Surviving the Crucible

5 players, Not for the faint of heart.

Player 1: You are surrounded. Can you survive until help arrives?

Players 2-5: A long-sought waypoint is nearly in your hands, thanks to the help of several allies. Work together to conquer the centre of the map while morale is still high.
Starting Conditions:
  • Player 1 (grey) begins in the centre of the map on a randomly-chosen special tile (all of which begin pre-revealed and already discovered. He can then choose, in secret, two resource tokens to start the game with (use the cloth bag).
  • Players 2 (blue), 3 (yellow), 4 (green), and 5 (red) each begin with one Peasant as shown, as well as one randomly-selected resource.
Random Resource Selection: Roll the D4, and collect as follows:
  1. Corn
  2. Oak
  3. Spice
  4. Nickel
Victory Conditions:
  • Player 1 wins by earning a total of 20 Prosperity Points. He earns 1 extra Prosperity Point for each turn survived, and collects this point at the beginning of each of his turns beginning with turn 2.
  • Players 2-5 collectively win by eliminating Player 1. Table talk is allowed and encouraged. This is intended to be a test of Player 1's true skills.
  • SPECIAL NOTE: We plan to release a follow-up map for the case where Player 1 (could it be you?) actually survives and wins this challenge scenario. Are you up for the challenge?

Special Conditions:
The alliance of P2-P5 cannot pool resources together in this team scenario. Also, remove the following cards before starting to play:
  • Lagoon Exploration Cards: Pandora's Box, Devoured by the Abyss

Quick-Start Setup Guide

Preparation

  1. Shuffle all of the land and water tiles so that no player knows how many Exploration Cards would be drawn upon searching any given tile.
  2. Set Aside the tiles you need for this scenario:
  • All 4 Secret Building Tiles (for the board centre)
  • 14 Fields and 14 Forests
  • 14 Deserts and 14 Mountains
  • 20 Lagoons

Build the Map

3. ​Build the centre area first. Place the Secret Building Tiles face-up in the middle, and Lagoons in the corners of the centre tray. Then place two each of the land tiles as shown.
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4. Build the outer areas in parallel, each with 4 Lagoons and 3 of each land tile. They are all the same, and can be rotated and then finally placed adjacent to the centre tray.