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  Rival cost: 0 thaler, number: 1

  The player announces his desire to take the throne. He is the challenger in the up-coming Emperor election.

  When a player takes the »rival« action card, phase IV is over for him; he may take no more action cards in this round. The current Emperor may not take the »Rival« action card.

• Doctor cost: 1 thaler, number: 4 players: 3 - 3 players: 2 - 2 players: 1.

  

  The player reduces the life stage of one of his aristocrats (turns it 90° in counter-clockwise direction) or increases the life stage of one of his opponents aristocrats (turns it 90° in clockwise direction). …

In Quadropolis you enact the role of the Mayor of a modern city. You will need to defi ne a global strategy to build your city according to your Inhabitants' needs and outmatch your opponents, sending your Architects to have various Buildings erected in your city. Each Building allows you to score victory points.

There are various types of Buildings with diff erent scoring patterns; many of them may be combined for better eff ect. Will you be able to meet the challenge and become the most prestigious Mayor in history? …

After the first round, all actions are available and players have the full complement of action cubes. Hopefully, you learned something about the ingredients in the first round. Now it's time to put that knowledge to use.

1. Sell Potion

A speed potion for a swift attack, a splash of poison to eliminate an enemy - adventurers need potions of all kinds and they know where to buy them. Selling potions is a good way to make a lot of money if you know what you're doing. Or a little money if you think you can fake it. …

In the solo game, use whichever side of the home board you like. You will need a second set of Vikings of a different color.

• Place 1 Viking (2 Vikings in the short game) of one color (here: red) on round space 1 at the "Banquet Table", and another 2 Vikings each on spaces 3, 5, and 7 (the latter only in the long game).

• Place 2 Vikings of the other color (here: yellow) each on round spaces 2, 4, and 6.

  
  
  

• Place 5 Vikings of the first color (red) on the Thing Square, and 5 Vikings (6 Vikings in the short game) of the other color (yellow) on the "waiting space" of your home board. …

There is a variety of actions you can take literally at any time during the game (usually even during a main action).

Placing Goods on the Home Board

As mentioned several times before, at any time, you can place green craft products and blue luxury goods as well as silver coins and ore tokens on empty spaces in the placement area of your home board, according to the following rules:

The spaces with the big numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, ..). form the "income diagonal" (see "Income" on page 9). You can only cover a space in the income diagonal if you also cover (or have already covered) all spaces: …

Components

• 24 Building Tiles
• 4 Helpers
• 1 Rule Leaflet

Setup

For a "Classic" game, use the 11 Public Service tiles of this expansion marked with a "Classic" background. For an "Expert" game, use the 13 Public Service tiles of this expansion marked with an "Expert" background.

Shuffle the appropriate Public Service tiles from the expansion and form a face down stack next to the Construction Site. Then, follow the standard set-up as described in the base game rules.

At the beginning of the game, draw and reveal the first 4 tiles from the Public Service stack and place them face up next to the the Construction Site. …

Q: Does six-in-a-row also win?

Yes, six or more stones in a row win the game as well as five.

Q: Can a stone be played on the edge of the board?

Yes, you may play on the very edge of the grid; and also inside the four hemispheres, each of which covers three "invisible" intersections that can be used.

Q: Can I break up a five-in-a-row by capturing one of its stones?

No, when a player gets five-in-a-row, he or she wins immediately. It does not matter if the opponent can "capture across" for the winning five-in-a-row, even if that would be his or her fifth capture. …

The Card Reader

To play Alchemists, you will need the Alchemists app on your smartphone or tablet. To get the app, scan this QR code. Or enter cge.as/ald into your web browser. The app is free. You've already paid for the game.

(To play without the app, see the facing page).

Only one device is necessary. Players can share. Once you have downloaded the app, launch it and tap the button. Please enter this four-letter code: DEMO.

Mixing Potions

Ready? Wonderful! Now toss these ingredients into your cauldron and stir until the substance changes color. Alchemists mix potions by combining two different ingredients. Tap the button and scan these two cards with the camera: …

Market Stall tiles function just like other board locations but provide different options for each game. Market Stalls may only be activated once per placement unless otherwise indicated.

Economic Market Stall Tiles

Aumingi

Return 1 Food to the supply and collect 1 Favor. You may repeat this action up to 3 times with a single activation.

Generous Merchant

Collect 1 Food and 1 Wood from the supply.

Skald

Score 2 Glory.

Wealthy Stranger

Collect 2 Coins from the supply.

Military Market Stall Tiles

Folk Warriors

Return 1 Food to the supply and collect 2 Viking Swordsmen Dice. …