[PnP Rus Eng redesign] Century: Spice Road (2017) + bonus cards

[Pard]

Комплект - файл Century_spice_road.zip (108 МБ), прямая ссылка

- 44 карты рынка (все карты в игре 6,35 х 8,89 см) + 3 карты дополнения
- 10 начальных карт
- 5 карт музеев
- 36 карт знатных особ
- коробка для карт 7 х 9,5 х 2 см
- правила
Дополнительно требуются:
- 105 маркеров четырёх цветов
- 10 золотых и 10 серебряных монет

Tabletop Simulator модуль
Обзор

Редизайн игры, которую называют убийцей Splendor. В следующем году выпустят продолжение, в 2019-м  - ещё одно. Полагаю, что они станут сложнее и в них добавят взаимодействия между игроками, поскольку в этой игре его практически нет - если не считать борьбу за карты рынка и знатных особ.

Модуль TTS

Карты оригинальной игры

Добавил в комплект 3 карты из только что появившегося мини-дополнения. На двух из них появилось новое действие: после обычного действия карты можно взять в руку 1 карту из своего сброса:

[Pard]

Попробовал одну партию на четверых в TTS. Ушло чуть больше часа, в реале будет меньше - каждый игрок ведь будет думать сам, в ход других, а здесь я думал за каждого по очереди. Карт колоды хватило - в конце игры в ней осталось 12 карт (из начальных 39). Трое игроков финишировали плотно, набрав 66-70 очков, отставший (51) был тем, кто в начале игры погнался за первой знатной особой, в то время как остальные накапливали колоду (это важно - иметь хороший запас карт, чтобы реже их оборачивать; но и карты в колоду нужно подбирать с умом, чтобы они подходили друг к другу). Карт производства, особенно "+1 жёлтая +1 красная", немного не хватает - можно добавить ещё штучки 3 в колоду, как и пару штук "+1 зелёная". А, возможно, просто в этой конкретной партии не повезло - все они оказались в нижней части колоды, и за них шла большая драка.

В целом играть ненапряжно и интересно, как и положено для хорошей семейной игры. Всё хорошо просчитывается: поскольку каждый игрок может делать только одно действие в ход, по чужим картам музеев видишь, сумеешь ли взять конкретную карту знатной особы раньше других, и уже под это затачиваешь свои действия.

В итоге игра мне понравилась больше Splendor'а, который хорош только при игре вдвоём (при большем числе игроков слишком хаотичен).

Попробую сделать ещё и версию с оригинальным распределением карт.

[Pard]

Отыграл в TTS партию за четверых с оригинальным распределением карт (играется гораздо лучше моего). Уложился в час. Результаты: 71-53-67-45. В колоде рынка осталось 9 карт. На линии предложения зависли невостребованные карты с обменом большого количества дорогих маркеров - они в игре используются гораздо реже карт с обменом небольшого количества дешёвых маркеров. Проиграли те игроки, которые тратили много маркеров на то, чтобы вытянуть дальнюю карту рынка - это не самая лучшая стратегия. От игры я по-прежнему в восторге. Думаю, летом она всех порвёт.

[temp3ror]

So, after your initial testing, do you like more the original distribution than yours?

[Pard]

So, after your initial testing, do you like more the original distribution than yours?

Yes, of course.

[temp3ror]

Are you going to change your redesign with the original distribution?

[Pard]

Are you going to change your redesign with the original distribution?

I already did it.

[Алекс@ндр]

Большое спасибо,Pard,за игру.

[temp3ror]

Thanks a lot!

[makman12]

Pard, can you translate rules to english please? and how did you make cubes for it and what are amounts that we need for each color. Thanks again for great job.

[temp3ror]

Pard, I've checked the original distribution you've now implemented in your new redesign and I have some comments. You've the following card (1G -> 1Y2R) twice. But, in my notes from the videos I've seen, I only have 1 copy of it and there's a card (1G -> 2R) that you dont seem to have in your redesign.
Also, you seem to have added 2 cards (1Y1R) and my count only shows 1. Honestly, I dont really think there're any duplicated cards other than the starting cards.

By removing the duplicated 1Y1R and changing one of the 1G->1Y2R to 1G->2R, you get the 53 total that seems to be the correct number of market cards.

Greetings,

[Pard]

Pard, can you translate rules to english please? and how did you make cubes for it and what are amounts that we need for each color. Thanks again for great job.

Century: Spice Road is the first in a series of games that explores the history of each century with spice-trading as the theme for the first installment. In Century: Spice Road, players are caravan leaders who travel the famed silk-road to deliver spices to the far reaches of the continent for fame and glory. Each turn, players perform one of four actions:
•   Establish a trade route (by taking a market card)
•   Make a trade or harvest spices (by playing a card from hand)
•   Fulfill a demand (by meeting a victory point card's requirements and claiming it)
•   Rest (by taking back into your hand all of the cards you've played)
The last round is triggered once a player has claimed their fifth victory point card (or 6th in a 2-player game), then whoever has the most victory points, wins.

Contents:
•   36 Point Cards
•   53 Market Cards
•   10 Starting market Cards
•   5 Caravan cards
•   105 wooden cubes
•   Spice Bowls
•   20 Coins 10 Gold and 10 Silver
•   Rule book

Set-Up:
Shuffle the Point Cards then turn the top "5" cards face-up in a row, set the remainder of the cards at the end that row for a draw pile. Above the farthest card to the left place gold coins equal to the number of players x2 (ex. In a two player game you would put 4 gold coins above that card). Above the second to the farthest card to the left place the same number of silver coins as you did gold coins. The remainder of the coins are considered to be removed from the game and will not be used. Next are the Market Cards, shuffle them then turn the top "6" cards face-up in a row under the row of point cards (note: the farthest card to the left should have no point card above it). Then place the remainder of the cards under the point cards draw pile. (See set-up example below)

cubes
(brown)   Gold   Silver
(green)   Coins   Coins
(red )   PC   PC   PC   PC   PC   PC   Draw Pile (Point Cards)
(yellow) MC   MC   MC   MC   MC   MC   MC   Draw pile (Market Cards)

Place the four Spice Bowls to the left of the Point & Market Cards arranged vertically, put the yellow cubes in the bottom Spice Bowl then the red ones above that, then the green ones finally the blue ones in the top Spice Bowl (see chart above). These represent the spices in the game and the order is important; the yellow ones are the most common while the blue ones are most rare.

There are 5 sets of starting Market Cards (purple border) give each player two of those cards, one has two yellow cubes (representing yellow spice) and one with two grey cubes (representing any color). These cards are the player's starting hand.

Each player receives a Caravan Card, this is where players will put their spices that they receive, note that there are ten square placements which means the most spices any player can have in their possession is "10", should they have any more than that at the end of their turn they must discard down to "10", players choose which spices are to be discarded (more on that later). Be sure to use the Caravan Card with the First Turn Player mark on it as this will determine who goes first for each round, shuffle the amount of Caravan cards you are going to use, which is equal to the amount of players, then deal them face-down to the players, again, be sure the Caravan Card marked with First Player is used. Players will then set their starting spice on their Caravan Cards; First Turn Player will receive "3" yellow cubes (use the chart below to see how many cubes each player gets):
•   First player gets 3 yellow cubes
•   Second player gets 4 yellow cubes
•   Third player gets 4 yellow cubes
•   Fourth player gets 3 yellow & 1 red cubes
•   Fifth player gets 3 yellow & 1 red cubes

Playing the game:
Players will use cards from their hand to collect or upgrade spices, they will also be able to collect more Market Cards and/or buy Point Cards for the spice cost on those cards then take those cards into their possession for end game points.
Game play starts with the player who has the First Turn Player written on their Caravan Card then go clockwise. On each player's turn they can perform at most a single action from 4 different options:

Acquire Action – Choose a Market Card of your choice, the Market Card to the far left is free however, if you want to take any of the other cards they will cost one spice for each card to the left of the chosen card, for example, if you wanted the third card from the left you need to place a spice cube on the first and second card then pick-up the chosen card. If you are unable to place the amount of spice cubes needed to pick-up your chosen card you cannot, you must be able to pay the whole cost or choose another card you can pay for. After selecting a Market Card and putting it into your hand slide the cards that were to the right of that card to the left so as to fill the empty spot it created, then draw a card from the draw pile to fill in the spot that is now next to the draw pile. In future turns should a player choose a card with a spice cube on it they will take that spice cube, add it to their Caravan Card, in addition to the chosen card. Note: this is no limit to the amount of cards you can acquire (no hand limit).

Play Action – You choose a Market Card from your hand and do the action on that card. There are "3" different actions on the cards; one is to take the spices equal to the amount of smiley faces on that card of the same color as the smiley face and add them to your Caravan Card. Yellow smiley faces for yellow cubes, Red smiley faces for red cubes, Green smiley faces for green cubes, Blue smiley faces for blue cubes and finally, Purple smiley faces mean you may select a cube of any color of your choice. Another kind of card is an upgrade card where you can upgrade your spices to higher grade spices so if you have an upgrade card (indicated by purple smiley faces with an arrow above it pointing upwards) you can upgrade an amount of times as there are smiley faces on it. Example – an upgrade card with two smiley faces on it you can upgrade two spices up one level or one spice upgraded two levels. The third kind of card is a for trading spices to get other kinds of spices, this card will have smiley faces on it of various colors then an arrow point downwards with smiley faces under the arrow, this means you can trade the spices listed on the card for spices from the supply that are listed under the arrow. Example – a card with two yellow smiley faces with a downward arrow under them and a red smiley face under the arrow means that you can turn in "2" yellow cubes to the supply from your Caravan Card then take "1" red cube from the supply and add it to your Caravan Card. You may do this action of this card as many times as you can so long as you have the spices to do so. Note: After you play a card it goes face-up in a discard pile in front of you and you may not play it again until its back in your hand (more on how to do that in a moment).

Claiming a Point Card – To do this return to the Spice Bowls cubes from your Caravan Card pictured on the bottom of the Point Card you wish to claim. Example – you want to claim a Point Card with "2" yellow, "1" red & "1" green cube pictured at the bottom of that card, you have those cubes needed for this card on your Caravan Card so you return those cubes to the supply then take possession of that point card, place it face-down in your play area. If the card you claim has either a gold or silver coin above it you get to take one coin from above that card. When there are no more gold coins above the card farthest to the left then slide any remaining silver coins above the card farthest to the left. Like the Market Cards, slide the cards to left to fill in the spot made by the card that was taken then draw the top card from the draw pile and place it face-up next to the draw deck in the now empty spot.

Rest Action – For this action you return all of the cards in your discard pile to your hand. That's it, your turn is over.

End Game – The games ends when a player takes their fifth Point Card (or sixth in a two-payer game). Be sure that all players have had an equal amount of turns before final scoring. The points are then added up in this order:
-   Add up all of your Point card totals
-   Add your coins, "3" points for each gold coin and "1" point for each silver coin
-   Add "1" point for each non-yellow spice left on your Caravan Card
The player with the highest total of points is the winner. If there is a tie then the tied player who last took a turn wins.

[Pard]

you get the 53 total that seems to be the correct number of market cards.

10 of them are starting cards (in PnP)!

[Pard]

I also uploaded to BGG my solo variant:

Setup
Shuffle the Point Cards then place the top "10" cards in a triangle, one card face-up. Remove the remainder of the cards from the game. Next are the Market Cards, shuffle them then turn the top "6" cards face-up in a row under the triangle. Then place the remainder of the cards in draw pile. (See setup example on right).
Place the four Spice Bowls to the left of the Point & Market Cards arranged vertically, put the yellow cubes in the bottom Spice Bowl then the red ones above that, then the green ones finally the blue ones in the top Spice Bowl. These represent the spices in the game and the order is important; the yellow ones are the most common while the blue ones are most rare.
Take 5 cubes of each color and place it in AI bag.
Take two starting Market Cards (purple border). These cards are your starting hand.
Take first player Caravan Card, and put "3" yellow cubes on it.

Your turn
Play your turns as usual.

AI turn
AI performs the first possible single action from 3 different options:
1. Claiming a Point Card – AI takes the most value Point Card, if he can buy it. He pays for it, and places his according cubes back to the AI bag. Open the next possible Point Card(s).
2. Deleting a Market Card – AI removes from the game the left Market Card, if he can buy it. He pays for it, and places his according cubes back to the AI bag. If there were cubes on that card, AI places them in to the AI bag too. Move Market Cards to the left and open top card of market pile.
3. Taking cubes – AI takes random cube from AI bag and places it near AI bag.

Ending the game
The games ends when you or AI takes the last Point Card. You and AI adds up all of your Point Card totals. If you have the highest total of points, you are the winner!

[Pard]

Pard, I've checked the original distribution...

I saw new video. It's necessary to remove both duplicates from my deck only.

[temp3ror]

Pard, last time I checked your deck was missing a 1G->2R card.

[Pard]

Pard, last time I checked your deck was missing a 1G->2R card.

I never saw such card. There is card 1G->2R + 1W.

[temp3ror]

You can see the 1G->2R card in this video https://boardgamegeek.com/video/131232/century-spice-road/century-die-gewurzstrasse-regeluberblick-lets-play
At 23'12"

[Pard]

OK. I replaced 3rd card of 1st page (it's duplicate) by this card.

[chefguru]

Are there supposed to be card backs for the market cards?