How to Play Merlin: Queenie 1 – Treasures of the Environs

Objective of the Game

In Merlin: Queenie 1 - Treasures of the Environs, players are trying to gain advantages by building manors on new terrain tiles. The Queenie integrates with the basic game of Merlin, and its rules remain unchanged except as described in this supplement. The ultimate goal is to earn victory points, which are detailed in the basic game rules, with additional scoring opportunities provided by the Queenie.

Preparation (Setup)

To set up Merlin: Queenie 1 - Treasures of the Environs, follow these steps:

1. Before starting the basic game setup, take all terrain tiles without a tower from the basic game and place them back into the box.
2. Replace these tiles with the 15 new terrain tiles from this Queenie. These include 5x mountain, 5x wood, and 5x lake tiles.
3. Place the 2 Neutral Merlin’s Staffs next to the assembled environs.

The rest of the game setup follows the rules of the basic game.

Flow of the Game

The flow of the game remains largely unchanged from the basic game of Merlin. The new rules introduced by Queenie 1 primarily affect actions taken when building manors on the new terrain tiles. Players will continue to take turns as described in the basic game rules.

Actions and How to Play

The core gameplay actions are from the basic game. However, every time a player builds a manor on one of the new terrain tiles from this Queenie, they can use a special action granted by that tile. Here are the explanations of the different special actions:

• Excalibur: The player takes Excalibur, either from the game board or from a player that currently possesses it, and places it near their castle board. They then choose and discard one of their traitors.
• Holy Grail: The player takes the Holy Grail, either from the game board or from a player that currently possesses it, and places it near their castle board. They then take an apple token from the supply.
• Victory Point & Apple: The player immediately gains the victory points depicted on the tile, and takes an apple from the supply, placing it on their castle board.
• Influence: The player chooses one principality where they have at least one influence counter, and takes from it the two rewards depicted on the terrain tile.
  • Example: The red player builds a manor on the influence terrain tile and decides to get the construction material and the shield from the black principality.
• Discard: Each other player must choose and discard one of the items shown on the terrain tile. Shields, flags, and building materials are returned to the appropriate space on the game board. Influence counters are returned from the game board to the players’ castle boards. If a player doesn’t currently have any of the depicted items, they are not required to discard anything.
  • Example: The red player builds a manor on the discard terrain tile, forcing the other players to discard their choice of a flag or a shield. The yellow player discards a shield, the green player a flag. The blue player does not have a flag or a shield, so he discards nothing.
• Merlin staff: The player takes one of the neutral Merlin’s staffs and places it on their castle board. This staff can be used like the normal Merlin’s staffs.

End of Game and Pontuação

The end of the game is triggered and scored according to the rules of the basic game. However, Merlin: Queenie 1 - Treasures of the Environs introduces an additional scoring criterion:

• Each unused Neutral Merlin’s Staff is worth 2 victory points at the end of the game.

All other scoring criteria are determined by the basic game rules.

Dicas para Vencer

Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.