Overview
During the game, the players take gems and gold. With these gems they can purchase development cards which are worth prestige points and bonuses. These bonuses allow players to purchase subsequent development cards for a lesser cost. When a player has enough bonuses they may receive a visit from a noble (which is also worth prestige points). Nobles will also bring armies with them that allow players to attack others that have a noble on their side. As soon as a player reaches 25 prestige points, the current turn ends and the player with the most prestige points is declared the winner.
Board
1: The amount of gems the player has for that color
2: The amount of cards the player has worth that colored gem
3: Total prestige points the player has
4: An icon displaying who can be attacked or who can attack
5: The prestige points coming from nobles
6: Cards that the players have reserved
7: The gems that are open for collection
8: Available nobles to be attracted
9: Avaliable gold that is recieved after reserving a card
10: Development cards available for purchasing
Turn Actions
Actions
On their turn a player may perform one of the following actions:
- Take 10 gem of 3 different colors
- Take 20 gems of 1 color
(only possible if at least 40 gems in the stack) - Reserve a development card and take 1 gold
- Purchase a development card from the middle card or a previously reserved card
- Attract a noble
- Attack another player's noble
Gem Rules
A player can never have more than 100 gems, at the end of their turn. 20 gems of the same color could not be taken if there are less than 40 gems available of that color.
Development Cards
Explanation
To win prestige points, players must purchase development cards. These cards are visible in the middle of the screen and may be purchased by all players during the game on their turn. When purchased the development card will stay at the player's hand throughout the game. The owned development gives a player a bonus of a single gem displayed on the card.
Purchasing
Every development card has a displayed price for the amount of gems required to purchase that card. If a player has the funds to purchase the development card they may use their turn to purchase a development card.
Reserving
If a player has an interest in a development card they could not currently afford they may take a turn to reserve it. Each player could reserve a max of one card at a time. When reserving a card a player also takes a gold coin. The gold coin could be used as any gem that the player desires.
Nobles
Explanation
Rich nobles will be attracted to the player if they have the correct amount of development cards worth the gem that a noble requires. Attracting a noble will take a player turn but will not have any cost to the player. The player attracting the noble gets to keep the cards that are required to attract the noble.
Attacking
With a noble on your side you now have the ability to take a turn to attack another noble. In this turn another player's noble is selected to attack. Attacks use the noble's prestige points amount as an attack value. In the attack both nobles involved will come out with less worth in their points. The victim's noble points will be their noble points minus the attacker's noble points. The attacker's noble points will be the absolute value of the difference between the two nobles. If a noble reaches 0 or less prestige points they will be removed from the player and set aside.