nauticus rules (english translation)

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Overview

Players assume the roles of entrepreneurs who are engaged in the fields of shipbuilding, trade and transport. So, you are shipyard owner, merchant

and shipowner all in one. As a shipyard owner, you build player ships of various sizes. As a merchant, you purchase goods that need to be transported

on the completed ships, by the shipowners. There are victory points for both shipped goods and for ships themselves. The player with the most

victory points after 5 rounds (or 4 for a two player game) is the winner.

Game Board Layout

The game board is placed in the middle of the table.

Bonus Area foreach player

action

Costs foreach action

Round Track(place RoundMarker here)

Scoring Track

Place Turntable in themiddle of the boardon the Action Wheel

The Action Tiles are placedin these fields

Starting Space forVictory Point

Markers

4 Player

WarehouseBoards

1 Turntable

1 Score Overview Tile(Victory Points at

end of game)

8 Action Tiles

1 Anchor Tile

18 Single-Vessel Tiles

18 Bow Tiles

18 Stern Tiles9 Center HullTiles

72 Masts (4 x 15 Masts with 4 differentcoats of arms + 12 Masts with Crown

72 Sails (4 x 15 Sailswith 4 differentcoats of arms+ 12 Sailswith Crown

48 Goods Tiles(12 each of Fish,Coffee, Grainand Salt)

42 Coins (26 x 1Taler, 16 x 5 Taler)

12 Pass Tiles (4 sets with-3, -2, -1 VPs)

4 Extra ActionTiles

1 Game Board

28 WorkerCubes

4 Victory PointMarkers in playercolors

Game Components

1 Start PlayerMarker

1 RoundMarker


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The following materials are placed on the board:

- The Turntableis placed in the middle of the board. At the start of the

game align the section with the Anchor to the Bonus space showing

3 Workers, as shown.

The Round Markeris placed on space 1 of the Round Track.

Each player puts their Victory Point Markeron space 10 of the

Scoring Track.

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The remaining game materials are sorted as follows:

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The Workersare placed next to the board as a general supply.

The Ship Tiles(Single-Vessel, Bow, Center Hull, Stern, Masts and Sails) are sorted by

type and placed in 14 face-up stacks next to the board. (It is advised to group together

the Masts, Sails and Hull Parts, and to separate the Sails and Masts with Crowns from

those without.)

The Goods Tilesare also sorted by type and placed in 4 face-up stacks next to the board.

The TalerCoins are placed next to the board as a general supply.

The 8 Action Tiles, the Anchor Tileand the Score Overview Tileare set aside for now.

Each player receives at the start of game:

- 1 Player Warehouse Board, which he puts on the table in front of him.

4 Workersfrom the general supply, which he sets beside his Warehouse as his personal

stock.

15 Taler Coinsin any denomination, set alongside his Warehouse as his personal

stock.

1 Extra Action Tile

1 set of Pass Tiles(with -3, -2, -1 Victory Points), set with the number side up next to

the Warehouse. (It is best to stack the three tiles so that the tile with the -1 Victory Points

is at the bottom of the pile, with the -3 Victory Points tile is at the top.)

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Notes on using the game materials

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Number (and type) of all Workers and Coins in the personal stock, tiles in the

Warehouse, Goods already delivered and the status of the Pass Tiles and the possession of

the "Extra Action" Tile are fundamentally open information. The material must be kept

visible on the table and the exact number is available to the other players on demand.

Workers and Coins in the general supply are unlimited. In the unlikely event that there

are not sufficient Coins or Workers, replacements should be used.

The Ship Tiles and Goods are limited in number. If the stack of a certain type is depleted,

the player can no longer obtain them. Counting how many tiles of one type are still

available is always allowed.

The most inexperienced player is the starting player and receives the Starting Player Token.

The player in position 2 receives one additional Taler.

In the three player game, player 3 receives 2 additional Taler and 1 additional Worker.

In a four player game, player 3 receives 1 additional Taler and 1 additional Worker

and player 4 receives 2 additional Taler and 2 additional Workers.

Note: After completion of each action phase, the start player marker moves to the next

player clockwise.

The Game

Place Turntable in the middle of the board

and align Anchor space with 3 Workers

Bonus space.

Place Round Marker on space 1 of Round

Track.

Place each Player Marker on space 10 of

Scoring Track.

Put Workers as a supply next to game board.Sort Ship Tiles by type in 14 stacks.

Sort Goods Tiles by type in 4 stacks.

Put Coins as a supply next to game board.

Each player receives:

1 Warehouse, 4 Workers, 15 Taler,

1 Extra Action tile, 1 set of Pass Tiles

All information on the ownership of

Workers, Coins, Tiles, etc., is basically

open.

Workers and Coins in the general

supply are unlimited.

Ship Tiles and Goods are limited to the

amount present.

The most inexperienced player is the

starting player.

Player 2 receives 1 additional Taler.

Player 3 receives 1 additional Worker

and 2 Taler in the three player game.

In the four player game, Player 3 receives

1 additional Worker and 1 Taler, and

Player 4 receives 2 additional Workers

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Game play (Overview)

The main focus in Nauticusis on the ships. Completed ships bring victory points at

game end and are essential to getting additional victory points for goods. Four different

ship sizes can be built (1, 2 , 3 or 4 tiles). Larger ships gain significantly more victory points

but are harder to build and and it takes more time until they can be used for the

transportation of goods, since each vessel must have matching masts and sails.

Nauticusis played in rounds. In a game with three or four players, 5 rounds are

played. In the two-player game only 4 rounds are played. Each round consists of exactly

7 action phases. The players decide what the action phases are, and in which order they are

executed. At the beginning of an action phase, the current first player chooses an action.This action is then performed by him, then by the other players in clockwise order. Thus,

all players are constantly involved in the game. Once all players have made or passed the

current action, the starting player changes. The next player then selects the next action. At

the end of the round, a short intermediate phase takes place, in which the action wheel for

the next round is built, and negative points for remaining Pass Tiles are awarded. Then the

next round starts as before, until 4 or 5 rounds have been completed.

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule in Nauticusis, without exception, as follows: whenever any player

receives a free tile (meaning that it was acquired without spending any Taler), this tile must

first be placed in that players Warehouse. (Since it is easy to forget this rule, you should

not miss the opportunity to stress this when explaining the game to other players.)

Preparation for a new Round

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The Round Marker is advanced one position on the Round Track (not applicable to

the start of the game).The Turntable is rotated so that the Anchor space aligns with the Action Tile on which

the Anchor Tile is located (not applicable to the start of the game).

Once the Turntable is realigned, the Anchor Tile is set aside. Then all 8 Action Tiles are

collected by the current start player, randomly shuffled, and dealt face up on the 8

action fields of the board, starting with the field that displays the Anchor space of the

Turntable. Make sure to place the Action Tiles such that the Bonus fields are visible!

Turn Sequence

A Round consists of 7 action phases. The first player starts the first action phase, by

selecting one of the 8 Action Tiles and performs the action. (Alternatively, he can passinstead of performing the selected action.) Then the next player in clockwise order chooses

whether he wants to perform this same action or pass. This continues until all players have

had the opportunity to perform the action or pass. Then this action phase ends. The chosen

Action Tile is flipped over and is no longer available for the rest of the round. After the

first action phase of a round, the Anchor Tile is placed on the inverted Action Tile. The

Start Player Marker is passed to the next player in clockwise order. Now this player selects

from the remaining Action Tiles and decides whether he wants to carry out the action or

pass. Once all the players have acted on this action, the Action Tile is flipped over and the

Start Player Marker is passed clockwise again. This is repeated until seven of the eight

Action Tiles have been selected and performed. After the seventh round is complete, the

remaining eighth action is not performed in this round.

4 sizes of ships may be built: 1, 2, 3

and 4-tile.

Only 1 type mast/sail per ship.

Two-player game: 4 rounds

Three and four players: 5 rounds

Each round consists of 7 action phases.

Starting player chooses an action, executes

it, then every other player perform the same

action. The start player then changes.

End of the round: determine actions for

next round, negative points awarded

according to remaining Pass Tiles.

Golden Rule

When you get a free tile (without paying

money), it must be placed in your

Warehouse first.

Preparing new Round

Round Marker advances.

Rotate Turntable to align the Anchor space

on it with the Anchor Tile marker from the

previous round.

Set the Anchor Tile aside, shuffle Action

Tiles and place randomly on board, starting

at Anchor space on Turntable.

Turn Sequence

Round = 7 action phases

First player: Select any action, take that

action or pass.

All other players in clockwise direction:

Perform action or pass.

End of action phase: Flip Action Tile,

place Anchor Tile (first phase only),

pass Start Player Marker, new starting

player chooses the next action, etc.

End of Round: After 7 action phases.

8th Action Tile is not activated.

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Performing an action

1. Bonus

The player who selects the action gets the bonus printed on the Turntable which is

associated with the selected Action Tile. The player gets this bonus regardless of whether he

performs the selected action or passes. When the player gets the bonus, he pushes the

Action Tile down so that the bonus space is covered. Then he decides whether he wants to

perform the action (e.g. buy hull parts, as shown below) or not.

Important:Only the player that chooses the action receives the bonus. All other players

can only perform the selected action or pass.

These are the bonuses (starting with the 3 Workers, clockwise in the order in which

they are printed on the schedule in the center of the board):

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3 Workers (with beige clothes):The starting player receives 3 Workers from the

general supply and places them in his personal stock.

Mast:The starting player receives one free regular Mast tile of his choice and puts it

into his Warehouse (no Masts with Crowns). (Do you remember the Golden Rule?)

Sail:The starting player receives one free regular Sail tile of his choice and puts itinto his Warehouse (no Sails with Crowns).

2 Victory Points:The starting player receives 2 Victory Points and moves his Victory

Point Marker on the Scoring Track accordingly.

2 Workers (with beige clothes):The starting player receives 2 Workers from the

general supply and places them in his personal stock.

1 Worker (with beige clothes) + 1 Goods:The starting player receives one Worker

from the general supply and places it in his personal stock. Furthermore, he receives

one Goods of any kind, which he puts into his Warehouse.

1 Worker (with beige clothes) + 1 Victory Point: The starting player receives 1

Worker from the general supply and places it in his personal stock. He also receives

1 Victory Point and moves his Victory Point Marker on the Scoring Track accordingly.

4 Taler:The starting player gets 4 Taler from the general supply.

2. Blue Workers on the Turntable

On the Turntable, Workers with blue clothes are shown. Each field, except for the Anchor

field, shows 1, 2 or 3 Workers. When an action is chosen, these are the Workers who are

assigned to the selected action, and all players that perform this action can utilize those

Workers.

Important:Unlike the workers with beige clothes (on the Bonus spaces), you will not get

these Workers in the form of actual cubes from the general supply. These 1, 2 or 3 Workers

are virtual Workers, and are only available for performing the selected action. If a player

does not use all the Workers, he forfeits any left over and/or unused.

Performing an action

Bonus

The starting player receives the printed

bonus of the selected action - regardless of

whether he passes or performs the action.

All other players will not get the bonus of

this action.

Bonuses

3 Workers:Player receives 3 Workers.

Mast/Sail:Player receives Mast or Sail

tile (regular Mast/Sail only, not the Crown

mast/sail).

2 Victory Points:Player receives 2Victory Points.

2 Workers:Player receives 2 workers.

1 Worker + 1 Goods:Player receives

1 Worker and 1 Goods.

1 Worker + 1 Victory Point: Player

receives 1 Worker and 1 Victory Point.

4 Taler:Player gets 4 Taler.

Blue Workers on the Turntable

These Workers are available to any player

who chooses this action. They are

obtained, not as actual cubes, but only

virtually, meaning you can only use them

for the current action.

Example: Player A is the starting player and chooses the action buy hulls. He gets the printed bonus which this action is assigned to

(2 VPs). Then he pushes the action tiles down so that the bonus space is covered.

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3. The Actions

3.1 General Action

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When an action is selected, the first player acts upon it, then in clockwise order, the

remaining players act on the same action. Performing an action is not mandatory.

Alternatively, a player can pass (even the starting player may choose an action and

then pass). If a player passes, he flips one of his 3 Pass Tiles to the Crown side. It is

advisable in this case to flip the -3 Tile first, then the -2 Tile and finally the -1 Tile.

(The reverse side shows a Crown whose meaning is explained in 3.2.2.4 Evaluation

of the Crown.)Each of the 8 actions can be used multiple times by the players in an action phase.

However, one Worker is needed for every use of the action. One can (and will) use

the blue Workers shown on the Turntable to perform the action. If you want to use an

action more times than the blue Workers that are available, you must take a corresponding

number of Workers from your personal stock and return them to the general supply.

4 of the Action Tiles have a bluebackground, the other 4 have a beigebackground.

The numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3, which are printed on the board next to the storage areas for

Action Tiles, are only of importance for the blueAction Tiles. With the blue actions,

you buy ship parts or Goods. This costs not only Workers, but also Taler. The price of a

particular ship part/Goods depends on the number that is shown next to the relevant part

of the ship/Goods on the Action Tile. For beige Actions there are no Taler costs,

therefore the 0, 1, 2, and 3 for these actions are disregarded.

The listed prices (0, 1, 2, or 3) are for the first purchase of each of the various Tiles.

To buy more than one of a particular Tile/Goods, the additional Tiles/Goods cost

4 Taler (and 1 Worker) each, regardless of the listed price of this Tile/Goods.

If a player buys all 4 different ship parts/Goods shown on an Action Tile, he will

receive one additional Tile/Goods of the type available on the Action Tile (without the

need for using a Worker) .

Reminder:All Tiles obtained free of charge must be placed in the Warehouse. Workers

are not considered as costs; therefore, a Tile that you can buy for 0 coins is considered

free even when you use a Worker to buy it, and must be placed in the Warehouse.

It follows, then, that all tiles for which one has paid at least one Taler can be used

immediate, without needed to go through the Warehouse. (Also see the explanation of

each individual action.)

Actions

Actions need not be performed.

Passing players flip one of their Pass Tiles

to the Crown side.

Actions can be taken by a player several

times. Each use costs 1 Worker. If you useall the printed blue Workers, you have to

additionally make use of Workers from

your own stock.

Blue Action Tiles cost extra Taler. The exact

costs are determined by the numbers 0-3

printed on the board.

Beige Action Tiles do not cost Taler, the

numbers are disregarded for those tiles.

Listed prices are for first purchase only.

The price of additional Tiles/Goods of the

same type is always another 4 Taler.

The purchase of all 4 different ship parts/

Goods gives another Tile/Goods of the type

purchased.

Free ship parts/Goods are stored in the

Warehouse.

Ship parts/Goods that are paid for can be

used immediately.

Example:The first player chooses the action buy hull parts. He receives

a bonus of 2 Victory Points and pushes the Action Tile down to cover the

bonus space. Then he performs the action buy hull parts. He buys all

4 hull parts on the Action Tile, and therefore has to pay 6 Taler and employ

4 Workers. 2 blue Workers are available to him from the Turntable, so he

still needs 2 Workers from his personal stock, so he puts them back in the

general supply. Because he bought all 4 parts on the Action Tile, he gets a

free hull part of hischoice, which he puts into his Warehouse. Then it is the

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next players turn. He buys a bow and a stern and pays 1 + 3 = 4 Taler for it. As it uses the 2 available blue Workers, he need not employ

any Workers from his stock. The third player buys a 0-cost Single Vessel Tile and puts it into his Warehouse. He does not need to pay

any Talers and does not use Workers from his personal stock, because 2 blue Workers for the action are available. But since it requires

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3.2 The individual actions

3.2.1 Paid actions (blue Action Tiles)

The printed numbers 03 next to the Action Tiles are of importance only for the paid actions

(blue Action Tiles). The numbers are the prices for the corresponding Tiles shown below them.

Paid means that every action performed costs 04 Thaler in addition to the standard 1 Worker.

3.2.1.1 Buy Hull Parts

The hull (body) parts are the basis of all ships. Without masts,sails and goods, they can not be used effectively.

InNauticus, 4 different sizes of ships can be built. For

the 1-Tile ship there is a separate, Single-Vessel Tile. The larger

vessels consist of a Bow Tile, a Stern Tile, and 0, 1 or 2 Center

Hull Tiles.

When Hull Tiles are purchased, any free tiles must be placed in the Warehouse (Golden

Rule), and the remaining Tiles may be placed directly in front of him in his shipyard.Once a player has put together a Bow and Stern to start a 2-Tile ship, it is not possible to

then insert a midsection (Center Hull Tile). 3- and 4-Tile ships may be built by starting from

one side only, or by starting in the middle. Therefore, you can not leave a gap between a

Bow and a Stern with 1 or 2 parts in order to build a 3- or 4-Tile ship there later. If you put a

Bow and a Stern separately from each other in the shipyard, you have two ships under

construction, not one. It is not possible to combine these in the same vessel later.

Note:The hull of a ship need not be finished in one action. It is possible (and in large ships

often the case) that there are several Buy hull parts actions required to complete a hull.

The individual actions

Paid actions

Cost per use is 04 Taler plus 1 Worker.

Buy Hull Parts

There are 1-Tile ships, Bows, Stern andCenter Hull Tiles.

The Single-Vessel Tile is for a 1-Tile ship.

Bows, Stern and Center Hull Tiles can be

combined for 2-, 3- and 4-Tile ships.

Hull parts that you do not have to put

the Warehouse can be placed directly onthe table (in the shipyard).

All pieces that are placed in the shipyard

cannot be moved or replaced later.

A ship whose size is fixed by placing a

Bow and a Stern can no longer be

reduced or expanded.

Example:

Player A buys all 4 parts on the Buy hull parts Action Tile with

4 workers and 6 Taler. He gets an additional hull part free as a bonus.

He chooses another Single-Vessel Tile as his bonus Tile. Both Single-

Vessel Tiles he must put into his Warehouse since he received

them for free. He builds a 2-Tile ship with the Bow and Stern Tiles. He

sets aside the Center Hull Tile to start another ship. He will later

add more hull parts and build a 3-or 4-Tile ship.

Action Tile Buy Hull Parts

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3.2 The individual actions

3.2.1 Paid actions (blue Action Tiles)

The printed numbers 03 next to the Action Tiles are of importance only for the paid actions

(blue Action Tiles). The numbers are the prices for the corresponding Tiles shown below them.

Paid means that every action performed costs 04 Thaler in addition to the standard 1 Worker.

3.2.1.1 Buy Hull Parts

The hull (body) parts are the basis of all ships. Without masts,sails and goods, they can not be used effectively.

InNauticus, 4 different sizes of ships can be built. For

the 1-Tile ship there is a separate, Single-Vessel Tile. The larger

vessels consist of a Bow Tile, a Stern Tile, and 0, 1 or 2 Center

Hull Tiles.

When Hull Tiles are purchased, any free tiles must be placed in the Warehouse (Golden

Rule), and the remaining Tiles may be placed directly in front of him in his shipyard.Once a player has put together a Bow and Stern to start a 2-Tile ship, it is not possible to

then insert a midsection (Center Hull Tile). 3- and 4-Tile ships may be built by starting from

one side only, or by starting in the middle. Therefore, you can not leave a gap between a

Bow and a Stern with 1 or 2 parts in order to build a 3- or 4-Tile ship there later. If you put a

Bow and a Stern separately from each other in the shipyard, you have two ships under

construction, not one. It is not possible to combine these in the same vessel later.

Note:The hull of a ship need not be finished in one action. It is possible (and in large ships

often the case) that there are several Buy hull parts actions required to complete a hull.

The individual actions

Paid actions

Cost per use is 04 Taler plus 1 Worker.

Buy Hull Parts

There are 1-Tile ships, Bows, Stern andCenter Hull Tiles.

The Single-Vessel Tile is for a 1-Tile ship.

Bows, Stern and Center Hull Tiles can be

combined for 2-, 3- and 4-Tile ships.

Hull parts that you do not have to put

the Warehouse can be placed directly onthe table (in the shipyard).

All pieces that are placed in the shipyard

cannot be moved or replaced later.

A ship whose size is fixed by placing a

Bow and a Stern can no longer be

reduced or expanded.

Example:

Player A buys all 4 parts on the Buy hull parts Action Tile with

4 workers and 6 Taler. He gets an additional hull part free as a bonus.

He chooses another Single-Vessel Tile as his bonus Tile. Both Single-

Vessel Tiles he must put into his Warehouse since he received

them for free. He builds a 2-Tile ship with the Bow and Stern Tiles. He

sets aside the Center Hull Tile to start another ship. He will later

add more hull parts and build a 3-or 4-Tile ship.

Action Tile Buy Hull Parts



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3.2.1.2 Buy Mast

There are 5 types of masts, distinguished by the emblems on the flags. Only 4 of these

mast types can be bought using this action. The Crown masts can not be bought, they can

only be received as a reward for completed ships (see page 10, 4 Rewards for Completed

Ships). Purchased (paid) masts can be built immediately on previously purchased ship

hulls. It does not matter if the hull has been completed or not. However, a ship can only

contain one type of mast (mixing different mast types is not allowed). Exception:The

Crown mast is wild and can be combined with any other mast. Purchased masts that

can not be put directly on hulls must be placed in the Warehouse along with any free masts

and any masts that the player chooses not to place.

Example:

Player A buys 1 green/red Whale

mast for 0 Taler and 2 light green

Anchor masts, the first for 1 Taler,

and the second for 4 Taler. He needs

to use 3 Workers as well. He must

store the Whale mast in his

Warehouse, but the 2 Anchor

masts can be built immediately.

Buy Mast

Only the 4 regular masts can be purchased,

not the Crown mast.

Crown masts are received as a reward for

completed ships.

Paid masts can be built directly on hulls

already in the shipyard, whether the hull

is already complete or not.

On every ship, only one type of mast may

be used. (Excluding the Crown masts, which

are wild and may be used anywhere.)

Buy Sail

Only the 4 regular sails can be purchased,

not the Crown sail.

Crown sails are received as a reward for

completed ships.

Paid sails can be placed directly on

supporting masts of the same type in theshipyard. Every ship may only use one

type of mass and sail. (Exception: Crown

masts and sails, which are wild and may

be used anywhere.)

Incorrectly built ship, since two different types of sails were

used. Although the yellow/brown Wheel sail is located on a

Crown mast, due to the earlier placement of the light green

Anchor mast and sail on the Stern, the ships coat of arms

is now set to Anchor.

Correctly built ship with Crown mast and sail

3.2.1.3 Buy Sail

Correctly built ship

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Action Tile Buy Mast

There are 5 types of sails, distinguished by the emblems on them.

Only 4 of these sail types can be purchased via this action. The

Crown sails can not be bought, they can only be received as a

reward for completed ships (see page 10, 4 Rewards for Completed

Ships). Purchased (paid) sails can be immediately placed on masts

with the same coat of arms as the sail. Exception:Crown sail is wild

and can be placed on masts of any kind, and any sail can be placed on a

Crown mast. Purchased sails thatcan not be put directly on masts

must be placed in the Warehouse

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3.2.1.4 Buy Goods

The purchase of Goods works the same as the purchase of ship

parts. Purchased (paid) Goods can be placed under the hull parts in

the shipyard, including unfinished ships. Each hull part has space

for exactly one Goods Tile, which is placed directly under the hull

part. The Goods loaded on a ship do nothave to match. Goods that

have been loaded into a ship cannot be transferred to other ships,

they can be shipped only with the Action Deliver Goods (see page 9,

3.2.2.3 Deliver Goods).

Buy Goods

Purchased Goods can be placed directly

under the hull parts in the shipyard.

Each hull part can be assigned exactly

one Goods, whether the ship is

completed or not.

A ship can transport any types of Goods,

they do not have to match.

Goods can not be moved. They leave

the ship only through the action

Deliver Goods.

3.2.2 Free actions (beige Action Tiles)

When taking any of the 4 free actions, the printed numbers 03 next to the beige Action Tileare disregarded. "Free" means that these actions do not to be paid for with Taler, but they

still require one Worker for each action taken.

3.2.2.1 Transport (from Warehouse to Shipyard)

In their Warehouses, players collect all ship parts and Goods they

have received either for free, or that they have chosen not to add

to a ship under construction. Each Hull part, Sail and Goods takes

exactly 1 Warehouse space to store. Masts take 2 spaces to store. You

can rearrange the Warehouse as you wish (if you want, for example,

to store a Mast, but there are not 2 spaces next to each other). However,if all 12 spaces in the Warehouse are full, no further ship parts or products can be stored.

With the Transport action, a player moves ship parts and Goods to the shipyard. You can

move any number of Tiles to the shipyard with this action, but one Worker is needed for

each transported Tile. The Tiles can be added to existing ships or can create new ones.

3.2.2.2 Withdraw money

With this action, take money from the general supply. For each

Worker a player uses, he receives 2 Taler from the general supply.

Free actions

These require no Taler, but the use ofone Worker per action is still needed.

Transport from Warehouse to

Shipyard

Each Warehouse has 12 spaces. Each Tile

requires 1 storage space, and Masts need 2.

One can rearrange his Warehouse at

any time. If the Warehouse is full,

nothing more can be stored.

With this action, Tiles are moved from

the Warehouse to the shipyard (ships

built and Goods loaded). For each Tile

which is moved from the Warehouse

to the shipyard, one Worker is needed.

Withdraw money

For each Worker used, take 2 Taler

from the general supply.

Example:

Player A buys four Goods: 1 fish, 1 grain and 2 coffee. The second coffee costs him 4 Taler. He needs 4 workers and 7 Taler. He places

1 coffee and the grain directly under two hulls in the shipyard. The free coffee and the fish he puts into his Warehouse, although he could

also put the fish on the available hull. Under certain circumstances it could be useful for Player A to buy, instead of the second coffee for 4

Taler, the salt for 3 Taler and then get an extra coffee as a bonus for purchasing all four types of Goods. This would have saved him 1 Taler

but then he would have to put both coffee tiles into his Warehouse, since they were both free.

Action Tile Buy Goods

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3.2.2.3 Deliver Goods

This action can only be performed by players who have at least 1

fully finished ship (Hull + Mast[s] + Sail[s]) which is fully loaded

with Goods, i.e. there is a Goods Tile under each hull section. If one

chooses to deliver Goods, he can deliver any number of fully loaded

ships, but he must always deliver the entire cargo of a ship. For each

Goods to be delivered, 1 Worker is required. Partial deliveries are not

possible. Thus, if the player cannot deliver all the Goods of a large ship because he does not

have enough Workers available, he may not deliver any Goods from that ship. Delivered Goods

are collected to the right of the Warehouse, sorted by type. These Goods bring the playerVictory Points at the end of the game; the more Goods of a single type delivered, the more

Vicotory Points earned (see page 11, Victory Points for delivered Goods ). Once a ship has

been emptied of its delivered Goods, it may be loaded again with Goods for further deliveries.

3.2.2.4 Evaluation of the Crowns

By taking this action you can obtain Victory Points based on the

number of currently visible Crowns. A player using this action

counts all of his visible Crowns. This includes Crowns on the Crown

Masts and Crown Sails (it does not matter whether they are part of abuilt ship or still in the Warehouse, any Crowns in a players possession

count). Also, there are Crowns on the back of the Pass Tiles. The sum of all Crowns on Masts,

Sails, and inverted (used) Pass Tiles results in the number of Victory Points the player receives

per Worker used, and he advances his marker on the Victory Point track. Important:A player

can receive a maximum of 15 Victory Points per round using this action. Exception:if the

Extra action Tile (see page 10, 5 Extra Action Tile) is used, a player can once again

(within the same Round) receive Victory Points on the evaluation of the Crowns, thus it is

theoretically possible to receive up to a maximum of 30 Victory Points in the same Round once

per game.

Deliver Goods

Only possible when at least one finished

ship is fully loaded with Goods. The total

cargo of a ship must be delivered. 1 Worker

is required for each Goods delivered.

Delivered Goods are collected to the right

of the Warehouse. Victory Points are earned

at game end, depending on the number of

Goods of each type delivered. Emptied

ships can be loaded again.

Evaluation of the Crowns

For each Worker used, earn as many Victory

Points as visible Crowns currently owned.

Crowns appear on Crown Casts and CrownSails , and on the back of the Pass Tiles.

You can receive a maximum of 15 Victory

Points per round by using this action.

(Exception: the Extra Action Tile.)

Example:Player B has 1 Crown Mast on a built ship and 1 Crown Sail in his Warehouse. In addition, he has 1 inverted (used) Pass Tile.

He uses the 2 blue Workers who are currently assigned to this action, and 1 Worker from his personal stock. He receives 3 x 3 = 9 Victory

Points and moves his Vicory Point Marker on the Scoring Track. If he had used 2 additional Workers, he would have received the maximum

amount of 15 Victory Points.

3.3 Passing

A player may choose not to perform an action, but pass instead. This is not necessarily a

bad thing, for every time a player passes, he may turn one of his Pass Tiles over to reveal

a Crown. At the end of the Round each player loses Victory Points according to his unused

(unflipped) Pass Tiles. A player who does not pass at all in a Round, loses a total of

6 Victory Points. By passing just once, he has already reduced this loss to 3 Victory Points.

Therefore, it is often useful to pass at least once per Round. In addition, flipping over a

Pass Tile reveals 1 additional Crown that can earn additional Victory Points if the action

Evaluation of the Crowns is taken anytime during the remainder of the current Round.

Reminder:The start player for the current action phase may select an Action Tile and still

pass. He will not be able to take the action, but he still receives the bonus for the selection

of the action.

Passing

Any player not performing an action flips

over 1 Pass Tile. At the end of each Round

Victory Points are lost for Pass Tiles which

have not been flipped.

Each flipped Pass Tile provides 1 Crown

for the Crown evaluation action.

The starting player gets the bonus of the

selected action even if he passes on the

action itself.

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3.2.2.3 Deliver Goods

This action can only be performed by players who have at least 1

fully finished ship (Hull + Mast[s] + Sail[s]) which is fully loaded

with Goods, i.e. there is a Goods Tile under each hull section. If one

chooses to deliver Goods, he can deliver any number of fully loaded

ships, but he must always deliver the entire cargo of a ship. For each

Goods to be delivered, 1 Worker is required. Partial deliveries are not

possible. Thus, if the player cannot deliver all the Goods of a large ship because he does not

have enough Workers available, he may not deliver any Goods from that ship. Delivered Goods

are collected to the right of the Warehouse, sorted by type. These Goods bring the playerVictory Points at the end of the game; the more Goods of a single type delivered, the more

Vicotory Points earned (see page 11, Victory Points for delivered Goods ). Once a ship has

been emptied of its delivered Goods, it may be loaded again with Goods for further deliveries.

3.2.2.4 Evaluation of the Crowns

By taking this action you can obtain Victory Points based on the

number of currently visible Crowns. A player using this action

counts all of his visible Crowns. This includes Crowns on the Crown

Masts and Crown Sails (it does not matter whether they are part of abuilt ship or still in the Warehouse, any Crowns in a players possession

count). Also, there are Crowns on the back of the Pass Tiles. The sum of all Crowns on Masts,

Sails, and inverted (used) Pass Tiles results in the number of Victory Points the player receives

per Worker used, and he advances his marker on the Victory Point track. Important:A player

can receive a maximum of 15 Victory Points per round using this action. Exception:if the

Extra action Tile (see page 10, 5 Extra Action Tile) is used, a player can once again

(within the same Round) receive Victory Points on the evaluation of the Crowns, thus it is

theoretically possible to receive up to a maximum of 30 Victory Points in the same Round once

per game.

Deliver Goods

Only possible when at least one finished

ship is fully loaded with Goods. The total

cargo of a ship must be delivered. 1 Worker

is required for each Goods delivered.

Delivered Goods are collected to the right

of the Warehouse. Victory Points are earned

at game end, depending on the number of

Goods of each type delivered. Emptied

ships can be loaded again.

Evaluation of the Crowns

For each Worker used, earn as many Victory

Points as visible Crowns currently owned.

Crowns appear on Crown Casts and CrownSails , and on the back of the Pass Tiles.

You can receive a maximum of 15 Victory

Points per round by using this action.

(Exception: the Extra Action Tile.)

Example:Player B has 1 Crown Mast on a built ship and 1 Crown Sail in his Warehouse. In addition, he has 1 inverted (used) Pass Tile.

He uses the 2 blue Workers who are currently assigned to this action, and 1 Worker from his personal stock. He receives 3 x 3 = 9 Victory

Points and moves his Vicory Point Marker on the Scoring Track. If he had used 2 additional Workers, he would have received the maximum

amount of 15 Victory Points.

3.3 Passing

A player may choose not to perform an action, but pass instead. This is not necessarily a

bad thing, for every time a player passes, he may turn one of his Pass Tiles over to reveal

a Crown. At the end of the Round each player loses Victory Points according to his unused

(unflipped) Pass Tiles. A player who does not pass at all in a Round, loses a total of

6 Victory Points. By passing just once, he has already reduced this loss to 3 Victory Points.

Therefore, it is often useful to pass at least once per Round. In addition, flipping over a

Pass Tile reveals 1 additional Crown that can earn additional Victory Points if the action

Evaluation of the Crowns is taken anytime during the remainder of the current Round.

Reminder:The start player for the current action phase may select an Action Tile and still

pass. He will not be able to take the action, but he still receives the bonus for the selection

of the action.

Passing

Any player not performing an action flips

over 1 Pass Tile. At the end of each Round

Victory Points are lost for Pass Tiles which

have not been flipped.

Each flipped Pass Tile provides 1 Crown

for the Crown evaluation action.

The starting player gets the bonus of the

selected action even if he passes on the

action itself.

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4. Rewards for completed ships

Each time a player completes a ship, he briefly interrupts his turn to receivs one or more

rewards. A ship is completed when all ship parts are placed. A 1-Tile ship with a Single-Vessel

Tile + 1 Mast + 1 Sail is complete. A 4-Tile ship with 4 hull Tiles (Bow + 2 Center Hulls

+ Stern) + 4 matching Masts + 4 matching Sails is complete. Goods have nothing to do with

the completion of ships. For each Mast in a built ship, the player receives one reward.

These are the 6 rewards to choose from:

Each reward can be taken a maximum of 2 times per completed ship. If you complete a

4-Tile ship, you can take 2 Crown Masts and 2 Crown Sails, for example, or you may take

4 different rewards. The distribution of rewards is entirely up to the player, as long as he

chooses no reward more than 2 times.

Important:If a ship is completed, the current turn is interrupted and the reward(s) given

immediately. If this happens during the Transport action, and the player takes as a reward

a Crown Sail for example, which then goes into his Warehouse, he can immediately perform

the Transport action on those parts and move them to a ship, possibly finishing another

ship for even more rewards. Coins or Workers gained as rewards can also be immediately

used for further actions.

5. Extra Action Tile

Each player begins the game with one Extra Action Tile. This can be used once in the game

during a players turn, to perform an additional action with slightly modified rules before or

after the current action. First, the player receives 2 Workers from the general supply. Then heselects one of the 8 main actions and executes it according to the following rules: for a

paid action, each Tile has a purchase price of 2 Taler. All other rules remain unchanged. Any

use of the chosen action costs 1 Worker. If you buy Tiles, you can continue to buy one of every

kind for the price of 2 Taler each. If you want to buy more Tiles of any kind, the price increases

to 4 Taler as before. If you buy all 4 tiles, you still receive 1 extra free Tile. Once his extra

action has been performed, the Extra Action Tile is placed back in the box.

Important:The Action Tiles on the board have nothing to do with the extra action. The extra

action does not cause the Tile for the corresponding action to be flipped, and a player may

take an action where the Action Tile is already flipped!

Note:It is usually wise to keep the Extra Action Tile for the lastRround, so you can react to

an adverse order in the selection of actions.

Rewards for completed ships

Once a player completes a ship, he

immediately receives as many rewards as

the ship has Masts.

The 6 different rewards:

Crown Mast: Player gets 1 Crown Mast.

Crown Sail: Player gets 1 Crown Sail.

3 Victory Points: Player gains 3 Victory

Points.

7 Taler: Player receives 7 Taler.

3 Workers: Player receives 3 Workers.

2 Goods: Player receives two different

Goods.

Each reward can be selected a maximum of

2 times per completed ship. The player may

immediately use any rewards obtained.

Extra Action Tile

Once during the game, each player can

also perform an extra action during

his turn.

When activating the Extra Action Tile,

the player receives 2 Workers from the

supply and performs any of the 8 main

actions. For paid actions, the base cost

per ship part/Goods is 2Taler.

All other rules for performing an action

remain the same.

1 Crown Mast:

The player

receives one

Crown Mast and

puts it into his

Warehouse.

1 Crown Sail:

The player receives 1

Crown Sail and puts it into

his Warehouse.

7 Taler:

The player takes 7 Taler

from the general supply.

2 Goods:

The player receives

2 different Goods and puts

them into his Warehouse.

3 Workers:

The player takes

3 Workers from the

general supply.

3 Victory Points:

The player receives

3 Victory Points and moves

his Marker accordingly.

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6. End of Action Phase

Once all the players have completed the action selected by first player, that action phase is

completed. The first player flips the Action Tile over to its reverse side, making the action no

longer available in this Round (except as an Extra Action). At the end of the first action phase

each Round, the Anchor Tile is placed on the newly flipped tile (see End of Round). It

remains there until the end of the Round. The first player gives the Start Player Marker to the

next player in clockwise order. If two or more Action Tiles are still face up, the next action

phase begins and the new start player chooses an action. After 7 action phases (only 1 Action

Tile is left) the Round is over.

End of Round

Once 7 action phases have been carried out and only 1 Action Tile remains, the Round ends.

The remaining action is not performed in this Round. At this point the Pass Tiles of the players

are evaluated. Each player loses Victory Points, according to the unused Pass Tiles, and

moves back accordingly on the Scoring Track. (In the unlikely event that a player falls below

0 Victory Points, it is possible for points to go into the negative.) All Pass Tiles are turned

back to their front side (showing the negative Victory Points). Thus, each player starts the

next Round with 6 potential penalty points and no Crowns. The Round Marker is advanced

on the Round Track. (See End of Game below.) If there is still one or more Rounds to play,

the Turntable is reoriented in such a way that the Anchor space on the Turntable is alignedwith the Action Tile location containing the Anchor Tile. Once the Turntable is realigned,

the start player moves the Anchor Tile next to the game board, takes all eight Action Tiles,

shuffles them, and places them randomly on the open action fields, starting with the field

aligned with the Anchor space on the Turntable. The start player begins the new Round, in

which he selects one of the eight actions, and play continues as in previous Rounds.

Note:There is no regular income of Taler or Workers. The players must make do with their

starting resources and add to them by what they receive from the actions, rewards and bonuses

in the new Round.

End of Game

The game ends after the 5th Round (or after the 4th Round in a 2-player game). Now, all players

earn Victory Points for their delivered Goods and completed ships. In addition, any remaining

Taler, unused Workers, ship parts in the shipyard and Warehouses, as well undelivered Goods

are also worth Victory Points. A summary of Victory Points to be awarded can be found on the

left and right sides of the Warehouses, and on the Score Overview Tile.

Victory Points for delivered Goods

The delivered Goods are grouped into sets according to their type along the right side of the

Warehouse. For each set of identical Goods, the player earns the following Victory Points:

Set of 1 Goods: 2 Victory Points





For each Goods in a set beyond 5, the player earns an additional 5 Victory Points.

End of Action Phase

An action phase ends when each player has

performed or passed the action. The Action

Tile is flipped. After the first action

phase in each Round the Anchor Tile is

placed on the flipped Action Tile. Start Player

Marker passes clockwise. New starting

player begins new action phase and play

continues until end of Round.

End of Round

The Round ends after 7 action phases.

Pass Tile evaluation: Players lose Victory

Points according to their unused Pass Tiles.

(A negative number of Victory Points is

possible.)

Flip all Pass Tiles back to the side with

negative Victory Points.

Advance the Round Marker.

Reorient Turntable: Align Anchor on

Turntable with Anchor Tile.

Start player shuffles Action Tiles and places

them in open fields, starting with the field

aligned with Anchor on the Turntable.

End of Game

The game ends after the 5th (or 4th, with 2

players) Round.

Victory Points are awarded. See sides of

Warehouses and Score Overview Tile.

Delivered Goods

Group delivered Goods in sets by type. Player

earns 2/5/9/14/20 Victory Points for each

set of 1/2/3/4/5 Goods.

Each additional Goods in a set earns 5 more

Victory Points.

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Victory Points for completed ships

Each player receives Victory Points for each completed

ship, depending on the size of the ship:

1-Tile ship: 2 Victory Points




Victory Points for other remaining materialsRemaining Workers, ship parts in the shipyard and Warehouses, as well undelivered Goods

are all exchanged for 1 Taler each. Then, for every 3 Taler that the player now has, he gains

1 Victory Point. The coins are retained by the players as possible tie-breakers.

Whoever has the most Victory Points wins this game. In the case of a tie, the player with the

most money that could not be converted to points (0, 1 or 2 Taler) is the winner. If there is

still a tie, the player with the most coins (including coins for which he has already received

Victory Points) wins. If there is still a tie, the players involved share the victory.

Completed ships

Each completed ship earns Victory Points:





Remaining materialsRemaining ship parts, Goods in Warehouses

and shipyards, and Workers are each worth

1 Taler. For every 3 Taler players receive

1 Victory Point.

The player with the most Victory

Points wins, ties are decided with the

remaining Taler.

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Autoren: Wolfgang Kramer & Michael KieslingRedaktion: Sebastian Rapp und Brbel Schmidts

Example of the final scoring:

Illustration: Alexander JungGrafik: Michaela Kienle/FINE TUNING

Victory Points for delivered Goods: Set of 2 grain is worth 5 Victory Points, the fish set

is worth 9 Victory Points, and the coffee set is worth 25 Victory Points.

Total score is 39 Victory Points for delivered Goods.

Victory Points for completed ships:

The player earns:

- For 3 1-Tile ships, 6 Victory Points (3 x 2)

- For the 2-Tile ship, 8 Victory Points

- For the 3-Tile Ship, 20 Victory Points.

Total score is 34 Victory Points for completed ships.

Victory Points for remaining Materials: The player still has 2 Workers and 3 Tiles in his Warehouse. For this he receives 5 Taler. For the

parts of the unfinished ships (3 hull sections, one Mast, one Sail) he gets another 5 Taler, and for his undelivered Goods he receives 3 Taler.

Overall, the player receives 13 Taler for remaining materials, which he adds to his remaining money - 8 Taler. This totals 21 Taler for

which the player earns another 7 Victory Points (21 / 3 = 7. He retains the 21 Taler, since this may be needed as a tie-breaker.

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