- Place the main board.
- Place the "X" tiles, wheel enhancements, farm enhancements, tulip bulbs, and tool tokens near the board.
- Shuffle each type of wheel enhancement tiles separately, forming
stacks face down. Place them near the main board.
- Draw 2 common, 1 uncommon, and 1 unique enhancements and place them on their spaces on the main board.
- Shuffle the farm enhancements into a face down deck and place it
near the main board.
- Draw 3 farm enhancements and place them in any order face up on their spaces on the main board.
- Place the floodgate marker and the water level marker on their lowest numbered positions on their tracks.
- Shuffle the foreign trade cards and place them in a face up stack on the main board.
- Choose a 1st player.
- Give each player:
- 1 farm board
- 1 windmill board (randomly chosen) rotated so the red arrow lines up with the red spoke on the larger gear.
- 1 player aid
- 1 tool token
- 9 windmill tokens (in their color)
- 5 player markers (in their color)
- Each player places their player markers:
- On the "5" space of the VP track
- The starting position of the calendar track
- On the guilder track on their farm boards:
- 1st player: 4th position
- 2nd player: 5th position
- 3rd player: 6th position
- 4th player: 7th position
- Randomly choose a number of starting farm enhancements equal to the
number of players + 1 and place them face up.
- In reverse turn order, each player chooses 1 card and places it under the top leftmost slot of their farm board (showing the top half of the card).
- Place the remaining card on the main board next to the calendar, flipping it to the queen's wish side.
- In reverse turn order, each player places 1 of their larger player
markers on an area of the market without another player marker (if
possible).
Then:
- 2 players: Place 1 neutral marker in each of the 3 areas of the market.
- 3 players: Place 1 neutral marker in each of the 2 areas of the market that don't have the 1st player's marker.
- 4 players: Place 1 neutral marker in the next area counter-clockwise from the 1st player's marker.
- Return any remaining neutral markers to the box.
- Players should set aside their 5th player marker for now.
- Players then receive:
- 1st player: 1 white tulip bulb (placed in their storage)
- 2nd player: 1 yellow tulip bulb (placed in their storage)
- 3rd player: 1 red tulip bulb (placed in their storage)
- 4th player: 1 violet tulip bulb (placed in their storage)
- Each player should place their windmills into groups, in the slots on the left side of their farm board (top to bottom: 1/1/2/2/3).
- If playing with less than 4 players cover the respective part of the calendar with the limit tile, leaving the last column of the calendar uncovered.
Players will continuously take turns until someone reaches the end of the calendar track, which triggers the game end. You will then finish the current round (equal turns) and then play 1 more turn.
General Rules
- You cannot have more than 9 guilders or less than zero.
- If at any point, a player fulfills the Queen's Wish, they place 1 of their markers on the highest available VP space and gain the VP.
- A white number next to a symbol indicates how much of that you gain.
- A red number next to a symbol indicates how much of that you have to spend.
- Rewards are optional.
- When you gain tulip bulbs, they are always placed in your storage from
left to right.
- The 2 rightmost spots have a cost.
- If your storage is full, you may discard a bulb and replace it
with a new bulb you've gained.
- The cost is not paid when exchanging tulip bulbs already in these spaces when doing this.
- 1. Floodgate Adjustment
- You may open or close the floodgates during this step. This will determine how much your wheels move.
- You have 3 choices:
- Leave the floodgate where it is.
- Close the floodgate by moving it down any number of steps.
- Open the floodgate by moving it up any number of steps, but paying the guilder cost for each step (and receiving the VP reward(s)).
- You can only move the floodgate in 1 direction on your turn.
- You cannot set the floodgate to a level that would move the water level off of its track.
- If the water level is at the maximum, you must decrease the floodgate level (water speed) to 1.
- 2. Water Level Adjustment
- Move the water level to the right a number of spaces based on the
current floodgate level (water speed):
- Level 1: 0 spaces
- Level 2: 1 spaces
- Level 3: 2 spaces
- The water level can never move off the end of the track.
- You cannot set the floodgate to a level that would move the water level off of its track.
- Move the water level to the right a number of spaces based on the
current floodgate level (water speed):
- 3. Wheel Movement
- Move your gears clockwise a number of steps equal to the floodgate
level (water speed).
- You may increase or decrease how far it moves by spending
a tool for each step.
- Using tools does not affect the floodgate level.
- You must always move the wheel at least 1 space and never more than 4 spaces.
- You may increase or decrease how far it moves by spending
a tool for each step.
- Whenever the red spoke on your wheel meets/crosses the red arrow
on your board, move your marker 1 space to the right on the
calendar track.
- Receive the reward shown on the space and, if available, claim a unique reward in the same column. After claiming the unique reward, cover it with a red "X".
- When a player reaches the end of the calendar track, game end is triggered.
- Move your gears clockwise a number of steps equal to the floodgate
level (water speed).
- 4. Perform Actions
- You may select 1 of the 2 actions.
- You must take 1 of the 2 actions if at all possible.
- If you cannot perform either action, instead take 2 guilders.
- If 1 of the 2 actions has a "+" symbol, you may perform both actions in any order.
- Some effects may grant you extra actions.
- If, due to this, you perform the same action twice, note that they are considered separate, distinct actions.
Action: Lower the Water Level
- Gain the reward for the current level of the water level
marker once for each strength level of the action. e.g. If the
marker is on the 8 space and you have a 2 strength action, you
would receive either 4 guilders or 4 VP.
- Note that you still receive 1 coin even if the track is at its bottom space.
- Lower the water level a number of spaces equal to the action's strength.
Action: Enhance the Wheels
- Before selecting an enhancement, you may spend 1 guilder to discard all the current enhancements to the bottom of their respective piles and replace them.
- Take a wheel enhancement token from the board and cover an existing
action on 1 of your wheels, paying the cost.
- Common: Free
- Uncommon: 1 guilder
- Unique: 2 guilders
- You may replace a previously installed enhancement, returning the replaced 1 to the box.
- You cannot install an enhancement on a space you activated this turn.
- Refill the board spot with a matching enhancement.
- If the matching type has run out, replace it with a common enhancement and cover the cost with a red "X" (it is now free).
Action: Gain a Farm Enhancement
- Before selecting an enhancement, you may spend 1 guilder to discard all the current enhancements to the discard and replace them from the deck.
- Select a card and slot it under your board as either a "helper"
(top half) or a "contract" (bottom half).
- If used as a helper, you slot it in the leftmost spot and gain the points shown for that slot.
- Immediately refill the supply when taking a card.
- Helpers can be used once per turn and they can be used
immediately after placement.
- Helper abilities can be used before or after your action(s).
- If your slots are full for either contracts or helpers, you can
replace an existing card.
- If you are replacing a helper, you do not gain the VP for the slot you are replacing.
- Add the removed card to the discard pile.
Action: Build a Windmill
- Take any windmill from your board, pay the cost next to the
windmill space and place it on the main board following the
placement rules.
- The windmill must be connected to the market via an uninterrupted path of windmills of any color.
- Only 1 windmill can be placed in a space.
- After placing a windmill, do the following:
- Tracing the shortest path possible back to the market, all
other players receive 1 VP for each windmill on this
path.
- You do not receive points for any of your windmills on this path.
- Receive all the rewards from any fields adjacent to your newly placed windmill.
- Tracing the shortest path possible back to the market, all
other players receive 1 VP for each windmill on this
path.
- There are some enhancements that allow you to build windmills
that are not connected to the market.
- No one can build off of these windmills! They must follow the rule where they are connected to the market.
Action: Visit the Market
- You pay the cost shown to move your marker clockwise a number of spaces in the market equal to the strength of the action.
- Once per turn, before you move, you can pay 1 guilder to move
a neutral marker from 1 area of the market to another.
- It must move to an area that you will move to during some part of your movement.
- For each movement point (strength of the action), move your token
1 space clockwise and collect 1 of the rewards shown a number of
times equal to the number of tokens in that market area (max of 3).
- e.g. If you move to an area with 2 tokens (including your own), you would collect 2x of your chosen reward.
- If an area is full, you may pay 1 guilder to another player and
place your token on top of theirs.
- You still only collect a max of 3x of a reward.
- This does not prevent movement of the other player in any way.
Action: Plant Tulip Bulbs
- Plant a number of tulip bulbs equal to the action's strength from your storage to your tulip patches.
- You may plant any tulip bulb from your storage.
- You must plant in the leftmost spot of any row.
- If you cover a reward on the space, gain that immediately.
- After planting, slide the remaining tulip bulbs in your storage to the left so there are no open spaces on the left side.
Action: Conduct Foreign Trade
- You have 2 options with this action:
- Place a tulip bulb from your storage on the foreign trade card
and receive rewards.
- The bulb must be of a different color than any others on the card.
- The bulb is placed between 2 quarters of the card and you receive the reward from both quarters.
- OR take all the tulip bulbs from the card, returning any you don't want to the supply.
- Place a tulip bulb from your storage on the foreign trade card
and receive rewards.
- If, after placing a tulip bulb on the card, the card has 4 bulbs on it, remove all the bulbs and place them in the supply. Then, place the card at the bottom of its deck.
- You may select 1 of the 2 actions.
When a player reaches the last space of the calendar track, game end is triggered. Finish out the current round (equal turns), then each player gets 1 more turn.
Scoring
- Gain points for contracts.
- Each empty windmill group will score points for different colors of
tulip bulbs in your patch (not your storage). Top to bottom:
- 1 VP per white bulb
- 1 VP per yellow bulb
- 2 VP per red bulb
- 2 VP per violet bulb
- 3 VP per black bulb
- Score points for each completed row/column in your patch.
- X points for a complete row where all the tulips are the same color.
- X (smaller) points for a complete row where they are not all the same color.
- X points for each column with 4 different colors of tulip bulbs.
- -X points for each column with 2 or more of the same color bulb, complete or incomplete.
The player with the VP wins. If there is a tie:
- The player with the most tulip bulbs in the patch wins.
- The player with the most tulip bulbs in their storage wins.
- The player with the most windmills on the main board wins.
- Tied players share the victory.
For this variant, simply remove the 1 extra turn at the end of the game and instead just finish out the round (equal turns) where the game end is triggered.
Symbol Description 
Gain the indicated number of VP. 
Lose the indicated number of VP. 
Gain a tool token. 
Gain the indicated tulip bulbs and place them in your storage. 
Gain any tulip bulb. 
Gain the indicated number of guilders. 
Pay the indicated number of guilders. 
Immediately score 1 of your contracts. This contract will still score normally at the end of the game.
Symbol Description 
Plant up to 3 bulbs. 
Do a lower water level action. Gain both VP and Guilder. 
Build a windmill. Optionally pay 1 guilder to build without making a connection to the market. 
Do a foreign trade action. You may place a tulip bulb of a color that is already present. 
Do a foreign trade action. You may pay 1 guilder to gain 1 additional reward, in addition to the 2 rewards adjacent to your bulb. You do not gain it if you instead collect bulbs. 
Do an enhance the wheel action and gain 2 guilders. 
Do 2 enhance the wheel actions. 
Do the lower water level action and gain 2 guilders. 
Build a windmill and gain 1 guilder. 
Visit the market with strength 3. 
Visit the market with strength 2. 
Gain a farm enhancement and 1 guilder. 
Receive a tool. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Pay 1 tool or 2 guilders to gain 4 points. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
You may exchange 1 tulip bulb from your storage with the supply, then you may plant 1 tulip bulb. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Exchange 1 of your farm enhancements for another from the offer and gain 3 VP. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Visit the market. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Gain 2 guilders. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Remove 1 windmill from your farm board and return it to the box. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Do an enhance the wheel action. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Gain 1 tulip bulb of any color. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Perform a lower the water level action. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Perform the foreign trade action. You may do both options, taking the tulip bulbs from the card to your storage and place a tulip bulb to gain adjacent benefits. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Discard 1 of your wheel enhancements to gain 5 VP and 2 guilders. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Exchange one of your wheel enhancements with 1 from the offer for free. You may also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Gain a farm enhancement and 3 guilders. 
Visit the market. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Gain 4 guilders. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Gain 2 guilders and 3 VP. 
Plant up to 3 tulip bulbs. You may exchange 1 bulb from your storage with the supply before planting. 
Do a lower water level action and gain both VP and guilder. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Build a windmill. You may place the windmill without a connection to the market. Gain 1 guilder. 
Build a windmill and gain 3 guilders. 
Take a tulip bulb of any color from the supply and add it to your storage. Gain 1 guilder and 1 VP. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Plant up to 4 tulip bulbs. 
Gain a farm enhancement. You can also perform the action on the other wheel. 
Do a foreign trade action. You may pay 1 guilder to gain all rewards on the card (you do not gain this if you collect bulbs). You can also perform the action on the other wheel.
Helper: When you do a gain a farm enhancement action, you may also lower the water level with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards guilder.
Helper: Gain 2 VP when you take the enhance wheels action.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards white tulips.
Helper: When you do a gain a foreign trade action, gain 2 VP.
Contract: Gain 5 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards tools.
Helper: When you do a gain a build windmill action, gain 1 tool.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards yellow tulips.
Helper: When you visit the market, you may also do an enhance wheels action.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards a plant tulips action.
Helper: When you do a gain a lower water level action, gain 1 tulip of any color into your storage.
Contract: Gain 5 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards a visit the market action.
Helper: When you move the floodgate marker up, gain 2 extra VP.
Contract: Gain 5 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards a farm enhancement action.
Helper: When you do a lower the water level action, gain a yellow or red tulip into your storage.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards red tulips.
Helper: When you do a lower the water level action, you may add +1 strength to that action.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards a lower the water level action.
Helper: When you build a windmill, gain 2 VP.
Contract: Gain 5 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards an enhance wheels action.
Helper: When you do a foreign trade action, receive 1 tool.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for each of your large wheel enhancements.
Helper: When you take a farm enhancement action, you may gain 1 reward from a market area adjacent to your marker.
Contract: Gain 15 VP if you have an enhancement on each space of your small wheel.
Helper: When you move the floodgate marker up, gain 2 extra VP.
Contract: Gain 5 VP for each of your windmills adjacent to a field that rewards a farm enhancement action.
Helper: When you do an enhance wheels action, you may also do a lower water level action with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each unique wheel enhancement you have.
Helper: When you gain do a farm enhancement action, you may also do a plant tulips action to plant 1 tulip.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each farm enhancement card you have.
Helper: When you do a plant tulips action to plant 2+ tulips, gain 1 tool.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for every 2nd tool you have.
Helper: When you do a lower the water level action with a strength of 2+, you do a plant action to plant 1 tulip.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each of your windmills on the main board.
Helper: When you do an enhance wheels action, gain 1 tool.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for each uncommon wheel enhancement you have.
Helper: When you do a lower the water action, gain 1 white or violet tulip.
Contract: Gain 4 VP for each full row in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you visit the market, gain 1 tool.
Contract: Gain 3 VP for each full column in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you visit the market, gain 1 reward from a market area adjacent to your marker.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each red tulip in your patch.
Helper: When you do a plant action, gain 2 VP.
Contract: Gain 12 VP for each full row of violet tulips in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a foreign trade action, you can do a lower water level action with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 10 VP for each full row of yellow tulips in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a gain farm enhancement action, gain 1 tulip of any color to your storage.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each white tulip in your patch.
Helper: When you visit the market, you may do a lower water level action with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 14 VP for each full row of black tulips in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a build windmill action, gain 1 reward from a market area adjacent to your market.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each black tulip in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a build windmill action, you may do a lower water level action with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 10 VP for each full row of white tulips in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a foreign trade action, you may do a plant action to plant 1 tulip.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each violet tulip in your patch.
Helper: When you do a plant action, you may do a lower water level action with a strength of 1.
Contract: Gain 10 VP for each full row of red tulips in your tulip patch.
Helper: When you do a plant action, gain 1 tulip of any color into your storage.
Contract: Gain 2 VP for each yellow tulip in your patch.
When you do a foreign trade action, you can select any 2 rewards (they do not have to be adjacent to your tulip bulb you place) and place a tulip from the supply instead of your storage.
When you do a gain a farm enhancement action, you can draw 3 extra cards from the deck. Return any cards you drew, but did not buy, to either the top of the deck (refill the offer earlier if needed) or discard them
When you do a plant action, you can pay 1 VP to plant 1 extra tulip.
When you do a build windmill action, gain 1 VP and 1 guilder.
When you visit the market, in each market area you may divide the strength between multiple rewards. You also don't pay for moving a neutral marker or placing your marker on top of another player (the player still receives the guilder).
Important: "Choose any of the rewards" part of this enhancement can always be used (not only once per turn).
When you do an enhance wheels action, gain 1 tulip of any color
Score when you have 6 tool tokens in your play area. This can only be scored once.
Score when you a contract card from each of the 3 groups (red, yellow, blue border). You can only score this once.
Score when you have planted tulips in all the depicted places in your patch. You can only score this once.
Score when you have 4 windmills on the main board in the same network. You can only score this once.
Score when you have 6 wheel enhancements, including at least 2 uncommon and at least 2 unique enhancements. You can only score this once.