Difference between revisions of "Halflings"

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This mini-expansion includes tiles of two mini-expansions published in 2014. While tiles marked with [[File:Symbol_Halflings1_C2.png|x30px]] match those of the version which was published in [[SpielBox|SpielBox]] magazine ([http://www.spielboxshop.de www.spielboxshop.de]), tiles marked with [[File:Symbol_Halflings2_C2.png|x30px]] stem from another version which was originally available at [http://www.cundco.de www.cundco.de] exclusively.

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* '''24 new “half-sized” triangular land tiles'''

[[File:Halflings_C2_Features_01.png|287px|frame|none|Examples of new half-sized, triangular land tiles with various features]]

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[[File:Halflings_C2_Features_02.png|287px|frame|none|This expansion includes 4 tiles with symbols of the expansions '''Exp. 9 - [[Hills & Sheep|Hills & Sheep]]''' and the '''Mini #7 - [[Crop Circles|Crop Circles]]''' ]]

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If you have already played Halflings before, you can play the following version:

At the beginning of the game put down all triangular tiles face up. Determine which player is first. The player whose turn is last, chooses a tile and places it in front of them face down. The remaining players continue to do the same counter-clockwise until everyone has drawn 3 tiles. The remaining triangular tiles are put back in the box. If you like to play using more triangular tiles, you can do so (depending on the number of players).

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This sentence is based on the German wording but including the clarifications from 1/2021. <br />The English version has a different meaning, possibly by mistake: "If you complete a feature by placing a half-sized tile, it is being scored according to the rules of the base game."

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As per the base game rules, completed cities cannot contain gaps. In this case, this means they cannot contain square or triangular gaps. Roads will follow the same rule: A road with a triangular gap will be considered incomplete too.<br />  

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The scoring of a completed city or road will follow the normal rules but one or two triangular tiles in one square space will be counted as one regular tile.

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[[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_City_Example_02.png|frame|none|'''Example 3:''' {{ColorRed|Red}} plays the Halfling tile completing his city. He scores 8 points, since the two triangular tiles are counted as one regular tile. The scoring considers a city with three regular tiles and 1 coat of arms.]]

[[File:Halflings_C2_Monastery_Scoring_Examples_01_02_03.png|frame|none|'''Example 5:''' In all of the three examples the monastery is complete and earns you 9 points.]]

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The wording has been updated to cover the cases derived from the introduction of Halflings. The original wording only mentioned the 8 adjacent tiles, assuming the rules for square tiles only: "If a monastery is being completed and scored, its owner earns 3 extra points for each vineyard depicted on the 8 tiles surrounding the monastery." With Halflings there may be up to 16 adjacent tiles. Additionally, since there is a half-sized tile with a monastery and another with a vineyard that can be placed together in the same space, this means that there may be vineyards not only on the tiles on adjacent spaces but also on the same space as the monastery. The rules should account for all these case.

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We are replacing this sentence with a translation of German version. The English wording is somewhat misleading : "A wolf cannot scatter your flock."

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| align="center" | 1 tile ⁽⁴⁾

| align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | 1 tile → 1 or 2 occupied spaces ⁽⁵⁾

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* '''Note:'''

** '''(2)''' Double-sized tiles were released a year later so no provision for double-sized tiles is made in the rules from 2014.

** '''(3)''' Not covered in the rules, but aligned with the interpretation of the rules from 2020 and the clarifications from 10/2015.

** '''(4)''' Triangular tiles and double-sized tiles were counted as individual tiles for monasteries.

** '''(5)''' Not covered in the rules, but change consistent with monastery scoring by occupied space from 2020. It would override the clarifications provided in 10/2015.

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After several changes, the original clarification from 10/2014 is valid again. The clarifications from 10/2015 are now outdated as indicated in 1/2021.

* The clarifications from 10/2015 are available on the '''[[Halflings_(1st_edition)#Other_expansions|Halflings page for the first edition]]'''.

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* Exp. 4 - Tower range <<

* Exp. 5 - Abbey/Barn <<

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The clarifications from 1/2021 covered this interaction and the discrepancy with the clarifications from 10/2015.

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:[[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_Dragon_Example_01_2021.jpg|frame|none|'''Example:''' The dragon moves counting square spaces. It lands on particular tiles but it affects all the tiles overlapping the space it occupies (as in step 2). It also skips any triangular gap in its way (as in step 4).]]

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:[[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_Tower_Example_01_2021.jpg|frame|none|'''Example:''' The picture shows the tiles affected by the tower using different shades of green to identify tiles within range 1 and range 2. The range stretch takes into account square spaces. The tower may capture meeples in any of the tiles overlapping the square spaces in range, no matter if the space is occupied by a square tile or 1 or two triangular tiles, like in this case.]]

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This is an adaptation of the scoring rules for monasteries and the clarifications provided for the placement of abbeys with adjacent triangular tiles.

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[[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 1:''' The abbey can be placed here, neighboring a side of the halfling]]

[[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_Example_03.jpg|frame|none|'''Note on Example 2:''' the abbey placement is allowed as the halfling occupies the "place" of a normal landscape tile and the existing gap, marked as a striped area, is not taken into account]]

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: [[File:Halflings_C2_Clarification_Barn_Example_01_2021.jpg|frame|none|'''Examples with square and triangular tiles:'''

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* '''Note:''' The clarifications about triangular and double-sized tiles from 1/2021 override, in certain cases, the original four-tile intersection requirement for the placement of the barn defined originally for square tiles. In the end, no matter the tile geometries, a barn can only be placed at an intersection completely occupied by tiles, the same as if it there where four regular square tiles.

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This is a consequence of the placement of the barn ass indicated in the clarifications from 1/2021. The clarifications from 10/2015 allowed triangular gaps at an intersection with a barn. This created some issues with field continuity, that have been removed with the latest clarifications.

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This is an adaptation of the scoring rules for monasteries.

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This is an adaptation of the general principles provided. There is no explicit clarification for this interaction.

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[[File:Halflings_C2_Flier_Straight_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 1:''' This image shows how square tiles and holes are considered when calculating the flier distance for a horizontal trajectory. This example follows the official rules.]]

[[File:Halflings_C2_Flier_Diagonal_Example_03.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 5:''' This image shows how the flier can land on any square or triangular tile occupying a given space for a given distance when following an diagonal trajectory.]]

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<li>2 point from the German castle tile</li>

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There is no official clarification regarding how Little Buildings interact with '''Halflings''' beyond the general considerations provided.

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'''Total Tiles: 24 halves'''

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