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Coins and Money Bag place allof the coins into the money bagPlayers can take change

from the bag atany time

Chancellorrsquos Mace place in front ofChancellor - at the start of the game theplayer who most recently finished a good

book can choose who is Chancellor (canpick themselves)

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SETUP Sort the Scholar and Event cards into eras and shuffle

Begin using the Medieval cards place the other cards out of theway nearby

Take out all the Garden and Quad building tiles and then shuffle therest face-down

Place 10 Building tiles face-up to the left of the board

Arrange remaining components as in the diagram overleaf

ORDER OF PLAY Each game is divided into 4 eras Medieval EnlightenmentImperial and Modern

There are 2 turns per era mdash track them using the revealed Event cards

1 (1st turn of every era only) Set up new era

983137 Each player draws 4 random coins from the money bag (money iskept secret)983138 Remove all Event and Scholar cards from the last era (reputationmarkers and Buildings remain)983139 Place 2 of the new erarsquos Event cards face-down above thescoreboard983140 Reveal 5 Scholar cards from the new era and place the rest to theright of the scoreboard

2 Chancellor flips and reads a new Event (but resolves it later)3 Chancellor takes 4 actions followed by each player moving clockwisePlayers can pick the same action multiple times

bull Build a Buildingbull Admit a Scholarbull Use a Scholar you havenrsquot used yet this turnbull Draw a random coin

4 Chancellor resolves the Event flipped in step 2

5 (2nd turn of every era only) Players score the era

COMPONENTS

120 Wooden cubes88 Building tiles27 Event cards (larger)

43 Scholar cards (smaller)48 Coins

1 Money Bag 1 Scoreboard1 Chancellorrsquos Mace

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C O M P O N E N T S

C H A N C E L L O R

M O N E Y

The year is 1189Richard the Lionheartis king and this

modest market town known for its wool is about to change

English students banned from attending the greatuniversity in Paris came

here to study Can you build a college for these scholarswhere they can live and workin peace

Carve out a corner of thismuddy town for greatness

Designer Jeremy Hogan

Graphic Designer Jessie Price

Illustrator Amber Anderson

copy The Secret Games Companyand Game Salute

Replace these with new ones if possibleafter a player has taken all 4 actions

HenryVIIIdemandedthatanyperson takingpublicorchurchoffice swearan oath

of allegiance tohimas SupremeGovernorof the ChurchofEnglandThis was laterextendedtoMPs anduniversitystudents A hundredfellowsof Oxfordcolleges

all butone of thebishops andmany dignitaries resignedratherthan takethe oath

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THOMAS MORE

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ldquo If honor were profitable everybody wouldbe honorablerdquo

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JOHNWYCLIFFE

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ldquo The higher the hill the strongerthe wind sothe loftier the life the stronger the enemy rsquo stemptationsrdquo

ROGER BACON

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ldquo Experimentalscience isthe queen of sciencesandthe goalof allspeculationrdquo

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THOMAS HOBBES

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ldquo Curiosityisthe lustof the mindrdquo

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ldquo Every foolknoweth thathatreds are the cindersof affectionrdquo

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Each playerrsquos first Building is placed anywhere in space in frontof them Future Buildings must be built next to previous ones

Gardens and Quads are always available and can be built next toanything mdash your first Building must be a Garden or Quad

All other Buildings must be built next to a Building of thesame colour (on one side only) Buildings with two colours musthave one colour touching the same colour on a neighbouringBuilding

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BUILDINGS

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EXAMPLE COLLEGEThis college has 1 Beauty and 1 Status

ldquoI wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember the place is so beautiful

One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking It is all mdash the colleges I mean mdash like an operardquo

ndash W B Yeats

ldquoThe ancient and noble city of Oxford is of all the towns of Englandthe likeliest progenitor of unlikely events and personsrdquo

ndash Edmund Crispin

ldquoAnd that sweet city with her dreaming spires She needs not June for beautyrsquos heightening Lovely all times she lies lovely tonightrdquo

- Matthew Arnold

To JRR TolkienldquoI dont think that I have ever told you what

an unforgettable experience it was for me as anundergraduate hearing you recite Beowulf

The voice was the voice of Gandalfrdquo- WH Auden

ldquoThe Parks opposite Keble are what isin any other town called a parkrdquo

- John Betjeman

ldquoI was a modest good-humoured boy It is Oxford that has made me insufferablerdquo

ndash Max Beerbohm

Buildings have partial or complete icons representing4 benefits

Beauty Academics

Social Status

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At the start of each turn the new Chancellor reads an Eventand then places it in view At the end of each turn theChancellor conducts the event type listed on the card

Players follow the instructions for the type of Event andcan bid any amount up to their total money or decline to bid(or bid 0) Usually only player(s) who win an Event get thereward and pay what they bid i nto the bag (they can take

change) However in a Contribution all players lose themoney they bid and 1st and 2nd highest bids get the reward

The player who wins the Event becomes Chancellor for thenext turn If the winners tie the Chancellor chooses who winsfrom among the tied players (can pick themselves)

Events can also be triggered by Scholarsrsquo abilities these aredrawn from the unused cards of that era and occur immediatelyThey are conducted by the player triggering them and thewinner does not take over the chancellorship (the plannedevent occurs as normal)

EVENTS SCHOLARS

Players can admit a Scholar if they have all of the requiredbenefit icons on the Buildings of their college (includes iconsmade by placing Buildings side by side)

Scholars can be used only once per turn to EITHER increasea collegersquos reputation in one subject OR perform their ability

Players track their collegersquos reputation for each of the 7subjects and for their Fellows Students and Tradition on thescoreboard When a player earns their first reputation in one ofthese areas they add a cube of their colour to the lsquo1rsquo box in therelevant reputation track Thereafter they move this cube upand down or remove it if they return to lsquo0rsquo reputation

At the end of each era all Scholars from that era are removed

This icon means any benefit will do

J R R TOLK I E N

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the U nr eg ister ed W or ds Com-mittee of the P hilolog ica lSociety of L ondon a sk ed peo ple to send in new

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lsquo+1rsquo before a subject or college area means the player canincrease their reputation in this area by 1 or add a cube oftheir colour to the board on the lsquo1rsquo space

lsquoIf -1 Artsrsquo means the player must reduce their reputation

in Arts by 1 (remove their cube if at lsquo1rsquo) if they have noreputation to reduce they canrsquot take the benefit

lsquoIf -1 moneyrsquo means they must pay 1 money back into the bagto take the benefit (can take change)

lsquoRedblueampc buildingsrsquo includes those that are half coloured

lsquoDiscardrsquo the scholar means remove their card from the game

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can pass and re-enter bidding if they wish Highest bid winsthe reward

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in their closed fist and reveal at once highest bid wins thereward Tied players all receive the reward

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with lsquobidrsquo

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receive the reward however if players tie for 1st no rewardsare given for 2nd All players lose the money they bid in a

Contribution unlike in the other event types

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1 Blue wins here because

reputation from subjects

is worth more in ties

2 Blue and green tie

here but blue has the

larger college

4 Green wins this round and draws

a free coin Scoring box marker

cubes are removed reputation

markers are not

3 Green and red wonthe least boxes but green

has the larger college so

red is eliminated and their

boxes are re-scored

Score the board after each era reputation markers areNOT removed

1 Mark each active scoring box with a cubebelonging to the player who has the highesttotal reputation for that box mdash this is the totalof their reputations in the Subject above andFellows Students or Tradition to the left

2 Calculate which player has won the least scoring boxesand remove their scoring box marker cubes they are outTheir scoring boxes are each re-scored and won by theplayer with the next highest total reputation for that box

3 Repeat step 2 ignoring the reputation markers of anyplayers who are out until only the winner remains

In the first 3 eras the winner draws a free coin In the finalera their college is recognised as the greatest and theywin the game

Designerrsquos Note scoring is similar to lsquoinstant-runoff votingrsquo

It rewards breadth over specialisation as 2nd 3rd or 4th highesttotal reputation in a scoring box can win it IF all the opponents

with more reputation in that box have been eliminated Like a real

college itrsquos not enough to master one or two subjects but

nor should you spread yourself too thin

5

An example scoring round at the end of theMedieval era of a 3 person game

If two players have the same total reputation for a scoring

box the player with higher reputation in the relevant

subject wins

If players are still tied for a scoring box or if players tiefor the least number of scoring boxes use the following

tiebreakers to determine the winner

1 Largest College Player with the most building tiles

2 Most Money Each player must show their money

3 Chancellorrsquos Choice The Chancellor chooses who wins

(can pick themselves)

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Coins and Money Bag place allof the coins into the money bagPlayers can take change

from the bag atany time

Chancellorrsquos Mace place in front ofChancellor - at the start of the game theplayer who most recently finished a good

book can choose who is Chancellor (canpick themselves)

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SETUP Sort the Scholar and Event cards into eras and shuffle

Begin using the Medieval cards place the other cards out of theway nearby

Take out all the Garden and Quad building tiles and then shuffle therest face-down

Place 10 Building tiles face-up to the left of the board

Arrange remaining components as in the diagram overleaf

ORDER OF PLAY Each game is divided into 4 eras Medieval EnlightenmentImperial and Modern

There are 2 turns per era mdash track them using the revealed Event cards

1 (1st turn of every era only) Set up new era

983137 Each player draws 4 random coins from the money bag (money iskept secret)983138 Remove all Event and Scholar cards from the last era (reputationmarkers and Buildings remain)983139 Place 2 of the new erarsquos Event cards face-down above thescoreboard983140 Reveal 5 Scholar cards from the new era and place the rest to theright of the scoreboard

2 Chancellor flips and reads a new Event (but resolves it later)3 Chancellor takes 4 actions followed by each player moving clockwisePlayers can pick the same action multiple times

bull Build a Buildingbull Admit a Scholarbull Use a Scholar you havenrsquot used yet this turnbull Draw a random coin

4 Chancellor resolves the Event flipped in step 2

5 (2nd turn of every era only) Players score the era

COMPONENTS

120 Wooden cubes88 Building tiles27 Event cards (larger)

43 Scholar cards (smaller)48 Coins

1 Money Bag 1 Scoreboard1 Chancellorrsquos Mace

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C O M P O N E N T S

C H A N C E L L O R

M O N E Y

The year is 1189Richard the Lionheartis king and this

modest market town known for its wool is about to change

English students banned from attending the greatuniversity in Paris came

here to study Can you build a college for these scholarswhere they can live and workin peace

Carve out a corner of thismuddy town for greatness

Designer Jeremy Hogan

Graphic Designer Jessie Price

Illustrator Amber Anderson

copy The Secret Games Companyand Game Salute

Replace these with new ones if possibleafter a player has taken all 4 actions

HenryVIIIdemandedthatanyperson takingpublicorchurchoffice swearan oath

of allegiance tohimas SupremeGovernorof the ChurchofEnglandThis was laterextendedtoMPs anduniversitystudents A hundredfellowsof Oxfordcolleges

all butone of thebishops andmany dignitaries resignedratherthan takethe oath

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THOMAS MORE

983157983156983151983152983145983137+1 moneyconductamedieval event(as if Chancellor)

ldquo If honor were profitable everybody wouldbe honorablerdquo

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JOHNWYCLIFFE

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ldquo The higher the hill the strongerthe wind sothe loftier the life the stronger the enemy rsquo stemptationsrdquo

ROGER BACON

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ldquo Experimentalscience isthe queen of sciencesandthe goalof allspeculationrdquo

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THOMAS HOBBES

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ldquo Curiosityisthe lustof the mindrdquo

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ldquo Every foolknoweth thathatreds are the cindersof affectionrdquo

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Each playerrsquos first Building is placed anywhere in space in frontof them Future Buildings must be built next to previous ones

Gardens and Quads are always available and can be built next toanything mdash your first Building must be a Garden or Quad

All other Buildings must be built next to a Building of thesame colour (on one side only) Buildings with two colours musthave one colour touching the same colour on a neighbouringBuilding

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BUILDINGS

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EXAMPLE COLLEGEThis college has 1 Beauty and 1 Status

ldquoI wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember the place is so beautiful

One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking It is all mdash the colleges I mean mdash like an operardquo

ndash W B Yeats

ldquoThe ancient and noble city of Oxford is of all the towns of Englandthe likeliest progenitor of unlikely events and personsrdquo

ndash Edmund Crispin

ldquoAnd that sweet city with her dreaming spires She needs not June for beautyrsquos heightening Lovely all times she lies lovely tonightrdquo

- Matthew Arnold

To JRR TolkienldquoI dont think that I have ever told you what

an unforgettable experience it was for me as anundergraduate hearing you recite Beowulf

The voice was the voice of Gandalfrdquo- WH Auden

ldquoThe Parks opposite Keble are what isin any other town called a parkrdquo

- John Betjeman

ldquoI was a modest good-humoured boy It is Oxford that has made me insufferablerdquo

ndash Max Beerbohm

Buildings have partial or complete icons representing4 benefits

Beauty Academics

Social Status

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At the start of each turn the new Chancellor reads an Eventand then places it in view At the end of each turn theChancellor conducts the event type listed on the card

Players follow the instructions for the type of Event andcan bid any amount up to their total money or decline to bid(or bid 0) Usually only player(s) who win an Event get thereward and pay what they bid i nto the bag (they can take

change) However in a Contribution all players lose themoney they bid and 1st and 2nd highest bids get the reward

The player who wins the Event becomes Chancellor for thenext turn If the winners tie the Chancellor chooses who winsfrom among the tied players (can pick themselves)

Events can also be triggered by Scholarsrsquo abilities these aredrawn from the unused cards of that era and occur immediatelyThey are conducted by the player triggering them and thewinner does not take over the chancellorship (the plannedevent occurs as normal)

EVENTS SCHOLARS

Players can admit a Scholar if they have all of the requiredbenefit icons on the Buildings of their college (includes iconsmade by placing Buildings side by side)

Scholars can be used only once per turn to EITHER increasea collegersquos reputation in one subject OR perform their ability

Players track their collegersquos reputation for each of the 7subjects and for their Fellows Students and Tradition on thescoreboard When a player earns their first reputation in one ofthese areas they add a cube of their colour to the lsquo1rsquo box in therelevant reputation track Thereafter they move this cube upand down or remove it if they return to lsquo0rsquo reputation

At the end of each era all Scholars from that era are removed

This icon means any benefit will do

J R R TOLK I E N

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ldquo Al l th at i s g old d oe s not gl it t er

not all t hos e who w an d er ar e l o st rdquo

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the U nr eg ister ed W or ds Com-mittee of the P hilolog ica lSociety of L ondon a sk ed peo ple to send in new

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lsquo+1rsquo before a subject or college area means the player canincrease their reputation in this area by 1 or add a cube oftheir colour to the board on the lsquo1rsquo space

lsquoIf -1 Artsrsquo means the player must reduce their reputation

in Arts by 1 (remove their cube if at lsquo1rsquo) if they have noreputation to reduce they canrsquot take the benefit

lsquoIf -1 moneyrsquo means they must pay 1 money back into the bagto take the benefit (can take change)

lsquoRedblueampc buildingsrsquo includes those that are half coloured

lsquoDiscardrsquo the scholar means remove their card from the game

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can pass and re-enter bidding if they wish Highest bid winsthe reward

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in their closed fist and reveal at once highest bid wins thereward Tied players all receive the reward

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with lsquobidrsquo

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receive the reward however if players tie for 1st no rewardsare given for 2nd All players lose the money they bid in a

Contribution unlike in the other event types

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1 Blue wins here because

reputation from subjects

is worth more in ties

2 Blue and green tie

here but blue has the

larger college

4 Green wins this round and draws

a free coin Scoring box marker

cubes are removed reputation

markers are not

3 Green and red wonthe least boxes but green

has the larger college so

red is eliminated and their

boxes are re-scored

Score the board after each era reputation markers areNOT removed

1 Mark each active scoring box with a cubebelonging to the player who has the highesttotal reputation for that box mdash this is the totalof their reputations in the Subject above andFellows Students or Tradition to the left

2 Calculate which player has won the least scoring boxesand remove their scoring box marker cubes they are outTheir scoring boxes are each re-scored and won by theplayer with the next highest total reputation for that box

3 Repeat step 2 ignoring the reputation markers of anyplayers who are out until only the winner remains

In the first 3 eras the winner draws a free coin In the finalera their college is recognised as the greatest and theywin the game

Designerrsquos Note scoring is similar to lsquoinstant-runoff votingrsquo

It rewards breadth over specialisation as 2nd 3rd or 4th highesttotal reputation in a scoring box can win it IF all the opponents

with more reputation in that box have been eliminated Like a real

college itrsquos not enough to master one or two subjects but

nor should you spread yourself too thin

5

An example scoring round at the end of theMedieval era of a 3 person game

If two players have the same total reputation for a scoring

box the player with higher reputation in the relevant

subject wins

If players are still tied for a scoring box or if players tiefor the least number of scoring boxes use the following

tiebreakers to determine the winner

1 Largest College Player with the most building tiles

2 Most Money Each player must show their money

3 Chancellorrsquos Choice The Chancellor chooses who wins

(can pick themselves)

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Each playerrsquos first Building is placed anywhere in space in frontof them Future Buildings must be built next to previous ones

Gardens and Quads are always available and can be built next toanything mdash your first Building must be a Garden or Quad

All other Buildings must be built next to a Building of thesame colour (on one side only) Buildings with two colours musthave one colour touching the same colour on a neighbouringBuilding

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BUILDINGS

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983155983141983152983137983154983137983156983141983148983161 983156983151983157983139983144983145983150983143 983137983155983137983149983141-983139983151983148983151983157983154983141983140 983138983157983145983148983140983145983150983143

983137 983138983141983137983157983156983161 983145983139983151983150 983149983137983140983141 983157983152 983151983142 1 983144983137983148983142 983137983150983140 2983153983157983137983154983156983141983154 983145983139983151983150983155 983152983148983137983139983141983140 983137983140983146983137983139983141983150983156983148983161 983156983151

983142983151983154983149 983137 983139983151983149983152983148983141983156983141 983145983139983151983150

983156983145983148983141983155 983139983137983150 983138983141 983154983151983156983137983156983141983140 90180270 983140983141983143983154983141983141983155

983152983154983145983139983141 983152983137983145983140 983156983151983138983157983145983148983140 983156983144983145983155

EXAMPLE COLLEGEThis college has 1 Beauty and 1 Status

ldquoI wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember the place is so beautiful

One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking It is all mdash the colleges I mean mdash like an operardquo

ndash W B Yeats

ldquoThe ancient and noble city of Oxford is of all the towns of Englandthe likeliest progenitor of unlikely events and personsrdquo

ndash Edmund Crispin

ldquoAnd that sweet city with her dreaming spires She needs not June for beautyrsquos heightening Lovely all times she lies lovely tonightrdquo

- Matthew Arnold

To JRR TolkienldquoI dont think that I have ever told you what

an unforgettable experience it was for me as anundergraduate hearing you recite Beowulf

The voice was the voice of Gandalfrdquo- WH Auden

ldquoThe Parks opposite Keble are what isin any other town called a parkrdquo

- John Betjeman

ldquoI was a modest good-humoured boy It is Oxford that has made me insufferablerdquo

ndash Max Beerbohm

Buildings have partial or complete icons representing4 benefits

Beauty Academics

Social Status

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At the start of each turn the new Chancellor reads an Eventand then places it in view At the end of each turn theChancellor conducts the event type listed on the card

Players follow the instructions for the type of Event andcan bid any amount up to their total money or decline to bid(or bid 0) Usually only player(s) who win an Event get thereward and pay what they bid i nto the bag (they can take

change) However in a Contribution all players lose themoney they bid and 1st and 2nd highest bids get the reward

The player who wins the Event becomes Chancellor for thenext turn If the winners tie the Chancellor chooses who winsfrom among the tied players (can pick themselves)

Events can also be triggered by Scholarsrsquo abilities these aredrawn from the unused cards of that era and occur immediatelyThey are conducted by the player triggering them and thewinner does not take over the chancellorship (the plannedevent occurs as normal)

EVENTS SCHOLARS

Players can admit a Scholar if they have all of the requiredbenefit icons on the Buildings of their college (includes iconsmade by placing Buildings side by side)

Scholars can be used only once per turn to EITHER increasea collegersquos reputation in one subject OR perform their ability

Players track their collegersquos reputation for each of the 7subjects and for their Fellows Students and Tradition on thescoreboard When a player earns their first reputation in one ofthese areas they add a cube of their colour to the lsquo1rsquo box in therelevant reputation track Thereafter they move this cube upand down or remove it if they return to lsquo0rsquo reputation

At the end of each era all Scholars from that era are removed

This icon means any benefit will do

J R R TOLK I E N

983152983144983145983148983151983148983151983143983145983155 983156 If -1 983144 983157983149983137 983150983145 983156983145983141983155

or -1 983137983154 983156983155 +1 983156983154983137983140983145 983156983145983151 983150

ldquo Al l th at i s g old d oe s not gl it t er

not all t hos e who w an d er ar e l o st rdquo

+1 983144 983157983149983137 983150983145 983156983145983141983155 or +1 983137983154 983156983155

983154983141983153983157983145983154983141983140 983138983141983150983141983142983145983156 983145983139983151983150983155

983156983144983145983155 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154 983139983137983150 983138983141 983157983155983141983140 983156983151983145983149983152983154983151983158983141 983156983144983141983145983154 983139983151983148983148983141983143983141rsquo983155 983154983141983152983157983156983137983156983145983151983150983145983150 983141983145983156983144983141983154 983151983142 983144983145983155 983155983157983138983146983141983139983156983155 983138983161 1

983156983144983145983155 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154 983139983137983150 983138983141 983157983155983141983140 983156983151983152983141983154983142983151983154983149 983156983144983145983155 983155983152983141983139983145983137983148 983137983138983145983148983145983156983161

983150983137983149983141

983152983151983154983156983154983137983145983156

983153983157983151983156983141 983142983154983151983149 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154

the U nr eg ister ed W or ds Com-mittee of the P hilolog ica lSociety of L ondon a sk ed peo ple to send in new

a nd unusua lw or ds A f ter a delug e of entr ies they decided to cr ea te a definitiv e dictiona r y of the Eng lish la ng ua g e 5 y ea r s into a pr o posed 10 y ea r pr o ject the editor s r ea ched ldquoa ntrdquo W or k continued until the fina l v olume w a s published in 1 928

983150983137983149983141

983140983137983156983141

983141983158983141983150983156 983154983141983159983137983154983140983159983151983150 983138983161 983156983144983141 983159983145983150983150983141983154( 983155 )

983151983142 983156983144983141 983141983158983141983150983156

983141983158983141983150983156 983156983161983152983141983141983158983141983150983156 983154983157983150 983138983161 983156983144983141

983139983144983137983150983139983141983148983148983151983154 983137983156 983156983144983141983141983150983140 983151983142 983156983144983141 983156983157983154983150

983155983156983151983154983161

lsquo+1rsquo before a subject or college area means the player canincrease their reputation in this area by 1 or add a cube oftheir colour to the board on the lsquo1rsquo space

lsquoIf -1 Artsrsquo means the player must reduce their reputation

in Arts by 1 (remove their cube if at lsquo1rsquo) if they have noreputation to reduce they canrsquot take the benefit

lsquoIf -1 moneyrsquo means they must pay 1 money back into the bagto take the benefit (can take change)

lsquoRedblueampc buildingsrsquo includes those that are half coloured

lsquoDiscardrsquo the scholar means remove their card from the game

A983157983139983156983145983151983150 Chancellor opens bidding and then biddingpasses clockwise until no one wishes to bid higher players

can pass and re-enter bidding if they wish Highest bid winsthe reward

S983145983148983141983150983156 A983157983139983156983145983151983150 All players place an amount of money

in their closed fist and reveal at once highest bid wins thereward Tied players all receive the reward

D983157983156983139983144 A983157983139983156983145983151983150 Chancellor slowly counts down from 12players can say lsquobidrsquo at any point and take the reward for a

price equal to the last number said Chancellor determineswho spoke first Chancellor can say lsquobidrsquo instead of a numberand receive the reward for the price of the number replaced

with lsquobidrsquo

C983151983150983156983154983145983138983157983156983145983151983150 All players place an amount of money in theirclosed fist and reveal at once 1st and 2nd highest bids bothearn the reward (bidding 0 doesnrsquot count) Tied players all

receive the reward however if players tie for 1st no rewardsare given for 2nd All players lose the money they bid in a

Contribution unlike in the other event types

8192019 Dreaming Spires Rulebook

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SCORING 983155983139983151983154983145983150983143 983138983151983160 983139983151983148983151983157983154983155 983155983144983151983159 983159983144983137983156 983141983154983137 983156983144983141983161 983137983154983141 983142983145983154983155983156 983155983139983151983154983141983140 983145983150983149983141983140983145983141983158983137983148 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983141983150983148983145983143983144983156983141983150983149983141983150983156 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983145983149983152983141983154983145983137983148 983141983154983137 983154983141983140 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983149983151983140983141983154983150 983141983154983137 983137983148983148 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140

1 Blue wins here because

reputation from subjects

is worth more in ties

2 Blue and green tie

here but blue has the

larger college

4 Green wins this round and draws

a free coin Scoring box marker

cubes are removed reputation

markers are not

3 Green and red wonthe least boxes but green

has the larger college so

red is eliminated and their

boxes are re-scored

Score the board after each era reputation markers areNOT removed

1 Mark each active scoring box with a cubebelonging to the player who has the highesttotal reputation for that box mdash this is the totalof their reputations in the Subject above andFellows Students or Tradition to the left

2 Calculate which player has won the least scoring boxesand remove their scoring box marker cubes they are outTheir scoring boxes are each re-scored and won by theplayer with the next highest total reputation for that box

3 Repeat step 2 ignoring the reputation markers of anyplayers who are out until only the winner remains

In the first 3 eras the winner draws a free coin In the finalera their college is recognised as the greatest and theywin the game

Designerrsquos Note scoring is similar to lsquoinstant-runoff votingrsquo

It rewards breadth over specialisation as 2nd 3rd or 4th highesttotal reputation in a scoring box can win it IF all the opponents

with more reputation in that box have been eliminated Like a real

college itrsquos not enough to master one or two subjects but

nor should you spread yourself too thin

5

An example scoring round at the end of theMedieval era of a 3 person game

If two players have the same total reputation for a scoring

box the player with higher reputation in the relevant

subject wins

If players are still tied for a scoring box or if players tiefor the least number of scoring boxes use the following

tiebreakers to determine the winner

1 Largest College Player with the most building tiles

2 Most Money Each player must show their money

3 Chancellorrsquos Choice The Chancellor chooses who wins

(can pick themselves)

8192019 Dreaming Spires Rulebook

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At the start of each turn the new Chancellor reads an Eventand then places it in view At the end of each turn theChancellor conducts the event type listed on the card

Players follow the instructions for the type of Event andcan bid any amount up to their total money or decline to bid(or bid 0) Usually only player(s) who win an Event get thereward and pay what they bid i nto the bag (they can take

change) However in a Contribution all players lose themoney they bid and 1st and 2nd highest bids get the reward

The player who wins the Event becomes Chancellor for thenext turn If the winners tie the Chancellor chooses who winsfrom among the tied players (can pick themselves)

Events can also be triggered by Scholarsrsquo abilities these aredrawn from the unused cards of that era and occur immediatelyThey are conducted by the player triggering them and thewinner does not take over the chancellorship (the plannedevent occurs as normal)

EVENTS SCHOLARS

Players can admit a Scholar if they have all of the requiredbenefit icons on the Buildings of their college (includes iconsmade by placing Buildings side by side)

Scholars can be used only once per turn to EITHER increasea collegersquos reputation in one subject OR perform their ability

Players track their collegersquos reputation for each of the 7subjects and for their Fellows Students and Tradition on thescoreboard When a player earns their first reputation in one ofthese areas they add a cube of their colour to the lsquo1rsquo box in therelevant reputation track Thereafter they move this cube upand down or remove it if they return to lsquo0rsquo reputation

At the end of each era all Scholars from that era are removed

This icon means any benefit will do

J R R TOLK I E N

983152983144983145983148983151983148983151983143983145983155 983156 If -1 983144 983157983149983137 983150983145 983156983145983141983155

or -1 983137983154 983156983155 +1 983156983154983137983140983145 983156983145983151 983150

ldquo Al l th at i s g old d oe s not gl it t er

not all t hos e who w an d er ar e l o st rdquo

+1 983144 983157983149983137 983150983145 983156983145983141983155 or +1 983137983154 983156983155

983154983141983153983157983145983154983141983140 983138983141983150983141983142983145983156 983145983139983151983150983155

983156983144983145983155 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154 983139983137983150 983138983141 983157983155983141983140 983156983151983145983149983152983154983151983158983141 983156983144983141983145983154 983139983151983148983148983141983143983141rsquo983155 983154983141983152983157983156983137983156983145983151983150983145983150 983141983145983156983144983141983154 983151983142 983144983145983155 983155983157983138983146983141983139983156983155 983138983161 1

983156983144983145983155 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154 983139983137983150 983138983141 983157983155983141983140 983156983151983152983141983154983142983151983154983149 983156983144983145983155 983155983152983141983139983145983137983148 983137983138983145983148983145983156983161

983150983137983149983141

983152983151983154983156983154983137983145983156

983153983157983151983156983141 983142983154983151983149 983155983139983144983151983148983137983154

the U nr eg ister ed W or ds Com-mittee of the P hilolog ica lSociety of L ondon a sk ed peo ple to send in new

a nd unusua lw or ds A f ter a delug e of entr ies they decided to cr ea te a definitiv e dictiona r y of the Eng lish la ng ua g e 5 y ea r s into a pr o posed 10 y ea r pr o ject the editor s r ea ched ldquoa ntrdquo W or k continued until the fina l v olume w a s published in 1 928

983150983137983149983141

983140983137983156983141

983141983158983141983150983156 983154983141983159983137983154983140983159983151983150 983138983161 983156983144983141 983159983145983150983150983141983154( 983155 )

983151983142 983156983144983141 983141983158983141983150983156

983141983158983141983150983156 983156983161983152983141983141983158983141983150983156 983154983157983150 983138983161 983156983144983141

983139983144983137983150983139983141983148983148983151983154 983137983156 983156983144983141983141983150983140 983151983142 983156983144983141 983156983157983154983150

983155983156983151983154983161

lsquo+1rsquo before a subject or college area means the player canincrease their reputation in this area by 1 or add a cube oftheir colour to the board on the lsquo1rsquo space

lsquoIf -1 Artsrsquo means the player must reduce their reputation

in Arts by 1 (remove their cube if at lsquo1rsquo) if they have noreputation to reduce they canrsquot take the benefit

lsquoIf -1 moneyrsquo means they must pay 1 money back into the bagto take the benefit (can take change)

lsquoRedblueampc buildingsrsquo includes those that are half coloured

lsquoDiscardrsquo the scholar means remove their card from the game

A983157983139983156983145983151983150 Chancellor opens bidding and then biddingpasses clockwise until no one wishes to bid higher players

can pass and re-enter bidding if they wish Highest bid winsthe reward

S983145983148983141983150983156 A983157983139983156983145983151983150 All players place an amount of money

in their closed fist and reveal at once highest bid wins thereward Tied players all receive the reward

D983157983156983139983144 A983157983139983156983145983151983150 Chancellor slowly counts down from 12players can say lsquobidrsquo at any point and take the reward for a

price equal to the last number said Chancellor determineswho spoke first Chancellor can say lsquobidrsquo instead of a numberand receive the reward for the price of the number replaced

with lsquobidrsquo

C983151983150983156983154983145983138983157983156983145983151983150 All players place an amount of money in theirclosed fist and reveal at once 1st and 2nd highest bids bothearn the reward (bidding 0 doesnrsquot count) Tied players all

receive the reward however if players tie for 1st no rewardsare given for 2nd All players lose the money they bid in a

Contribution unlike in the other event types

8192019 Dreaming Spires Rulebook

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SCORING 983155983139983151983154983145983150983143 983138983151983160 983139983151983148983151983157983154983155 983155983144983151983159 983159983144983137983156 983141983154983137 983156983144983141983161 983137983154983141 983142983145983154983155983156 983155983139983151983154983141983140 983145983150983149983141983140983145983141983158983137983148 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983141983150983148983145983143983144983156983141983150983149983141983150983156 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983145983149983152983141983154983145983137983148 983141983154983137 983154983141983140 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983149983151983140983141983154983150 983141983154983137 983137983148983148 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140

1 Blue wins here because

reputation from subjects

is worth more in ties

2 Blue and green tie

here but blue has the

larger college

4 Green wins this round and draws

a free coin Scoring box marker

cubes are removed reputation

markers are not

3 Green and red wonthe least boxes but green

has the larger college so

red is eliminated and their

boxes are re-scored

Score the board after each era reputation markers areNOT removed

1 Mark each active scoring box with a cubebelonging to the player who has the highesttotal reputation for that box mdash this is the totalof their reputations in the Subject above andFellows Students or Tradition to the left

2 Calculate which player has won the least scoring boxesand remove their scoring box marker cubes they are outTheir scoring boxes are each re-scored and won by theplayer with the next highest total reputation for that box

3 Repeat step 2 ignoring the reputation markers of anyplayers who are out until only the winner remains

In the first 3 eras the winner draws a free coin In the finalera their college is recognised as the greatest and theywin the game

Designerrsquos Note scoring is similar to lsquoinstant-runoff votingrsquo

It rewards breadth over specialisation as 2nd 3rd or 4th highesttotal reputation in a scoring box can win it IF all the opponents

with more reputation in that box have been eliminated Like a real

college itrsquos not enough to master one or two subjects but

nor should you spread yourself too thin

5

An example scoring round at the end of theMedieval era of a 3 person game

If two players have the same total reputation for a scoring

box the player with higher reputation in the relevant

subject wins

If players are still tied for a scoring box or if players tiefor the least number of scoring boxes use the following

tiebreakers to determine the winner

1 Largest College Player with the most building tiles

2 Most Money Each player must show their money

3 Chancellorrsquos Choice The Chancellor chooses who wins

(can pick themselves)

8192019 Dreaming Spires Rulebook

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulldreaming-spires-rulebook 55

SCORING 983155983139983151983154983145983150983143 983138983151983160 983139983151983148983151983157983154983155 983155983144983151983159 983159983144983137983156 983141983154983137 983156983144983141983161 983137983154983141 983142983145983154983155983156 983155983139983151983154983141983140 983145983150983149983141983140983145983141983158983137983148 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983141983150983148983145983143983144983156983141983150983149983141983150983156 983141983154983137 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983145983149983152983141983154983145983137983148 983141983154983137 983154983141983140 983143983154983141983161 983137983150983140 983161983141983148983148983151983159 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140983149983151983140983141983154983150 983141983154983137 983137983148983148 983138983151983160983141983155 983137983154983141 983155983139983151983154983141983140

1 Blue wins here because

reputation from subjects

is worth more in ties

2 Blue and green tie

here but blue has the

larger college

4 Green wins this round and draws

a free coin Scoring box marker

cubes are removed reputation

markers are not

3 Green and red wonthe least boxes but green

has the larger college so

red is eliminated and their

boxes are re-scored

Score the board after each era reputation markers areNOT removed

1 Mark each active scoring box with a cubebelonging to the player who has the highesttotal reputation for that box mdash this is the totalof their reputations in the Subject above andFellows Students or Tradition to the left

2 Calculate which player has won the least scoring boxesand remove their scoring box marker cubes they are outTheir scoring boxes are each re-scored and won by theplayer with the next highest total reputation for that box

3 Repeat step 2 ignoring the reputation markers of anyplayers who are out until only the winner remains

In the first 3 eras the winner draws a free coin In the finalera their college is recognised as the greatest and theywin the game

Designerrsquos Note scoring is similar to lsquoinstant-runoff votingrsquo

It rewards breadth over specialisation as 2nd 3rd or 4th highesttotal reputation in a scoring box can win it IF all the opponents

with more reputation in that box have been eliminated Like a real

college itrsquos not enough to master one or two subjects but

nor should you spread yourself too thin

5

An example scoring round at the end of theMedieval era of a 3 person game

If two players have the same total reputation for a scoring

box the player with higher reputation in the relevant

subject wins

If players are still tied for a scoring box or if players tiefor the least number of scoring boxes use the following

tiebreakers to determine the winner

1 Largest College Player with the most building tiles

2 Most Money Each player must show their money

3 Chancellorrsquos Choice The Chancellor chooses who wins

(can pick themselves)