Tapestry
What do the numbers on the capital city mats mean when pairing them with the starting islands?
The rulebook answers this in its Player Setup section.
- Tapestry rulebook · Rulebook · Player Setup
- Buggy · Designer · 2024-06-10
- Steve Fitzpatrick · Community · 2024-06-10
- Buggy · Designer · 2024-06-12
Each capital city mat has a number that matches a starting territory on the board, and that sets your starting island. The official variant is to start on the island closest to you. With advanced mats you still draw a standard mat and use its number.