Download the GEEK rules (14.1 Mo) - HELVETIA Games

Procedure of PlayThe game is played in several rounds . Each round has 7 phases. In each round each player in turn plays the first phase,then each plays the second phase and so on until the 7 phases have been played.At this stage a new round can be started and this continues until the game ends.The 7 phases of a round:• Extraction• Order of play• Buying of property and construction of 2 warehouses• Management• Administration• Speculation• End of game conditions1. ExtractionEach mine and certain buildings produce resources.As a rule, each mine produces a corresponding resource, for example the coal mine produces coal.Certain buildings, such as the Ironworks, also produce a resource.Other buildings affect certain mines, such as The Quarry which doubles the production of a maximum of 2 stone mines.The owner of ‘The Inn’ earns 3 CHF at each extraction phase.2. Order of playDuring this phase, a new order of play is established by bidding.Starting with the first player, each person can either:• bid 1 CHF more than the player before (the player who starts bids 1 CHF),• or pass.The first player to pass places his pawn on the bottom of the grid corresponding to the next round.The next player who passes can choose to place his pawn either before or after a pawn that has already been placedon this grid.The third player who passes can place himself either in front, behind or between two pawns already placed. This continuesuntil everybody has passed.Each player pays the last sum that he bid before passing.The amount bid cannot exceed that in the player’s possession.The money must be visible to all players at all times.3. Buying property and construction of 2 warehouses.Each player in turn (according to the order of play previously defined) has the option to buy one and only one buildingfrom the available buildings grid.This building will be placed in the player’s reserve. (The player must wait until the management phase before placinghis acquired building on the grid).The price of a building is indicated on the tile.Instead of buying a building, a player can decide to remove it (put it back in the black bag) from the available buildingsgrid by paying the current buying price (this can be a building that the player already owns).A player can only own one of each building.During this same phase each player can build up to two warehouses. The warehouses enable the stocking of resources(1 per warehouse) during the administration phase. They must be built in the order indicated on the miner’s board.The price is marked in the corresponding square.When a player passes, he must pay the lastamount that he bid.Bâtiments3 2 1 2 3A player can only possess one of eachbuilding.+1PricePoints of VictoryEffectOne can only buy 2 warehouses per round!8