Broom Service FAQ
46 questions players ask · Updated Nov 13, 2026 · Full rulebook
Game Set-up (basic game)
Game Play
- In a 2-player game, does turn order flip when the second player goes brave?
- In a 2-player game, if I lead a card and my opponent says 'Next', do I play again?
- What is the penalty for playing a bewitched role card?
- Do you take the bewitched cards, and does the 3 VP penalty apply to your own copy of that role?
- When is the bewitched role draw pile reshuffled, and what gets shuffled?
- Can I decline to play a role card I hold, such as a bewitched role, to avoid the penalty?
- Can victory points go below zero because of bewitched roles?
- Who starts the next turn if every participating player plays a role cowardly, including at the end of a round?
- Does a round end while some players still hold unplayed role cards?
- Must you follow a played role with the exact same role card, or with any card of the same kind?
- What happens if I play a role card that was already played earlier this round?
- If I cannot perform a role's action, can I still play it as brave or cowardly and do nothing?
- If I play a brave role and everyone else plays cowardly, do I still get the brave action?
- How is a tie in victory points broken at the end of the game?
The Roles
- Does a tower count as being in an area by its base or by its walls?
- Can a druid deliver to a tower in an area where none of your pawns stands?
- Can a tower on the border of two regions be delivered to from either region?
- How many potions can be delivered to a square tower, and is the once-per-role limit per player or per game?
- What is a Heidehexe, and what terrain does Heide mean on the cards?
- On a witch role, do I move one pawn or both of my pawns?
- Can a witch fly over a land area to reach a second area of the same terrain?
- Does a gatherer collect resources no matter where your pawns are?
- Do you get the 3 VP brave bonus if you cannot complete the action?
- What happens if the wand or potion supply runs out?
- Do occupied towers stay occupied for the rest of the game?
- Do two-color square towers accept potions of both colors?
The Clouds
- Can pawns move onto or over water areas, or through land areas with clouds?
- Must a weather fairy's pawn stand next to the cloud's own space, or next to the region the cloud sits in?
- What do the numbers in the stars on the clouds mean?
- Do you still pay the wand cost to charm a cloud away with a mountain tile?
- Can one weather fairy play charm away more than one cloud?
- Can you deliver to a tower whose base borders a region with a cloud?
The Events
- Does Brave Heart give a magic wand to every player who leads a role?
- If I choose five role cards for More or Less, do I play all five that round?
- Does More or Less replace the usual selection of four role cards?
- If I play a cowardly role I cannot perform, can I take Black Market's event instead?
- Does Empty Handed give 3 VP to every player with 5 or fewer resources?
- When two players tie for the most resources under The Upper Hand, do both get the points?
Game Variations
- Is there a way off the island at stone circle D in the turbo-broom setup?
- Can a tower covered by a mountain tile still be used, and is the tile removed once used?
- When a brave mountain witch moves onto a mountain tile, can it deliver after the movement bonus?
- Are hill tiles removed from the board once a pawn uses them?
- How does a turbo-broom hill tile move a witch on the advanced board?
- Does the Turbo Broom give an extra delivery after the jump?