15 years of construction in a 15-minute game

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1 15 years of construction in a 15-minute game

2 G ame outline The game takes place in 1667, after an edict signed by Louis XIV launched construction of a canal to connect Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean Sea. Pierre-Paul Riquet is tasked with coordinating this gigantic building project but he needs your help. In shoes of one of his engineers, your mission is to build as many sections of as you can, using available resources best way possible. Players compete to measure manpower necessary for each section and earn recognition from Pierre-Paul Riquet. But sudden reinforcements could change game! When is finished, player with most recognition points for sections y helped build has won game. C P reparation ach player chooses a colour. ach colour is given name of an engineer who helped build. A description of each engineer is included in appendix of game instructions. 9 work site cards 2 Riquet coins 7 pawns omponents 36 worker cards in four different colours: 9 per colour 9 work site cards depicting sections of 28 pawns in four different colours: 7 per colour 12 Riquet coins 1 l embouchure 6 RO 28 pawns GA 1 36 worker cards I 8 9 work site cards 12 Riquet coins 3 worker cards face down 3 worker cards face up 3 worker cards in a hand ach player picks ir worker cards and game pawns. They randomly draw and place 3 cards in front of m, face up, and 3 cards next to that, face down. They hide ir remaining three cards from ir opponents view. ach player is n given two Riquet coins. Their purpose is explained in step. The work site cards are shuffled and placed face down in centre of table.

3 G ame instructions There are 9 rounds in game. ach round includes several steps: A discovery of a canal building site One player reveals first work site card in stack. This discovery step occurs at random until 9th round, once entire canal is built. Once work site card is displayed, players figure out how many worker points are needed to build this section. Worker points appear at bottom of card. The number of players determines number of worker points needed. A description of each card and sites depicted is included in appendix of game instructions. C bet s ach player chooses a worker card from ir hand and places it face down next to building site. Some worker cards are worth more than ors and strategy is needed to judge amount of manpower needed to build each section with or players and also to win section and earn Pierre-Paul Riquet s recognition. Players cannot skip a turn. All cards must be played by end of 9th round. site built on city near l embouchure path of I number (1-9) to follow path of ngineer x1 The engineer works with Riquet and plays a major role in design and construction of. Due to his role, no worker point is given to him. Surveyor x1 The surveyor s job is to level ground at site to determine path of and create maps used for its excavation. The surveyor is given 1 worker point. number of worker points needed 2-player game 6 8 GARO number of worker points needed 3-player game number of worker points needed -player game Stonecutter x1 The stonecutter prepares stone blocks, most important component of a lock. It is worth 2 worker points. Carrier x2 Carriers transport rubble using stretchers, panniers and baskets. They are given 3 worker points. B picking a new worker card When a player holds fewer than 3 worker cards, y must choose anor from cards in front of m. They can pick eir a face-up or face-down card. If y pick a face-up card, y must flip over a face-down card. There must always be three face-up cards (except for last rounds of game). Digger x2 The digger uses a pickaxe, a shovel and a hoe to dig out s basin. This job earns worker points. Carpenter x1 The carpenter builds hoisting material and scaffolding. He also builds wooden components of : foundation piles, bottom and lock gates. It is worth 5 worker points. Blaster x1 The blaster uses explosives to break rocky terrain and shape basin and lock bottoms. They are given 6 worker points.

4 6 Game instructions D counting points Once all players have submitted ir face-down card, se are turned over. The Worker card points of all players are added up. To build site, total number of points must be equal or greater to number of points on building site card (depending on number of players) worker points for this site. In a 2-player game, 9 worker points are needed. The site can refore be built. The Blue player wins site S 9 La Montagne oire RIGOL D LA PLAI 12 II Réservoir de 1 reinforcements (optional) Reinforcements increase number of worker points to build a section or break a tie. Before a section is awarded, any player, once per round, can send reinforcements using ir Riquet coin. In his time, Riquet lent money for certain sites, while waiting to receive funding from King and region, so as not to delay construction of. When a player decides to use a coin, ors must decide right away wher y too wish to use reinforcements. Following order in which Riquet coins are used, players who decide to send reinforcements each pick a card at random from discarded pile. If no cards are left in discarded pile, re are no reinforcements and coin is spent. Worker points on selected card are added to that of played card. Points are added up one last time. Once played, Riquet coin is placed in discarded pile. If re are not enough worker points, round ends and next one begins. This section is delayed. At end of game, it will go to player(s) holding two adjacent cards. Players can also send reinforcements (see step ) to obtain more worker points. The site can be built when enough points have been collected. The player who presented worker card with most number of points wins site. He or she places a pawn (of ir colour) on section. In event of a tie, each player concerned puts a pawn on section.. Once worker cards are played y are placed in discarded pile. Work site cards are n re-positioned based on ir number to follow path of F winning new Riquet coins Certain sections of run through cities, as indicated by a red circle. When a player is able to connect 2 cities, he or she wins a Riquet coin. The connection is finalised when a player s pawns are on two city cards and any in-between cards separating m The blue player wins a coin because she connected cards from sections 1 and 3 The red player does not win a coin because section 2 is missing

5 S La Montagne oire I II Game instructions Description G trading a worker card with anor player When a player obtains a second card (or more) with a work site tent on it, y can trade a face-up worker card in front of m with a face-up card of anor player. When no or face-up cards are available, players can trade a card of ir choice from ir hand with one taken at random from an opponent. nd of game The game ends when 9th round is completed. ach player s recognition points are counted as follows: ach player adds toger worker points on worker site cards y have won. Points in a 2-player game will always be counted. If several players have same section, points are divided in half regardless of number of players. This total is rounded down to next whole number. If two, three, or four players have to share 9 recognition points, each player wins four points. A section obtained by having two adjacent sections only wins half number of recognition points, rounded down to next number. ach coin not used adds 2 recognition points to final score. The player with most recognition points wins game. In event of a tie, player with most work site cards wins game. A ppendix of engineers Chevalier Louis-icolas de Clerville, a fortress engineer, established first estimate for a royal canal in Languedoc region and was named by Colbert, King s finance minister, to oversee its construction. Commissioned to find best location at which to build a port, he is responsible for choice of Sète. François Andréossy was Riquet s second-incommand ring construction of. Pierre-Alexis Ponce de La Feuille assisted Chevalier de Clerville in supervising work on ground. He occasionally received orders directly from Colbert. Sébastien Le Prestre, better known as Vauban, a military engineer, played an important role in building. He completed and perfected Riquet s work. recognition points l embouchure Total worker points in a 2-player game GARO RIGOL D LA PLAI 12 Réservoir de 1 2 points per unused coin

6 panchoir UDR Castelnaudary Description of work site cards and sites Card V Built in 1676 near town of Paraza, Répudre Aquect allows to cross La Montagne oire Répudre river without waters ever mixing. It was first navigable aquect in France. Pont-canal Répudre PL A I LA 65 km 105 km UDR Card I Riquet s project aimed to link Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. He did so by joining and Garonne river at l mbouchure, in city of. Carcassonne l embouchure D A ppendix RIGO Le Somail L D 159 km D S CS Card VI The Somail was a key feature of s path. At time, it was an inn. A chapel, an ice cellar and or buildings were constructed re, as well as a bridge shaped like a donkey s back, typical of bridges built in 17th century. UDR S Pont-canal Le Somail Répudre 159 km La II Montagne Card, also known as place arbonne panchoir Tunnel D oire where water is shared, is highest point of D Malpas Card VII The Malpas Tunnel takes through. The waters of Montagne oire, held in Malpas hill near drained lagoon of Montady Castelnaudary basin, are carriedpont-canal by a channel along PL A I and its system of radial ditches. This site was a difficult 65 km Répudre D L A L R I G O plain. They n flow eir to Ocean, 159 km or phase in construction of. It was Réservoir de arbonne Mediterranean. Tunnel S D first navigable tunnel in world. Carcassonne D Malpas Riquet ordered construction of eight-sided basin Béziers 105 km in order to establish a port and city in. 185 km La Montagne D panchoir oire tang de Card VIII A lock is a structure which allows boats to cross uil de cluse ronde Montady over gradients. Due to steep gradients around Béziers, d Agde Les écluses de Castelnaudary m L AI Card III The of Castelnaudary requested that Riquet ordered construction of Fonserannes Pcity A L 65 km D Fonseranes OL 206 km locks, composed of eight lock chambers and nine gates. RIGflow under its walls, so a largedeport was built Réservoir This staircase lock allows boats to be raised to a height re, replacing one initially planned for. Carcassonne of 21.5 m over a distance of 300 m. 105 km arbonne Tunnel D Malpas e Rés Sain GA RO CS S ORB H RR LT HR LT cluse ronde d Agde CS S HR R 159 km LT RR Pont-canal Répudre R H UD UDR arbonne Card IV When project began, citytang of Carcassonne de refused to have flow throughmontady its city walls. The initial path refore ran through Vallée of Fresquel. It was only in 1810 that was deviated at Épanchoir de Foucaud (a spillway for a canal s excess water). CarcassonneTunnel 105 km Malpas ORB panchoir Béziers 185 km Card IX The Agde Round Lock was built in This lock is unique in that it has three gates instead of traditional two. It runs in three directions and allows to havede two maritime outlets: one through Les écluses Fonseranes Lewhere Somail Hérault, or through tang de Thau, 206 km port of Sète was built by Riquet beginning in de

7 CAAL DU MIDI Partners The is a USCO World Heritage site. Our goal is to promote and share se treasures beyond our borders. The is one of greatest examples of civil engineering in modern history. It is a tribute both to ingenuity of Pierre-Paul Riquet and his successors, who designed s course, supplied it with water and oversaw its construction, and to its ongoing improvement over last 352 years. In 2016, French government, toger with regional authorities, launched a large-scale project to protect, preserve and promote, from to Sète. Like Pierre-Paul Riquet, observe, discover and coordinate a colossal building site and learn more by visiting official information site: Pascal MAILHOS Prefect of Occitanie region Authors Cédric Faure Cédric Vandaele Illustrations Camille Perreau 2018 éditions cabardès,11610 Ventenac-Cabardès. Attention! e convient pas aux enfants de moins de 3 ans. Danger d étouffement. Petites pièces. Informations à conserver. Façonneur FRRIOT CRIC, France numéro de lot