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SolidHow we teach it and play it
Greylune
7.7/ 10- 2–4 players
- 45–90 min
- Heavy
- Ages 14+
- Best with 3 by BGG vote
How we teach it
Goal:
Become the most prestigious adventurer in Greylune by earning the most Victory Points (VP) at the end of the 5th Year. You gain VP through-
Recruiting Companions
Acquiring Items
Visiting Buildings
Completing Encounters
Completing Quests
Participating in Events
Telling Stories in Taverns
Improving Strength and Magic skills
Setup:
Place the Main Board and Season Board in the center of the table.
Build the Village Deck:
Remove 2 random Village cards from each standard deck.
Place all Legend cards on the bottom.
Place remaining Village cards on top.
Reveal 9 cards in a 3x3 grid.
Build the Encounter Deck:
Use the number of cards appropriate for the player count.
Reveal Encounter cards and place them according to their indicated distance from the Village.
Build the Event Stack:
Randomly remove 1 Event tile.
Shuffle remaining Event tiles.
Reveal the first Event.
Draw 3 Quest Tiles and place them face up.
Each player receives:
Personal Board
Adventurer
Villagers
Starting resources as indicated by the rulebook
Strength and Magic markers
VP markers
Game Structure:
The game lasts 5 Years.
Each Year contains 4 Seasons-
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Players do not necessarily move through Seasons at the same pace. One player may be in Summer while another is still in Spring.
Winter:
Purpose-
Prepare for the new Year.
Actions-
Refill Village cards.
Refill Encounters.
Reveal new Event if required.
Resolve Year-start effects.
Receive any applicable income.
Spring:
Purpose-
Place Villagers or participate in the Event.
On Your Turn Choose One-
Place a Villager
Place one Villager between Village cards.
Placement determines which card opportunities are available later.
Participate in the Current Event
Spend required resources.
Gain Event rewards.
Important-
You may continue placing Villagers over multiple turns before advancing to Summer.
Timing is critical.
Summer:
Purpose-
Retrieve Villagers and gain benefits.
On Your Turn-
Choose one of your placed Villagers and remove it.
When removed-
Gain Coins
Recruit a Companion
Purchase an Item
Use a Building
Trigger special card abilities
The exact reward depends on surrounding card positions and game state.
Key Decision-
The longer you wait before retrieving a Villager, the more options may become available, but opponents may take the cards you wanted.
This worker retrieval timing is the central mechanism of the game.
Companions:
Purpose-
Improve capabilities and scoring potential.
Companions provide-
Special powers
VP opportunities
Adventure support
Resource advantages
Recruit them during Summer through Village actions.
Items:
Purpose-
Help complete Encounters and Quests.
Items provide-
Strength bonuses
Magic bonuses
Adventure requirements
Scoring opportunities
Purchase during Summer-
Buildings-
Purpose-
Gain special benefits.
Buildings may allow-
Resource conversion
Stat increases
Special actions
Scoring opportunities
Use Buildings when withdrawing Villagers during Summer.
Strength and Magic:
Purpose-
Unlock better Encounters.
As your Strength and Magic increase:
More Encounters become available.
Higher-value Quests become achievable.
Additional scoring opportunities appear.
Encounters:
Purpose-
Adventure outside Greylune.
When requirements are met-
Spend required resources.
Claim the Encounter.
Gain rewards.
Earn VP.
Advance your story.
Higher-distance Encounters generally offer greater benefits.
Quests:
Purpose-
Score significant VP.
To complete a Quest-
Meet all stated requirements.
Spend required resources if necessary.
Claim the Quest reward.
Only a limited number are available each game.
Telling Stories:
Purpose-
Convert adventures into prestige.
After completing Encounters and other achievements, you can gain additional VP by sharing your deeds through Tavern-related activities and scoring opportunities.
This theme ties directly into the game's prestige system.
Fall:
Purpose-
Finish the Year.
Actions-
Complete any remaining end-of-Year activities.
Resolve seasonal effects.
Prepare for Winter.
Once all players have reached Fall, the next Year begins.
End of Game:
After the 5th Year-
Score earned VP.
Score End-Game Quest rewards.
Score Companion bonuses.
Score Item bonuses.
Score any remaining end-game effects.
Player with the highest total VP wins.
Quick Turn Summary:
Spring
Place Villager
OR participate in Event
Summer
Remove Villager
Gain benefit
Buy Item
Recruit Companion
Use Building
Adventure
Complete Encounters
Complete Quests
Fall
Resolve Year end
Repeat for 5 Years
Highest VP Wins
