Medina for 2 Players

Medina for 2 Players

Game length ca. 30 - 40 minutes

Use the rules from Medina with the following differences:

Setup:

Each Player receives:

9 Palace Buildings of each color
6 Stables
12 Figures (Inhabitants)
16 City walls
2 * 4 Domes (see following text)

There are now two of each building left over. Place one building of each color back in the box (they won't be used). The other four buildings will be use as markers on the Information Table (at right). Place them next to the board in the following order: Grey, Black, Brown, and Orange.

One player receives the Yellow and Red Domes, the other player takes the Blue and Green Domes. Yellow and Blue are the point scoring colors; Red and Green are the blockade colors. Place the Yellow and Red domes on the left side of the four buildings on the Information Table. Place the Blue and Green domes on the right side of the buildings (see picture to right). Using the Information Table you can see at a glance who has used which domes.

Setup:

Building:

The first player places one piece on the game board. Player 2 then places one piece on the board. Player 1 now places two pieces on the board. From now on, each player places three pieces on the board during their turn. The following restrictions apply (these also apply for placing two pieces):

You may place multiple white pieces. During a turn you may only place one Palace or Dome of each color on the board. I.e. a Brown Palace, a Yellow and Red dome may be placed, or two stables and a Black Palace could be placed. It would not be permissible to place two Black Palaces and a Yellow dome in the same turn, since the two Palaces are of the same color.
If a player has no white pieces and still has Palace/Dome pieces in one or two colors, you may show the other player your pieces. You may now place only one or two pieces on your turn (with the above restriction).

Domes:

Points can only be scored using the Yellow or Blue Domes. This applies to both the Palaces and the eight tokens. You may however still complete Palaces with Red and Green Domes. Such Palaces do not have any point value and do not gain you a token. It does however count as a completed Palace allowing you to start a new Palace of that color.

New rules for Domes:

If one player has used both color Domes and the other player still has their Blockade color Dome, it is removed from the game. Example: One player has a Grey Palace with a Red Dome. He now builds a Grey Palace with a Yellow Dome. Provided the opponent's Green Dome (Blockade dome) has not been placed yet, it is removed from the game.
If one player has no more Domes (either from being player or removed from the game), the opponent must place a Dome in each round. The pressure builds when all the Domes have been used.

Game End and Scoring:

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Medina is published by Hans im Glück Verlag and designed by Stefan Dorra