Dive into the era of palace coups and try to seize or hold the throne by sabotaging other players!
The game consists of four stages, focusing on social events to gain the trust of different segments of the population. For each stage, you can do the actions below:
1. Apply sabotage cards
2. Play action cards.
3. exchange ornament tokens for currency for future purchases
4. Purchase items needed to gain confidence
1. Apply sabotage cards
2. Play action cards.
3. exchange ornament tokens for currency for future purchases
4. Purchase items needed to gain confidence
In each stage (with the exception of the final stage) the player receives a playing field on which the dotted lines indicate areas for played action and sabotage cards, as well as the goods that must be purchased to gain the support of one stratum or another.
Goods are purchased with the currency obtained by pawning jewelry, the initial capital. If you want to exchange goods, you pay extra or get the difference in price with the necessary, and also put one coin in the treasury as a tax. You should not rush to exchange all the family valuables for gold - they will be needed for the secular event - the penultimate round.
The process of creating a character map. The path from a simplified, outline-free image to a liner with a limited color palette.
The character cards contain the name of the current ruler who wants to retain power, or the heir to the throne who seeks to stage a coup, as well as the hero's advantage, which is used in the final round. This card is taken at random and is not shown to the other players until the final round.
You can use sabotage cards to frame your opponent, but there are some that will hurt you, not the other player. If you get a sabotage card that is aimed at you (marked with a dropped arrow), you must play it in the same round.
