Yes

If you have more points than The Machine, you win! If you cannot outscore it, you lose and humanity has failed against The Machines. Better luck next time.

Yes

No

When The Machine ends its movement on the Bonus token space of the Basin board, it draws Fountain tiles from the spaces containing the other Basin pawns. All tiles that The Machine acquires in this manner are added to its tiles as normal. If there is a Basin pawn on the Bonus token space when The Machine ends its movement there, add tiles from the spaces containing the other two pawns only. When The Machine ends its movement on the Bonus token space, you may discard any of the face-up Bonus tokens and replace them with tokens randomly drawn from the supply.

When either you or The Machine triggers pool Rewards, compare the number of pools in your Fountain with the number of Fountain tiles The Machine has collected. Whichever player has a higher number scores 7 points, and the other player scores 0. In the event of a tie, both you and The Machine score 7 points.

When you trigger Fish Rewards on your turn, choose the color that you wish to score. The Machine scores one point for each Fish of your chosen color. When The Machine triggers Fish Rewards, determine which Fish color is most represented in its Fountain. You score that Fish color as normal, and The Machine gains one point for each Fish of that color, including Wilds. If The Machine has the same number of multiple colors of Fish, the Fish color that earns you the fewest points will be scored.

When Lily Pads Rewards are triggered by either player, you score your Lily Pads as normal, and The Machine scores 1 point for each Lily Pad it has on its collected tiles.

The Machine scores 5 points when placing a tile or Bonus token with the coin icon.

Yes

You or The Machine may trigger Rewards, you according to the standard rules of the game, and The Machine as previously described. When this happens, score the associated feature in both The Machine’s and your Fountain.

Yes

The Machine will always trigger Rewards when it ends its movement on the White, Blue, or Green space on the Basin board. This occurs whether or not there is a pawn on that space. The associated Rewards will always be triggered.

No

The Machine does not build a Fountain, but collects tiles into its own supply. Leave all Machine tiles visible for Reward scoring.

On The Machine’s turn, it will always move one space in a clockwise direction, whether that space is occupied by a Basin pawn or not. When it moves onto a space with a Basin pawn, slide the Gear Wheel token over the top of that pawn. After moving, The Machine will collect the top Fountain tile from the adjacent stack. The Machine does not build a Fountain, but collects tiles into its own supply. Leave all Machine tiles visible for Reward scoring.

No

The Machine’s Gear Wheel token will either occupy a space by itself or a space that contains a Basin pawn. In either case, the space and the pawn in that space are not available to you. You cannot end your movement on a space that the Machine’s Gear Wheel token occupies, and you cannot move a Basin pawn that holds the Gear Wheel token. When moving, treat the Gear Wheel token like a Basin pawn, skipping the space it occupies.

The Machine’s Gear Wheel token will either occupy a space by itself or a space that contains a Basin pawn. In either case, the space and the pawn in that space are not available to you. You cannot end your movement on a space that the Machine’s Gear Wheel token occupies, and you cannot move a Basin pawn that holds the Gear Wheel token. When moving, treat the Gear Wheel token like a Basin pawn, skipping the space it occupies.

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Once you’re familiar with the game, you can add the Fountain Design cards to the game for more of a challenge. These cards are shuffled at the start of the game. Three cards are revealed face up, and all players will try to complete the objectives on the cards in order to score more points at the end of the game.

Yes

Final Rewards are given at the end of the game. Pools, Fish, and Lily Pads are all rewarded one last time. When tallying Final Rewards for Fish, each player may choose which color of Fish they would like to personally score.

No.

You first finish playing the current round and then score Final Rewards, as well as Fountain Design cards. Only then does the game end,

No

Players add the Fountain tile they select to build their personal Fountain in front of them, following the placement rules.

You gain new Fountain tiles or Bonus tokens each round by moving one of the three Basin pawns onto an open space. If the player ends their movement on a space beside a stack of Fountain tiles, they take the top tile from the stack and add it to their Fountain. If they end their movement on the space beside the Bonus tokens, they instead draw a face up Bonus token.

2 Actions

Starting with the first player, take turns in a clockwise manner. Each turn consists of 2 actions in this order: Drafting and Placing Tiles. On some turns, Rewards will be triggered. After placing a tile and resolving Rewards (if applicable), play proceeds to the next player.

The game ends after any stack of Fountain tiles or the supply of Bonus tokens is depleted. Once this occurs, continue playing the current round until all players have had the same number of turns. Then, Final Rewards will begin. When playing solo, the game ends when the Gear Wheel token completes two full laps around the Basin board

No

Once a Bonus token has been placed, it may not be moved

Yes

If you cover a previously placed Bonus token, discard it.

Bonus tokens may be placed in the shaded areas on a Fountain tile, or they may cover up an existing icon.

When a player places any Basin pawn onto the space beside the Bonus tokens, they take one of the five face-up Bonus tokens and immediately add it to their Fountain.

It depends.

When placing a Bonus Token with Coins, score those Coins immediately as long as the pool it is placed into is fed by a Jet.

Bonus tokens provide additional Features for your Fountains. They can add Lilly Pads, Fish, Coins or Jets.

3

There are 3 Fish colors - black, white and red. Additionally, there is a multicoloured Wild Fish that is always scored.

In the event of a tie, all tied players take the highest point value. Other non-tied players receive the Reward of their pool rank.

It depends

Most Pools - 10 points; 2nd Most Pools - 6 points; 3rd Most Pools - 3 points; 4th Most Pools - 1 points; 5th Most Pools - 0 points.

7 and 0

In a 2-player game, the player with the most Pools scores 7 points and the other player 0 points.

Each player scores 1 point per Lily Pad in their largest group. Only Lily Pads in watered pools are scored.

The player who triggered Fish Rewards chooses which Fish color scores. Each player gains 1 point for each Fish that is being scored, including all Wild Fish they have.

Players gain points depending on who has the most watered Pools in their Fountain.

You can gain points from Coins only once when playing the tile and only if that tile has water flowing into it.

Provide 5 points

When you place a tile with Coins into your Fountain, if water is flowing into that tile, you immediately gain 5 points. You can gain points from Coins only once and only when playing the tile.

No

Pond Weed tokens help you quickly recognise which parts of your Fountain don't have water flow. They don't score you any points.

Yes

Once water is flowing into those pools, you remove Pond Weed tokens.

Pond Weeds are tokens that you place into unwatered pools in your Fountain. They help you to quickly recognise which parts of your Fountain don't have water flow. Once water is flowing into those pools, you remove Pond Weed tokens.

No.

Jets provide water flow to your fountain. Most Features score only if water is flowing into their pool in the Fountain.

Provide water flow

Jets provide water flow to your fountain. Most Features score only if water is flowing into their pool in the Fountain.

A water Jet that can be found on some Fountain tiles, Bonus tokens and Starting tiles. They provide water flow to your fountain.

Yes

Blue Pawn - Pool Rewards; White Pawn - Fish Rewards; Green Pawn - Lily pads Rewards;

Rewards triggers

During the game, whenever a Basin pawn ends its movement on a space that matches the pawn's color, then players will gain points for Features in their Fountains.

Discard it

If a Fountain tile or another Bonus token is placed in a way that covers a previously placed Bonus token, that token is removed from the game.

No

Once placed, tiles may not be moved.

There are two main tile placement rules: 1) at least 2 dark bricks on the new tile must touch 2 dark bricks of another tile in your Fountain; tiles must be placed next to one another or on top of other tiles, while being fully supported beneath.

Yes.

The pawn moves clockwise one, two, or three spaces, skipping any spaces that are occupied by other pawns. In other words, when moving pawns, they "jump" over other pawns.

No

Each space can only contain one pawn, so a player may not end their movement on an occupied space.

Up to 3 steps

On your turn you move any Basin Pawn up to 3 steps in clockwise direction,

Yes

You can move any Basin Pawn on your turn. This rule changes when playing solo.

Yes

You prepare the game as if playing with 2 players, and also place the Gear Wheel token onto the Basin board, just below the Bonus tokens.

Yes

In a solo game, you play against an automated opponent that will also collect Fountain tiles and score points.

Yes

Depending on the number of players in the game, you need to prepare a different number of Fountain tiles around the Basin board.

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In Fountains, you use the Basin pawns to select the tiles you want to add to your Fountain. Add various features in order to earn the most points and be celebrated as Florimelle’s best Fountaineer!