Z-Man Games "Fields of Arle Board Game

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Distribute the Buildings on the spaces of matching color on the Game Board. In 3 of the 5 building colors, there are 3 more Buildings than there are matching spaces on the Game Board. In these cases, randomly determine which Buildings to place on the Game Board and which ones to remove from the game. In Summer, 1 of the 8 Workers may use a Winter Action Space (instead of a Summer one). Similarly, in Winter, 1 Worker may use a Summer Action Space (instead of a Winter one).

Take a Home Board each and place it (on your side of the table) below the Supply Board. Place the depicted components on the Home Board as indicated on it (also shown in the illustration on the right), i.e. certain tiles, 1 Horse, 4 Peat Tokens and 6 Goods Indicators.

Fisherman: Take 1 Sheep. Also, move your Fish Trap Tool Indicator one space to the right. Then take 1 Food per Fish Trap you have (i.e. up to 6 Food). ( 8) I’ve already gushed about the Almanac and I will reiterate that I think these kinds of little extras are some of my favorite things in board games. I really enjoy this Almanac and, even though it is completely superfluous, I am very glad that it’s here. Also, I really enjoy the artwork in this game. Dennis Lohausen has done the artwork for many of my favorite games including Aquasphere, Terra Mystica, Village, and many others. As with all of those other games, he has done a phenomenal job here. One of my favorite little artistic touches, in particular, is the game box itself. If you look on the edges of the box, you will actually see the same scenes at different times of the year. I think that’s just awesome.

Fields of Arle si sviluppa attraverso nove mezze stagioni, da Giugno a Ottobre e da Dicembre ad Aprile, dove ognuna di queste mezze stagioni si conclude con una fase di inventario nei mesi di Novembre (a fine Estate/Autunno) e Maggio (a fine Inverno/Primavera). Peat Boatman: Take 3 Peat and, additionally, 1 Peat per Peat Boat you have (for a total of 3/4/5/... Peat if you have 0/1/2/... Peat Boats). (You may not take the Peat off your Moor Tiles). Master: Per Workbench you have (i.e. up to 2, 3, or 4 times), you may move one of your Tool Indicators on the Game Board 1 space to the right.A game of "Fields of Arle" is played over 9 Half Years - alternating between Summer and Winter. Each Half Year consists of 3 Phases.

A "Land Space" is any space on your Home Board below the Dike Line (including the Moor Spaces). The spaces above the Dike Line are called "Tidal Flat Spaces" and cannot be used. At the end of the game, the players are going to add up their scores using the score pad provided with the game. They will earn points for the buildings they have built, points for resources collected, points for animals, points for leftover resources and goods, points from the workbenches on the action selection board, points from the road section of the farmstead, and bonus points provided by some of the buildings. There are also negative points which may be received from having an empty garage or having peat bogs leftover or not having the dikes moved up all the way. In short, if there is a star with a number inside of it, the players have the potential to earn positive or negative points from it at the end of the game. Once the players have added up their scores, the player with the highest score wins.At any time during the Work Phase, you can load your Vehicles (even right after you got them). This is not considered an action - you can do this on top of your actions. Please note, the tiles you put on your Vehicles will only be removed from there at the end of the Work Phase. You can load your Vehicles with... An expression like "Pay 1 Grain (Flax)" indicates that you have to pay 1 Grain. Only when you have no Grain may you pay 1 Flax instead.

Durante la successiva fase “Lavoro”, vengono utilizzati sugli spazi circolari presenti sul tabellone di gioco comune (quello dove sono presenti le tessere “Costruzione”) per ottenere risorse quali legno/argilla, animali, eseguire azioni come deidratare la brughiera, raccogliere torba, costruire edifici, etc. Ogni azione deve essere selezionata tra quelle disponibili nella mezza annata del turno (Estate/Autunno o Inverno/Primavera), ad eccezione di un’unica azione delle 8 disponibili (quindi solo una tra i due giocatori) che può essere giocata anche nelle caselle della mezza annata non di turno, a patto che il segnalino primo giocatore passi all’avversario. The game is divided into nine rounds. Each of these rounds represents a season – summer or winter. During the round, beginning with the start player, each player will take turns selecting a single action at a time using their workers. Once an action has been selected, it becomes unavailable for the rest of the round. The players are only able to select actions from the current season – with one exception. Once per round, one user only may select an out-of-season action. If they do so, they forfeit the right to go first in the following round. If a season comes to an end and neither player has selected an out-of-season action, the start player passes to the next player and the season comes to an end. Vehicles have Single and Double Spaces in different amounts and distributions. (You can load the spaces of a Vehicle at the same or at different points in time). When moving dikes, they should be moved one at a time such that there is always a straight line of dikes running across the player board. Any empty space behind this line of dikes can have buildings or other upgrades placed into it. Cutting peat requires you to take an action to do so. One tile is available at the beginning of the game which you only have to remove the peat from. When the peat is all cleared away, the tile is removed from the farmstead and the space beneath it becomes available for building. The peat bogs, however, must be flipped over first (drained) before the peat can be removed from them. This is accomplished by using the proper action on the action selection board or by constructing a building which allows you to flip something. As you can tell, Fields of Arle is a fairly involved worker placements game with a wealth of options for two competing players to develop their personal boards. At the end of 9 full seasons the town that has built an impressive village and contributed the most to the community will earn Rosenberg’s approval and be rewarded with victory.Laborer: Pay 2 Food ( 6) and either build a Building ( 2) by paying the costs depicted on the Game Board, or imitate (@a.jpg7) an occupied Winter Action Space (regardless of who occupies it). You cannot imitate an occupied Summer Action Space). The choices change with the seasons and planning is vital to the long-term success of the farm as it expands and upgrades over time. Clay Worker: Take 1 Clay per Shovel you have (i.e. 3, 4, 5, or 6 Clay). ( 8) In this example, you currently have 5 Shovels, i.e. 2 Pairs of Shovels for purposes of the "Dike Builder" action.