Hadrian's Wall FAQ
73 questions players ask · Updated Nov 7, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup, Years and Resources
- What happens when the Fate deck runs out?
- Does the pre-filled Resource Production circle give a Resource in Year 1?
- How many Workers and Resources do I get from the yearly income areas?
- Can I reuse last Year's Pict attack cards for this Year's Fate card instead of flipping a new one?
- Do unused Workers and Resources carry over to the next Year?
- Do players act in turn order or at the same time?
- How long can I keep a Resource that a neighbour pays me for a trade?
- Must a Worker gained from a filled box be used immediately?
- Can I use Workers or Soldiers gained from the Valour Track at the end of a Year?
- What if a Citizen Track is already full when another source rewards me with that Citizen?
- How much Discipline can I gain on the first sheet?
Left Sheet: Cohorts, Granaries and Buildings
- Do Granaries limit the Mining & Foresting, Wall Guard, Cippi, Wall and Fort tracks?
- After building a Granary, can I skip ahead on the Cippi, Wall or Fort track?
- Do I have to fill the Cippi before the Wall, or the other way round?
- How often can I use the Training Grounds?
- Can I fill a Wall Guard box without a Soldier if I use the Training Grounds sword?
- How often can I use the Forum, and can it involve Soldiers?
- When the Road pays out, do I take one of the rewards or all of them?
- How many Civilians, Builders or Attribute increases do the Hotel, Workshop and Road give each Year?
- If I build a Hotel, Workshop or Road in Year 6, do I get the yearly reward?
- Can the small and large Road raise the same Attribute in the same Year?
Right Sheet: Market and Trading
- Do duplicate Trade Goods give Renown in the Market?
- How much Renown do six different Trade Goods earn?
- Do I fill the Market boxes in order?
- Which Market boxes can I fill with my current Traders track?
- When I buy a Trade Good from the Fate deck, do I get the good on the face-up card?
- Must I record the number even if I already have that Trade Good?
- Can I trade or buy from the Fate deck more than once per round?
- Can a neighbour refuse when I buy their Trade Good?
- Is the number on a Trade Good its price?
Right Sheet: Scouts, Theatre and Temples
- Can I Scout using my own Prospect Card or only a neighbour's?
- Can I use the same Scout pattern more than once in a Year?
- Can I take the Scout action if no pattern fits my Map?
- What do the Theatre's Traders icon and first box do?
- How many Workers does a Temple need for each Piety?
- Can I build the Medium Temple before the Small one is full?
- Can Soldiers or other Workers fill Temple boxes?
- Can Garden rewards fill Temple boxes?
Right Sheet: Gladiators
- Must I train a Gladiator in the same Year before it fights?
- How often can I train a Gladiator in a Year?
- Does a Gladiator lose health even when it wins, and how is its strength counted?
- What happens when a Gladiator dies, and how much Piety does it give?
- Does a Gladiator with only one training step die if the drawn card is a 1?
- Does each Gladiator battle flip its own Fate card?
End of the Year: Attacks, Valour, Disdain and Favour
- How are Valour and Disdain calculated when some Pict attacks get through?
- Does one unblocked attack wipe out all my Valour for the Year?
- Do I get the full grey flag Valour if I block every attack?
- Can a Cohort face more than six attacks, and does a full Cohort stop them all?
- When can I spend Favours?
- Must I spend a Favour when an attack would give Disdain?
- Does a Favour prevent Disdain, and does the attack still count as blocked for Valour?
- Do Diplomat Favours permanently raise a Cohort's level?
- Does my Favour protect other players?
- Can I use the Baths after the final Pict attack to remove Disdain?
- Are Workers gained from Valour in the final Year usable?
Path Cards
1-2 Players and Solo Campaign
- In 1-2 player games, who suffers the extra Pict attacks when someone uses a Neutral card?
- How do Neutral Prospect cards work?
- In a 2-player game, can both of us trade with the Neutral card?
- In solo play, does buying from the Fate deck add Pict attacks?
- Do campaign setup rewards apply every Year or just once?
- Do solo campaign setup rewards carry over beyond the next Fort?
- What is Bragging Rights as a solo campaign bonus?
- Which buildings pay the extra stone in the Fort 4 challenge?
- When can I start building the Wall or Cippi in the Fort 10 challenge?