In the aftermath of the King's suspicious demise, the once-unified kingdom has spiraled into a vicious power struggle for the throne. The resulting chaos and political turmoil have been turbulent, yet they've presented unprecedented opportunities for ambitious nobles, such as yourself. Seizing this chance, you pledge fealty to one of the several contenders vying for the crown, swiftly securing an enfeoffment to a modest province in the borderlands. Your journey commences, accompanied by a single directive: to unite the three estates under the banner of your new liege, the self-proclaimed 'rightful' heir.

Upon arrival at your new fiefdom, the stark reality of your gambit becomes evident: your feudal obligations will be significantly more demanding than anticipated. The estates have crumbled into disarray, with only a scant few acknowledging your authority. To compound matters, a rival vassal emerges, unexpectedly granted the same fief and tasked with a parallel mandate by an audacious 'imposter.'

Game Play

Players take alternating turns after setting up the board. On their turn, they select tiles from the supply and place them in either their reserve or on the board. Placing a tile on the board triggers its distinct abilities, offering strategic advantages to the owner.

Player's Turn

Each turn comprises four phases: Reserve Phase, Refill Phase, Action Phase, and Feeding Phase.

Game End

The game concludes when either player has no legal actions available. At the end, each player earns 1 point for each tile flipped to their respective color.

Friendly

A tile currently showing your color.

Enemy

A tile currently showing your opponent’s color.

Slot

A designated space which extends the grid established at setup where a may be played.

Next To

The 4 slots that share an edge with a target slot (orthogonally adjacent but not diagonally).

Surrounding

The 8 slots around a target slot (both orthogonally and diagonally adjacent)

Estate

Refers to Peasantry, Clergy, and Nobility tiles.

Building

Refers to Village, Church, and Castle tiles.

1. Board:

Position 12 tiles in the center of the play area as shown. Throughout the game players will add, move, flip, replace, and score tiles from this central area. It will be referred to as the “board”. Once the initial “board” setup is complete, all remaining tiles are put into the bag.

2. Supply:

Create the “supply” by arranging a row of tiles beside the “board” as follows. Draw random tiles one at a time from the bag placing them in a row from left to right. Continue adding tiles until there are both at least 5 tiles in total AND at least 2 “Estate” tiles incuded in the row.

3. Reserve:

Draw a random tile from the bag, then locate a matching tile in the bag. Each player takes one of these tiles and places it in front of themselves, forming their “reserve.”

Starting with White, players alternate taking turns until the game is over. Each turn consists of the following 4 phases. Note: on white's first turn, the first two phases will have no effect.

Location:

Tiles stored in a player's ‘reserve’ are placed in front of them visible to their opponent, separated from both the ‘supply’ and the ‘board’.

Limits:

Each player can store up to a maximum of 3 tiles in their 'reserve' at any given time. A player is not permitted to take any action that would result in having more than 3 tiles in their ‘reserve’.

Replay Restriction:

If a tile is added to a player's 'reserve' in their 'Action Phase,' it cannot be re-played during that same 'Action Phase.' However, it remains available for play in any future 'Action Phase.' Note: Tiles added during the 'Reserve Phase' are not bound by this restriction.

Scoring:

Any tiles remaining in a player's 'reserve' at the end of the game are not scored.

There are 2 possible ways to play a tile. Prior to playing a tile a player always flips the tile to their color.

Play it to the board:

When playing a tile, the tile is situated “next to” an existing tile on the 'board'. All tiles must fit into a grid-like structure, extending the established grid from the game's setup. Respect all placement rules specific to that tile. Immediately after being placed, that tile's ability (and only that tile's) ability is resolved.

Replace another tile:

Peasantry and Building tiles have abilities that allow them to “replace” tiles that are already part of the “board”. Follow the specific rules of the tile type concerning which tile can be replaced and where the displaced tile is relocated. Once the replacement is done, the abilities of the newly positioned tile are resolved.

The game ends immediately, if during either player's 'action phase', the player is unable to legally place a tile. The feeding phase is not resolved. Each player scores 1 point for each friendly tile on the baord. Any tiles remaining in the 'supply' or 'reserved' are not counted. Most points win. Black wins a tie.