thegnomesofzavandor

Welcome to the world of the Gnomes of Zavandor.

Like most gnomes, you have two great passions: sparkling gems and wondrous machines. The sought-after gemstones can be found around the mining town of Diamantina. They can be bought and sold at the gem exchange, shady traders are always willing to engage in a little wheeling and dealing, and then you can use the gems to claim valuable mining rights, artifacts and jewellery. Who will become the most successful gem trading mogul?

Zavandor is a fantasy setting which revolves around a capitalist economy based on trading in gems - sapphires, rubies, mystical gems etc. Other games in the family include Mines of Zavandor, and The Scepter of Zavandor.

Gnome of Zavandor menampilkan dua papan tengah. Yang pertama adalah kotak dengan penanda yang menunjukkan harga saat ini dari masing-masing jenis permata, dan juga menunjukkan apakah harga akan naik atau turun pada giliran berikutnya. Permata dapat dibeli (atau dijual) dengan uang tunai di fase pertama setiap giliran. Membeli permata membuatnya lebih berharga di giliran berikutnya; menjualnya mengurangi nilainya, dan ini tercermin di jaringan. Permata ini dapat digunakan untuk membeli ubin dari papan kedua, arena berbentuk bintang yang menampilkan ubin 'hak menambang' yang ditempatkan secara acak di sekitarnya. Posisi di papan menunjukkan biaya untuk membeli hak penambangan ini; biayanya akan menjadi pilihan campuran permata berwarna. Di akhir setiap giliran, pemain mendapatkan permata baru sesuai dengan hak penambangan yang mereka peroleh dan ini memengaruhi ekonomi pusat, umumnya mengurangi nilai permata yang relevan saat dibeli dengan uang tunai, di babak mendatang.

The initial phase of the turn involves buying gems, selling gems, taking gold, trading with the central supply, and purchasing cards and tokens (with gems rather than cash). The items available for purchase include equipment improving your efficiency, jewels providing victory points, and mining rights. The second phase of the turn involves mining for new gems. Each player takes the gems they are allowed according to their mining rights. At the end of each turn, the market values are adjusted according to the actions which have occurred; the price of the available equipment is discounted (this rule is optional); and another area of the star-shaped board becomes accessible with more mining-rights available to purchase in the next round.

The game continues until one player has reached a victory-point target, dependent on the number of players in the game. Victory points are achieved by purchasing mining-rights, equipment, and most significantly (but also most expensively) jewellery.

Jumlah pemain: 2 - 4

Durasi permainan: 75 mn

Kompleksitas: 2 / 5