User:Xenon dichloride/Archipelago

Isolated in the vast oceans lies a mysterious land, unscarred by the wrath of nomican kind. Volcanic eruption is a regular hazard of the region, completely reorganising the seabed. Rumour has it that a curse is to blame. Now you - of the skeptical kind - stand on a beach, crystal waters lapping at your heels as you gaze out towards the dormant volcano towering above the peaceful isle. Recalling this, a laugh escapes your lips.

The Archipelago is composed of a grid of hexagons, with each hexagon representing a variable tile. Initially The Archipelago is _________. Each player must select two starting locations (vertices) before performing other game actions. They place a settlement at each, then place two roads (see Construction).

Tiles

The following types of tiles exist:

• Grassy - Produces Sheep
• Forestry - Produces Wood
• Grainy - Produces Wheat
• Mountainy - Produces Stone
• Clayy - Produces Brick
• Sandy
• Wet

Resources:

The following resources exist:

• Sheep
• Wood
• Wheat
• Stone
• Brick

When a player joins for the first time they recieve 2 Wheat, 1 Wood and 1 Stone.

Values:

Each tile except for 'Sandy' or 'Wet' is randomly assigned an integer value between 2 and 12 (inclusive) from a pool of 4 instances of each number, without replacement.

Every day, one player may roll two six sided dice. The result determines which tiles produce resources.

Production:

When a tile is determined to produce resources, all players with settlements on a vertex of that tile receive 1 of the resource for each settlement, and 2 for each city, on a vertex of that tile.

Construction:

Players can construct buildings at any times provided they have the resources to pay the cost. A player can only construct buildings adjacent to their other buildings. No building can be constructed on an edge or vertex of a 'Wet' tile.

The following buildings can be constructed:

• Settlement - Costs 1 Sheep, 1 Wood, 1 Wheat, 1 Brick

Must be connected by at least two roads two another settlement or city, placed on vertexes. Grants 1 Victory Point (VP).

• Road - Costs 1 Wood, 1 Brick

Placed on edges.

• City - Costs 2 Wheat, 3 Stone

Replaces a settlement. Grants 2 VP.

Trades:

Two players may trade resources at any time.

Seasons:

After 3 Phases have passed (a season), The Archipelago resets. The player with the highest VP gains 4 Reputation Points (RP), second 2 RP and third 1 RP.

After 9 Phases, the winner of the Cycle is the player or players with the greatest RP.

The player with the highest VP of the previous season may choose to randomly generate a new Archipelago of a size they choose, or create one. Another player must choose their starting locations before the past season winner.