Valdora: Extra
Valdora: Extra Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Components
1 End of round miniature, 6 Competition tiles for the 2-player game, 20 Special cards (5 with dark-colored backs and 15 with light-colored backs), 4 Blank cards, 1 Rules insert with 5 Summary sheets.
End of Round Miniature
Before starting the game, give the end of round miniature to the player seated to the right of the start player. When, in the course of a round, the end of the game is triggered, the game will end after this player's turn.
Valdora-The Duel
2-player variant.
The rules from the base game remain in effect with the following changes:
Game Setup
Place the workshops in a second, outer ring around the craftsman board, so that each workshop is next to the craftsman tiles of the matching color. Mix up the competition tiles and lay them out in a face-up row.
Action "c) Complete commissions"
If, on a player's turn, that player has completed one or more commissions, then the face-up competition tile located the farthest to the left is resolved at the end of his turn. In other words, the tiles shown on the competition tile are removed from the supply around the craftsman board and returned to the game box.
Should none of the craftsman tiles (and thus the workshop) of the indicated color remain in the supply, then a tile from the next available color in clockwise order is removed from the game instead.
If the competition tile shows a craftsman tile with a question mark, then the active player may choose which craftsman tile he wants to remove from the game.
Finally, the competition tile is turned face-down and set aside.
Once the last competition tile has been resolved, all six tiles are mixed up and once again laid out in a face-up row.
Valdora with Special Cards
Variant for 2 to 5 experienced Valdora players.
Note: The four blank cards are provided for players to use in creating their own special cards. They are otherwise not used in the game.
All rules from the base game remain in effect with the following additions:
Game Setup
Separate the special cards according to the color of their backs and shuffle them, face-down, in two separate piles. Give each player 1 card with a dark-colored back and 3 cards with light-colored backs. Players should keep their special cards hidden from other players. With fewer than 5 players, remove the extra special cards from the game without revealing them.
Gameplay
To use a special card's power, the player must have played the card out on a previous turn – players may not use cards in the same turn in which they were played.
To play a special card, a player must discard as many craftsmen tiles of different colors as indicated by the number in the seven-sided shape in the upper right-hand corner of the card. These craftsmen tiles are removed from the game and returned to the game box (they will not count towards points at the end of the game). The player places the special card in front of himself. Players may play out as many special cards in a turn as they wish.
Players may use the power of each special card with a light-colored back once each turn unless otherwise indicated. However, they may not use cards in the same turn in which they were played. The special cards with dark-colored backs bring points at the end of the game, provided that they have been played out and that the requirements indicated on the cards have been fulfilled.
The Duel and Special Cards variants can be combined with each other.
The Special Cards
The number in the upper left-hand corner of each card is to make it easier to find each card in the following listing.
Light-Colored Backs
Movement
- If you end your movement on the same space as one or more other players, then the bank pays the required coins instead of you.
Action a) Obtain Equipment Items or Commissions
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You may turn one additional page for free (there are two of this card). Note: Since you are allowed one free page turn per turn, you can turn a total of three pages for free should you have both copies of this card!
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Once during the game, you may buy an equipment item of a type you already own. Place this card beneath the duplicate item.
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You may have a total of four incomplete commissions. The fourth commission you buy costs 2 coins instead.
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When you are in a city, you may pay 2 coins to both take provisions and carry out the other action possible in this city. Note: You may thus carry out both actions possible in the city – take provisions and either buy equipment / commission cards (city with a book) or load gemstones (city with a harbor).
Action b) Load Gemstones
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Pay 2 coins to move one gemstone from the discard space in the middle of the game board to the space on which your pawn is standing. Note: You may immediately load this gemstone, provided you have a matching empty equipment card.
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This special card is an equipment card showing a cart. You may only play it out if you already have a cart, which is then removed from the game and replaced with this one. Note: Loading this card costs only 1 coin (instead of 2).
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This special card is an equipment card showing a horse. You may only play it out if you already have a horse, which is then removed from the game and replaced with this one. Note: Loading this card costs only 1 coin (instead of 3).
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This special card is an equipment card showing a ladle, a new equipment item for gold. Loading this card costs 1 coin. Note: Gold pans and ladles are different equipment items!
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On harbor spaces or the city with the harbor, you may load one more gemstone than the number of ships located there. Note: You can still only load gemstones for which you have the matching empty equipment cards.
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If you load at least two gemstones on your turn, then you receive 1 coin from the bank after loading (there are two of this card). Note: If you have both copies of this card, then you receive a total of 2 coins for loading at least 2 gemstones. You may still not have more than 6 coins.
Action c) Complete Commissions
- You may pay 3 coins to replace one gemstone required to complete a commission with a gold instead.
Turn End
- If you have no coins at the end of your turn, then you receive 1 coin from the bank.
Dark-Colored Backs
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You score 10 points for this special card if you have no incomplete commissions at the end of the game.
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You score 5 extra points for each workshop you have at the end of the game.
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You score 10 points for this special card if you have 3 or more bonus tiles at the end of the game.
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You score 3 points (instead of 1) for each gemstone left on your equipment cards at the end of the game.
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You score 10 points for this special card if you have both the cart and horse at the end of the game.