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Short Summary

The Guild - The Card Game

• PLAYERS: 3-6 (may also be played by 2 players)

• DURATION: 45 - 120 min. depending on the luck of

the draw

• OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME: To be elected Mayor or

earn the title “Count”

• MATERIALS: Pen and paper to write down coins and

experience points

The

Guild - The Card Game is for 3-6 players playing

against each other; while the game can also be played

by just 2 players, it is advised to have at least 3 players.

Depending on the number of players and the luck of the

draw, a game may take 45 to 120 minutes or more. The

goal is to build a powerful family dynasty through skillful

management, scheming, intrigue, a little luck and then,

finally, to either be elected MAYOR of the city or - as

an alternate objective - be the first to attain the title of

COUNT.

The game cards are shuffled and placed face down at

the center of the table. Space must be left beside the

pile for the discard pile and other special cards.

Each player chooses one of the 6 professions and places

the corresponding card on the table in front of him.

Each player then receives 12 coins of starting money

and the title of COMMONER, as well as a HOUSE as

Residence.

Finally, 8 hand cards are drawn. Important: if a player

fails to draw a Business Card amongst these 8 cards, the

player may then draw 8 new hand cards. The player lays

the hand cards face up on the table so that the other

players may see them and then draws the 8 new hand

cards. Then the 8 cards on the table are reshuffled into

the pack.

If someone has the Town Hall card in their hand at the

start, the card is reshuffled into the deck and a new card

is drawn.

Preparing to Play

Each player needs a pen and paper to write down

experience points and coins (p.8). Glass stones, poker

chips or coins are particularly well suited to use as

coins.

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“Please note that the masculine gender is used here

for no other reason than simplicity.”

Play

Each player has its turn during each round of play. This

always runs according to the following pattern:

Short:

1. Economy (collect income +2 and pay maintenance

costs)

2. Unblock (if possible)

3. Draw a card

4. Perform actions (maximum 1 district or 1 person)

5. Discard & draw (maximum of 5 hand cards)

1. Economy

The player calculates how many coins his businesses

and other sources of income have earned and adds 2

coins. The maintenance costs (bribes, etc.) are then

deducted from that income. If the player does not have

enough money, he must either sell some possessions,

ask his opponents for money or sit out the round and

wait until the start of the next turn (p.11).

3. Draw a Card

The player now draws a new card from the pile.

2. Unblocking

In this phase any blocked (turned 90° clockwise) cards

are unblocked again (turned back).

Some cards are blocked for more

than one round. In these, the counter

(for example, a counter or a dice) is

reduced by one.

4. Perform Actions

During the Actions phase, players can play as many

cards as they desire, but only one district or one person

per turn. Many cards have certain prerequisites and most

cost coins.

5. Discard & Draw

Players may discard a card at the end of their turn

- although this is not a must - after which cards

are redrawn until the maximum of 5 hand cards is

once again reached (certain cards can increase that

maximum). If a player has too many cards in his hand at

the end of his turn, however, he must then discard the

extra cards and may not draw any new ones.

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End of Play

Players collect VOTES FOR THE MAYORAL ELECTION

from districts, people and other cards. As soon as the

Town Hall is in play (as soon as it has been built), any

player who has at least CITIZEN status can decline to

play any cards in the action phase and instead call for

a mayoral election. When his turn comes up in the next

round, the player counts all the votes together, draws a

card and adds half the card value (rounded down) to the

total.

Example

: if the card value is 5, the player then adds 2 to

his votes.

Now all other players with at least CITIZEN status do the

same. The person with the highest number of votes wins

the mayoral election and thereby the game. When two

or more players have the same number of votes, each of

those players draws one more card and adds the value

to their total to determine the winner.

The second way to win is for a player to attain the title

COUNT by collecting 120 experience points through

playing out cards (p.10).

So there are two ways to win the game - and therefore at

least two strategies.

Card Types

Profession

This is a profession or a professional class. Each

profession has its own particular businesses, although

these businesses may also be built and run by anyone.

Improvements (& Residence)

A given number of improvements can be made to the

residence. At the beginning of the game, each player

owns a House. Once the player has the corresponding

title, he can first be upgraded to a Town House and

then to a Manor House without losing any existing

improvements. Players may now own more than one

residence, which means that anyone who builds himself

a Town House automatically loses their House and that

anyone who builds himself a Manor House automatically

loses their Town House too.

Districts & Persons

These two types of cards grant the player votes in the

mayoral election. Some have maintenance costs per

round (such as a bribe, for example) and some allow

certain cards to be played.

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Artifacts

Some artifacts can be played immediately, the same as

measures or emergency measures, while others have

a permanent effect. Each artifact must always be laid

out before it can be used. It automatically takes up one

inventory slot in the process. A new artifact may first

be played when another free inventory slot becomes

available.

Some actions contain the words: “If there is an active

[Name of business] in play, the cost is paid to its owner”.

This means that the owner of said business receives the

costs to be paid as payment. Of course, whoever owns

the building in question doesn’t have to pay anything.

Businesses

Businesses generate coins each round, if they are not

blocked for some reason. A freshly built business will

first start bringing in coins at the beginning of the next

turn.

Additional Buildings

Additional buildings are used to improve a player’s

businesses. As with businesses, additional buildings

have no effects until the beginning of the player’s next

turn.

Municipal Buildings

As soon as a municipal building (Town Hall) is drawn -

no matter what the circumstances - it is placed blocked

(rotated 90 degrees) beside the deck, in the middle

of the table, and the player draws a new card. From

this point on, any player is free to build the municipal

building either on his own or together with other players.

The card value is converted into experience points and,

where applicable, divided amongst all the builders.

Measures & Instant Measures

While measures can only be carried out (played) during

the player’s action phase, emergency measures can be

taken (played) at any time, even during another player’s

turn.

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Selling Possessions, Trading Amongst Players

Players can sell their unblocked possessions at any time

for half the original costs (rounded down).

Another way for a player to raise funds is to sell an

unblocked card (artifact, improvement or building),

which must be lying on the table in front of him to

another player for a maximum of double the original

costs shown on the card being sold.

Finally, each player is free to ask his fellow players for

coins. This may take the form of a private loan, some

sort of protection money, or compensation for a favor.

It’s The Debtors’ Prison For Them!

Anyone who cannot raise sufficient coins to pay their

costs at any point in the game automatically lands in

debtors’ prison. This means that the player must sit out

the game until the start of the next turn - and cannot

take part in the gameplay until then!

In the Economy Phase of his next turn, the player must

first pay off their debts. If he succeeds in paying off all

his debts, he may continue playing. If not, they must

once again sit out the round.

Shuffling

Once the deck has been exhausted, the discard pile is

thoroughly shuffled and reused.

Additional Rules

Experience Points (& Titles)

Players receive experience points each

time they play a card (in the upper left

corner of each card). Once a given

number of experience points has been

collected, the player’s title increases

(p.7). The title reflects the player’s

social standing and determines how

many businesses and which type of

residence the player may own.

Favor, Sabotage Protection, Burglary Protection &

Inventory Slots

Favor is needed to impress districts and people.

Sabotage and Burglary Protection are used against acts

of sabotage and burglary. The inventory slots determine

the maximum number of artifacts allowed (to be laid

out).

Random Number

Each card bears a card value in the upper left corner.

Whenever a “random number” is mentioned the player

draws a card from the deck, reads the value and then

places the card on the discard pile.

In tests against a given value, the player must have at

least one point more. For example, “Draw a random

number against 3” means that the random number must

be a 4 or higher.

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• Experience points

• Random number

Credits

Game Idea & Design: Heinrich Meyer

Graphics: GolemLabs

Layout & Producing: Ernst “The Doctor” Satzinger

Peter “Humpti“ Hambsch

Lectors: Stephanie “Lecteress“ Harman

Philipp “The Aunt“ Brock

Jessika “J-La“ Langlais

Special thanks to your mum.

Website: theguildgame.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theguildgame

The Guild 3 - Card Game © 2016 by Nordic Games

Licensing AB, Sweden. Published by Nordic Games

GmbH, Austria. Developed by Heinrich Meyer. Nordic

Games and their respective logos are trademarks and/or

registered trademarks of by Nordic Games Licensing AB,

Sweden. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, logos

and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

Made in Germany.

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