Haspelknecht will take you to

the beginning of coal mining in the

Ruhr valley in the 16th century

long time ago, in the Ruhr valley, a young shepherd made a campfire in a pit to warm
himself. His campfire seemed to burn much longer than usual. The next day, he discovered shiny black stones amidst the ashes, which were still glowing and burning.
The boy told the farmer who employed him about this and together, when the work in
the fields was done, they dug in the Pinge for these black rocks. The deeper they dug, the
more nasty pit water appeared, making the digging increasingly difficult.
At home they discussed what techniques and tools could be used to get rid of the pit water and go deeper in the ground to get those magical shiny black rocks named coal.

Goal of the Game

In Haspelknecht, the players take upon the role of farmers
who exploit the presence of coal in their lands in the
southern part of the Ruhr region. Coal was found here
close to the earths surface. The game takes place during
the 16th century, a time where the lands were mostly
covered with forests and roads were rare.

The players will obtain unique developments, expand

their farm, free the coal deep in the ground from pit
water, and bring the coal to the surface. The game has
many paths that lead to victory.

Components
Boards

-- 1 Year wheel board, displaying game

phases, turn order chart and score track

-- 4 Player boards displaying a farm

and a mining area

-- 3 Resource boards: 1 displaying two action

pools and two reserve pools; 2 displaying
one action pool and one reserve pool

Tiles
-- 20 Development tiles: 5
each of levels 1 to 4
-- 4 Assist tiles: 1 per level

-- 4 Coal-miner and
Haspelknecht tiles

-- 16 Building tiles:
4 barns,
4 charcoal burners,
4 coal storages,
4 watermills
-- 4 Improved farmhands

Markers and Tokens

-- 24 Action markers:
4 each of 6 different
action markers
corresponding with
development tiles.

-- 24 Debt chits
-- 16 Thaler coins
-- 1 Year marker

-- 44 Player disks:
11 in each player color

-- 18 Pit water
-- 1 Phase marker

Misc

-- 36 Action disks:
13 black, 13 brown and 10 yellow

-- 80 Black coal cubes

-- 34 Wood
-- 18 Food

Coal, wood, food and pit water are unlimited.

If there is not enough, find an alternative replacement.

-- 1 Bag

-- 1 Rulebook

Preparation
Player board
Each player receives 18 coal cubes, 11 player disks in one
color and a player board displaying workers, a farm and a
mining area.
Each player places a coal cube on every indicated place on
his player board (18 in total).

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Player Board

Development board
Depending on the number of players, the development board
is formed from 12 to 20 hexagon tiles. The board will always
contain four rows of 3-5 tiles of the same color. The assist
tiles are placed alongside the development tiles.
The action markers and buildings that correspond to the
development tiles in play are conveniently placed next to the
board. The same goes for coins, debt chits, resources, pit
water and the Coal-miner and Haspelknecht tiles
For your first play, it is recommended to use the tiles that
have the lowest numbers per color and place them in numerical order with the assist tiles attached.
In 2 and 3 player games, the extra development tiles and their
action markers are returned to the box.
Variants can be found at the end of this rulebook.

assist tiles
4 players

4 players

3 players

2 players

20 development tiles
(5 of each color)

16 development tiles
(4 of each color)

12 development tiles
(3 of each color)

Year wheel board

3 players

2 players

Phase marker
Year marker

Place the phase marker on the first pit water field and place
the year marker on the first year on the Year wheel board. All
players place one of their player disks on the 0/50 space on
the scoring track.
Before starting the first round, the players randomly determine turn order and place their disks on the turn order chart
accordingly.
Each player now has 9 disks of his color
remaining and places these beside his player
board.

2 players:
7 black disks,
7 brown disks,
4 yellow disks

+
3 players:
10 black disks,
10 brown disks,
7 yellow disks
+
4 players:
13 black disks,
13 brown disks,
10 yellow disks

Resource boards
In the middle of the table, within reach of all players, a number of resource boards
are placed. Take the resource boards where the player symbols are less than or
equal to the number of players.
Each resource board shows an action pool and a reserve pool.
Depending on the number of players, a number of action disks are used and placed
in the drawing bag as shown in the example on the left.
These numbers and the colors of the disks are listed in the left column of this page.
Prepare the resource boards.
For each reserve pool, draw 3 action disks and place them in the reserve pools.
Then, for each action pool, draw 6 disks from the bag and place them in the action
pools.
After this, the drawing bag should be empty.

Resource boards

Coal Mining
Coal Mining Areas
Each player board has 2 areas, the Pinge and the Tunnel, where players break
down coal with their workers. The Pinge and the Tunnel must be kept free from pit
water.

Coal mining in the Pinge

Pinge with 7 coal cubes

Pinge bonus
A player receives 2 victory points
when he excavates all 7 coal cubes
during the first year of the game. If
this goal is met in the second year,
only 1 point is received.

Each player has an area on his player board called the Pinge. At the start of the
game, there are 7 coal cubes on each players Pinge.
The Pinge also has 2 fields with a wood symbol. Players access the coal cubes from
left to right. Any coal cubes up to the first empty wood symbol can be excavated.
If an empty wood symbol in the Pinge is covered with a wood, then the player can
also excavate the coal cubes to the right of the placed wood up to the next empty
wood symbol.
A player can place wood at any time. By placing wood, the player extends the area
where coal can be excavated.
Coal cubes are removed from the Pinge when it is excavated, and wood has to be
placed in the Pinge.
Coal cubes excavated from the Pinge are placed directly in the players Farm area.
A player receives 2 victory points when he excavates all 7 coal cubes during the
first year of the game. If this goal is fulfilled in the second year, 1 point is received.
Pinge exhausted
Once all coal cubes have been excavated from the Pinge, it is exhausted. Then,
coal excavation in the Tunnel starts. Move all remaining pit water in the Pinge to
the designated area in the Shaft and return the wood placed in the Pinge to the
general supply.
Finally, place a Coal-miner and Haspelknecht tile on the player board so that it
covers the Coal-digger and Pinge.

Put the Coal-miner and Haspelknecht

Tile onto the player board

Coal Mining in the Shaft and Tunnel

When the coal close to the surface was exhausted, the early miners went deeper
into the ground. A shaft was first constructed, and then a tunnel would be built.
Once this was done, coal could be excavated and be brought back to the surface.
Coal can only be excavated from the tunnel when the Pinge is exhausted.

Pinge (or Binge)

is a German word which at best can
be translated as a mine slump or
mining sink hole. It is a direct result
of mining activity close to the earths
surface.

The tunnel is the mining area where coal cubes are excavated underground. The
tunnel has 7 areas which contain a total of 11 coal cubes. These coal cubes can
only be accessed for excavation from the left to the right.
The tunnel also has 7 fields with a wood symbol. As players have to access the
coal cubes from left to right, any coal to the left of the first empty wood symbol can
be excavated.
If an empty wood symbol in the tunnel is covered with wood, the player can excavate the coal cubes to the right of the placed wood up to the next empty wood
symbol.

Put wood
into the
tunnel

to get the
coal out

A player can place wood at any time. By placing wood, the

player extends the area where coal can be excavated.
At least one wood has to be placed in the tunnel before any
coal can be excavated from the tunnel.
The Miner, the Farmer, and the Farmhand are able to excavate coal cubes from the tunnel. The Coal-digger is no longer
available.
Unlike the Pinge, excavated coal cubes are not moved directly
from the tunnel to the players farm area. The coal is first
placed in the designated area in the Shaft, located to the left
of the tunnel. The coal cubes have to be reeled up by the
Haspelknecht. Once they have been reeled up to the surface, the coal cubes are
moved to the players farm area.
The tunnel scores victory points at the end of the game. Players will receive victory
points depending on the completed areas of the tunnel. Each completed area earns
1 to 3 victory points.
Acquired developments can provide additional victory points.
Note: During the same phase, the Farmhand or the Farmer can only excavate coal
cubes in either the Pinge or the Tunnel!
However, it is possible to excavate the last coal cube from the Pinge with one of
the workers and then use the other worker to excavate the first coal cube from the
tunnel during the same phase.

The Tunnel

victory points (silver)

and possible points
depending on acquired
developments (bronze)

Haspelknecht, shaft,
and pit water

place
excavated
coal cubes
here

place
pit water
here

Pit water
Pit water or mining water is water
that collects in a mine and which
has to be brought to the surface in
order to enable the mine to continue
working.

Pit water
During the game, pit water will gather in the Pinge or Shaft. The players Workers
will have to remove pit water to enable coal excavation.

Placing pit water

Until completion of the Pinge, pit water is placed on the water field in the pinge
area on the player board.
After completion of the Pinge, pit water is placed on the water field in the Shaft at
the bottom left of the player board.
Pinge water field

Game flow
Shaft water field

The game is played over 3 rounds which represent 3 years. Each round is divided
into 3 action phases (spring, summer and autumn), followed by a payment, scoring
and storage phase (winter). Players will keep track of all phases of the round by
using the phase marker. A year has the following phases:

Winter storage phase:

Next year

Each player stores resources

in his buildings. Resources
in the correct buildings will
earn the players victory
points. Finally each player
returns the resources he
cannot store to the general
supply.

After a year is concluded, move

the year marker to the next year.
A new year starts.

Start here,
follow clockwise

Spring Pit Water:

Each player receives a pit
water.
Spring action phase:
Every player takes action
disks, up to two times,
and places them on his
player board. The player
order is then changed
accordingly.

Winter payment phase:

Each player pays the cost (in
food and Thaler) as indicated on the winter chart
on the year wheel board or
takes a Debt chit for each
food and/or Thaler not paid.

After that, all players

place their action disks
simultaneously on their
player boards.
Finally, the action disks
are resolved in player
order.

Winter scoring phase:

Players count the number
of coal cubes on their farm
area and score victory points
according to the coal chart
on the year wheel board.

Summer action phase:

Year wheel board with turn

order track and score track

Autumn action phase:

Autumn Pit Water:

see Spring action phase

Each player receives a pit water.

see Spring action phase

(Yellow disks on a Farmer
field generate a summer
bonus of 1 extra food.)
Acquired developments
can change some of the
rules.
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Action Phase
(Spring, Summer, Autumn)
An Action phase is divided into the following steps:
1. Refilling the resource boards
2. Taking action disks
3. Determining player turn order
4. Planning and executing actions
1. Refilling the resource boards
This is skipped in the first phase of the first round. At the beginning of each action phase, all players return all their action disks, whether used or unused. The
disks are put into the drawing bag.
The 3 disks in the reserve pool are moved to the action pool and added to the
disks that were not taken in the previous action phase.
Then 3 action disks are drawn from the bag and placed in each reserve pool.
Then, for each action pool that contains less than 6 disks, draw as many disks
from the bag and place them in the action pools until the action pools each
contain 6 disks. After this, the drawing bag should be empty.
It is possible that a resource board contains more than 6 disks. In this rare case,
the final resource board that has to be supplemented will get less than 6 disks.

2. Taking action disks

The action disks are taken in 2 steps.
In the first step and in player order, each player takes action
disks from one of the action pools. He chooses 1 pool from
which he has to take all disks of one single color. Then the next
player follows.
If a player took less than 5 disks during the first step, he may
take disks a second time.
After conducting the second step, a player may not have more
than 5 action disks.

Action
disks
first step

Example: A player took 3 black action disks in the first taking. When it is his turn
to take action disks in the second step, he chooses an action pool which contains
3 brown disks and 1 yellow disk. He takes 2 brown disks from that action pool.
The player now has the maximum of 5 disks.
Some of the action pools show a water symbol. When a player
takes action disks from one of these pools during the first step of
taking action disks, the player also receives 1 pit water.
Every player places his action disks on the cart fields of his player board. The disks
taken during the first step are placed on the cart field marked 1.
The disks taken during the second step are placed on the cart field marked 2.
3. Determining player turn order
Then each player adds up the values of his action disks placed on the cart
field marked 1. Yellow disks are worth 3 points each, brown disks 2 points
each and black disk 1 point each.
The player with the lowest total value places his turn order marker on the
leftmost field of the turn order chart (marked I). The other players follow in
order of increasing total value.
In case of equal values, the last player in the current turn order (the player
who took his resource disks last) will go before the other player(s) in the new
turn order.

During the first step, if there are 6

disks of the same color in the pool, a
player may take all 6 disks.

Special rule for the first round:

If a player takes less than 5 disks
during the spring action phase of the
first round, he may return his one pit
water to the general stock.

Action
disks
second
step

4. Planning and executing actions

The players can use their action disks, food and Thalers to plan actions for their
workers. The players can do planning simultaneously.
If players feel that their actions depend on what other players do, the players can
decide to conclude planning in turn order.

Action disks

Each worker has a space where the action disks or other requirements can be
placed. Below the fields are symbols showing which actions the worker can perform.
When all players have planned their actions, in turn order, the players will execute
all their workers actions.

Food and Thaler

Players decide in which order the workers perform their actions. A single worker
has to finish his actions before the next worker can perform their actions.
It is possible in a single player`s turn that a worker finishes the Pinge and the following worker works in the tunnel.

place
action
disks
here

Own Workers

Possible
actions

Farmer
Development

Farmer
The farmer can use action disks in various ways: produce resources, excavate coal,
remove pit water, or acquire a development. Only one of these actions can be used
in a single phase. Exceptions are removing pit water and producing coal, these two
actions can be combined.
Farmhand
The farmhand can use action disks in various ways: produce resources, excavate
coal, or remove pit water. Only one of these actions can be used in a single phase.
Exceptions are removing pit water and producing coal, these two actions can be
combined.

Farmhand

Important: Only when the farmer

develops, disks of different colors
can be placed on the farmer.

Development
Once per phase, the farmer can do a development. At the start of the game, this
can only be done with the farmer.
To acquire a development, place the required action disks as shown on the top side
of the development tile on your workers field.
The requirement shows colored and grey disks. For colored disks, the corresponding colored disk must be used. Grey disks can be of any color of your choice.

Example: For the Mining Timber development tile (No. 31), the player needs 4
action disks. One of those has to be black. The other 3 disks can be of any color.
The player places 2 black and 2 brown disks on the farmer.
Resources
Place 1 or more action disks of the same color to receive one or more resource(s)
(food, wood, or coal). Per disk placed, you get 1 resource of the same color. Yellow
disks are for food, brown disks for wood, and black disks for coal mining. Food and
wood are taken from the general supply.

Summer bonus
During summer a player receives
one additional food when the farmer produces at least one food.

Food and coal are placed in your farm area. Wood can be used immediately in your
mining area or can also be placed in your farm area. Wood is the only resource
which can be used immediately. It is used according to the rules as explained in
the Coal Mining section.
Coal cubes are taken from the appropriate mining area on the players player
board. Coal can only be excavated if the excavation is not hindered by pit water.
Black action disks can be used to remove pit water or to excavate coal.
With one black disk, a personal worker can either:
remove 1 or 2 pit water
excavate 1 coal cube
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Removing pit water from the Pinge

Once there are at least 2 pit water tokens in the Pinge, pit water has to be removed
before any coal cubes can be taken.
Removed pit water goes to the general supply.
Removing pit water from the shaft
Once there are at least 2 pit water in the Shaft, pit water has to be removed before
any coal cubes can be transported from the shaft to the farm area. Pit water in the
Shaft can only be removed by the Haspelknecht.
If there is 5 or more pit water in the tunnel, no coal can be excavated.

(+)
2 or more pit water:
No coal can be taken from the pinge

(+)
2 or more pit water in the shaft:
No coal can be transported from the
shaft up to the farm area.

Removed pit water goes to the general supply.

(+)
Synergy bonus
If the farmer and farmhand both produce the same resource or both work in the
mining area to remove pit water or to excavate coal, then the player receives an additional action as if there were an additional disk for the worker who was activated
last in this phase.
(See Example 2 on page 11)

5 or more pit water in the shaft:

no coal can be excavated

Contract workers
The contract workers are specialists: the Coal-digger, Coal-miner, and Haspelknecht. Each can be activated only once during an action phase by paying 1 of
their requirements.
The Coal-digger is available in the beginning of the game. Later in the game, the
Coal-digger will be succeeded by the Coal-miner and Haspelknecht.

Synergy bonus

Coal-digger
To pay the Coal-digger, you have to place exactly 1 yellow disk, 1 food, or 1 Thaler
on the Coal-diggers field.
The Coal-digger only works if he is paid. He performs 2 actions.

If there is more than 1 pit water, the Coal-digger will remove 2 pit water per
action until there is less than 2 pit water.
If there is less than 2 pitwater, the Coal-digger excavates 1 coal cube per
action.

Coal-digger

The Coal-digger only works in the Pinge.

Coal-miner
The Coal-miner comes into play when the Pinge is exhausted. The miner excavates
coal in the tunnel only.
To pay the miner you have to place exactly 1 food or 1 Thaler on the miners field.
The miner only works if he is paid. He then excavates up to 3 coal cubes. He cannot remove pit water.

Coal-miner

Coal excavated in the tunnel is moved to the shaft.

Haspelknecht
The Haspelknecht removes pit water from the shaft or he reels coal up from the
shaft to the farm.
To activate the Haspelknecht, you have to place exactly 1 yellow disk, 1 food, or 1
Thaler on the Haspelknechts field.
The Haspelknecht only works if he is paid. When paid, he can perform up to 3 actions. Per action, he can remove 2 pit water from the shaft or excavate 1 coal back
to the surface. Excavated coal is stored in the courtyard area on the player board.
If there is more than 1 pit water in the pit, he must remove it first.
Example: There are 5 pit water in the Shaft. The player uses one yellow action
disk on his Haspelknecht. With this he gets 3 actions. Per action, he can remove
up to 2 pit water or reel up one coal cube.
He removes 4 pit water and moves 1 coal to his farm area.
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Haspelknecht
or Haspler can be translated as reel
farmhand. In early coal mining, he
took care of the vertical transport in
the shaft.

Haspelknecht

Examples of combining workers

Example 1: The player has three yellow and two brown
action disks. In the Pinge there is two pit water and no coal
has been removed.
During the planning phase, the player places one yellow
and two brown action disks on the farmer to do the development of the Bucket (tile 21). He places one yellow disk on
the farmhand to get one food. He places one yellow disk on
the Coal-digger to remove two pit water from the Pinge and
take one coal from the Pinge to the farm area. The food and
the coal is placed in the farm area and cannot be used to
activate a worker during this turn.

Example 2: There is 3 pit water and 1 coal in the Pinge, and

the player placed 2 black action disks on the farmhand and
2 black action disks on the farmer. The player has 4 wood in
his farm area.
The player uses his farmhand: 1 black action disk to remove
2 pit water and 1 black action disk to excavate the last
coal cube from the pinge. The cube is placed on his farm
area. Then the player moves the remaining pit water from
the pinge to the tunnel and places the Coal-miner and
Haspelknecht tile to cover the Pinge area. The player then
places all his wood in the tunnel and then activates the
farmer who moves 2 coal to the shaft. Then, due to the synergy bonus an additional coal is excavated from the tunnel
and moved to the shaft.

Scoring, Payment, and Storage Phase

(Winter)
Each winter 4 phases will take place:
1. Scoring points
2. Paying leases to the nobility
3. Storage
4. Next year
With certain development tiles owned by the players, the winter phase can be
influenced in their advantage.

1. Scoring points

Yearwheel scoring points

Each player counts the coal cubes in his farm area to determine the number of
victory points he scores.
Players do not receive points for 1 or 2 Coal cubes. 3 Coal cubes will yield 2 victory
points, after which every extra coal cube will yield 1 more victory point (see the
coal chart on the year wheel board).

2. Paying leases to the nobility

Yearwheel paying leases

Each player must pay a lease for his lands to the nobility. During the first round
you have to pay 2 food, the second year will cost you 2 food and 1 Thaler, the third
year costs 2 Thalers and 1 food. The costs per year are displayed on the year wheel
board.
Players have to take one debt chit for each commodity they cannot pay. Debt chits
will cost you victory points at the end of the game. Payment is obligatory. If you
possess the appropriate commodities, you must pay.

3. Storage

Yearwheel storage

Each player can store one single unit of food, wood, or coal in the farm area on his
player board.
Stored resources can be used later in the game.
The winter phase ends with each player returning his extra resources (the resources he cannot store) to the general stock.
A player is granted 1 victory point when he stores 1 unit of wood on the farm area.
Acquired developments can provide additional storage and victory points.

4. Next year
A year is finished, and the year marker is moved to the next year. A new year
starts.
The game ends after 3 years.
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Development tiles

place
your player
disk here

requirement

At the beginning of the game, in 4 different levels, a number of development tiles

are placed on the table. When acquired, these development tiles provide players
with victory points and/or advantages during the game.
Development tiles can be owned by all players. A player can own each development tile once and receive the appropriate advantage.
To acquire a development tile, the player places the number of action disks of the
correct color on his Farmer. When the action is executed, the player places one of
his player disks on the development tile to show that he now owns it.
The player disks are stacked on a development tile. The player places his disk on
top of already placed disks. The bottom disk belongs to the player who took the development first. The top disk belongs to the player who took the development last.

possible
point

direct and
indirect
benefits

take this
marker

If a player wants to acquire a development, the following rules must

be followed:

On the top row, a player can acquire any development tile.

On non-top rows, a player can acquire a development tile if the development

tile is adjacent to a development tile the player already owns.

Alternatively, a player can acquire a development tile if the development tile is

already owned by another player and not adjacent to a development the player
already owns. In this case the player has to pay a resource, as indicated on the
assist tile, to the last player who previously acquired this development (the
current top disk). The resource the player pays is taken from his farm area.

possible developments for red player

Additional cost, to pay to the player whose disk is on top of the development tile, if
the player has no development adjacent to the targeted development:
Level 1: no costs (top row)
Level 2: a coal cube, wood, or food
Level 3: a coal cube
Level 4: a food
If a player obtains a development, he immediately gains victory points. The points
are also displayed on the assist tiles.
Level 1: 1st player: 1 victory point
Level 2: 1st player: 2 victory points, 2nd player: 1 victory point
Level 3: 1st player: 3 victory points, 2nd player: 2 victory points,

3rd player: 1 victory point
Level 4: 1st player: 4 victory points, 2nd player: 3 victory points,

3rd player: 2 victory point, 4th player: 1 victory point
Assist tiles with victory points and costs for
distant development

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Game End
The game ends after 3 completed years.
At the end of the game, victory points are awarded as follows:
Tunnel
Players receive 1 to 3 victory points for each emptied section. The number of points
is printed on player board.
Tunnel bonus
If the player owns the Wheelbarrow development, he receives 1 victory point for
each emptied section that has the corresponding symbol.
If the player owns the Oil Lamp development, he receives 1 victory point for each
emptied section that has the corresponding symbol.
If the player owns the Lorry development, he receives 1 victory point for each emptied
section that has the corresponding symbol.
Development bonus
If a player owns theHand Cart development, he receives 1 victory point for each
agricultural (fork) symbol on development tiles the player has.
If a player owns the Coal Driver development, he receives 1 victory point for each
mining (hammer and pick) symbol on development tiles the player has.
Buildings bonus
Players receive victory points for the number of building symbols on development
tiles the player has:
1 building symbol 1 victory point
2 building symbols 3 victory points
3 building symbols 6 victory points
4 building symbols 10 victory points
Unused action markers from development tiles
Players receive 1 victory point for every unused action marker.

Thaler coins
Players receive victory points for the number of coins the player has left:
1 Thaler 2 victory points
2 Thaler 5 victory points
3 Thaler 9 victory points
4 Thaler 14 victory points
Every additional Thaler 6 victory points
Debt chit deduction
Players lose victory points for the number of debt markers a player owns:
1 debt chit minus 1 victory point
Each additional debt chit minus 2 victory points
Pit water deduction
If the player has more than 1 pit water, the player loses as many points as the
number of remaining pit water minus 1. So, 1 pit water - no deduction, 2 pit water minus 1 victory point, 3 pit water - minus 2 victory points etc.

Winner
The winner is the player who has the most victory points. In case of a tie, the
player who removed the most coal from his mining area is declared the winner.
If this is equal as well, the tied player who stands first in the player order wins.
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Development Tiles
11 - Carrying Pole
The player immediately receives 1 Thaler.

12 - Barn
The player adds this additional building to his player board.
With this building, the player can store 1 unit of wood, food, or coal. If the resource stored during the winter storage
phase is a food, the player gains 2 victory points.

13 Pickaxe
The player obtains the tile with the improved farmhand. The improved farmhand can do the same as the farmhand
but the improved farmhand can also obtain development tiles, just like the farmer.
The player places the Improved farmhand tile on top of the Farmhand on the player board.

14 - Hauling Cable
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The player can use the marker to immediately remove 1 pit water and gain 1 victory point. After use, return
the action marker to the general supply.

15 - Charcoal Burner
The player adds this additional building to his player board.
With this building, at any time the player can exchange 2 wood for 2 coal and 1 victory point. The coal is taken from
the general supply.

21 - Bucket
The player no longer obtains pit water during the pit water phases in spring and autumn.

22 Wheelbarrow
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The action marker with the yellow disk can be used as if it is a yellow action disk. After use, return the action
marker to the general supply.
At game end, the player receives 1 victory point for each section in the coal tunnel with the corresponding cart symbol where all coal cubes have been removed.

23 - Ladder
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The action marker with the brown disk can be used as if it is a brown action disk. After use, return the action
marker to the general supply.

24 - Coal Storage
The player adds this additional building to his player board.
With this building, the player can store 1 unit of coal and 1 unit of wood. If a coal is stored during the winter storage
phase, the player gets 1 victory point.

25 Windlass
The player can remove 1 pit water immediately.
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The marker can be used to activate the Haspelknecht to do 3 reeling actions without pay. After use, return
the action marker to the general supply. If the Haspelknecht is paid in the phase when the action marker is used, the
Haspelknecht can be activated twice that phase.

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31 - Mining Timber
The player obtains immediately
a) 3 wood and receives 1 pit water or
b) 1 Thaler.
Pit water is placed on the current pit water field of the player board.

32 - Oil Lamp
The player immediately receives 1 Thaler.
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The action marker can be used to exchange 1 action disk in a reserve pool with 1 action disk in the
accompanying action pool. After use, return the action marker to the general supply.
At game end, the player receives 1 victory point for each section in the coal tunnel with the corresponding oil
lamp symbol where all coal has been removed.

33 - Hammer and Pick

The player obtains 1 wood. The player can immediately move either a) 1 coal cube from the Pinge to his farm area or
b) 1 coal from the tunnel to the shaft. The coal has to be accessible.
The player obtains the corresponding action marker. The action marker can be used once at any time in a later
phase. The action marker with the black disk can be used as if it is a black action disk. After use, return the action
marker to the general supply.

34 - Coal Sacks
The player may immediately exchange either a) 1 coal for 1 coin or b) 2 coal for 1 coin and 1 food. The coal has to
come from the players farm area.

35 - Water Mill
The player adds this additional building to his player board. With this building, during a later action phase, the
player can use 2 yellow action disks to obtain 1 food and 2 victory points or the player can use 2 black action disks to
obtain 1 Thaler.

41 - Coal Driver
The player immediately receives 1 Thaler. At game end, the player receives 1 victory point for each hammer and
pick symbol on development tiles obtained by the player.

42 - Lorry
The player immediately receives 2 coal cubes placed in his mine shaft and a wood from the general supply.
At game end, the player receives 1 victory point for each section in the coal tunnel with the corresponding lorry
symbol where all coal cubes have been removed.

43 - Handcart
The player immediately receives 1 food.
At game end, the player receives 1 victory point for each fork symbol on development tiles obtained by the player.

44 - Horse and Cart

The player immediately receives 1 Thaler and 1 food.
During the scoring points phase of each winter, the player receives 1 victory point for each coal he has on his farm.
The coal chart no longer applies.

45 - Small Coal Mine

The player immediately receives 3 Thaler.

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Variants for Experienced

Players

3334 Tower 3P

3333 Three long legs

2P/3P

5444 Four long legs 4P

3344 Wings 3P

3333 Three short legs

2P/3P

5544 Four short legs 4P

3333 Two short asymmetric legs 2P/3P

4334 Flower 3P

5445 Three circles 4P

3333 Two long asymmetric legs 2P/3P

3333 Two rounds 2P/3P

4334 Butterfly 3P

At the beginning of the game, players can agree to play a

different setup of the development tiles. Keep the following
rules in mind.
The number of tiles per level should be at least 3. When
playing with 3 or 4 players, the players can consider playing
with the number of tiles equal to or 1 more than the number
of players.
Every tile should connect to at least 1 tile of 1 level higher.
Tiles cannot connect to a tile of 2 or more levels higher.
The players can decide to start with the buildings attached to
their farm area if the concerned buildings cannot be obtained
in the development board.
The players can decide to start with the improved farmhand
if the Pickaxe development tile is not in the development
board.
Attention! For a 2 player board, when tiles are placed randomly and there are not enough development tiles to receive
the required 3 Thaler during the third year payment phase,
an adjustment is advised.

Imprint
Contact
Capstone Games LLC
119 Cabernet Drive
Union, OH 45322
www.capstone-games.com
Testplayers:
Michael Naujokat, Andreas Molter, Martin Schipper, Frank Bernhart, Reiner Frensemeyer, Werner Bone, Matthias Schulz,
Heinz Tenk, Wolfgang Heidenheim, Petra Hoven, Gerhild Sobolewski, Roel Vinkenvleugel, Kristine Finn, Sascha Schneider,
Ralf Rudolph, Ulf Glinka, Carsten Lauber, Christian Frst-Brunner, Dietmar Gottschick, Bernd Rudi Emter, Petra Emter, Reinhard Kuschmirz, Peter Oud, Daniel Goll, Tobias Jochinke, Johannes Sich
Rulebook:
Peter Oud, Wesley Fechter, Erwin Broens, Roel Vinkenvleugel, Olav Fakkeldij, Arno Quispel
Author and publisher thank all testplayer of the Spieletreffs:
Bdefeld, Autorentreffen mittleres Ruhrgebiet, Spieltreff Weseke, Herner Spieleclub, Mengede spielt, Spielekult Witten

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