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Free city
Free city card
Free City’s deck
Ludovic’s city Pierô’s city
Border card
Border card
At the end of the turn, Ludovic
put his cards here
Card played by Pierô for
his city
Card played by Ludovic
for his city
Card played by
Ludovic for the
Free city
At the end of the turn, Pierô
put his cards here
Border card Free city card
“Expert” variant for 2 players
The following rule adjustments allow play with 2 players.
In addition to the standard game material, you’ll need the two specic
cards found in the box.
Be careful : we suggest you play a few games with 3-7 players
before trying the game in its 2-player variant !
Game set-up
The players use the same cards as in the 3-player conguration (3+ cards only).
Each player is given a board, and then a third board is placed beside them.
This board will be called the Free city in the rest of this variant.
The Border card is placed between the two players.
Each player is given a 7-card hand and the remaining 7 cards make a draw
pile, placed face down, to the right of the Border card.
The player to the left of the Free city adds the Free city card to his or her hand.
The players and the Free city each get 3 coins from the bank to start the game.
Game Overview
The game proceeds the same way as it would with 3 to 7 players.
The difference is in the management of the Free city : the players will play,
in turn and in addition to their own card, a card for it.
1. Choose a Card
The player who holds the Free city card in his or her hand takes the rst
card of the draw pile and adds it to their hand.
That player will then pick two cards from his or her hand, rst one for their
own city and then one for the Free City, while his or her opponent picks
a card for themselves. Each player then places their remaining cards on
their own side of the Border card.
Each player then places the remaining cards on their side of the Border card.
Clarication :
The Free City cannot discard a card to get 3 coins unless it cannot play
a card. The player must then choose, when possible, a card which can
be played by the Free City (structure construction or wonder building
stage). The choice of this card is made AFTER choosing the card to be
played for his or her own city.
2. Action
The player holding the Free city card plays the Free city’s card followed by
his or her own while their opponent performs their own action.
Rules for the Free city :
• The Free City can buy resources from its two neighboring cities accor-
ding to the normal commerce rules. When a resource is available in
both neighboring cities, the player controlling the Free City gets to pick
which city to buy the resource from (no matter what its cost may be).
• If the card chosen for the Free city can benet from a free construc-
tion (chain), this free construction MUST be performed.
Note : during the sixth turn of the age, there is only one card remaining
in the Free city’s draw pile. This last card is discarded at the same time as
the seventh and last card of the players.
3. Move on to the next hand
Once all three cards are played, the players take the stack of cards on the
other side of the border. During the next turn, it’s the other player who’ll
play for the Free city, and so on until the end of the game.
Example : Ludwig and Peter start a game. They each get a hand of 7
cards and place a draw pile made up of the 7 remaining cards 7 to the
right of the Border card. Ludwig, to the right of the Free city, adds to his
hand the Free city card. On the rst turn of the game, Peter chooses one
card from his hand to play and Ludwig takes the rst card of the Free
city draw pile and adds it to his hand. He then chooses one card for the
Free city and one for his own City. The players reveal their chosen cards,
starting with the Free city and play them. Then they take the stack of
cards on the other side of the Border card, so Peter winds up with the
Free city card for the second turn of the game. It’s therefore up to him
to draw a card and play for both his City and the neutral City...
End of an age
The player who begins with the Free city card changes each age :
• Age I : the card is held by the player to the left of the Free city.
• Age II : the card is held by the player to the right of the Free city.
• Age III : the card is held by the player to the left of the Free city.
The rules for Conict resolution remain unchanged.
End of the Game
The player who has the most victory points wins the game.
In case of a tie, the player with the most coins in his or her treasury wins
the game.
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