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Cartographers (2019)

Explore lands on behalf of the queen and draw the most proficient maps to earn favor.

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1–100 Players
Play Time

30–45 Min

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Age: 10+
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Weight: –– 1.87 / 5 Complexity Rating

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Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale + 22 more
Designer
N/A Jordy Adan + 0 more
Artist
N/A Luis Francisco, Lucas Ribeiro + 0 more
Publisher
N/A Thunderworks Games + 23 more

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Solo Game. Medium: Markers, ballpen, white pen. Final Score: 9pts - Apprentice Surveryor :P

Entry for Cartographers Solo Challenge April 2021 by Tuatha de Danann

When playing solo I can take my time on the map :)

Didn’t score so great, but the map turned out nice! A solo play to kill a little time.

Sucks when all the monsters start coming out in the fall and winter. Still not a good score, but I do like my map. Perhaps one day I’ll have a good map with a good score as well ;-)

How I fill in my map. So pleasingly colorful!

Solo: ...just a „Unbeholfener Assistent“ ?

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Queen Gimnax has ordered the reclamation of the northern lands. As a cartographer in her service, you are sent to map this territory, claiming it for the Kingdom of Nalos. Through official edicts, the queen announces which lands she prizes most, and you will increase your reputation by meeting her demands. But you are not alone in this wilderness. The Dragul contest your claims with their outposts, so you must draw your lines carefully to reduce their influence. Reclaim the greatest share of the queen’s desired lands and you will be declared the greatest cartographer in the kingdom.

In Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale, players compete to earn the most reputation stars by the time four seasons have passed. Each season, players draw on their map sheets and earn reputation by carrying out the queen's edicts before the season is over. The player with the most reputation stars at the end of winter wins!

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Included Components

1 pad of 100 Map Sheets
4 Pencils
4 Edict Cards
4 Season Cards
4 Ambush Cards
16 Scoring Cards
13 Explore Cards
1 Rulebook

FAQ/Errata:

The players cannot draw a mountain terrain space at any time. These are reserved for preprinted spaces only.
When you have no where to fit a shape, regardless of whether it's a standard flip or a flip on top of a ruins card, the players can draw the terrain type of their choice (excluding mountains). So, the text on page 6 of the rulebook should say: "If a player cannot legally draw any of the available shapes, they must instead draw a 1x1 square anywhere on their map and fill it with the terrain type of their choice (excluding mountains)."

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