Welcome to Rolling Orchards, a 2-player game of
Rolling Orchards
by Robert D. Edwards
Components
2 player boards, 1 action board, 2 pens, 2 green
dice, 1 orange die, 1 white die, and 1 black die.
Setup
Give each player a player board and a pen. Place
the action board between you two. Whoever ate an
apple last is the first player.
Dice
Green dice represent apples, while the orange die
represent pumpkins. The white and black dice can
represent either apples or pumpkin.
Marking Inventory and Boxes
When growing apples and pumpkins put a circle in
an available box to show that you have one apple or
pumpkin available in your inventory. When you use
the apple or pumpkin, such as to bake a pie, cross
out the box that previously had a circle in it to show
that you no longer have the apple or pumpkin
available for use.
X denoted by the color of the die used in an amount as
Simply shade in or cross out boxes for pies, cider,
upgrades, pocket watches and the time track when
you accumulate them via actions.
Starting Inventory
The first player rolls the green and orange dice and
selects either the two green die or orange die and
adds the value on the dice faces to their inventory.
The second player takes the other selection. The
second player repeats this process. Once each
player has rolled and marked their starting inventory
play proceeds through rounds, starting with the first
player and alternating starting turns thereafter.
growing apples and pumpkins at your personal
orchard. Turn them to pies and cider and
accumulate more points than your opponent.

Rounds
Each round consists of the first player rolling all of
the dice in the center of the table and selects one of
the die to place on the marked spots on the action
board and carries out the action. The second player
then selects one of the remaining die and places it
on the action board, carrying out the action. Play
proceeds until all of the dice have been used.
The time track is advanced using the rules below.
The first player designation swaps to the second and
another round begins.
Action Spaces
Only one die can be placed on each spot in a round.
Grow & Bake Pies: Grow apples or pumpkins as
denoted by the color of the die used in an amount as
indicated by the die face. Then you may use your
inventory of grown apples or pumpkins to bake into
pies using the given ratio.
Grow & Press Cider: Grow apples or pumpkins as
indicated by the die face. Then you may use your
inventory of grown apples to press into cider using
the given ratio.
Bake Pies: Use your inventory of grown apples or
pumpkins to bake into pies using the given ratio.
Press Cider: Use your inventory of grown apples to
press into cider using the given ratio.
Grow +3: Grow apples or pumpkins as denoted by
the color of the die used in an amount as indicated
by the die face plus an additional 3.
Advance Time: Fill in the time track and pocket
watches 1, 2, or 3 boxes. Both players fill in the
boxes on their player boards. Fill boxes left to right,
top to bottom. Black die only.
Buy Upgrades: Fill in boxes on an upgrade track
equal to the value of the die face. You may split
between multiple tracks.
Upgrades
When you completely fill in all 6 boxes for an
upgrade, you immediately receive the benefit.
Plow: When you select a a die and place it on any
action space with Grow, you may re-roll the die. You
must take the new result.
Tractor: When you use an action space with Grow,
add 2 to the grow result.
Almanac: Allows a player to use any die color for the
“Advance Time” action.
Pie Stand: Grants an additional 10 bonus points if
the apple pie inventory is fully filled at the end of the
game. This is in addition to the normal 10 bonus
points for filling the inventory.
Apple Picker: Unused apples are worth 2 points
rather than 1.
Round End Time Track
When all dice have been played in a round, the time
track is advanced using the following guidelines:
1) If the time track was advanced with the Advance
Time action, fill in 1 extra box.
2) If the time track was NOT advanced, fill in 2
boxes.
The time track should be filled in left to right, top to
bottom.
Each player will fill in the time track on their player
board, so the time track will be the same on each
board.
Game End
When the time track is filled in completely, play one
more round. Then score your player board. Highest
score wins.
Scoring
Grown and unused pumpkins: 1 point
Pumpkin pies: 7 points
Grown and unused apples: 1 point
Apple pies: 5 points
Apple cider: 3 points
Upgrades: 7 points per completed upgrade
Pocket Watches: 21 points to player who has the
most pocket watches.
Additional Items
The black and white dice can be used as if they
were a green or orange die, but not both at the same
time. For example, placing a white die with a value
of 2 on the “Grow 3” action space, would allow you
to grow 5 apples OR 5 pumpkins.
You can only have inventory if you have a box in the
appropriate section to fill in. For example, you can
only grow 26 pumpkins. Any more will be wasted
and not accumulated.
When using an action containing baking or pressing
cider, the value of the die is the number of times you
can perform the action. For example, a die with 3
showing placed on the “Grow & Bake Pies” space
allows you to grow 3 apples or pumpkins and bake 3
pies.
When using the Advance Time action, only the
active player accumulates pocket watches.
However, both player’s time tracks are filled in to
track the advancement of time. It is possible for
neither player to have pocket watches at the end of
the game if neither player uses the Advance Time
action space.
Attributions
pumpkin by Alena Artemova from the Noun Project
apple by Alena Artemova from the Noun Project