Malamute

Gamestart

Turn 1 due 10/2 Tuesday

Players

Notes

As a rules recap, we will be using all regular rules except 13.3 (Secrecy) and we will be using optional rule 16 (Piracy). This will also be the exploration game. Since we only have 5 players, the sixth will be run using the non-player rules.

Dennis Cain has proposed an interesting variant: unique advantages for each country. I've tweaked the very slightly, and I'm not sure of their effect on play balance, but I'll leave it up to the players as to whether or not to use them. Here they are:

• Dutch: Trading advantage. Each colonist generates +1 revenue, doubled if in a resource rich area.
• English: Gain 1 additional colonist each turn.
• France: Reduce uprising number in each area by 3.
• Portuguese: Ignore first “1” in both outbound and homebound movement each turn.
• Spain: In native combat, lose only on a 1 or 2, reroll normally on a 6.
• Swedes: Increase survival climate by 2.

For this first turn, I will need your vote on the use of the variant rules, your country preference in case those rules get used, and your complete first turn orders including Initial Anchorage Bids and whether you want to roll for colonists or take the automatic 4. If you express no preferences, your bid will be 0 and you will get 4 colonists.