User Manual
Construct the island from 30 land hexes by following these steps:
1. Shuffle all of the land hexes face down. Place the hexes face down as shown in
the illustration.
2. Turn over the center row of six hexes first, without changing their order. Then
uncover the rows of five hexes to the right and left of the center row. Next, uncover
the rows of four on either side of those. Lastly, turn over the rows of three hexes.
3. Take the 11 harbor pieces (the small 5-sided pieces with ships on them) and
randomly place one on top of each harbor on the frame.
4. Place the number tokens from this
Extension on the board (do not use the
Settlers number tokens). Place the token labeled “A” on any of the corner tiles.
Continue placing the tokens in alphabetical order along a spiral, starting on the
outside ring and proceding counter-clockwise toward the center of the board.
Place each token so that the numbered side is facing up. When the chain of
tokens reaches a desert hex, skip over that hex and continue on the other side.
Note that the last three tokens are each marked with two letters: Za, Zb, Zc.
5. Place the robber on any one of the desert hexes.
The Special Building Phase
We’ve added an additional phase for each player. With 5 or 6 players, you should
use this turn sequence instead of the one described in
Settlers:
• Roll the Dice – You must roll for resource production.
•
Trading and Building Phase – You may trade resources with other players.
You may also build roads, settlements, and cities and/or purchase Development
Cards. These are all interchangeable actions. For instance, you can build, trade,
buy a card, trade, and build some more.
•
End of Turn – Once you have finished your turn, pass the dice to the next player.
•
Special Building Phase – Your opponents may build as outlined below.
The
Special Building Phase occurs just after the end of your turn (i.e., between
player turns). All the other players may participate in the Special Building Phase.
Each player then takes his turn clockwise around the table, and is allowed to build
anything he can create with his resources.
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