| A) 1-3 Action Rounds • AR |
| Each player may perform 1 action (in turn order): |
| See Action Descriptions in the right column. |
| Throw 2 dice before the 2nd round and 3 dice before the 3rd round: If any die shows '6' there will no further Action Rounds this Epoch. |
After the final Action Round:
Discard all Marriage cards and move time marker to next Year. |
B) Evaluation Round • ER
| 1. | Cards (in player order)
Discard freely before replenishing hand back to 5.
(2-player expert: Place 5 cards on display) |
| 2. | Income |
| 3. | Trade & Agreements (not in basic game)
(2 pl. Expert: Trade with cards on display!) |
| 4. | Prestige points
+1 to the players with most of a type
1 to the players with fewest of a type.
(Types: Estate, Citizen, City, Principality) |
| 5. | Coronation (begins 1273)
Player with fewest Estates is elected. |
| 6. | New Player Turn Order (in order of Prestige)
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| Each player may play 1 ER-Reaction card only during phases 2-6 (not in phase 1). |
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C. End Game (1378-1452)
Final Evaluation Round has only two phases:
Income + Prestige Points.
• Determine Victory Points (VP).
• Most VP's = Crowned Emperor by the Pope.
| Gain Principality card: | Lose Principality card: | | +1 Prestige | -1 Prestige | |
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• Buy 1 Estate
Place one Estate marker in any Region and pay the cost to the bank.
| Take the Principality card (+ 1 Prestige) as soon as you have the majority of Estates in that Region. |
| Majority = More Estates in the Region than any other player and more than the unplaced Estates in that Region. |
• Settle 1-3 Citizens
Place up to three Citizen markers adjacent to any of your Estate markers and pay the cost to the bank.
| • Max. 3 Citizens per Estate
| • Max. 6 Citizens per City |
• Attack an Estate
Attack one Estate marker (+ Citizens) with one of your own markers in the same or a bordering Region.
| The King and the Anti-king may attack any Region with their Soldiers, but the pawns are lost after the battle. |
| Prestige Points: | Attack: -1 | Defeat: -1 | Victory: +1 |
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• Play 1 Action Card:
City card
Pay 6 Gold to the supply to place a City disc under an Estate marker in the specified region. |
Marriage card
You must fulfil all conditions. Utilize as many benefits as possible and keep the card on the table until the end of the Action Rounds. |
Title card
Gain 2 Prestige point which are lost when you no longer fulfil the conditions, in which case the card is discarded. |
Inheritance card
Place a free Estate marker in the specified Region. |
Special Action card
Perform the action listed under "AR". |
• Reaction cards
Each player may play 1 Reaction card for every action performed by any player during the Action Rounds.
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