How to Play Alchemists: The King's Golem

Objective of the Game

In Alchemists: The King's Golem, players take on the role of alchemists competing to solve the king's puzzle and animate a golem. The goal is to deduce the properties of alchemical ingredients, publish theories, and gain reputation points. The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins.

Preparation (Setup)

To set up the game:

1. Shuffle the Replicator into the artifact deck.
2. Set up the game boards, including all initial cards and tiles.
3. Choose the starting player.
4. Shuffle the deck of startup cards and deal 4 to each player. Each player chooses 2 startup cards and discards the other 2.
5. Players reveal their chosen startup cards simultaneously and take the resources depicted on them.
6. Set up the order space boards by randomly selecting 2 from each group and stacking them.
7. Place the stack next to the order spaces on the game board and turn the top board face up.

Flow of the Game

The game is played over several rounds. Each round consists of the following phases:

1. Declare Actions: Players choose their actions by placing action cubes on the available action spaces.
2. Resolve Actions: Actions are resolved in a specific order: Forage for Ingredient, Transmute Ingredient, Sell Potion, Research Golem, Buy Artifact, Visit Library, Debunk Theory, Publish Theory, Test on Student, and Drink Potion.
3. Progress Reports: After resolving actions, players may submit progress reports to the king.
4. End of Round: The order space board changes, and any remaining approval tokens are removed.

Actions and How to Play

Players can perform the following actions:

• Forage for Ingredient: Draw an ingredient card from the deck.
• Transmute Ingredient: Combine two ingredients to create a potion.
• Sell Potion: Sell a potion to gain gold or reputation.
• Research Golem: Test an ingredient on the golem or attempt to animate it.
• Buy Artifact: Purchase an artifact from the available selection.
• Visit Library: Gain a book token and use it immediately to learn about an ingredient.
• Debunk Theory: Attempt to disprove a published theory or encyclopedia article.
• Publish Theory: Publish a new theory or endorse an existing one.
• Test on Student: Test a potion on a student to gain information.
• Drink Potion: Drink a potion to gain its effects.

End of Game and Scoring

The game ends after the final round. Players score victory points based on:

• Reputation points converted to victory points.
• Gold pieces.
• Published theories and encyclopedia articles.
• Progress reports submitted to the king.
• Successfully animating the golem.

The player with the most victory points wins.

Tips for Winning

• Use the Palace Library: Gain book tokens to learn about ingredients and eliminate incorrect alchemicals.
• Focus on Progress Reports: Submit accurate progress reports to gain reputation and avoid penalties.
• Balance Resources: Manage your gold, ingredients, and approval tokens carefully to maximize your actions.

Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.