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The second edition of '''Hunters and Gatherers''' was released by [[Hans im Glück|Hans im Glück]] in {{Year|2020}}. It is a clever tile placement game for 2-5 players, ages 8 and up.

* '''79 land tiles''' (including one starting tile) with forests (including some forests with menhirs (*)), rivers, and lakes with fish, surrounded by grassland with animals.

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|[[File:HG2_Animals.png|frame|none|Animals that can be found on the tiles]]

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|[[File:Hunters_And_Gatherers2_StartTile.png|frame|none|Start tile]]  

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* '''16 bonus "Menhir" tiles'''

   

* '''1 scoreboard'''

* '''5 points tiles''' (50 on front, 100 on back)

* '''30 tribe members in 5 colours'''

* '''15 huts in 5 colors'''

* '''24 covering markers'''

Each turn, you place land tiles to create a vast landscape of forests and grasslands. These grasslands include grazing animals, as well as rivers and lakes full of fish. You must strategically place your tribe members on these tiles to reap the bounty of the forests, grasslands, rivers, and lakes for your tribe. When you do, you will score points both during the game and at the end. After final scoring, the player with the most points wins the game!

Place the '''starting tile''' (the back with a '''dark "C"''') faceup in the middle of the table. Separate the regular land tiles from the menhir tiles by back. Shuffle the menhir tiles and set them aside facedown in a stack. Shuffle the regular tiles and place them facedown in multiple stacks so that each player can easily reach at least 1 stack.

Place the '''scoreboard''' near the edge of the table, away from the starting tile.

Give '''each player 5 meeples''' and '''3 huts''' in the colour of their choice.

Place the '''sixth meeple''' of each colour in use on the '''0 space of the scoreboard'''. Return any unused meeples and huts to the box.

The youngest player takes the first turn, and play continues clockwise until the land tiles run out.

The current player performs the following actions in order, before continuing to the next player’s turn:

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You may place a meeple on a river with a hut.

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Instead of placing a meeple, you may place a hut on either '''a river''' or '''a lake''' on the '''tile you just placed''', but only if '''no other huts''' are present on the same river system.

A river system consists of all rivers connected to each other, including through lakes. While individual rivers end at lakes, rivers are connected to each other through lakes for the purpose of a river system. River systems end only at unconnected tile edges and forests.

You can place a hut on a river where a meeple is already present.

Huts can be placed only on rivers or lakes. Huts '''remain where they are placed''' until the end of the game.

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A river is completed when both ends are closed by lakes or forests, or when it loops back onto itself by connecting to the other end. When a river is completed, it is scored. If one of your meeples is on a river when it scores, you will score points from it, regardless of who placed the tile that completed the river.

Players track their scores using the meeples placed on the scoreboard at the start of the game. When you score points, advance your meeple that many spaces on the scoreboard. If your meeple passes the “0” space on the scoreboard, take a scoring marker and place it in front of you with the “50” side face-up. If your meeple passes the “0” space again, flip the marker to the “100” side.

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These 3 steps are the general rules of the game. Other features have some important differences, explained below.

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You may place a meeple '''on a forest tile''' you just placed as a '''gatherer'''. As with rivers, a meeple can be placed on a forest only if there are no other meeples present on that forest.

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[[File:HG2_Menhirs.png|frameless|right|x100px]]

If you place a tile that completes a forest containing 1 or more menhirs, you take an extra turn<ref>{{IconWorld}} You don't have to have a follower in the forest to gain the extra turn, just be the one to close it.</ref>, during which you place 1 of the set-aside menhir tiles. After scoring completed features during your current turn, begin an extra turn, drawing and placing a menhir tile from the menhir tile stack. As during a normal turn, you can place a meeple or a hut on the tile you just placed, and score any completed features. If you complete another forest containing 1 or more menhirs during an extra turn, you '''do not''' take an additional extra turn. You take only 1 extra turn, even if there are multiple menhirs in a completed forest. If there are no menhir tiles remaining in the menhir tile stack, you cannot take an extra turn.

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A grassland edge on a tile can be connected only to another grassland edge.

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Unlike fishers and gatherers, hunters are placed on grasslands '''lying down''', not standing up.

As with fishers and gatherers, you can place a hunter on a grassland only if there are no other hunters present on that grassland.

Hunters remain on their tiles '''until the end of the game''', and score points based on the number of animals on their grassland.

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These are the core rules you need to know to begin playing. See below for detailed clarifications on specific rules.

* You must draw and place a tile such that it connects to 1 or more tiles. The tile must continue each feature it is connected to.

* In the rare event that you are unable to place the tile you drew, return that tile to the box and draw a new tile to replace it.

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* A meeple or hut can be placed only on the tile you just placed.

* A meeple or hut can be placed only on a feature without another similar piece (meeple or hut).

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* A '''river''' is completed when both ends are closed by lakes or forests, or when it loops back onto itself. A river scores 1 point for each tile, and 1 point for each fish in the river and any lakes that close it.

* A '''forest''' is completed when it is surrounded by grassland and has no internal gaps. A forest scores 2 points for each tile.

* If you place a tile that completes a '''forest containing 1 or more menhirs''', take an extra turn in which you draw and place a menhir tile. You cannot take multiple extra turns in a row.

* If multiple meeples are present on a single connected feature, the player with the most meeples on the feature scores points. In the event of a tie, all players tied for the most score the full points from the completed feature. For more information on how there can be multiple meeples on the same feature, see the following page.

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When the last land tile (not menhir tile) is placed, the game ends at the end of that turn. When the game ends, resolve the following steps:

* Leave all '''huts''' and '''hunters''' on tiles.

* Remove all other meeples from tiles. '''No points are scored for incomplete forests and rivers'''.

The player with the most huts on each river system scores '''1 point for each fish''' shown in that river system. If multiple players are tied for the most huts, each tied player scores the full points for that river system. River systems do not need to be complete to be scored.

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''{{ColorRed|You}} have 2 huts on the left river system, and {{ColorBlue|Blue}} has 1. {{ColorRed|You}} have the most huts, so you score the 8 points for the 8 fish in that river system.''

''{{ColorYellow|Yellow}} and {{ColorBlue|Blue}} both have 1 hut on the right river system. They each score 10 points for the 10 fish in that river system.''

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Each hunter scores points based on the animals on its grassland.

[[File:Hunters_And_Gatherers2_Ex20_AnimalScore.png]]

The point value for each animal is shown on the scoreboard. A '''mammoth''' is worth '''3 points''', an '''aurochs 2 points''', and a '''deer 1 point'''.

'''Saber-toothed tigers''' compete with hunters for prey. They hunt only deer, not mammoths or aurochs. '''For each saber-toothed tiger on a grassland, ignore 1 deer on that grassland'''.

To assist with scoring grasslands, use the '''covering markers''' to cover up pairs of tigers and deer. Then, score points for the remaining mammoths, aurochs, and deer. You '''do not lose points''' if there are more '''tigers than deer''' on a grassland.

If multiple players are tied for the most hunters on a grassland, each tied player scores the full points from that grassland. However, if one player has the most hunters, only they score from that grassland.

'''Grassland 1''': 1 aurochs. {{ColorGreen|Green}} scores 2 points

'''Grassland 2''': 1 deer, 1 mammoth, 1 saber-toothed tiger. {{ColorRed|Red}} and {{ColorPurple|Violet}} each score 3 points for the mammoth. The tiger and deer cancel each other out.

'''Grassland 3''': 1 deer, 2 saber-toothed tigers. {{ColorBlue|Blue}} does not score points, but does not lose points either.

'''Grassland 4''': 2 mammoths, 2 aurochs, 2 deer, 1 saber-toothed tiger. {{ColorRed|Red}} has the most hunters, and scores 11 points (2 mammoths for 6 points, 2 aurochs for 4 points, and 1 deer for 1 point).

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The player with the most points wins the game!

In the event of a tie, the tied players share the victory.

Menhirs are found in forests, and when a forest with a menhir is completed, you take an extra turn in which you draw and place a menhir tile.

After placing a menhir tile, you can place a meeple or hut on it as normal.

These tiles have more animals on their grasslands and more fish in their lakes and rivers. Otherwise, they function the same as normal land tiles.<br/>

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When you place a tile with an immediate action, you must immediately resolve the corresponding action.

You can place a meeple or hut on the tile, but are not required to do so to resolve the action.

This tile is not affected by huts present on the river system.

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You score points for the animals shown on the 8 surrounding tiles (orthogonally and diagonally adjacent to this tile) '''in the same grassland as the hunting trap'''.

All animals score points as they would during final scoring, including saber-toothed tigers cancelling out deer. Cover all animals scored this way with covering markers. These animals '''are ignored during final scoring'''.

''First, cover the tiger and 1 deer (1). {{ColorRed|You}} score '''4 points''' (3 for the mammoth and 1 for the remaining deer).''

''The mammoth on the far right does not score, because it is on a separate grassland.''

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It does not matter which tile this meeple is returned from.

These tiles modify the value of the river system or grassland they are connected to.

'''Each animal''' (mammoth, aurochs, deer) on the 8 surrounding tiles (orthogonally and diagonally adjacent to this tile) '''in this grassland''' scores '''double points'''.

Tiger still cancel our deer as normal, although the scoring player can choose to cover deer further away from the trap.

''First, the tiger eats the deer, then you score '''20 points''' (12 for the 2 mammoths and 8 for the 2 aurochs).''

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When resolving final scoring, cover all tigers on that grassland, but do not cover any deer.

In addition to scoring 1 point for each fish in this river system, the scoring player also scores '''1 point for each lake''' in the system.

Layout: Christof Tisch

English Rules Translation: Adam Marostica

'''Total Regular Tiles: 79'''

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'''Total Bonus Tiles: 12'''

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'''Total Points Tiles: 5'''

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