World Wonders

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• Setup
  • • Place the main board and add expansion boards based on player count:
      • 1-3 players: Use only the main board.
      • 4 players: Add the 4th player expansion board.
      • 5 players: Add the 4th and 5th player expansion boards.
    • Shuffle and add all the building tiles matching the available spaces on the main/expanion boards.
    • Reveal the top building tile from each stack.
    • Place the 1st and 2nd player turn order pedestals on the board.
    • Each player chooses a color and:
      • Takes their resource board (all players use the same side, either A or B)
      • Takes their player marker
    • Place the player markers on the turn order track in random order.
    • Place long road tiles and sets of short road tiles (sets are two 2x1 tiles and one 1x1 tile) below the main board based on player count:
      • 1-2 players: 1 long road and 1 set of short roads.
      • 3 players: 2 long roads and 1 set of short roads.
      • 4 players: 2 long roads and 2 sets of short roads.
      • 5 players: 3 long roads and 2 sets of short roads.
    • Place 1 tower alongside the road tiles. Set the others aside for later use.
    • Shuffle the monument cards, reveal 3, and place their respective monuments on each one. Set the rest of the deck nearby.
    • If playing with the advanced rules, shuffle the public objectives and randomly place 3 cards face up near the board. The rest of the deck can be returned to the box.
    • Create a supply of loan tiles.
    • Each player takes a map board. All players must use the same side, either A or B.
    • Give each player:
      • 1 long road tile
        • This tile is placed during your 1st turn of the game at no cost along with any piece(s) purchased during that turn.
      • 1 gold marker (set to 0)
      • 1 population marker (set to 0)
      • 3 resource markers (set to 0)
• Gameplay

  • The game is played over the course of up to 10 rounds (shown by the number of tiles in each building stack) or when a player reaches the end of the population track (play to the end of the round).

    The round ends when all players have spent all their gold.

  • Actions
    • • Each player takes turns taking 1 action (below) on their turn.
      • In addition to the action taken, a player can take a loan (gain 2 gold) or pay off a loan (pay 3 gold) as a free action.
        • Players may only have 1 loan at any time.
        • Loans are worth -2 points if not payed back by the end of the game.

      Actions

      Actions consist of purchasing items and, generally, immediately placing them in their city. Tiles cannot be saved for later turns.

      • 1 long road tile: 1 gold
      • 1 set of short road tiles (two 2x1 + one 1x1): 1 gold
      • 1 building tile: Pay the cost shown on the stack/back of the tile
      • The tower: 2 gold (do not replace the tower until the end of the round)
        • Increase your city's resource markers based on the matching symbols on the tile.
          • If you land on/pass a population symbol, move your population marker up 1 space.
      • The 1st or 2nd player turn order pedestal: 1 gold
      • 1 monument: Spend all of your remaining gold
        • When purchased, replace the monument with a new one from the top of the deck.
        • All placement requirements must be met in order to purchase a monument.
        • If the monument has a resource reward, move up on the matching track.
          • If you land on/pass a population symbol, move your population marker up 1 space.
  • Tile Placement Rules

    • Important: Natural resources spaces are considered land spaces. It is possible to score points for these spaces at the end of the game if they are not covered.

      • Road tiles must always be placed orthogonally adjacent to:
        • Other road tiles
        • The "sidewalk" along the bottom of their map board
        • A tower
      • A tower must:
        • Be orthogonally adjacent to anything placed on the map.
        • Be placed on a land space (not water).
      • Building tiles must:
        • Be placed on land spaces (not water).
        • Be orthogonally adjacent to a road tile OR
        • Be orthogonally adjacent to another building tile of the same color.
      • Monuments all have their own placement rules.

      Monument Symbols

      Symbol	Description
      	Adjacent to the sidewalk (bottom of the city board)
      	Adjacent to a building type
      	Adjacent to a natural resource
      	Adjacent to water
      	Land space
      	Water space
      	Land or water space
      	Any space or piece

  • End of Round

    • Do the following at the end of the round:

      1. If the 10th round was completed or a player has reached the end of their population track, proceed to final scoring.
      2. Discard all building tiles not purchased during the round.
      3. Reveal a new building tile of each type.
      4. Replace all purchased road tiles.
      5. Replace the tower (if purchased).
      6. Rearrange the player markers according to the turn order.
         1. If someone purchased the 1st/2nd pedestals, they take the 1st 2 spots.
         2. Arrange the remaining players in order according to their population (lowest 1st to highest last).
            1. If tied, arrange players according to number of monuments (least 1st to highest last).
            2. If still tied, arrange players relatively according to the turn order from the previous round.
      7. Everyone sets their gold marker back to 7.
• End of the Game

  • The game ends when either the 10th round is completed (noted by building stacks) or someone reaches the final space of the population track (play to the end of the round).

    Flip the building board to its back side and score.

    Scoring

    • 1 VP for each ring your population marker reached or passed.
    • Points equal to your least produced resource.
      • e.g. if your food, ceramics, and gear markers are at 8, 9, and 11, you earn 8 points.
    • 1 VP for each ring on your monuments.
    • 1 VP for every visible natural resource that is orthogonally adjacent to at least 1 piece placed on your map.
    • 1 VP for each building tile that is surrounded on all sides by any feature other than plain green spaces.
      • All sides must be adjacent to other building tiles, road tiles, monuments, towers, natural resources, water spaces, the sidewalk, or an edge of the map.
    • -2 VP if you have an unpaid loan.
    • If playing the advanced game, players score points based on who did the best towards each objective.
      • If tied for 1st place, add the points together and divide them among tied players, rounding up.
      • If players are tied for 2nd place, each tied player gets 1 VP.

    The player with the most points wins. If tied, the player with the most monuments wins.

• Advanced: Public Objectives

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    1. Have the largest green area surrounded by pieces, natural resources, and/or water on your map.
       • The edges of the map and the sidewalk are not valid.
    2. Have the longest continuous road (number of connected spaces).
    3. Have the most monuments.
    4. Have the most building tiles adjacent to natural resources.
    5. Have the most building tiles adjacent to water.
    6. Have the most building tiles of the indicated type.
    7. Have the highest value on the track of the indicated resource.
    8. Have the most adjacent building tiles of the type indicated.
    9. Have the most building tiles adjacent to the edge of the map.
       • The sidewalk is not valid.
    10. Have a city district for each type of building tile.
        • If more than 1 player completes this objective, distribute the 4 VP among them evenly.
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