How to Play Kingdom Builder: Nomads

Objective of the Game

In Kingdom Builder: Nomads, players are trying to make use of the special skills of Nomads who roam the Kingdom. The expansion introduces new landscapes and locations, offering more variation during setup. Players can also earn gold during the game through new Kingdom Builder cards, adding a new level of interaction. The ultimate goal is to earn the most gold and points by strategically building settlements and utilizing various extra actions.

Preparation (Setup)

Compared to the basic game, setup remains the same except for these changes:

1. Shuffle the 4 new game board sections with the 8 sections from the basic game. Then, select any 4 of the 12 sections and assemble them into a rectangular game board.
2. Place the 15 nomad tiles on the table picture side up, shuffle them, then randomly draw and place 1 tile for each nomad space on the game board, now with the pictogram side up.
3. Shuffle the 3 new Kingdom Builder cards with the 10 cards from the basic game. Then, randomly draw 3 cards and place them face-up next to the game board.
4. Place the 25 stone walls next to the game board if the quarry location tile is available.
5. For five players, use the rules of the basic game, along with the changes explained above. The game includes 40 settlements and 1 gold marker for a fifth player.
6. Replace the "Workers" and "Merchants" cards from the basic game with the new "Workers" and "Merchants" replacement cards.

Fluxo do Jogo

Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.

Ações e Como Jogar

Nomad Spaces and Nomad Tiles

After building a settlement next to a nomad space, the player claims the nomad tile from that space, if available, and places it on the table for use next round. If the nomad space is empty, the player receives nothing for building a settlement next to it.

A nomad tile provides its holder one extra action. The player can use this extra action only during the next game round, not the game round in which it is claimed. At the end of the next game round, remove the nomad tile from the game, whether or not the player used the action on it!

Examples of nomad tile extra actions:

• Donation: Build 3 additional settlements, taken from your supply, on spaces of the terrain type shown on the nomad tile. You may perform this extra action either before or after your mandatory action. Note: If these 3 additional settlements are built on water or mountain spaces, they do not count for gold for the Kingdom Builder cards "Fishermen" and "Miners".
• Treasure: Gain 3 gold immediately when claiming this tile, then remove it from the game.
• Sword: Remove one settlement belonging to each other player from the game board, then return those settlements to their respective supplies. You may perform this extra action either before or after your mandatory action.
• Outpost: When building settlements, whether during your mandatory action or any extra actions, you may use the outpost in order to disregard the adjacency requirement for one settlement. This settlement must still be built on the appropriate terrain type for your mandatory action or the specific extra action.
• Resettlement: Move 1-4 settlements up to 4 spaces in total. Settlements can be moved only to adjacent, unoccupied spaces that are eligible for building. After movement, these settlements don't need to be adjacent to the player's other settlements. You may perform this extra action either before or after your mandatory action.

Kingdom Builder Cards (Red Cards)

This expansion introduces a new type of Kingdom Builder card – red cards – which allow players to gain gold during the game. The active player must check whether the conditions on red cards have been met after building each single new settlement. If these conditions have been fulfilled, the player immediately records the gold earned on the score track. Ignore red Kingdom Builder cards during final scoring.

The 3 new Kingdom Builder cards are:

• Families: Build settlements in a straight line. 2 gold, if you built all 3 settlements of the mandatory action adjacent to each other in a straight line (horizontally or diagonally). Record this gold on the score track immediately.
• Shepherds: Complete terrain areas. 2 gold for each of your settlements not adjacent to an empty terrain space of the same kind on which this settlement was just built. Record this gold on the score track immediately.
• Ambassadors: Build settlements adjacent to other players’ settlements. 1 gold for each of your settlements built adjacent to at least one settlement of another player. Record this gold on the score track immediately.

Note: Check whether you fulfill the condition on these cards after building every single settlement, whether during your mandatory action or extra actions.

New Locations and Their Extra Tile Actions

Four new locations are included in this expansion:

• Quarry: Build 1 or 2 stone walls on empty terrain spaces of the same type as your played terrain card. These stone walls must be adjacent to at least one of your settlements on the game board. Stone walls are not owned by any player, and they generate no gold for anyone. Instead, they simply block the spaces they're on for the remainder of the game.
• Garden: Build one additional settlement on an empty flower field space. You must build this settlement adjacent to one of your settlements, if possible.
• Caravan: Move one of your own previously built settlements in a straight line, either horizontally or diagonally, until it is blocked by an obstacle. (Obstacles are water, mountains, castles, location spaces, nomad spaces, and each space occupied by a settlement.) Place this settlement on the empty space eligible for building directly in front of the obstacle.
• Village: Build one additional settlement on an empty space eligible for building that is adjacent to at least 3 of your settlements.

Fim de Jogo e Pontuação

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Dicas para Vencer

• When playing with the Families Kingdom Builder card, pay close attention to the order in which you build your settlements during your mandatory action. Building them in a straight line (horizontally or diagonally) can earn you 2 gold immediately.
• Utilize nomad tiles strategically. Remember that their extra actions can only be used in the next game round, so plan ahead to maximize their benefit before they are removed from the game.
• When using the Quarry location tile, consider where to place stone walls to block opponents or create advantageous building opportunities for yourself, as they block spaces for the remainder of the game.