Treasure Hunt

[Novelty]

Another rules update.  Please let me know if there are things that are still unclear (I'm sure there are some... : )

[Maulei]

Take care with the placement of the Royal Cathedral Cloister tile. It may not be placed adjacent to a shrine and no shrines can be placed adjacent to the Royal Cathedral Cloister .

The open treasure chest action is not updated.

[Novelty]

The open treasure chest action is not updated.

You need to read very carefully because I only changed one word to change the entire meaning of the sentence.  Let me know if it still doesn't say what it should and needs to be changed.  [BTW, There's also a footnote]

Latest version of rules

[Joff]

The margins are incorrectly set.


1.Place a tile

“Before drawing a tile, if the player has at least one Royal Landscape tile, he may play one of these Royal Landscape tiles from hand instead of drawing a random tile from the pool. The tiles as placed as normal”

Should read:

“Before drawing a tile, if the player has at least one Royal Landscape tile, he may play one of these Royal Landscape tiles from hand instead of drawing a random tile from the pool. The tile is placed as normal”


2.Deploy a follower

“After placing a tile, if a player has a key and treasure chest tokens of the same colour, or the multi-coloured key token and any treasure chest token, he may use a small follower (and not any other type of follower, or the barn or pig or builder) from his or her supply to unlock a treasure chest instead of deploying a follower on the tile just played”

If, by laying a tile, I complete a city (or other feature) that gives me a blue key, and I already have the blue chest in my possession, can I decide not to ‘move the wood’ and simply claim the blue key AND THEN open the chest? Or, is claiming the blue key part of scoring and so I would be unable to open my chest on the turn I claim the key?

Other than that, everything is good.

[Novelty]

If, by laying a tile, I complete a city (or other feature) that gives me a blue key, and I already have the blue chest in my possession, can I decide not to ‘move the wood’ and simply claim the blue key AND THEN open the chest? Or, is claiming the blue key part of scoring and so I would be unable to open my chest on the turn I claim the key?

I would say claiming the blue key is part of scoring and therefore, you can't open the blue chest.  Maulei, please confirm.  I've added what I think it should be to section 3.  Updated rules.

[Maulei]

If, by laying a tile, I complete a city (or other feature) that gives me a blue key, and I already have the blue chest in my possession, can I decide not to ‘move the wood’ and simply claim the blue key AND THEN open the chest? Or, is claiming the blue key part of scoring and so I would be unable to open my chest on the turn I claim the key?

I would say claiming the blue key is part of scoring and therefore, you can't open the blue chest.  Maulei, please confirm.  I've added what I think it should be to section 3.  Updated rules.

The player can only open the treasure chest if he has both key and chest tokens at the beginning of his turn.

I hope the rules for Treasure Hunt is complete after this clarification. 

Thanks Novelty for updating the rules and Joff for pointing out the ambiguities.

[Novelty]

So Maulei, I can't play a tile to extend my turn (with the builder), get a token, play a second tile, and then open the chest with the token I got in the first part of the turn?

[Maulei]

So Maulei, I can't play a tile to extend my turn (with the builder), get a token, play a second tile, and then open the chest with the token I got in the first part of the turn?

The player can only open the treasure chest if he has both key and chest tokens at the beginning of his turn.

I think a player should be able to open the chest in the double turn, if he choose to open the chest instead of placing a follower on the second tile just played.

For example,
1. Place a tile
2. Deployed a follower on the tile just played
3. Scoring - a) The tile just played gave the player a double turn.  b) The tile just played completed a farm/city/road/etc, the road/city/etc is scored; and the player has gained a the key & treasure chest tokens
4. Place a tile (double turn)
5. Player choose to open chest, instead of playing a follower

[Novelty]

Then what is currently written is fine and will cover that.

[Maulei]

Novelty,  I suppose the v0.7 version is latest, right?

[Novelty]

Yes, v0.7 is the latest.

[Joff]

The margins are incorrectly set.

Other than that the rules are good

[Novelty]

Urgh, I thought I fixed that.  Wait... v0.8 is the latest... sorry, my bad.

[Joff]

two thumbs up

[Maulei]

    Thanks Novelty!  You have done a great job!

Also a big thank to Joff for proof reading the rules.

I have no more comments on the rules.  

Other than Photobucket / Imageshack, where can I host the release tile images?  Can Novelty or Joff help to host the final product?