controls4 out of 5

provincesbelonging toIreland, he

claimsUnification

Turn 2John has just finished moving hisHe controls 4 out of 5 provincesManeuvering phase is over


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Turn 2 Joh

nMary

Tom

John has just finished moving hisPrincesses and has claimedUnification.

He controls 4 out of 5 provincesbelonging to Irelandso he will get immediately 3 Actions

Johns Unification Actions1st Action upgrade ProductionJohns Unification Actions2nd Action upgrade ProductionJohns Unification Actions3rd Action upgrade Trade

Maneuvering phase is over.There are no end-of-turn actions(down-keep) to be completed,so the se cond turn is over

Turn 2

Nothing is lost it can be done easily

Tom gets the Warrior token because


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Turn 2 Joh

nMary

Tom

, ,so far to award the Builder, Trader andWarrior tokens, each worth 3 Victory

Points

Nothing is lost, it can be done easilyJohn gets the Builder token, being themost developed on Production

as long as two or more players, in thiscase Mary and John, are tied for most

advanced on Trade technology

Tom gets the Warrior token becausehe is the most advanced on Militarytechnology

each playerJohn 14 VP, Mary 10 VP, Tom 11

VP

Turn three will start next, but this isthe end of our presentation


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