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Meuterer - Online Guide

Starting The Game

With /join 3-4 players can join the game. With /start the game begins. Alternatively, you can use the Game Tool!

Object of the Game

Everything looks peaceful aboard this merchant vessel. The cargo hold is nicely filled and the Captain steers his ship to the next Island to sell goods to the natives. But appearences are deceiving, as the mutineer has different plans. With the help of the Deck Hand he tries to overthrow the Captain to take control himself.

The players are trying to gain Victory Points (VP) each round by selling goods to the various natives as well as supporting or preventing a mutiny on board. After 8 (9) rounds with 4 (resp. 3) players the game ends.

The Character Cards

Captain

The captain is always the starting player. He determines the destination island for the round, if he is not overcome by Mutineer. The faithful mate stands by his side.

Mate

The Mate stands by his captain through thick and thin and will gladly fight against a muntiny. His sword counts for the captain's side in the fight. The Mate scores 1 point as minimum wage, plus whatever bonus the captain sets, even if there is no mutiny!

Mutineer

The Mutineer desires to become the new captain. He is supported by the Deckhand. If the Mutineer succeeds, he determines the next island and becomes captain in the next round. If the Mutineer fails, he gets nothing.

Deckhand

The Deckhand supports the Mutineer. When a mutiny is successful, the Deckhand scores 2 victory points. If there is no mutiny then he does not score.

Trader (Händler)

The merchant gets a bonus when selling goods. When making a sale to an island, the merchant always scores the highest value for that island.

Cargo Master

The cargo master gets the advantage in the next round. He gets 3 extra cards to choose from when replenishing his hand.

The crossed out cards are the cards which the Cargo Master still has. You must click on the card(s) you want (leaving three un-selected), then select "OK", so that you end up with five cards.

Flow of the game

The game dashboard is located in the centre of the screen. It provides the following information:

• The # of the Current Round
• The names of the players
• The current action
• The wage for the Mate
• Number of cards available in the deck, as well as the type of the highest number of cards played during the round.

Mates Income

At the beginning of each round the Captain sets how many VPs he will give to the Mate for a succesful support against a mutiny.

Trading Goods

During each round, players can try to sell their goods to 1 or 2 islands. The active islands have a brown border instead a grey border.

During your turn, you will see a selection window with your cards. Select the one you wish to play and then click on "OK".

If you want to pass, select the “Pass” Button (no cards can then be selected!)

Choosing a Role

If you choose to “pass”, you will then be given the option to select a role. Click on the desired available role then click “OK”.

Setting Course

The captain typically determines the course (island) for the next round. As soon as he "passes" from placing goods for sale, the number of cards he has remaining in his hand determines the number of spaces forward the goal for the next round will be. The appropriate island is then marked with the brown captain sign. In the above example, the captain had one goods card remaining in his hand, therefore the ship will set sail from Eisfelsen and land at Sandkap next round. Note: Goods can only be sold on the next target island starting from the next round! If the mutineer defeats the captain, he will become the new captain, and likewise, the number of cards left in his hand will dictate the next land fall. His current target island is shown with a blue border. Note the selection of the goal island defined by the number of cards in hand in principle the number of remaining hand maps before any swords are played!

Mutiny

If the Mutineer card was selected, players may contribute (either for or against the mutiny) by adding swords to the fight. This begins with the captain and every other player can then contribute to the fight.

Swords already played out during the goods phase are added to the action. The following rules apply:

• Swords from the Deckhand add to the Mutineer's swords
• Swords from the Mate add to the Captain's swords.

If the Mutineer and Deckhand play as many swords between them as the Captain and Mate (including the Mate's automatic +1 sword) then the mutiny is successful, and the Mutineer becomes the new Captain. The landfall for the ship in the next round will then be determined by the new Captain's cards in hand. The Mutineer receives the number of victory points shown on the top right of the that island.

The Deckhand gets 2 points, the Captain and Mate get nothing.

If the Mutiny fails, the landfall for the ship in the next round will be determined by the existing Captain's cards in hand. The Captain receives the number of victory points show on the top right of the current island. - less the points given as wages to the Mate.

The Mutineer and Deckhand would then get nothing.

The Mate keeps his points if the Mutiny is unsuccessful.

Trading

On most islands you can only trade one type of raw material. (Example: on Eisfelsen you can only trade rubies). On the two islands with “?” you can trade any type of good. On these islands you may only trade one type. The player(s) who have the most goods to trade at each island are allowed to make the trade and earn victory points as follows:

• If you alone have the highest number of goods to sell, you get the full score (Eisfelsen = 6)
• If 2 players equally have the highest number of goods to sell, they both get the 2nd score (Eisfelsen = 4)
• If 3 players equally have the highest number of goods to sell, they all get the 3rd score (Eisfelsen = 3)

If all 4 players have the most goods to trade, then no-one scores. If a player selected the merchant, he always gets paid the highest score from that island if he has the highest trade.

Goods are traded sequentially, beginning with the captain. You will see the trading window with your played goods shown. You can now decide which island to sell which goods to.

You must toggle each card between two different colours. By clicking once on each card it will have a yellow border. Click again and it becomes red, click once more and no border. Decide for each card the appropriate colour, since both islands involved in the trade are designated either red or yellow.

Click "OK" once you have made all your selections.

Each player then indicates which goods he is selling to each island; in this example two cloth were sold to "Piratennest" and a ruby to "Fingerhut".

Trading is an important, tactic: you can also split trades. For example if you have five grain cards, you could trade 3 on a '?' island and 2 on a grain island. This way you would proably score the majority on both islands.

The number of the goods traded on each goods card varies by the type of good. The value is shown on each card.

End of the Game

The game ends after 9/8 rounds with 3/4 players.

Game Options

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If all four players sell the same number of goods, the trader also scores nothing.