Biblios: Quill and Parchment

Hey everyone! Ready to dive into the life of a monastic scribe? In Biblios: Quill and Parchment, we take on the roles of these warriors of the quill and parchment, spending our days in prayer, copying books, and performing monastic tasks. The goal is clear: accumulate the most piety points and, hopefully, earn the abbot's trust.

The game unfolds over 8 days (or rounds), and the dynamic shifts slightly halfway through. During the first 4 days, the fun is in rolling your own dice – which feature book types, abbot's influence, and travel points – up to 3 times. You can choose to keep the results, re-roll one die, or risk it all and re-roll all of them. Most dice represent the books the monks are copying, but there are also abbot's influence dice (which you accumulate early and spend later) and a travel die to send your novice out into the world to find more books.

In the final 4 days, things get more intense! The abbot's influence becomes currency in auctions to gain priority for certain tasks. It's a 'roll-and-write' game that breaks the mold, blending dice, writing, and auctions in a super interactive way. And the coolest part? Just like in the original Biblios, the value of the books changes throughout the game, so you never know which will be the most valuable until the very end. Get your dice and pens ready, because the competition for piety is going to be fierce!