Near and Far
What do the small reputation (fire) icons in the mine mean?
The Advanced Town section describes the reputation icon as a bonus on digging.
- Near and Far rulebook · Rulebook · Advanced Town (Day)
- KoolKow · Community · 2017-12-26
They are a reward, not a requirement: digging at one of those numbers also gains you 1 reputation. The icons appear only on the advanced side of the board.