Practically the same

You setup the game as you would normally. The only change is that you don't write yourself a Title.

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Based on your Score.

Compare your final score with the table. You earn the title based on the highest rating you have earned or surpassed.

Yes.

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A bit.

There are 3 changes to the rules: a slightly different setup, the Ambush cards work differently and the final scoring.

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Yes.

Yes.

Spring and Summer Season have a Time Threshold of 8, Fall - 7 and Winter - 6.

Time Threshold determines when the current Season ends and thus how many Explore cards can possibly be revealed.

On Season cards.

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Time Values help you track when the current Season will end.

From 0 to 2.

On Explore cards.

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You gain reputation by completing the requirements of different Scoring cards. These requirements are often associated with specific Terrain types.

Yes.

No.

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There are a total of 6 Terrain types: Forest, Village, Farm, Water, Monster and Mountain.

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No.

You can rotate and even mirror the Shapes shown on Explore cards.

No.

However, you might want to connect multiple Shapes in order to gain reputation from particular Scoring cards (ex. Lost Barony or Great City) and sometimes you want your Shape to be separated (ex. The Cauldrons or Shoreside Expanse).

No.

No.

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No.

You can never gain more Coins than there are spaces at the bottom of your map.

You cross out or fill-in the coins at the bottom part of your map to keep track of how many Coins you have gained.

No.

These spaces are pre-drawn on the "B" side of player maps of the base game of Cartographers.

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At any time

A Ruins space MUST be filled if able, after a Ruins Explore card is revealed. The specific Shape and Terrain that must be drawn on top of Ruin spaces will be shown on the next revealed Explore card. Otherwise, players can freely draw on top of Ruins spaces.

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It depends.

By itself a Ruins space isn't considered to be filled. However, as soon as any Terrain is drawn on top of it, it is considered to be filled.

Yes.

Yes.

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Yes.

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No.

Spaces that share a full single side are considered to be adjacent.

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Between Seasons

When preparing for a new Season you shuffle 1 random Ambush card into the Explore Deck.

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You lose 1 reputation for each adjacent free space around Monster Terrain. You can't lose more than 1 reputation per adjacent free space even if more than 1 Monster Terrain is adjacent to it.

1 for each Coin.

You gain 1 reputation for each Coin you have gained.

You gain points.

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No.

A Rift Lands card allows players to fill a 1x1 space on their map with any of the following 5 Terrain types - Forest, Village, Farm, Water or Monster.

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If players can't legally draw any of the available Shapes over a Ruins space -OR- all Ruins spaces have been filled, then all player fill any 1x1 space with ANY Terrain type.

Yes, if able.

Players must draw the next Shape from an Explore card over a Ruins space if able.

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Yes.

The exchange of the maps happens only in order for players to draw the Monster Shape on their opponents maps. Afterwards, all maps are returned to their owners.

No.

Each Ambush card can be triggered only once each game. After a revealed Ambush card is resolved it is returned back to the game box.

No.

Ruin cards only affect the next Explore cards, thus the next Explore card revealed after the Ambush card will be affected by the Ruins cards, but not the Ambush card.

In a multiplayer game, you instead fill a 1x1 square with a Monster Terrain. In a SOLO game, you disregard the Ambush card and return it back to the game box.

No.

Monster Shapes are drawn by each players neighbour. The specific neighbour is determined by the direction of the arrows on the Ambush Card itself.

It depends.

Each Ambush card has circular arrows on the left side. These arrows indicate the direction in which players pass their maps for a Monster Shape to be drawn.

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No.

You must draw the specific Shape that has a Coin symbol next to it in order to receive it.

Yes.

Various ways.

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Once all of its surrounding adjacent spaces have been filled.

Yes.

No.

Mountains are already pre-drawn on player maps.

A Mountain is a pre-drawn filled space on players maps.

No.

Players are required to draw the Shape that are depicted on the revealed Explore cards. There can sometimes be a choice of two different Shapes on an Explore card and players have to choose one to draw on their maps.

No.

Players must draw a new Shape on their maps each round.

Almost.

You fill any single (1x1) square instead with the required Terrain Type.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Yes.

Yes.

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Ambush cards are special cards that force players to draw Monster Terrain on their neighbors maps, that might score negative reputation stars to them at the end of each round.

A Ruins card is an Explore card that forces players to draw their next Explore card over a Ruins space on their maps if possible.

A Rift Lands card is an Explore card that allows players to draw a 1x1 square with any type of a Terrain.

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This doesn't include additional 4 Ambush cards which have the same card back as the Explore cards.

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No.

Players randomly place the Scoring cards under each Edict during the setup.

Random.

One Scoring card of each type is used in each game. However those Score cards are chosen at random.

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There are 4 different Scoring cards in 4 different colors. They give reputation stars for different Terrain types.

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Better not.

Edict cards serve as a reminder that help players not to get confused which Scoring cards to score at the end of each round.

Edict cards are a reminder which Scoring cards are scored at specific periods of the game.

No.

Each Season card shown for which Scoring cards will player score points in the current round.

No.

Season cards are always arranged in the order of actual seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and then Winter.

Rounds.

In Cartographers, a season is a game round. They differ in length and for which Scoring cards will players earn reputation stars.

Points.

The term Reputation is used instead of victory points in Cartographers.

The person among the tied players, which lost the least reputation to the Monster Terrain through the whole game is declared the winner.

The player that scores the most reputation by the end of the fourth round is the declared the winner.

Add up your points

You add all earned reputation from each of the four Seasons to determine your final score.

At the end of the game players determine their final scores by adding together their reputation earned in each round.

After 4 rounds.

The game ends after the Winter Season is over (the fourth round).

A single round consists of players drawing the required Shape on their maps, filling it with the required Terrain Type and checking, if the current Season has ended.

Play is simultanious

Everyone plays at the same time. There are no turns, but rather once everyone has drawn a shape on their map, the next Explore card is flipped face up to reveal the next shape to be drawn.

Play is simultaneous

Everyone plays at the same time. There are no turns, but rather once everyone has drawn a shape on their map, the next Explore card is flipped face up to reveal the next shape to be drawn.

Draw a Shape

During each players turn, they need to draw one of the available Shapes on their maps. In addition, players may gain Coins from drawing a particular Shape on their maps or filling all adjacent Mountain spaces.

Play is simultanious

Everyone plays at the same time. There are no turns, but rather once everyone has drawn a shape on their map, the next Explore Card is flipped face up to reveal the next shape to be drawn.

No.

No.

Play is simultanious

Everyone plays at the same time. There are no turns, but rather once everyone has drawn a shape on their map, the next Explore card is flipped face up to reveal the next shape to be drawn.

You setup the game the same way for any player count, EXCEPT you don't need to write a title for yourself.

Once everything is setup, players begin playing by turn in the top card of the Explore deck face up and start playing.

You setup the game the same way for any player count.

You setup the game the same way for any player count.

You setup the game the same way for any player count.

Gain most Reputation

The goal of the game is to score the most reputation by the end of the fourth round.

Gain most Reputation

The goal of the game is to score the most reputation stars by the end of the fourth round.