Game summary Quick rules

Keyflower is a game for two to six players played over four rounds. Each Game summary
round represents a season: spring, summer, autumn and finally winter. Each
player starts the game with a ‚home‘ tile and an initial random team of eight The game is played over four
blue, red and yellow workers. Same coloured workers are used by the players seasons.
to bid for tiles to add to their villages. Matching workers may alternatively be Each player starts the game with
used to generate resources, skills, additional workers and victory points not a home tile and eight workers.
only from the player‘s own tiles, but also from the tiles in the other players‘
villages and from the new tiles being auctioned. The workers are used to bid for
tiles to add to their village and
In spring, summer and autumn more workers will arrive on board the Keyflower to generate resources.
and her sister boats, with some of these workers possessing skills in the
working of the key resources of iron, stone and wood. In winter players will Each season more workers will
choose the village tiles for auction, each of which will offer victory points for arrive on the Keyflower and her
certain combinations of resources, skills and workers.­ sister boats and new tiles will
be available for auction.
Keyflower will present players with many different challenges and each game
will be different due to the mix of village tiles which appear in that particular The player whose village and
game. Throughout the game players will need to be alert to the opportunities workers generate the most
to best utilise their various resources, transport and upgrade capability, skills victory points wins the game.
and workers.

Components and key

64 large hexagonal tiles:
4 Turn order tiles 6 Boat tiles 6 Home tiles 48 Village tiles (including 4 summer boat tiles).

48 skill tokens There are 12 village tiles for each of the four
seasons. Each seasons’ tiles are identified by
a symbol: spring, summer, autumn
and winter.­­
16 anvils 16 pick 16 saws Token of Token Token of
axes player’s of same random 141 wooden workers (‘keyples’):
choice. type. type.
120 octagonal wooden
resource counters:

48 gold (yellow) Gold can be used as a 40 blue 20 green

substitute for any other
resource at any time during
24 iron (black) the game, including for scoring
purposes. Gold is usually worth
24 stone (grey) one point per counter at the end
40 red 40 yellow
of the game.
Worker
24 wood (brown) Six home screens of
(with 12 chimney tiles). player’s
Counter of player’s 1 waving purple, choice.
choice. representing the
start player.
Counter of same type.
Worker Worker
of of
12 plastic zip lock storage bags
same random
Black cloth bag (to hold the workers). 1 type. type.
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 Victory points available
if the tile is flipped. Enables transport of Indicates benefit
resources up to the gained from placing Indicates
Victory points scored at number shown. worker(s) on this tile. cost to
the end of the game. upgrade
One tile may be
Hex - resources must the tile.
upgraded for each
be on this tile to score. symbol shown.
Points are scored for Identifies the summer
the number of adjacent Indicates benefit
boat tiles.
tiles. when tile flipped.

Set up (Letters refer to illustration on box bottom.) Set up

Place the blue, red and yellow workers in the cloth bag. Place the Place the blue, red and yellow
green workers together at the side of the playing surface. workers in the cloth bag.
Sort the resource counters into the four different types to create a general Place the green workers, resource
supply at the side of the playing surface. counters and skill tiles at the side
of the playing surface.
Place the skill tiles face down into a pile at the side of the playing surface.
Each player receives a player screen. These should be carefully constructed Each player receives a player screen.
using the separate chimneys pieces to lock the walls and roofs into place.
Each player draws eight workers at random secretly from the bag, so that
the colours of the workers are not disclosed to the other players, and places Each player draws eight workers
these workers behind their screen. secretly from the bag.

Sort the large hexagonal tiles by type: home (6), boat (6), turn order (4),
spring (12), summer (12), autumn (12) and winter (12). (There are sufficient Sort the large hexagonal tiles by
bags to store each type separately.) type: home, boat, turn order, spring,
summer, autumn and winter.
Each player receives a home tile at random. The home tile is placed in front
of the player‘s screen and in reach of the other players. The player who Each player receives a home tile.
received the lowest numbered home tile takes the purple start player worker. The player who received the lowest
numbered tile takes the purple start
The number of boat tiles used in the game depends on the number of players. player worker.
Each boat tile is marked on the initial face up side to indicate in which games
it is used. The number of boat tiles used is equal to the number of players. Place a number of boat tiles equal
Place the relevant boat tiles in a row at the edge of the playing surface, to the number of players in a row
with the side indicating the number of players face up, and the orientation at the edge of the playing surface.
facing the centre of the playing surface. (Players should take the opportunity Place the indicated number of
to acquaint themselves with the scoring opportunities shown on the reverse workers and a skill tiles next to
of the tiles which will be available for auction in winter.) Place a number of or on top of each of the boat tiles.
workers from the bag and a number of skill tiles, both as indicated on the
boat tile, next to or on top of each of the boat tiles.
The number and side of the turn order tiles used in the game also depends
on the number of players. Each of the tiles is marked to indicate whether Place a number of turn order tiles,
it is used and which side is used. Place the turn order tiles in a row as indicated in the table below, in a
next to the boat tiles, but closer to the centre of the playing surface, with row next to the boat tiles but closer
the side marked for the number of players in the game face up and the orientation to the centre of the playing surface
facing the centre of the playing surface. Place the side marked for the
number of players face up.
Place a number of spring tiles in the centre of the playing surface as indicated
in the table below. Place the side with the spring icon face up. Place the tiles Place a number of spring tiles in
so that they are at the same angle as the boat and turn order tiles and so that the centre of the playing surface as
each player can identify with one side of the tiles. indicated in the table below. Place
the side with the spring icon face up.
Depending on the number of players, each player receives two or three
face-down winter tiles as indicated in the table below. Players may look at Each player receives two or three
the reverse side of the tiles, but should not show these to the other players. face-down winter tiles as indicated
in the table below.
Any surplus home, boat, turn order, spring and winter tiles are placed back in
the box and are not used in the game.
Place the twelve summer tiles and twelve autumn tiles in two separate piles.
These will be used later in the game. Place the summer tiles and autumn
tiles in two separate piles. These
The number of large hexagonal tiles used in the game are as follows: will be used later in the game.
Players 2 3 4 5 6 Refer to the table left to determine
Home 2 3 4 5 6 the number of tiles that are used for
Boat 2 3 4 5 6 the number of players in the game.
Turn order 1 2 3 4 4
Spring, summer and autumn 6 7 8 9 10
Winter per player 3 3 3 2 2
Winter introduced 2-6 3-9 4-12 5-10 6-12

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Start of season Start of season
After the set up phase, players are ready to The player who received the lowest
start the game. The player who received the numbered home tile starts the game
lowest numbered home tile in spring and takes the purple start
starts the game in spring and takes the player worker.
purple start player worker.
In summer, autumn and winter the start player In summer, autumn and winter the
for that season is the player who won the bidding start player for that season is the
for the highest numbered start player tile player who won the bidding for the
(depicting the start player worker) in the highest numbered start player tile in
previous season. the previous season.
In summer, autumn and Turn the boat tiles over so that the
winter turn the boat tiles over icon representing the new season is
where appropriate so that the visible.
icon representing that season
is visible.
In summer and autumn place In summer and autumn place new
a number of new workers workers and skill tiles onto the boat
(from the bag) and skill tiles tiles.
onto the boat tiles as indicated on the tiles. In
the unlikely scenario that there are insufficient
workers in the bag, fill boats in order with one
worker at a time, but not with more workers than
are stated on the tile. No new workers or skill tiles
are placed in the boats in winter.
In summer and autumn place
In summer and autumn a number of village tiles for that
place a number of village season in the centre of the playing
tiles for that season in the surface as indicated in the table
centre of the playing surface on page 3.
as indicated in the table on
page 2. Place the side with the season‘s icon face up. Note that the four
summer boat tiles, if selected, have a summer icon on both sides. The face
up side of these tiles is chosen at random. (The summer boat tiles cannot
be turned over or upgraded.) Any surplus tiles are placed back in the box
and are not used in the game.
In winter each player selects one
In winter each player selects one or more of the winter tiles that they or more of the winter tiles that they
received in the set up phase. (Placing the tiles ‚in the fist‘ is the received in the set up phase.
method suggested for performing this action.) The numbers of tiles
selected are then revealed simultaneously and placed, still face down,
in a pile in the centre of the playing surface. The tiles are then shuffled (if there
are more than two players), still face down, and then turned over and laid out in
the same way as the earlier season tiles, but so that players do not know which
tiles were selected by which player. Place any tiles not played in the box.
On their turn a player places one
On their turn a player places one or more workers into a single location in or more workers into a single
order to either: location in order to either:
1. bid for a village tile or turn order 2. utilise a village tile (see ‚production‘ 1. bid for a village tile or turn order
tile* (see ‚bidding‘), or and ‚transport and upgrading‘). tile or
2. utilise a village tile.

* Note that the boat tiles are not bid for with the workers directly, but the
contents of the boats are chosen in the order that players successfully bid for
the turn order tiles.
In each season play proceeds clockwise until all players have passed in Play proceeds clockwise until all
succession. Therefore a player who has passed may take further actions players have passed in succession.
as long as all the other players did not also pass.

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Bidding Bidding
Village tiles
In order to incorporate village tiles into their village a player must win an
auction for those tiles by bidding more workers than the other player(s).
1. A player chooses which village tile or a turn order tile they want to bid for A player bids for a village tile by
and then places one or more workers on their side of the tile. The workers are placing one or more workers on
taken from behind the player‘s screen or from a losing bid elsewhere. A player their side of that tile.
cannot remove workers if they are winning a bid.

2. All workers used in bidding for a tile must be of the same colour as any All workers used in bidding must
other workers surrounding the tile (as part of a bid) or on the tile (which have be the same colour as any other
been placed to use that tile). workers already surrounding the
tile or placed on the tile.

3. If the tile has already been bid for by another player then the bid must be The number of workers used in a
with a greater number of workers than the previous bid. There is no maximum bid must be greater than the number
number of workers that can be used when bidding. used in any previous bid for that tile.
4. A player’s turn may consist of adding more workers to a winning bid.
5. If workers are outbid, they can be moved elsewhere but must remain If workers are outbid, they can be
together. When moving outbid workers, a player may supplement these moved elsewhere but must remain
workers with other losing workers or with workers from behind their screen. together.
Workers cannot be moved back behind a player‘s screen.
Turn order tiles
Players may also place workers on Turn order tiles
their side of the turn order tiles in order Turn order tiles are bid for in the
to bid for those tiles. These tiles are same way as the village tiles.
not added to the player‘s village except
at the end of winter. Instead the turn The turn order tiles determine the
order tiles determine the order that the order that the players will choose to
players will choose to take the workers take the workers and skill tiles from
and skill tiles from the boats and also the boats and also the start player
determine the start player for the for the following season.
following season.
A player can bid on more than one turn
order tile but they only get the workers
and skill tiles from one boat. In winter
they will receive each of the turn order
tiles that they successfully bid for.

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Production Production
A player may acquire resources, skills, additional workers and victory points by A player’s workers may be placed
placing workers on the tiles in their own village, in other players‘ villages and on tiles from the player’s own village,
(except in winter) on the current season‘s tiles being bid for. in other players‘ villages and on the
tiles being bid for.
If a tile is being used for the first time If the tile is a tile from the current
in a season then a player usually season and is therefore also being If a tile is being used for the first time
places one* worker onto the tile. bid for, then the worker placed on the a player usually places one worker
tile must be the same colour as any onto the tile.
worker that has already been used If the tile is being bid for, then the
to bid for the tile, if applicable. worker placed on the tile must be
the same colour as any workers that
have been used to bid for the tile.

A player may usually use a tile for

A player may usually use a tile that production a second time by placing
has already been used by placing two workers on the tile and a third
two* workers of the same colour time by placing three workers on
as the worker previously placed on the tile. These workers must be
the tile. A player may usually use a the same colour as any workers
tile for a third time by placing three* previously placed on the tile.
workers of the same colour as the
workers previously placed. No more No more than six workers may be
than six workers may be placed on placed on a tile in one season.
a tile in one season.
When a player uses the tile they immediately receive the benefit indicated on
the tile.
1. Resources generated in a player‘s
1. Any resources generated in a player‘s own village are placed on the tile own village are placed on the tile
generating the resources. generating the resources.
2. Resources generated elsewhere
2. Any resources generated in another player‘s village or from a tile being bid are placed on the player‘s home tile.
for are placed on the player‘s home tile.
3. Skill tiles generated are placed
3. Any skill tiles generated are taken from the face down pile and placed behind the player‘s screen.
behind the player‘s screen.
4, 5. Workers generated are placed
4. Any ‚white‘ workers generated are taken randomly from the bag and placed behind the player‘s screen.
behind the player‘s screen.
5. Any green workers generated are taken from the supply and placed behind
the player‘s screen.
* A player may use more workers than are required, for example if they are
reallocating workers from a losing bid which cannot be split or to prevent other
players from using a tile. Each use of a tile requires at least one more worker
than the previous use. Therefore if the initial usage is with 2 workers, not 1
worker, then the next usage will cost a minimum of three workers, a total of 5
workers. In this instance the tile cannot be used for a third time in that season
as the maximum number of workers allowed on a tile in one season is 6. If the
initial usage is 3 or more workers, then no further use can be made of the tile
that season.
In the unlikely scenario that there are insufficient resources, workers or skill
tiles of the type being generated, then the player only receives the number that
is available. In the case of workers, players are permitted to feel the contents
of the bag to determine how many workers remain in the bag before they bid
for a tile. The number of remaining green workers, resources and skill tiles can
be seen by players before they bid. A player may not search in the bag for
green workers if the visible supply is exhausted.

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Transport and upgrading Transport and upgrading
The village tiles (except the Village tiles may be upgraded by
summer boat and winter tiles) flipping the tiles over to their reverse
may be upgraded by flipping side.
the tiles over to their reverse
side. The contents of the Reverse side
box on the reverse side can
be seen in the lower smaller
box of the front side.
The cost of the upgrade The cost of the upgrade is shown
is shown in the upgrade box Front side in the upgrade box.
(an arrow in between the upper
and lower boxes).
The player‘s home tiles and the transport tiles: To transport resources and/or
farrier, stable and wainwright each enable the transport upgrade tiles, place a worker(s)
of resources and the upgrade of tiles. In order to upgrade a tile a player places on one of the home or transport
a worker on one of the transport tiles (or two or three workers if the transport tiles. These tiles indicate how many
tile has already been used in this season). The player may then move up to resources may be moved and how
the number of resources indicated on the transport tile and may upgrade one many tiles may be upgraded.
or two village tiles
in their own
village as
indicated by the
upgrade icons.
The transportation The transportation of resources must
of resources must be along roads.
be along roads.
The number The number of resources indicated
of resources on the transport tile can be split
indicated on the between one or more resources.
transport tile can
be split between
one or more
resources. For
example if the
transport capacity
is two, then two
resources can
be moved along
one road to an
adjacent tile(s)
or...

one resource can

be moved two
tiles.

Resources Resources required for the upgrade

required for the upgrade must be on the village tile when the upgrade is must be on the village tile when the
performed. The resources used are placed back in the general supplies. upgrade is performed.
Skill tokens required for the upgrade are taken from behind the player‘s screen Skill tokens required for the upgrade
and placed face down in the general supply. are taken from behind the player‘s
screen.
Any resources not required for the upgrade and workers (if the village tile has
already been used) remain in place on the tile once it has been upgraded Resources not required for the upgrade
(flipped over). When flipped, the orientation of the village tile should be the remain in place on the upgraded tile.
same as it was before the upgrade. The orientation of the tile should be
the same as before the upgrade.

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End of season End of season
The season ends when all players pass in succession. The following then
occurs:
1. Unsuccessful bids 1. Collect workers that form part of
All players collect workers that they played and which form part of an unsuccessful bids.
unsuccessful bid and puts these back behind their screen.
2. Village tiles not bid for 2. Remove any village tiles that
Any village tiles that were not bid for are removed and placed in the game box. were not bid for.
Any workers (including green workers) on those tiles are placed in the bag.
3. Collect village tiles successfully bid for 3. In clockwise order each player:
Starting with the start player (to avoid confusion) and then in clockwise order,
each player:
a. Takes tiles they successfully bid
a. Takes any village tile they successfully bid for and any workers placed on them. for and any workers placed on them.
b. Places the workers used in the successful bids into the bag (including green b. Places the workers used in the
workers). successful bids into the bag.
4. Collect home village workers 4. Collect any workers used on
Any workers used on tiles in the player‘s home village are retained and placed tiles in the player‘s home village and
behind the player‘s screen. (Note workers placed behind the player‘s screen in place behind the player‘s screen.
winter are available to the player for game end scoring purposes.)
5. Turn order tiles 5a. Turn order tiles (spring, summer
a. Spring, summer and autumn: and autumn):

i. The player who won the number 1 turn order tile In turn order tile number sequence
takes the workers and skill tile(s) from the boat of their players take the workers and skill
choice. The workers and skill tile(s) are placed behind tile(s) from their chosen boat.
the player‘s screen.
ii. The player(s) who won the
number two, three and four turn
order tiles (if applicable) then do
the same, followed in clockwise
order from the new start player by any of the players who
did not win a turn order tile. If no player bid for the new
start player tile, the existing start player remains the start
player for the purposes of collecting the boat contents.
A player may only take contents of one boat even if
they win the bids for more than one turn order tile.
iii. Usually a player will have successfully bid for the The player who successfully bid for
turn order tile showing the purple start player. When the turn order tile showing the purple
that tile is resolved the start player will change to that start player takes the purple start
player immediately. That player takes the purple start player marker.
player marker.
iv. If no player bid for the turn order tile with the start player icon then, after all
of the players have taken their workers and skill tile(s), the player to the start
player‘s left becomes the new start player and takes the purple start player marker.
v. Place the workers used in the bids for the turn order tiles into the bag
(including green workers).
b. Winter 5b. Turn order tiles (winter):
i. There are no new workers or skill tiles arriving on the boats.
ii. The player who won the bid for the number 1 turn order tile takes that tile In turn order tile number sequence
and a boat tile of their choice. The player(s) who won the bids for the number players take the turn order tile they
two, three and four turn order tiles (if applicable) then do the same. If a player successfully bid for and one (only) of
wins more than one turn order tile then they take these turn order tiles but do the remaining boats.
not take a second boat tile.
iii. Then in clockwise order from the new start player, any player who did not Any player who did not win a turn
win a turn order tile selects a boat from those that remain. In the unusual order tile selects a boat from those
circumstances that no player bid for the new start player tile in winter, the that remain.
existing start player remains the start player for the purposes of selecting the
boat tiles and then the start player marker passes to the player on the start
player‘s left.
iv. The turn order tiles and boat tiles are added to the players‘ villages. Tiles are added to the players‘ villages.

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6. Expanding the villages Expanding the villages
Players simultaneously add the village tiles, and in winter also the ‚turn order‘ Players simultaneously add the tiles
and ‚boat‘ tiles, to their village. to their village.
The sides of any tiles that are placed adjacent to each other: road, no The sides of any tiles that are placed
road and water, must match. Note that the home tiles each have five adjacent to each other must match.
roads, the 12 spring tiles each have four roads, the 8 summer tiles
without boats each have three roads, the 4 summer boat tiles have no
roads, the 12 autumn tiles each have two roads and the 12 winter tiles
each have one road.

In the 3 to 6 player games it is recommended that players do not place Boat tiles do not have to be placed
tiles with roads so as to prevent tiles being placed next to the water side of so that the water sides connect.
their home tile, as this would prevent them scoring a bonus from the Sea
Breese boat tile in the event that they acquire this. Note that boat tiles
(including the four summer boats) do not have to be placed so that the water
sides connect.
Note that resources may only be transported along roads or, if obtained from Resources may only be transported
outside the player‘s own village, direct to the home tile. So players should along roads. If resources are
place those tiles which require resources in order for them to be upgraded obtained from outside the player‘s
close to resource production tiles where feasible. own village they are transported
directly to the player’s home tile.
Once positioned, tiles cannot be repositioned. Once positioned, tiles cannot be
repositioned.

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Game end scoring Game end scoring
The game ends at the end of winter. The game ends at the end of winter.
Players now score points for the tiles in their village and for their gold counters. Players now score points for the
tiles in their village and for their gold
counters.

Only resources that have been placed on the autumn barn, blacksmith, stone Resources placed on the barn,
yard and timber yard tiles during the course of the game may be kept on blacksmith, stone yard and timber
those tiles for scoring purposes. (Note that gold can be used as a substitute yard tiles during the game may
for the other resources on the barn, blacksmith, stone yard and timber yard be kept on those tiles for scoring
tiles if it has been transported to those tiles during the game. However if gold purposes.
is used on these tiles the gold does not also score one point for being gold as
each item can only be scored once.) Resources remaining in the barn,
blacksmith, stone yard and timber yard cannot also be counted for the other
resource scoring tiles the jeweller, mercer‘s guild, watermill and windmill.
All other resources, skills and workers can be allocated as required to the other All other resources, skills and
scoring tiles. No transport is required. Each item can only be scored once and workers are allocated as required to
can only be allocated to one bonus tile. For example a worker cannot be the other scoring tiles. No transport
allocated to both the apothecary and the craftsman‘s guild and a resource is required. Each item can only
cannot be allocated to both the watermill and the windmill. be scored once and can only be
For all of the scoring tiles except the Keythedral, the allocated to one bonus tile.
game end bonuses may be scored multiple times if the
player has sufficient resources, skills or workers.

For scoring purposes, the purple start player marker may be declared by the The purple start player marker may
player who successfully bid for it as a resource, skill or worker of any colour be scored as a resource, skill or
and, if applicable, placed on the barn, blacksmith, stone yard or timber yard. worker of any colour.
Gold counters are worth one point each if they have not been allocated Gold counters are worth one point
to any of the scoring tiles. For example, if a gold counter is allocated to each if they have not been allocated
the jeweller for two points it does not score an additional one point. to a scoring tile.
The player with the most points is the winner. If players have an equal The player with the most points is
number of points the players are tied and should play again in order to determine the winner.
the winner.

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Village tiles - detail White Wind (6). 1 point for each worker
the player has at the end of the game.
When referring to 'place a worker onto the tile', this refers These will be workers that have been used
to the first use of the tile. Subsequent uses will require in the player‘s own village in winter and
more workers as explained in the ‚production‘ section. workers that the player did not use in winter.
Note that each worker can only be scored once. If the
Turn order tiles
worker is already being scored by the apothecary,
craftsman‘s guild, Key market or village hall, it cannot also
be scored by the White Wind.
Summer boats
The summer boat tiles have a season icon on both sides
There are four turn order tiles. Depending on the number so either side can be the face up side for the game. The
of players, some of these tiles may not be in use during side is chosen at random when the summer tiles are
the game. The side of the tile used will also depend on introduced. The tile is never upgraded or flipped over.
the number of players. The black worker icons at the top When in a player‘s village the tile gives that player a unique
of the tiles indicate in which games the tile is used and ability. The player does not need to place a worker on the
which side of the tile is visible. The tiles are laid out as tile in order to have the ability, indeed no workers may be
indicated in the set-up on page 2. placed on the summer boat tiles. The abilities conveyed by
the boats cannot be acquired by other players.
The number in the box indicates in which order the
players will select the contents of the boats in spring Boat 1a. When taking workers from the
summer and autumn and in which order they will select boats at the end of summer and autumn,
a boat to place into their village at the end of winter. the player takes two additional workers from
the bag if available. When taking a boat tile
The purple worker icon indicates who the start player will at the end of winter, the player takes two
be in the following season: summer, autumn or winter and workers from the bag. Note these are the only new
the player who wins the bidding for that tile takes the start workers that any player will receive at the end of winter.
player marker. At the end of winter the player winning the The workers are drawn from the bag after all of the
tile depicting the purple start player worker also takes the workers (including green workers) used in winning bids
purple start player worker. in that round have been placed in the bag.
In the winter it is possible for a player to win more than Boat 1b. When taking workers from the
one of the turn order tiles and these are placed into their boats at the end of summer and autumn,
village. In the game end scoring the owner of each tile the player additionally takes one green
gets 1 point for each other tile that the turn order tile is worker from the supply if available. When
connected to. Note that unless the player also owns taking a boat tile at the end of winter, the
summer boat 2a, all the sides must match: roads, no player also takes one green worker from the supply if
roads, water. However a player does not have to connect available. Note this is the only new worker that any
the boat(s) to the water side of their home tile if they do player will receive at the end of winter.
not wish to. The advantage in their doing so arises only
if they own the Sea Breese boat tile. Boat 2a. When transporting resources the
resources may be transported across fields
Boats (where there are no roads) as well as along
Each player will receive one boat at the end of winter. roads. In addition, when placing village
Each boat will give victory points as detailed below: tiles in their village a player does not need
to match the sides (roads, no roads and water). This
Keyflower (2+ players). 1 point for each ability does not affect the Sea Bastion boat which requires
of the player‘s transport capacity. (This roads to be connected in a loop in order to score points.
total can be doubled if the player also
owns the summer boat 2b.) Boat 2b. All of a players transport capacity
and upgrade ability is doubled. If a player
Sea Bastion (2+). 1 point for each tile has the Keyflower boat at the end of the
which is connected by roads as part of a game, the Keyflower scoring is doubled.
loop which connects back to the starting
point without the traveller having to travel Boat 3a. When upgrading any type of
along the same route twice. resource: gold, iron, stone and wood can
Sea Breese (3+). Points as indicated for be used in substitution for any other type
each boat (including the summer boats) of resource.
that connects by river to the home tile. Boat 3b. For game end scoring purposes,
Notes: 1. Players should avoid placing tiles gold, iron, stone and wood can be counted
with roads which may prevent boat tiles in substitution for any other type of resource.
being connected to the home tile (unless they have boat
2a). (See diagram on page 8.) 2. Boat tiles do not have Boat 4a. If another player
to be placed so that the water sides are connected, but has bid for a village tile
will not score points for the Sea Breese if they are not. using blue, red or yellow (but not green)
Flipper (4+). The player may flip one tile workers, then the owner of this boat may
in their home village without counter bid using a different colour
having to pay the upgrade (including green). However all of the
cost. In addition they workers used in the counter bid must be of the same colour.
score 2 points. When breaking the same colour rule in this way,
the workers are placed lying horizontal for ease
Ianvincible (5+). 5 points. of identification.

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If all of the other players' workers (the players who had Fair,
been bid against) are moved elsewhere because they Peddler
have been outbid and there are no workers using the tile and Store.
being bid for, then the workers that are lying horizontal A player
are stood up and their colour becomes the new bid and places a
usage colour for that tile. worker on
this tile and then places an additional worker in the bag of
Boat 4b. If a tile has already been bid for,
the colour indicated. The player then takes the indicated
or has previously been used for production,
number of green workers from the stock, if available.
the owner of boat 4b does not have to
No green workers can be taken from the bag if there
follow the same colour rule (even if green
are insufficient remaining in the stock of green workers.
workers have been used) when placing
workers on the tile for production. They
may alternatively use any coloured workers, including
more than one different colour at the same time. When
breaking the same colour rule in this way, any workers
that do not follow the original colour used are placed
lying horizontal, for ease of identification. The horizontal
workers still count toward the six worker limit for workers Farrier, Homes 1 to 6, Stable and Wainwright. When
using a single tile. Other players must continue to use a worker is placed on one of these tiles (in any player's
the colour of the standing up workers when using or village), the player may transport resources in their own
bidding for the tiles that contain the horizontal workers. village and upgrade buildings in their own village.
If a tile has not previously been used or bid for, then this The player may move up to the number of resources
does not apply - the player must place their workers indicated by the cart and upgrade up to the number of
standing up in the usual way and, if more than one, village tiles indicated by the upgrade icons (one or two).
they must be of the same colour as each other.
The transportation of resources must be along roads.
Home and other spring, summer and autumn tiles The number of resources indicated on the transport tile
Alehouse and Inn. can be split between one or more resources of the same
A player places a worker or different types. For example if the transport capacity
on this tile and then draws is two, then two resources can be moved to an adjacent
the indicated number of tile(s) or one resource can be moved two tiles.
workers from the bag,
if available, and places
these behind their screen.
Apprentice hall. A player places a
worker on this tile and then takes a skill
tile (or tiles if the apprentice hall had
been upgraded) at random from the pile
of facedown skill tiles and places this behind their screen.
Forge, Goldsmith, Sawmill, Sculptor and Well.
These tiles only generate points at the end of the game.

Barn, Blacksmith, Stone yard and Timber yard.

The owner of the tile will score points for each resource of
the type shown, which is on that tile at the end of winter.
(Any resources scored in this way cannot also be used
for scoring in conjunction with the jeweller, mercer‘s guild,
watermill and windmill tiles.)
Brewer. A player places a worker on this Gold mine, Key mine, Keystone quarry, Keywood,
tile and then places a skill tile of any type Miner, Quarryman and Woodcutter. A player places a
face down in the pile of skill tiles. The worker on this tile then takes the resources indicated from
player then draws the indicated number the stock, if available. Any resources generated in a
of workers from the bag, if available, and player‘s own village are placed on the tile generating the
places these behind their screen. resources. Any resources generated in another player's
Carpenter, village or from a tile being bid for are placed on the
Mason and player‘s home tile.
Smelter. Hiring fair. A player places a worker on
A player this tile and then places a skill tile of any
places a type face down next to the pile of skill
worker tiles. The player then takes two (or three
on this tile and then places a skill tile of the type shown if the hiring fair tile has been upgraded)
face down in the pile of skill tiles. The player then takes skill tiles at random from the pile of face
the resources indicated from the stock, if available. The down skill tiles and places these tiles behind their screen.
resources are placed on this tile if the tile used is in the The skill tile they played is then mixed in with the
player‘s own village. The resources are placed on the remaining skill tiles in the pile.
player‘s home tile if the tile used is in another player‘s village.

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 Tavern. A player places a worker on this Keythedral. The owner scores 12 points.
tile and then discards an additional worker.
The player then draws the indicated number
of workers from the bag, if available,
and places these behind their screen.
After the workers have been drawn, the discarded worker is Key market. The owner scores 2 points
placed in the bag. The discarded worker cannot be used to for each green worker which they own at
make up any shortfall of workers in the bag. the end of the game.
Workshop. If this tile is not upgraded,
a player places a worker on this tile then
takes one of the three resources indicated Mercer's guild. The owner gets 5 points
from the stock, if available. If this tile has for each set of three different resources
been upgraded, a player places a worker the player owns at the end of the game.
on this tile then takes all three of the Note that gold can be used in substitution
resources indicated from the stock, if available. Any of any of the other types of resource, but
resources generated in a player‘s own village are placed if it is used in this way the gold does not
on the tile generating the resources. Any resources then also score 1 point for being gold.
generated in another player‘s village or from a tile being
bid for are placed on the player‘s home tile. Scholar. The owner selects one type of
skill tile which they possess. The owner
Winter tiles gets 3 points for each skill tile of that type
that the player possesses at the end of
Apothecary. The owner gets 3 points
the game.
for every 5 workers (including green) that
they own at the end of the game. Note Scribes. The owner gets 10 points for
this includes workers which were played each set of three different skill tiles the
into the player‘s own village in winter. player possesses at the end of the game.
Craftsman‘s guild. The owner gets 3
points for each set of blue, red and yellow
workers that they own at the end of the Village hall. The owner selects one
game. Note this includes workers which colour of worker which they own. The
were played into the player‘s own village player gets 1 point for each worker of that
in winter. Note also that green workers colour that the player has at the end of
cannot be used in substitution for one of the other colour the game. Note this includes workers
of workers. which were played into the player's
own village in winter.
Jeweller. The owner gets 2 points for
every gold resource they own at the end Watermill. The owner selects one type of
of the game instead of the usual 1 point. resource which they own. The player gets
1 point for each resources of that type
that the player has at the end of the game.
Note there is no point in the player
Key guild. The owner gets 10 points for choosing gold as gold already scores 1
every 5 skill tiles the player possesses point at the end of the game and cannot be scored twice.
at the end of the game.
Windmill. The owner gets 5 points for
every 5 resources of any type that the
player has at the end of the game.

Acknowledgements
Game design by Sebastian Bleasdale and Richard Breese. Published in October 2012 by:
R&D Games,
Artwork by Juliet Breese and Jo Breese. 6 Denne Close,
Graphics and realisation by Richard Breese. Stratford upon Avon,
Warwickshire,
German translation by Ferdinand Köther. CV37 6XL,
The designers would like to thank the following for play testing the game: United Kingdom
Jonathan Badger, Tony Boydell (who also conceived the game title), [email protected]
Jenny Bradbury, David Brain, Jonathan Breese, Mark Breese, Stuart Breese, Distributor:
Clare Boothby, Bernd Brunnhofer, Moritz Brunnhofer, Anne Campbell, Hutter Trade GmbH + Co KG,
Derek Carver, Nick Case, Peter Champion, Halina Clyne, Richard Clyne, Bgm.-Landmann-
Carl Crook, Elizabeth Crook, Caroline Elliott, Rob Fisher, Andreas Frank, Platz 1-5,
Bob Gingell, Howard Goble, Andrew Harding, Richard Harris, Mikko Heikelã, D-89312 Günzburg,
Sebastian Herzog, Tom Hilgert, Ian Jackson, Christine Jones, Toby Jones, Germany
Dorian Laubvogel, Paul Lister, Ray Livingstone, Karen MacLaughlin, www.huchandfriends.de
Paul Mansfield, Alan Paull, Charlie Paull, Matthew Reid , Emily Ross,
Toby Ross, Tony Ross, Christof Schröder, Mike Siggins, Graham Staplehurst, Special thanks to Hans im Glück Verlag
Juliet Swift, Rob Thomasson, Hattie Throssell, Heather Throssell, Ian Throssell, who kindly gave their permission to
Christof Tisch, Colin Towers, Hans van der Velden, Ian Vincent , Hanne use their Carcassonne workers (also
Weber, Andy Williams, Ian Wilson, Keith Winch and Matthew Woodcraft. known as ‘meeples’ or ‘keyples’).
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