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Follow five phases
Each of the 6 game rounds consists of: Proposal Phase, Action Phase, Parliament Phase, Law Phase, and Round End
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Reveal law proposals
Flip the top card from each of the 4 law card decks face-up; these remain visible until Parliament Phase
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Play character cards
Starting with the first player and proceeding clockwise, each player plays one character card face-up and takes the corresponding action
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Track victory points
Immediately mark any victory points earned using your marker on the scoring track
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Move and activate
Optionally move your meeple to any location on your farm, then activate all 6 plots in the same row and column as your meeple
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Collect from activated plots
Each activated field (except warehouse or buildings) yields its corresponding resource or agricultural product from public supply
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Use water for extra production
Discard water resource markers to activate additional agricultural product fields (1 water per extra field, but cannot use the same field twice)
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Store goods
Place collected resources and products on the empty ground space in front of your warehouse
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Note drought law
In rounds 2-6, check if the Drought Law (IV) is in effect
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Buy goods
Purchase any quantity of goods (agricultural products and processed goods) from the market by paying the price shown below the item's space
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Sell goods
Sell any quantity of goods to the market if space is available, receiving the price shown
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Use special ability
Forgo market buying/selling to receive free from public supply (place black marker): either 1 unit of any resource OR 1 unit of the lowest-priced agricultural product on the market
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Construct a building
Select a building from public supply and place it on any plot on your farm (including lake, mountain, or under your meeple), but not on the warehouse or another building
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Pay construction costs
Return the required resources (shown on the building tile's top row) to public supply
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Use special ability
If you are the first player this round to play the Architect and forgo construction, gain 2 victory points (second player gains 1 VP); then place black marker
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Note construction law
In rounds 2-6, check if the Construction Law (IV) is in effect
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Activate buildings
Choose one of two options:
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Use warehouse function
When activating the warehouse with the Foreman, store all agricultural products there (critical because unstored agricultural products are lost at round end)
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Utilize building abilities
Each building's function can be used once per round (see Appendix for building details)
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Ship goods
Load any quantity of goods onto one ship in the harbor and earn victory points
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Use special ability
Forgo shipping to receive money (place black marker): first player to forgo gets 4 pesos, second player gets 2 pesos
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Note harbor law
In rounds 2-6, check if the Harbor Law (IV) is in effect
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Access goods freely
Goods in your warehouse and empty ground can be used regardless of meeple location
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Compare fourth card values
After all players play their 4th card, the player whose 4th card has the highest vote value becomes the new starting player
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Break ties
If tied, the player who played their 4th card last becomes starting player
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Reveal fifth card
Each player reveals their kept 5th character card, showing their vote count (1-5)
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Gain City Hall votes
Players who built and activated the City Hall receive 2 extra vote markers
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Use Church veto
Players who built and activated the Church receive the veto marker and may remove one proposal from consideration (cannot veto same category next round)
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Bid for votes
Players may purchase additional votes at 1 peso per vote by simultaneously revealing money in hand; all bid money goes to the bank
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Determine winning voter
Player with highest total votes (character card + City Hall bonus + purchased votes) selects 2 proposals to pass
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Pass laws
Place selected proposals on corresponding positions (I-IV) on the board; they take effect immediately
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Note bribery law
In rounds 2-6, if the Bribery Law (IV) is in effect, purchasing votes is forbidden
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Execute active laws
Apply all laws currently in effect (up to 4) in order from I to IV
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Pay monetary tax
Starting tax is 2 pesos; new laws may set tax between 1-5 pesos, or tax based on number of buildings owned
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Earn compliance bonus
Players who pay the tax receive 2 victory points; non-payment yields nothing
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Pay material tax
Starting tax is 1 citrus; new laws may require 1 sugarcane, 1 tobacco, 1 water, or 2 of any resource/product
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Earn compliance bonus
Players who pay the material tax receive 2 victory points; if you also paid Category I tax, receive 1 additional VP (5 total)
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Claim free victory points
No subsidies exist at game start; when passed, eligible players receive 1 VP each for:
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Apply market laws
If passed, adjust market supply: one law reduces each agricultural product by 2; another increases each by 2
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Apply special restrictions
Three laws affect specific character cards:
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Apply bribery law
Forbids purchasing votes during Parliament Phase
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Discard unstored products
All agricultural products on empty ground must be returned to public supply; warehouse contents are kept
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Keep resources and goods
Resources and processed goods on empty ground remain
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Remove full ships
Ships with all 5 slots filled leave the harbor; their goods return to public supply and cards go face-down under the ship deck
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Shift ships
Move remaining ship cards down one berth until each berth has a ship and one new ship is at sea
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Reset black markers
Remove all black markers from the board; special abilities become available again next round
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Note rounds 2-5 difference
The third berth will have a ship; any ship there departs regardless of cargo
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