ArchRavels Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Setup
  • Step 1: Player Setup
  • Character Powers
  • Step 2: Game Area Setup
• Gameplay
  • Step 1: Take Player Actions
  • Shop Action
  • Craft Action
    • Completing Patterns
  • Exchange Action
  • Unique Actions
  • Step 2: Restock the Yarn Bazaar
    • Events
    • Special Requests
  • Step 3: Take Restock Actions
    • Finish a Project
    • Learn a Pattern
    • Frog It
• Game End
• Credits

Components

• Game Board
• 4 Character Boards (Double-Sided)
• 40 Item Tokens
• 90 Yarn Tokens
• +18 Yarn3 Tokens
• 4 Yarn Bowls
• 16 Project Cards
• 4 Action Markers
• 18 Pattern Tiles
• 12 Event Cards
• 74 Yarn Cards
• 26 Special Requests

Setup

Step 1: Player Setup

1. Each player selects a Character board and takes the matching action marker. (You can do this randomly or not. It's up to you!)
2. Decide which side of your Character board to use and place a Yarn bowl next to it. Take 1 Yarn token of each color and place them in your bowl.
3. Separately shuffle the Bear Pattern tiles, Mitten Pattern tiles, and Scarf Pattern tiles. Deal 1 of each pattern tile to each player. Put the rest back in the box. Place your pattern tiles on the 3 blank spaces of your board, with the side that has Yarn on it face-up as shown.

Character Powers

There are 4 character types. Each represents a crafting speciality with a unique action (see Gameplay). Each character also has a Favorite Request (see Restock the Yarn Bazaar).

• Thrifty Shopper — Has a stronger Shop action.
• Master Crafter — Has a stronger Craft action.
• Color Specialist — Has a unique action to make an Item with Yarn of any color.
• Yarn Spinner — Has a unique action to take 3 Yarn tokens of one color from the supply.

Step 2: Game Area Setup

1. Place the game board in the middle of the table. Remove the Yarn and Item Tray from the box and place it in reach of all players.

2. Prepare the Yarn Deck: a. Shuffle the Yarn cards and Event cards together. This is the Yarn Deck. b. From the Special Request cards, find each player's Favorite Request (marked with a symbol on their player board) and set these aside. c. From the remaining Special Request cards and randomly select 1 per player. Put the cards that weren't selected back in the box. d. Shuffle the selected Favorite Special Requests and the randomly selected Special Requests together with the top half of the Yarn Deck and place it on the board.

3. Create the Yarn Bazaar: a. Turn over the top 6 cards of the Yarn Deck and place them in a grid as shown. b. If you turn over any Special Requests or Events, set them aside and draw new cards to replace them until you have 6 Yarn cards showing. Shuffle the cards that were set aside back into the deck.

4. Create the Project List: a. Shuffle all the Project cards. Randomly select the correct number of Projects for your player count without looking at them. Put the rest back in the box.

   2 Players	3 Players	4 Players
   8 Projects	9 Projects	10 Projects

   b. Shuffle the selected Projects together to create the Project Deck and place it face-down on the table. Turn over the top 3 Projects and place them in a row to create the Project List.

Gameplay

Players take turns in clockwise order, starting with the player who last crafted something or at random. Each turn has 3 steps:

1. Take Player Actions
2. Restock the Yarn Bazaar
3. Take Restock Actions

Step 1: Take Player Actions

To start your turn, move your action marker to one of the 4 action spaces on your Character board.

You must move your token to a different space each turn, even if you don't do any of the actions — you may not use the same space two turns in a row!

Note: On your first turn, you may place your token anywhere.

You may then take the player actions shown on that action space in any order. Each space has a different combination of actions:

• Shop — Get new Yarn from the Yarn Bazaar
• Craft — Use Yarn to make new Items
• Exchange — Exchange Yarn of 1 color for the same amount of a different color
• Unique Actions — Color Specialist and Yarn Spinner each have 1 unique action

Shop Action

When you Shop, choose Yarn cards from the Yarn Bazaar and gain the Yarn tokens shown on them. The number on the action space is the number of cards you choose. For example, "(3) Shop" means you choose 3 cards from the Yarn Bazaar.

Example: A "Shop 3" action lets you gain Yarn from 3 Yarn cards.

Once you've taken your Yarn, place all the Yarn cards you chose in the discard pile. (Don't refill the Yarn Bazaar just yet! You'll do that in the next step.)

Note: You must take the full number of Yarn cards on the action space you chose. Choose carefully, however — you will lose points for leftover Yarn at the end of the game!

Empty Spaces in the Yarn Bazaar

If there are any empty spaces in the Yarn Bazaar left over from the previous player's turn, you may treat them as if they were Yarn cards with "1 Yarn of any color" on them.

Craft Action

To Craft an Item, turn in Yarn tokens that complete one of the patterns on your board. Then take an Item token of the matching type from the supply and place it in the "finished objects" area next to your Character board.

The number on the action space is the number of Items you may Craft with this action. For example, "(2) Craft" means you can Craft up to 2 Items. (You may Craft 2 copies of the same Item if you have enough Yarn for both.)

Return all Yarn you use to the supply.

Example: With this pattern, you can turn in 2 blue and 1 yellow to make Mittens.

(See "Completing Patterns" below for details about pattern requirements.)

Completing Patterns

Exact Color Patterns

A pattern showing Yarn of specific colors can only be Crafted by turning in Yarn tokens that exactly match the Pattern. For example, a Scarf Pattern must be made with 1 purple, 1 blue, 1 orange, and 1 yellow.

Note: Your starting patterns for Bears, Mittens, and Scarves (as well as all Special Request cards) have exact color requirements.

General Color Patterns

A pattern that has a color rule but does not show Yarn of specific colors can be Crafted by turning in Yarn tokens of any colors that follow the rule. For example, a Scarf Pattern can be made with any 4 different color Yarn tokens.

Note: Hats and Blankets always have general color requirements. You can learn general patterns for other Items during your Restock Actions (see "Learn a Pattern" below).

Exchange Action

To Exchange Yarn, return any number of Yarn tokens of a single color from your Yarn bowl to the supply. Then take the same number of a single different color from the supply.

Example: With one Exchange action you can trade in 3 blues for 3 reds.

Unique Actions

Color Specialist and Yarn Spinner each have 1 unique action on their Character board.

• Take 3 Yarn — Take 3 Yarn tokens of a single color from the supply.
• Craft Any Colors — Craft 1 Item, treating each of your Yarn tokens as if it was any color. (You must still turn in the correct number of Yarn tokens.)

Step 2: Restock the Yarn Bazaar

After you have finished taking all of your actions, restock the Yarn Bazaar with cards from the Yarn Deck.

Once all the empty spots have been filled, resolve any Events and Special Requests that were revealed. Do not draw new cards to replace Events or Special Requests after you resolve them. (Any empty spots in the Yarn Bazaar are treated as "1 Yarn of any color" by the next player — see "Shop Action" above.)

Events

When you reveal an Event, read the card and follow its instructions. Some Events give the active player a choice to make, while others apply to all players. Once an Event is resolved, place it in the discard pile.

Special Requests

Special Requests are requests from friends and fans to make special or unique Items. When you reveal a Special Request in the Yarn Bazaar, you must choose to either take it for yourself OR give it to another player. (You may not choose to discard it – someone must take the request!)

Once you've acquired a Special Request, you can Craft it like any other pattern. When you Craft it, place it face-up in the "finished objects" area to the right of your Character board. It is worth points at the end of the game.

Important: If you don't Craft your Special Requests by the end of the game, you lose points! (See "Game End" below.)

Favorite Requests

Each Character has a favorite Special Request that they're just dying to work on. If you finish your favorite Special Request, you score a bonus 5 points at the end of the game!

Example: If Eliza completes the "Robot" Special Request, she scores an extra 5 points.

Step 3: Take Restock Actions

After you've restocked the Yarn Bazaar and resolved all Events and Special Requests, you may perform all, some, or none of the available Restock actions. You may do each action any number of times, if able.

Once you've completed your Restock actions, your turn is over.

1. Finish a Project: Turn in Items to complete Projects
2. Learn a Pattern: Turn in Items to get better at making them
3. Frog It: Turn in Items and take back the Yarn you used to make them

Finish a Project

Select a Project from the Project List and turn in the Items shown on the card to finish that Project. Each Item you turn in is returned to the supply.

Then, take the finished Project card and place it face-up in the "finished objects" area next to your board. Each finished Project is worth points at the end of the game.

You may finish multiple Projects in a turn, but you must use separate sets of Items to finish each Project.

Once you have finished all Projects you wish, refill any open spots in the Project List from the Project Deck. If there are not enough cards left in the Project Deck, this triggers the end of the game (see "Game End" below).

Learn a Pattern

Turn in 1 Item to flip over the matching pattern tile on your Character board. Once a tile has been flipped, you may use the general color pattern on the tile to Craft the matching Item, instead of the exact pattern (see "Completing Patterns" above).

Each pattern tile can only be flipped once. Tiles you have flipped are worth points at the end of the game.

Frog It

Return an Item you previously Crafted to the supply and take the Yarn tokens shown on your current pattern for that Item. If you Frog an Item with a general color pattern, you may take Yarn of any colors that follow the color rule.

Note: You cannot Frog finished Special Requests.

Game End

The game ends when there are no cards left in the Project Deck and fewer than 3 Projects in the Project List. When this happens, the active player will finish their turn and then each player except the active player may use the Yarn left in their bowl to Craft 1 Item OR 1 Special Request. They may not finish Projects or learn patterns.

Then players tally up their final scores:

1. Finished Projects — Score points for each Project you've finished.
2. Finished Special Requests — Score points for each Special Request you've finished. If you've finished your Favorite Request, score another 5 points.
3. Patterns Learned — Score points for each pattern tile you've flipped over.
4. Remaining Items — Score the points printed on the back of each finished Item you have.
5. Unfinished Special Requests — Subtract the value of each Special Request you have not finished.
6. Leftover Yarn — Subtract 1 point for each unused Yarn token in your Yarn bowl.

Tiebreakers: If there is a tie, the tied player with the most finished Projects plus Special Requests wins. If still tied, the player with the fewest Yarn tokens left wins. If still tied, players share victory.

Credits

Created By Adam McCrimmon Jordan Miller

Design Adam McCrimmon

Development Jordan Miller Noah Miller

Artwork Rochelle Steder

Graphic Design Dougie Mac Jeff Fraser

Editing Jay Ross Brendan Riley Jeff Fraser

Rulebook Design Jeff Fraser

Market Research Lauren Nepomuceno

Crafting Consultants Jenny Moeller Mary Domoleczny Nicole Pyles Laura Jaquish Pia Thadani Amber Gonzalez

Playtesters Chris Maniscalli, Mike Waid, Lauren Nepomuceno, Rob Huber, Brendan Riley, Bryan Parrish, Jeff Olds, Lacey Olds, Joe Moeller, Jenny Moeller, Rick Heinz, Trent Heinz, Michelle Heinz, Jack Shales, Brynn FitzClemen, Robin FitzClemen, Shawn Smith, Allen Wiggs, Mike Simpson, Kevin Nance, Chag Gibson, Marliese Gibson, David Irwin, Mark McGuire, Tracy Hanners, Annie Griggs, Thomas Guillebeau, Hanna Clifton, Kira Klebe, Pat Severa, Kevin Tilman, Creighton Burns, Katherine Auburne, Diane Gandert, Will Brown, Nick LaPaglia, Dan Landberg, Mike "Greenie" Simpson, Brian Shimkus, Maxine Ekl, Randy Ekl.

Special Thanks Maya Coleman, [toggle Gaming], GameTrayz, Rattlebox Games, Protospiel, Chicagoland Boardgame Designers and Playtesters Meetup, Chicago Nerd Social Club, Mike Pope, and Noah Adelman.

Production Babies Arthur Williams