Little Tavern
Little Tavern Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Setup
Use the box as a bank for coins and discard for cards.
Each player takes 1 player aid, 1 Table, and 3 coins (of value 1).
Spread out all the cards facedown in the middle of the table, then mix them in a loose pile.
Gameplay Overview
A game plays over a series of rounds, until one player has at least 25 coins.
Randomly choose the first player who starts their turn.
On your turn, draw a card from the center of the table. You can choose to draw a Character card or an Event card.
Character Card
When you draw a Character, reveal it, then place it at your Table or an opponent's.
Then the player who received the Character takes a turn. If this was you, immediately take another turn.
Once there are 4 Characters at a Table, it is full and cannot seat any other Characters.
There are 7 different Clans, and each of them tip differently.
Important: Below, the term "Tavern" refers to all the Tables in play.
The Clans
- Elves (x10) — Each Elf tips 1 coin per Elf at their Table, including themself.
- Witches (x4) — Each Witch tips 2 coins, plus 1 coin per other Witch in the Tavern.
- Dwarves (x7) — Each Dwarf tips 1 coin per different Clan at their Table, including their Clan.
- Nobles (x5) — Each Noble tips 5 coins, minus 1 coin per other Noble in the Tavern.
- Romantics (x4) — Each Romantic tips 4 coins if at least 1 other Romantic is at their Table.
- Adventurers (x6) — Each Adventurer tips as many coins as shown on her card.
- Goblins (x8) — Goblins don't tip, except for Billy-Billy who tips 4 coins per Goblin at his Table, including himself.
Event Card
Before drawing an Event, there must be:
- At least 1 coin in front of you, and
- At least 1 Character at each Table.
When you draw an Event, read the effect out loud and apply it, then discard the card.
Finally, pay the cost of the Event by giving one of your coins to any other player; then that player takes their turn.
End of the Round
A round ends once all Tables are full (4 Characters per Table).
Count the tips from the 4 Characters at your Table and take that number of coins from the bank.
Example of Counting Tips
You have 2 Elves at your Table, so each tips you 2 coins.
Your Noble tips 5 coins, but since there are 2 other Nobles in the Tavern (at another Table), you only receive 3 coins.
Since you only have a single Romantic at your Table, they don't tip you anything.
Therefore for this round, you receive 7 coins (2+2+3+0). Place these coins on your Table.
New Round
If no one has at least 25 coins, begin a new round.
Spread out and mix all the cards again, facedown. The player who received the last card of the previous round is the first player of the new round.
Note: If the round ends with an Event, the player who received the coin will start the new round.
End of the Game
If a player has at least 25 coins, the game ends. You win if you earned more coins than the other players. In case of tie, tied players share the victory.
Detailed Effects of Event Cards
1, 2, 3, Swap! — Choose a direction (to the left or right) and count to 3. On 3, each player takes a Character from their Table and moves it to their neighbour's table, in the chosen direction.
Get Out! — Discard a Character at your Table.
Hello, It's Me — Take a Character from your Table and move it to another Table that still has open seats. OR Take a Character from another Table and place it at your Table, unless it's full.
Let's Go! — Choose a Clan at your Table. Each player, including you, discards a Character from this Clan, if possible.
Musical Chairs — Exchange a Character at your Table with a Character at another Table.
Mystery Customer — Draw a Character, look at it secretly, then place it facedown at any Table that still has open seats. Do not reveal it until the end of the round.
Reserved Seat — Draw a Character. Choose a Character at your Table to discard and replace with this new one.
Credits
Designers: Maxime Rambourg & Théo Rivière
Illustrator: Gaël Lannurien
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