How to Play

Glen More II: Chronicles

2-4 players 90-120 min 7.9 Board Game Geek Rating

Lead a Scottish clan through centuries of expansion in this tile-placement strategy game. Players take turns selecting tiles from a time track, placing them to build territories and activate neighboring tiles for resources. Victory comes from accumulating whisky, landmarks, and people while avoiding penalties for oversized territories. Eight modular Chronicles expansions add varied gameplay elements.

Published 2019

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

Place main boards

Position the Rondel and Clan Boards on the table on either side

Prepare supply

Place resources (wood, stone, barley, sheep, cattle), whisky casks, coins, and VPs near the board; these are unlimited

Sort tile stacks

Shuffle tiles A-D into 4 separate stacks and place face-down on marked board spaces

Insert World's End tile

Place the World's End tile in roughly the middle of the D stack

Set up David Hume

Place the David Hume tile above the Clan Board

Place Clan Shields

Put Clan Shields on matching spaces for permanent effects; players claim these when taking clan spots

Adjust market for 2-3 players

Place 1 coin on the leftmost space of each market row

Distribute player components

Each player receives a Home Tile (2 separate tile spaces), 10 Scotsmen, and 10 Clan Markers in chosen color

Place starting Scotsman

Put 1 Scotsman on the Starting Village tile next to Castle tile

Determine turn order

Randomly assign 1 Scotsman from each player to sequential spaces on the board

Distribute starting money

Give furthest player back (clockwise) $5, then $6, $7, $8 to subsequent players

Optional die placement

For 3-4 players, place the die in the space in front of the leading player (clockwise)

Place starting tiles

Randomly place "S" tiles face-up in front of leading player or die (clockwise), then fill remaining spaces with face-up "A" tiles, leaving the space just before the last player empty

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

Determine active player

The player at the rear of the Rondel takes the next turn; this may result in the same player taking multiple turns

Roll die if applicable

If using the die and it is in last position, roll and move it forward that many tiles, skipping Scotsmen and Chronicle tiles, then discard the tile where it lands

Select and take a tile

Advance your Scotsman to any space with a tile, take the tile, and pay costs shown in upper left

Purchase resources if needed

Buy resources at the market if you lack those needed to pay for a tile

Handle blocked situations

If you cannot take any available tile, move onto a tile and discard it, then take $1 or 1 movement

Respect protected tiles

Tiles with the Protected Icon cannot be landed on, only moved over

Place person tiles

Set Person tiles aside in your play area and execute the 1-time effect immediately

Place territory tiles

Position tiles with at least 1 edge touching an already placed tile, directly orthogonal or diagonal to one of your Scotsmen

Place river tiles

River tiles must be placed in a line to the left or right of your starting tile; only 1 river per territory; no other tiles may be placed next to river tiles

Overbuild tiles

Place overbuild tiles on existing tiles with matching icons; follow Scotsman placement rule; keep one-time effects and resources from overbuilt tile

Execute one-time effects

Take effects shown in lower-left immediately when placing, before activating

Activate tiles

When placed, activate the current tile and all surrounding tiles (up to 9 total) in any order

Respect activation limits

Each tile may receive activation benefit maximum 1x per turn unless a rule says otherwise

Store resources

Place gained resources on activated tiles with a storage limit of 3 resources per tile

Use the market

Buy resources (place 1/2/3 coins left to right) or sell resources (take coins right to left) at any time; purchased resources must be used immediately for costs

Refill the rondel

After your turn, remove tiles behind the new last player to discard pile and fill empty spaces with current letter tiles