Glen More II: Chronicles
144 questions players ask about Glen More II: Chronicles. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-06.
Setup and Components
- Are the S starting tiles placed in the order shown in the setup picture, or shuffled?
- How many coins does each player start with?
- Is the double Home Tile one tile or two?
- Can I play the base game without any Chronicles, and can I combine several?
- How do I tell Chronicle tiles from base game tiles?
- Does it matter which side of the rondel or clan board I use?
- Should promo Person tiles replace base Person tiles or be added to the stacks?
- Where does the Glenlochy B tile go during setup?
- How do I set up the Selling Single Cask promo tile?
- What are the shield tiles and the loose thistle, lock and other reminder tokens for?
Turns, the Rondel and the Die
- Who takes the next turn, and can a player move twice in a row?
- If the only tile I can legally take is a Person tile, must I take it?
- What if I can pay for a tile but cannot legally place it?
- Can I take a tile that gives a Scotsman when I have none left in my supply?
- When is a tile skipped by every player removed from the Rondel, and when is the Rondel refilled?
- Do tiles removed by Loch Morar or Clan MacMillan go to the discard pile?
- Is the Die mandatory in a 2-player game?
- How exactly does the Die move, and does it skip tiles with Chronicle icons?
- Can the Die land on or remove a Chronicle tile such as the Highlander mountain?
- Is the Rondel refilled after the Die moves, and are tiles it passes discarded?
The Market
- Can I sell a resource when its market row has no coins on it?
- Do I have to use my own resources before buying the same resource from the market?
- Can I swap one resource for another, for example when the market is full?
- Can a card like Nessie redistribute market coins to any row position?
- Can I sell goods to the market on my final turn?
- How much does buying cost, and can I buy several resources?
Placing and Overbuilding Tiles
- Can I overbuild a tile if the only adjacent Scotsman is on the tile being covered?
- What happens to resources, Scotsmen and one-time effects on a tile that is overbuilt?
- Can an overbuild tile without a river be placed over a river tile?
- Can I overbuild my Starting Village or Home Castle?
- Can Urquhart Ruin be built over the home castle?
- When a stack of overbuilt tiles is removed, how many tiles does that count as?
- Is the 3-resource limit per type or total, and does it apply to resources sent to the Clan Castle?
- Is there a limit on Scotsmen per tile?
- Must a new tile be next to a Scotsman, and does one Scotsman suffice?
- Where does Loch Ness's Scotsman cost come from?
Activating Tiles
- Can a tile be activated more than once per turn, for example by a clan power or landmark?
- When a clan field says to activate a tile, do its neighbours activate too?
- In what order do I activate tiles after placing one?
- If the tile I place has no activation icon, do its neighbours still activate?
- In what order do cost, one-time effect and activation happen?
- Can I choose which exchange an activated tile performs, or repeat it several times?
- Where does whisky from an exchange go?
- Can I use three of the same animal for an animal exchange?
- What does activating Urquhart Ruin require?
- What does the barrel with S on Pulteney mean?
Persons, Clan Markers and the Clan Board
- Does a Person tile go into my territory, and does it activate anything?
- How is the road cost to a clan field calculated?
- What does it cost to reach MacLachlan, given the rulebook example mentions MacMillan?
- Why is there a coin cost between MacDonald and Cameron?
- What are the blank clan spaces on the clan board for?
- Where do the promo and Chronicle clan tiles go on the clan board?
- What if no clan field is free? Can I use Clan Douglas repeatedly?
- Can I take a Person tile if I cannot place a clan marker or pay the road cost?
- Are clan markers limited to ten?
- What do the clan colours mean?
Clan Fields
- Does MacGregor's 3 VP option require spending or even having barley?
- Do MacLean and MacDonell activate neighbouring tiles?
- How does Clan Munro work with landmarks and activation?
- What does Mackintosh do?
- How does MacLachlan work?
- Does the Home Tile count as two River tiles for Sutherland?
- Does MacPherson count covered overbuild tiles?
- Where do the barley and whisky from McKenzie go?
- If MacLean activates a tile with a one-time effect, does it repeat?
- What can MacMillan remove?
- How does Armadale Castle change coin scoring?
Landmark Cards
Scoring and Ending the Game
Chronicles 1-2: Dragon Boat Races and Highlander
- In a 2-player Dragon Boat Race, does second place get a reward?
- Who receives the Last card in a Dragon Boat Race with 2-4 players?
- Do I get the Dragon Boat finish reward immediately or at final scoring?
- How many non-player river tiles are used in a 2- or 3-player Dragon Boat Race?
- When is the Race Start tile removed, and where do Ship Builder tiles go in setup?
- Does the Die count as a player for starting the Dragon Boat Race?
- Can a tile holding a boat be removed?
- Can the Die land on the Highlander mountain?
- How is the Rondel refilled with the Highlander mountain?
- Can I stay on the mountain as long as I want?
Chronicle 3: Single Cask Reserve
Chronicles 4-8: Englishman, Haggis, Events and Others
- Does the Englishman activate neighbouring tiles, or trigger Loch Ness?
- Does the Englishman interact with Chronicle tiles?
- How do I gain and keep control of the Englishman?
- What if the Englishman's market row is full?
- Can the Automa act as a third player in Chronicle 4?
- Does Dunvegan Castle trade sheep or cows?
- Does Duart Castle's event give 3 VP?
- Do Chronicle 6 'until the end of the game' effects apply in the final scoring round?
- Where do discards go in Chronicle 7?
- Does Sybil MacSponge work in the final count and with Chronicle 7?
Glen More II: Chronicles – Highland GamesExpansion
- Does the base box include the solo Automa?
- Which Chronicles can I play solo against the Automa?
- Does the Automa's starting trade tile count toward territory size?
- Does the Automa start with coins?
- How does the Automa work in the Dragon Boat Race?
- What does the castle icon on Automa priority tiles mean?
- Do monuments count toward the Automa's territory size?
- How does the Automa work with Chronicle 7?
- What counts as a Sheep tile for the Automa's 2 VP in Chronicle 5?
- How do Penny Mobsters work for the Automa?