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There was a vast empire which ruled this place once, before it stretched too thin and devoured itself from the inside out. Now, new factions have risen up to
take control in the vacuum. They will have to fight to expand their reach and wrest control from their rivals. You are these Factions.
Starting A Game!
1.
Describe your Faction (You can be goblins, orcs, insects, etc.):
An Empire, A Democracy, A Corporation, A Kingdom, A Hive Mind, A
Rebellion, A Horde, An Infection, A Cult, An Algorithm, An Ecosystem.
2.
Pick two Traits you possess (or come up with your own):
Diplomatic, Tactical, Cruel, Brave, Generous, Unpredictable, Greedy,
Observant, Unforgiving, Secretive, Kind, Terrifying, Disliked, Foolish.
3.
Pick your EXPLORE/EXTERMINATE & EXPAND/EXPLOIT Scores:
Pick two numbers between 2 and 5. The lower it is the worse you are.
4.
Establish your base:
Put a Colony and a Mill on the map, drawing a Route between them.
Place 2 People on the Colony and add 2 Resources to your sheet.
The person who starts is the first person to raise their hand after this point.
Then it goes counter-clockwise.
Playing In Turns!
On their turn, each person can do two things: MOVE! & ACT!.
(Note: They can choose to MOVE! twice or ACT! twice, instead of merely
doing one of either.)
MOVE!
Moving involves shifting People from one hex to the next. But if they’re
near a Route, they can travel to either location connected to it.
ACT!
They can also make a single Action by selecting a unit of People to act
through. These People can only affect their own or neighboring hexes.
Each Stat (see Faction Sheet) describes an action you can do on a
success. To come up with ideas of what to do, merely read over those.
Rolling The Dice!
Start with 1d6 for sheer luck. Add 1d6 for any relevant traits. If you use
EXPLORE or EXPAND, you succeed if you roll above the number. If you
use EXTERMINATE or EXPLOIT, you succeed if you roll below it.
If you succeed, you may do the Action an amount of times equal to your
successes. However, your Score changes by 1 for each time you do so:
decreasing for EXTERMINATE/EXPLOIT or increasing for
EXPLORE/EXPAND. (Note: Your Score can’t go below 1 or above 6.)
If you fail, you lose a People, Resource, Colony, Mill, or Route. Your choice.
If you roll the Number, you get a RANDOM ENCOUNTER. A problem
presents itself and you can use any Stat to try to overcome it. If you
succeed on this roll, you succeed with your new action. If you fail, you don’t.
Random Encounters!
Roll 1d6 on this table (or take suggestions from your friends):
1. A growing threat endangers the nearby region.
2. A gang of strangers offers to trade. It may be a trap.
3. One of your Colonies threatens to become Independent.
4. Rumors spread of an old relic, which might alter your Traits.
5. Independent Colonies threaten to form an alliance.
6. Your deity appears before you to bestow judgment.
Ending The Game!
If you have no more Colonies, you have been defeated. You can stay and
watch the game, participating in the story, or you can go off and do other
things.
You may also surrender, giving what you have to another Faction (or
declaring them Independent). Or you may join forces with another player,
sharing your belongings and turns between you.
The game ends when only one Faction remains.
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Name Name

Description Description

Traits Traits

Resources Resources
Stone, wood, crops, livestock, scrap, medicine, blood… Stone, wood, crops, livestock, scrap, medicine, blood…

Explore!
Your curiosity and your compulsion to put
EXPAND!
Your wealth, growth potential, and desire to
Explore!
Your curiosity and your compulsion to put
EXPAND!
Your wealth, growth potential, and desire to
the whole world on a map. create more and more and more. the whole world on a map. create more and more and more.

Add a Landmark, Obstruction, or any Spend 1 Resource to make a Colony, Mill, Add a Landmark, Obstruction, or any Spend 1 Resource to make a Colony, Mill,
Independent Token to a nearby hex. or a Route between locations. Independent Token to a nearby hex. or a Route between locations.

▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽

△ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △

Use your People to destroy or gain Take a Resource from a Mill or a People Use your People to destroy or gain Take a Resource from a Mill or a People
control of something nearby. from a Colony. control of something nearby. from a Colony.

Your uncaring heart and capacity for Your resourcefulness and skill at taking Your uncaring heart and capacity for Your resourcefulness and skill at taking
terrible cruelty. everything you want from the world. terrible cruelty. everything you want from the world.

Exterminate! EXPLOIT! Exterminate! EXPLOIT!

Notes Notes
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Name: The United Scrapper Nations Name: The Binary Search

Description: A Goblin Democracy Description: An Contagious Algorithm

Traits: Resourceful Foolish Traits: Secretive Diplomatic

Resources Resources
Stone, wood, crops, livestock, scrap, medicine, blood…
2 Stone, wood, crops, livestock, scrap, medicine, blood…
4

Explore!
Your curiosity and your compulsion to put
EXPAND!
Your wealth, growth potential, and desire to
Explore!
Your curiosity and your compulsion to put
EXPAND!
Your wealth, growth potential, and desire to
the whole world on a map. create more and more and more. the whole world on a map. create more and more and more.

Add a Landmark, Obstruction, or any Spend 1 Resource to make a Colony, Mill, Add a Landmark, Obstruction, or any Spend 1 Resource to make a Colony, Mill,
Independent Token to a nearby hex. or a Route between locations. Independent Token to a nearby hex. or a Route between locations.

▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽ ▽ Keep Highest & Roll Above… ▽

4 2 3 1
△ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △ △ Keep Lowest & Roll Below… △

Use your People to destroy or gain Take a Resource from a Mill or a People Use your People to destroy or gain Take a Resource from a Mill or a People
control of something nearby. from a Colony. control of something nearby. from a Colony.

Your uncaring heart and capacity for Your resourcefulness and skill at taking Your uncaring heart and capacity for Your resourcefulness and skill at taking
terrible cruelty. everything you want from the world. terrible cruelty. everything you want from the world.

Exterminate! EXPLOIT! Exterminate! EXPLOIT!

Notes Notes