Earth

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• Setup
  • • Place the fauna board.
    • Give a player board to each player, making sure each player is using the front of their board.
    • Create a supply for sprouts, soil tokens, and trunk/canopy growth tokens.
    • Shuffle all the Earth cards and place them in a face down draw pile.
    • Shuffle all the fauna cards and place 1 on each of the 4 fauna spaces on the fauna board with either side face up. Return any remaining fauna cards to the box.
    • For an advanced game, deal out 2 island, 2 climate, and 2 ecosystem cards to choose from (1 of each). Otherwise:
      • Shuffle the ecosystem cards and place 1 on each of the 2 ecosystem spaces on the fauna board with either side face up.
        • After that, deal 1 ecosystem card to each player.
        • Remaining ecosystem cards can be returned to the box.
      • Shuffle the Climate cards and deal 1 to each player. Return the remaining cards to the box.
      • Shuffle the island cards and deal 1 to each player. All remaining cards can be returned to the box.
    • Randomly choose a start player and give them the 1st player token.
    • Each player now selects a side of their island, climate, and ecosystem cards.
    • Each player takes 5 leaf tokens of 1 color, placing 4 of them on the central leaf spaces on their player board. Set the 5th aside to be used for tracking action selection each turn.
    • Each player draws a number of Earth cards shown on their island card.
      • Everyone simultaneously selects a number of cards to compost, as shown on their island card.
    • Each player takes a number of soil tokens equal to what is shown on their island card.
• Gameplay

  • The game is played over a number of rounds until, at the end of the round, a player has completed their island by placing their 16th card (4x4 grid).

    On your turn, you will choose any 1 of the 4 action spaces at the top of your player board, marking your choice with the leaf token that was set aside.

    • You may choose the same action as another player.
    • You may perform the same action multiple turns in a row.
    • If the Earth deck runs out, shuffle the discard to create a new draw pile.
      • Do not shuffle in compost cards.

    Activating Abilities

    • After an action is taken, all players may activate any abilities in their tableau that match the color of the action.
      • This should be done simultaneously.
      • Each ability can only be activated once per turn.
      • The tableau must be activated left to right, top to bottom.
      • You can activate your Island and then your Climate either before or after your tableau's activation.
        • Both must be activated either before or after tableau activation. You cannot activate 1 before and 1 after.
      • Some abilities with a negative number indicate a cost that must be paid to use them.
      • Any abilities with a numbered resource before a ":" must be paid to get the benefit on the right hand side.
      • Multicolored abilities that match the current action are also activated.
      • You are never forced to activate a card ability.
      • Black abilities are triggered only when played.
      • Brown abilities have end game scoring possibilities.
  • Planting
    • 1. The active player may plant up to 2 cards into their tableau, paying the soil cost.
         • Your 1st card can be placed anywhere.
         • All cards after your 1st must be placed adjacent (orthogonal or diagonal) to an already placed card.
      2. After planting, the active player draws 4 cards, chooses 1 to keep, and discards the rest.
      3. All other players may plant 1 card in their tableau, paying its cost.
      4. All other players may draw 1 card.
      5. All players activate green abilities (see Gameplay).
  • Composting
    • 1. The active player may gain 5 soil from the supply, placing them in their reserve.
         • There is no limit to the amount of a soil a player can have. Soil tokens are also considered to be unlimited.
      2. The active player takes 2 cards from the draw pile and places them face down in their compost space without looking at them.
      3. All other players gain 2 soil OR they may draw 2 cards from the draw pile and place them in their compost space.
      4. All players activate red abilities (see Gameplay).
  • Watering
    • 1. The active player may place up to 6 sprouts on any number of flora cards in their tableau.
         • The card(s) must have empty sprout spaces.
         • Sprouts cannot be saved in a personal supply.
         • Sprout tokens are considered to be unlimited.
         • Players may convert sprouts in their tableau to soil.
           • You convert at a ratio of 3 sprouts to 2 soil.
           • You cannot convert sprouts to soil during this action.
           • You cannot convert sprouts to soil in the middle of a card ability.
           • Otherwise, you can convert them any other time during the game.
         • If a player doesn't have room in their tableau to place all sprouts, unplaced sprouts are lost.
      2. The active player gains 2 soil.
      3. All other players may either place up to 2 sprouts on their available sprout spaces OR they may gain 2 soil.
      4. All players activate blue abilities (see Gameplay).
  • Growing
    • 1. The active player may draw 4 cards and add them to their hand.
         • There is no limit to the number of cards a player can have in hand.
         • If the deck and discard pile are both empty, players can no longer draw cards to their hand or compost pile.
      2. The active player may then place up to 2 growth (total) on their flora that has room to grow.
         • A growth space is limited by the maximum growth number on the space.
         • The last growth placed on a space is a canopy, not a trunk. The color of the canopy does not matter.
         • Flora with a maximum growth of 1 will only have a canopy.
         • Growth cannot be placed in a players personal supply. Any growth that cannot be placed during this turn is lost.
         • Growth tokens (trunks and canopies) are unlimited.
      3. All other players may draw 2 cards OR them may place up to 2 growth on flora with space for it.
      4. All players activate yellow abilities (see Gameplay).
• Cards
  • Ecosystem Cards

    • These cards give end game scoring bonuses.

      • At the beginning of the game, you should choose the side of the card to use for the game.
      • There will be 3 ecosystem cards in play during a standard game. 2 on the fauna board and 1 on your player board.
      • When given your card at the beginning of the game, you may choose either side of the card to use.
      • You may score ecosystem cards multiple times if they meet the requirements multiple times with different cards/components.
        • Once a card/component has been used to score an ecosystem card, it cannot be used again for scoring on the same ecosystem card.
  • Fauna Cards

    • These cards give in-game scoring objectives.

      • At the end of a turn in which a player fulfills an objective on 1 or more fauna cards, they claim the highest available VP tier next to the card by placing a leaf token on it.
      • If 2 or more players fulfill the objective on the same turn, leaf tokens are placed in clockwise turn order, starting with the active player.
      • Once claimed, a fauna objective cannot be lost, even if the state changes such that you no longer meet the objective.
      • The points for the fauna objectives are scored at the end of the game.
  • Island Cards

    • These cards give players their starting resources as well as an ability.

      • At the beginning of the game, you should choose the side of the card to use for the game.
      • Note that of the cards drawn, a number of them will be composted.
      • These cards can also count for ecosystem/fauna objectives.
  • Climate Cards

    • These cards give players another ability.

      • At the beginning of the game, you should choose the side of the card to use for the game.
      • These cards can also count for ecosystem/fauna objectives.
  • Earth Cards

    • The majority of the cards in the game are Earth cards:

      • 179 flora cards
      • 66 terrain cards
      • 38 event cards

      Flora

      Note that all cards are referred to as "cards", but flora cards are specifically referred to as "flora". This is important for ecosystem/fauna objectives.

      Flora is classified by type (equal amount of each):

      Symbol	Type
      	Tree
      	Herb
      	Mushroom
      	Bush

      Habitats are used for scoring objectives. These are listed in the top right of cards.

      Symbol	Type
      	Sunny
      	Wet
      	Rocky
      	Cold

      Terrain

      These cards often do not grant resources, but instead offer in- game effects or end-game scoring.

      Events

      These cards are different from the others in that they can be played at any time

      • These can be played on other players' turns or between the activation of 2 abilities.
      • They give you an instant benefit and don't directly affect other players.
      • These do not get added to your tableau.
        • When played they are placed face-up in the event space on your player board.
      • These can either may earn or lose points at the end of the game.
      • Once played they cannot be exchanged, activated, or composted.
• End of the Game

  • The game ends at the end of a round in which a player has completed their 4x4 tableau (16 cards).

    • The player who 1st completes their tableau places a leaf token on the 7 VP bonus space on the fauna board.
      • If the active player and another player complete their tableaus on the same turn, the active player gets the bonus.
      • If multiple players, but not the active player, complete their tableau on the same turn, the player sitting closest to the active player, in clockwise order, claims the bonus.

    Scoring

    1. Add the base VP from your Island/Climate cards and all the cards in your tableau.
       • Do not include your event cards or cards in your compost pile.
    2. Add the base VP from cards in your event stack.
    3. Add 1 VP per card in your compost.
    4. Add 1 VP per sprout in your tableau.
    5. Add 1 VP per trunk in your tableau, unless the canopy has been placed, in which case you score the canopy VP instead of 1 VP/trunk.
    6. Add VP from any terrain in your tableau with an end-game scoring bonus.
    7. Add VP from any fulfilled ecosystem objectives.
    8. Add VP from leaf tokens placed on the fauna board.
       • Add the 7 VP bonus if you were the 1st player to complete their tableau.

    If there is a tie, resolve the tie in the following order:

    1. Most soil
    2. Most cards in their hand
    3. Most growth in their tableau
    4. Most sprouts
    5. Most composted cards
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