Targi
107 questions players ask about Targi. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Game Setup and Components
- How do I make the 4 starting victory points when there are only six 1-VP tokens?
- Who goes first in the first round, and what does "last player who ate dates" mean?
- Does the first player change every round?
- Where does the Robber start, and when does it first move?
- Are there rule differences between the editions of Targi?
Placing Targis and Tribe Markers
- Where can I place a Targi figure?
- Can I place a Targi on the card across from the Robber?
- Can I place a Targi on the card directly facing an opponent's Targi?
- Can I place a Targi across from one of my own Targis, and how many tribe markers do I get?
- If a card lets me place a Targi on the Robber's card, can I also ignore the facing rule?
- Can I end up with no tribe markers, for example if all my Targis share a row or column?
- Can I place my tribe markers as soon as an intersection exists, instead of waiting until all six Targis are down?
- Can tribe markers go on border cards?
- If two of my Targis are in different rows and columns, do I get a marker for each crossing?
Taking Actions
- Can I pass on a Targi or tribe marker action, and what happens to the card?
- What can I do with a Tribe card that has my tribe marker on it?
- What can I do with a Goods card that has my tribe marker on it?
- What replaces a central card after it is used, and when is the replacement usable?
- What happens when the Goods draw pile runs out?
- In what order can I take my Targi and tribe marker actions?
- How can I play the Tribe card in my hand?
- How many Tribe cards can I hold in my hand, and can I swap them?
- Can I still buy Tribe cards from the central area while I hold one in hand?
- If I use the Noble and do not want to play my hand card, must I discard it?
Tribe Cards
- How do I tell whether a Tribe card ability is one-time or ongoing?
- Can I use a Tribe card's advantage as soon as I display it?
- Do Tribe cards that give an extra good when I get that good count goods I already took this turn?
- If a Tribe card gives me an extra date (salt, pepper) when I get one from a Goods card, how many extras per turn?
- When do I receive the bonus good from a Tribe card that pays when I get no goods from Goods cards?
- Do goods from border cards count as goods from Goods cards for Tribe card effects?
- If a Goods card gives only gold or VP, have I received goods from a Goods card?
- When I pay one extra good to play a card from hand without the Noble, must it match a good on the card?
- When I use the pay-one-extra-good ability, do I still pay the hand card's normal cost?
Goods, Gold and Limits
The Robber and Raids
Game End and Final Scoring
Targi: The ExpansionExpansion
- Does an expansion Tribe card that doubles the card on its left or sides double every card there?
- If several Tribe cards each double the same card, how often does it score?
- Does a doubled card also double the water on it?
- Do water tokens left on a Tribe card also count in end-game water scoring?
- Is Targi: The Expansion compatible with the first-edition base game?
- Can the expansion be played without the base game?
- How many border cards are used with the expansion?
- Can I mix base and expansion Tribe cards?
- How does the expansion Silversmith work, and are the trades identical goods?
- Which cards in the English expansion were misprinted?