Game of Bones Rules

Game of Bones is a noncollectable cardbased game where you strive
to become the most powerful House in the realm and claim the crown
by gaining position through any means necessary to overcome your
rivals: marriage, magic, murder, bribery, betrayal, conquest, and luck.
They all play their role in the deadly Game of Bones
Objective
To amass enough power through death, influence, might, or wealth in
order to secure your dominion over your rival houses and so the realm.
Components
The game has the following components in the box:
1 rules booklet.
126 cards. These are colour-coded and cover 7 different types:
o Action x 14
o Event x 16
o House/Heirs x 18
o Resource x 24
o Retainer x 16
o Settlement x 14
o Vassal x 24
1 red six-sided dice.
Setup
Pick out the six House cards and shuffle these. Deal one to each player
and put the rest aside (they play no further part in the game).
Shuffle all the remaining cards and deal five cards to each player.
If you have any Heirs or Settlement cards then play these in front of
you into your Domain.
If you have any Event cards then discard these and draw the same
number of new cards. Repeat as necessary. Reshuffle the deck,
including any discarded Event cards. This deck becomes the Draw deck.
To decide who starts, each player rolls the dice and the highest roll
goes first. Reroll any ties. The order of play then goes clockwise around
the table for the remainder of the game.
Playing the Game

There are three steps to each players turn and the basic order of play
is as follows:
Draw one card.
Play one card.
Invoke one card. Note this is an optional action during your turn.
DRAW ONE CARD
Draw one card from the Draw deck. This card is added to your Hand
for Play later.
However, if you Draw an Event card, then the Event must be resolved
immediately as detailed on the card. It is possible to avoid the Event
through Fortunes Favour. Opting to try to win Fortunes Favour is
entirely voluntary.
PLAY ONE CARD
Play one card from your Hand. Heirs, Resources, Retainers, Settlements,
and Vassals may all be Played into your Domain to increase your
Influence, Might, and Wealth. Note that Bones scores are only counted
in your Boneyard and not in your Domain. Action cards are used
directly on or against players and never form part of your Domain.
INVOKE/DISCARD ONE CARD
Invoke/Discard one card from your Domain, if you wish. Some
Resources, Retainers and Vassals have an Invoke/Discard ability that
result in a variety of effects. These effects can also be improved with
the Fortunes Favour option on the card, although there is always a
chance of failure associated. Trying to win Fortunes Favour is optional.
Your House card also provides a number of special Invoke options.

However, this card can only be used once during the game.
CONTINUED PLAY
If the Draw deck empties then the Discard pile is shuffled to make a
new Draw deck. Play continues until a winning condition is met.
Winning the Game

The game is won by the first player who achieves any of the following:
A score of 10 or more Bones in their Boneyard.
A score of 10 or more Influence in their Domain.
A score of 10 or more Might in their Domain.
A score of 10 or more Wealth in their Domain.
Terms Used by the Rules and Cards

Bones the Bones value of a card, shown over the bones icon.
Boneyard cards that you Destroy or Kill are added to your Boneyard.
The sum of the Bones values in your Boneyard is your Bones score.
Destroy some card types can be Destroyed and these have a Bones
value. You put Destroys in your Boneyard.
Discard when you Discard a card you put it in the Discard pile.
Domain cards played onto the table form your Domain.
Draw a card Draw is always from the Draw deck. You add Draw cards
to your Hand.
Fortunes Favour some cards feature Fortunes Favour, detailed over
the red dice image. This allows you to improve or avoid the effect of
the card, but with the potential to worsen the effect as well. A roll of
the red dice decides how your luck turns out. You do not have to use
the Fortunes Favour option on these cards if you dont want to, and
can just take the standard effect if you prefer.
Hand the cards you Draw and hold form your Hand.
Imprison when you Imprison a card you put it in the Imprison pile.
Influence the Influence value of a card, shown over the crown icon.
The sum of the Influence values in your Domain is your Influence score.
Invoke some cards have special effects that can be Invoked during
your turn. These effects can benefit you or work to the detriment of
your opponents.
Kill some card types can Killed and these have a Bones value. You put
Kills in your Boneyard.
Lose when you Lose a card you give it to any player of your choice.
Might the Might value of a card, shown over the swords icon. The
sum of the Might values in your Domain is your Might score.
Play a card Play is when you use a card in your Hand and place it in
your Domain or use it against another player as appropriate.
Resurrect a Resurrected card is Taken from any Boneyard.
Take a card Take is always from another player (except in the case of
Resurrect, where you can Take from any Boneyard including your
own). You add Taken cards to your Domain.
Wealth the Wealth value of a card, shown over the coin icon. The
sum of the Wealth values in your Domain is your Wealth score.
Credits
The following people helped make this game possible and they receive
A Big Thank You.
Game Concept: Robert Vance.
Play Testers: Philip Keable, Alan Jones, Sue Farebrother, Davin Jeayes,
Adam Jeayes, Kristen Farebrother.
Artwork Design: Robert Vance.
Artwork Source Acknowledgements: Some artwork copyright, used
with permission: Game Icons http://www.gameicons.net, Open
Game Art http://opengameart.org/users/killyoverdrive (Knight).
Legal
Game of Bones is 2014 Atomic Dragon Games. All rights reserved.
Further Information
For more information about this game check out our websites at:
www.thegamecrafter.com/games/gameofbones
www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/atomicdragongames
www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/atomic-dragon-games

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Game of Bones is a noncollectable cardbased game where you strive

Playing the Game

Your House card also provides a number of special Invoke options.

Winning the Game

Terms Used by the Rules and Cards

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