NINE AGES OF TROY

INTRODUCTION
In Antiquity the City of Troy was built and destroyed 9 Times. 
Players Build up the city. It is destroyed. Players score and a new age begins.  

VICTORY
The Player with the most Victory Points at the end of the 9th Age is the Winner. 

AGES, ROUNDS, & TURNS
The game has 9 Ages. 
Each age has a certain number of Rounds as listed in the Age Chart. 
Scoring Occurs at the End of each Age. 

AGE CHART 
Age:		Rounds:        	Years		Notes:
I		2		3000 BC 	Early Bronze Age
II		4		2600		Aegean Civilization
III		2		2250		Climate Shift: Dry & Cold
IV		3		2100		Middle Bronze Age
V		4		1950		Hittites
VI		4		1700		Late Bronze Age
VII		5		1300		Iron Age: Trojan War: Homer
VIII		5		700		Hellenistic Ilion
IX		6		100		Roman Ilium

THE DECK
Players share a common deck. 
There are 2 Main card types: Events and Buildings. 

VICTORY POINTS
Use Poker Chips to keep track of Victory Points (VP). 

THE KING TOKEN
The player in possession of the King Token goes first every turn. 
Play proceeds clockwise. 

SETUP
Shuffle the Deck. 
Each player starts with 10 Victory Points. 
A Random player gets the King Token. 

AGE SEQUENCE
Each Age is divided into 4 Segments: 
1. Records Segment
2. Action Segment
3. Scoring Segment
4. Destruction Segment

RECORDS SEGMENT
Make note what Age it is. 

ACTION SEGEMENT
During an Action Segment there will be a number of 
Rounds as determined by the Age Chart. 
During a Round each player will get 1 Turn. 
The Player with the King Token goes first. 
Play Proceeds clockwise. 

PLAYER TURN SEQUENCE
Each turn has 5 Phases: 
1. Draw Phase
2. Ability Phase
3. Event Phase
4. Build Phase
5. End Phase

DRAW PHASE
Draw 3 cards.  Place them in your hand. 
If the deck ever runs out shuffle the discard and draw from it. 

ABILITY PHASE
Each building provides some special Ability or Immunity. 
Only the first copy of a Building provides a Benefit. 
Extra copies of a Building provide no additional Benefit. 
The Abilities of the following Buildings are used in this Phase in any order: 
Barracks, Palace, Port, Theatre, Market, Lighthouse, Quarry, Library
You may use the ability of each of these buildings once this phase if 
you have one or more copies of it in play. 

EVENT PHASE
You may Play (discard) 1 Event Card from your hand. 

BUILD PHASE
You may build up to 1 Wood Building, 1 Stone Building, and 
1 Marble Building. 
Buildings are played from your hand. They are placed 
face-up in front of you and remain until the end of the Age. 

END PHASE
Max hand size is 6 Cards. 
Discard excess cards. 

SCORING SEGMENT
For each different type of Building you have in play get 2 VP. 
If you have the most copies of a single building type in 
play get 8 extra VP. 

DESTRUCTION SEGMENT
War. Earthquake. Invasion… 
Discard all Building Cards in Play. 

CARD LIST NOTATION
W = Wood Building
S = Stone Building
M = Marble Building
E = Event
# = Number of Copies of that card in the Deck

COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Name:		Type	#	Special Ability: 
Barracks       	W	4	Steal 1 VP from Target Player
Walls		S	4	Immunity to Barbarian Event
Palace		M	4	Draw 1 Card
Port		W	4	Take 1 Random card from Opponent. Give him any 1 card 
Well		S	4	Immunity to Plague Event
Temple		M	4	You may play 2 Event Cards per turn
Theatre		M	4	Gain 2 VP
Granary		S	4	Immunity to Famine Event
Market		W	4	Give 1 card to Opponent.  He must give you 1 different card 
Lighthouse	S	4	Look at next 7 cards in the Deck or Opponents Hand
Courthouse	M	4	Immunity to Taxation Event
Quarry		S	4	Put 1 Building of any type from your hand into Play
Library		M	4	Draw 3 cards then discard any 3 cards from your hand
Warehouse	W	4	Max Hand Size +2
Naval Yard	W	4	Immunity to Piracy Event
Architect	E	2	Build 1 extra Building of any type in Build Phase
General		E	2	Steal 2 random Cards from Target Players hand. 
Merchant       	E	2	Draw 3 Cards
Taxation       	E	2	Look at opponents hand and steal 1 Building Card
King		E	2	Steal 1 Building Card in Play
Extension	E	2	Use like a Building Card to add a copy of 1 you already own
Collapse       	E	2	Destroy a Target Building Card
Priest		E	2	Negate an Event card just played
Famine		E	2	Target Opponent must discard 3 Random cards from hand
Trader		E	2	Draw 5 cards and discard 4
Prince		E	2	Draw 2 cards and take the Kings Token
Barbarians	E	2	Target Opponent loses 10 VP
Judge		E	2	Discard your hand and draw 5 cards
Plague		E	2	Target Opponent must discard 3 Random cards from hand
Piracy		E	2	Target Opponent loses 10 VP



LINKS
Troy
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