Summary of Rule Sets & Changes (1st edition)

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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)
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

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  1.   As noted in the rules, a player may deploy a barn, play a tower piece, or place a follower on the Wheel of Fortune.