Summary of Rule Sets & Changes (1st edition)
Pre-Big Box (HiG) | Pre-Big Box (RGG) | Latest rules (HiG) | Latest rules (RGG & ZMG) | |
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Base game | ||||
starting player | youngest player decides | youngest player decides | youngest player decides | any method agreed upon by all |
"small city" rule (more detail here) |
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farmer scoring (more detail here) |
3rd edition | 1st edition | 3rd edition | 3rd edition |
Traders & Builders | ||||
2nd tile (double turn) | drawn immediately | drawn immediately | drawn after scoring | drawn after scoring |
builders & pigs | are followers | are followers | are not followers | are not followers |
last follower is removed | builder or pig not removed (FAQ) | builder or pig not removed (implicit) | builder or pig removed | builder or pig removed |
The Princess & the Dragon | ||||
volcano / fairy | cannot move fairy | cannot move fairy | can move fairy | can move fairy |
volcano / deployment | cannot deploy follower, builder or pig | cannot deploy follower, builder or pig | cannot deploy any figure to the tile [1] | cannot deploy follower, builder or pig |
magic portal to unscored feature | (no in FAQ) | |||
princess tile | must remove knight or builder | must remove knight or builder | may remove | must remove follower |
princess / big follower | can only remove if last follower in city (FAQ) | same as normal follower (implicit) | same as normal follower | same as normal follower |
the dragon moves | before scoring (FAQ) | before scoring | after scoring | |
The Tower | ||||
towers capture | everything | everything | followers | followers |
tower captures followers on towers | (FAQ) | |||
tower captures own followers |
Footnotes
For Icons explanation and licensing please visit Icons page.
- ↑ As noted in the rules, a player may deploy a barn, play a tower piece, or place a follower on the Wheel of Fortune.