Difference between revisions of "The Messages"

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== General info and comments == <!--T:1-->

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This expansion was originally released for the [[The_Messages (1st edition)|first edition]], known as C1 for short, in {{Year|2012}}. In his edition it was knows as '''The Messages''' or '''Dispatches'''.

== Contents == <!--T:4-->

Whenever you score points, you must choose to move either your scoring meeple or your messenger forward along the scoreboard. If, during your turn ('''and only during your turn'''), your scoring meeple or your messenger moves to and stops on one of the dark spaces (0, 5, 10, 15, etc.) <ref>

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</ref>, immediately draw and resolve one message. To resolve a message, you must either:

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'''(1) Shortest Road:''' Choose a road on which you have a highwayman (you do not need to control the road). If you have a highwayman on more than one road, you '''must''' choose the road that would be worth the fewest points. <ref name="message_1_2_3">

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</ref> Determine the chosen road's score as you would during final scoring, and you score that many points. Your highwayman remains on the road.

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'''(2) Smallest City:''' The same as Message 1, but for cities, instead of roads. <ref name="message_1_2_3" />

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'''(3) Smallest Monastery:''' The same as Message 1, but for monasteries, <ref>

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</ref> instead of roads. <ref name="message_1_2_3" />

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'''(4) Add a Landscape Tile:''' Draw one tile and place it, using normal rules. You may also place a meeple (or other special figure) on it, also using normal rules. <ref>

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'''(5) 2 Points per Coat of Arms:''' For each coat of arms in cities where you have at least one knight (you do not need to control the city), you score 2 points.

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'''(6) 2 Points per Knight:''' You score 2 points for each of your knights. Your knights remain on their cities. <ref>

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Note that abbots cannot be knights. Any meeples placed on a monastery within a city will be monks and will not be counted as knights. These are examples of monasteries within a city from Exp. 3 and Exp. 8 where a monk can be placed within a city:<br />

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'''(7) 2 Points per Farmer:''' You score 2 points for each of your farmers. Your farmers remain on their fields.

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'''(8) Score a Meeple and Return it to your Supply:''' Choose one of your meeples in the play area. If you have the majority in the feature where this meeple is <ref>

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'''CAUTION:'''  Only the active player can draw messages, therefore any other players with a scoring figure landing on a scoreboard dark space do not receive messages during another player's turn.

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If playing with other expansions, please take the following notes into consideration:

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* '''Message 1:''' A road with an inn on it is worth 0 points if it is incomplete.

* '''Message 2:''' A city with a cathedral in it is worth 0 points if it is incomplete.

* Message 7 does involve farmers.  

</ref> The large meeple is counted as only 1 knight or farmer.

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If a tile is added to a feature with a builder and triggers the drawing of Message #4, The Message extra tile comes before the builder extra turn. If the extra tile from the Message is put on the builder's feature, this will create another builder extra turn. Thus, the events would be: initial turn => Message #4 turn => Message #4 builder turn => original tile's builder turn. (11/2013)

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== Tile distribution == <!--T:42-->

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