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Mille Fiori FAQ

41 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook

Game SetupHow to Play the GameThe AreasEnd of the GameMille Fiori: The Masterpieces

Game Setup

  • How many cards are face up in the display at setup?
  • How many cards are in the draw pile?
  • Which rulebook version is current, and do older PDFs or early printings differ?

How to Play the Game

  • Do you add cards to the face-up display at the start of each round?
  • How many cards are added to the face-up display each round in a 2-player game?
  • What do the two-pawn icons on some cards mean?

The Areas

  • Do the four workshop materials need to be connected for the workshop point bonus?
  • Are horizontally neighbouring workshop diamonds connected for scoring?
  • Do workshop diamonds that connect only through a tile placed between them score as one group?
  • How many extra cards can the Residences area give, and does a sixth different number add one?
  • When you complete a triangle, does the tile you just placed score again?
  • How many times can one tile score from triangle formations?
  • Does the three-symbol Townspeople bonus need the symbols in one triangle?
  • What does pyramid mean in the Townspeople area?
  • When you place a diamond in the Townspeople pyramid, do other players' points depend on your card's symbol?
  • Can you move your ship fewer spaces than the number on the ship card?
  • What happens when a ship's movement would carry it past the last trade-route space?
  • Once your ship is on the last trade-route space, can you still play ship cards?
  • Can two ships share the same space on the trade route, and do ships skip over occupied spaces?
  • When you place a diamond in the Harbor, can you skip moving your ship?
  • What happens in order when you play a Harbor card?
  • Does your ship marker move forward even if the fleet is not complete?
  • Does scoring a completed harbor fleet move your ship again?
  • When a fleet departs, are its diamonds removed, and can you still add commodities to the empty spaces in that row?
  • Do incomplete fleets in the harbor score at game end?
  • When you take an extra card from the face-up display, can you pick any card?
  • If you earn an extra action but no card is face up, do you get 5 points instead?

End of the Game

  • When a player places their last diamond, does the game end immediately?
  • What ends the game when the draw pile runs out?
  • If you have placed all your diamonds, can you still take a turn or play extra cards?
  • If your last supply diamond starts a cascade of extra cards, do the extra points still count?
  • Once you run out of your own diamonds, can you place diamonds of a colour you do not own?

Mille Fiori: The MasterpiecesExpansion

  • Is the Masterwork shop window grid fixed by the first card you place?
  • At Masterpieces setup, are nine cards revealed in total or nine per player?
  • In what order do you resolve a played card, the Small Council move and an extra action?
  • Do cards taken from the face-down Masterpieces piles stay face down?
  • Do you score the on-card points for each card you stack on top of a previously played card?
  • Can you hold several Dogaressa cards in front of you at the same time?
  • When a Small Council or Dogaressa effect moves your ship, do you get the benefit of the space where it ends?
  • Can you use an unused Dogaressa after playing your last card of the game?
  • Can you play a Dogaressa card in place of the card you chose on your turn, and when do you decide?