​​Setup

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To win, you must have the most points of Loot in your Hoard by the end of the game.

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1. Shuffle the Villain cards face down, and players choose one each.​
   Unselected Villain cards are placed aside. Players may look at their Villains.

2. Shuffle the deck and deal each player 3 cards.
   Players may look at their cards. Place the deck into the center of the table.

3. The player with the most valuable item on their person takes the first turn.
   Alternatively, choose the youngest player.

 

Turn order

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1. On their turn, a player chooses to either:
   a.    “Raid” - Draw one card from the deck, and then play a card from their hand, OR
   b.    “Reveal” - Turn their hidden Villain card right-side-up and do the corresponding action.

2. The played card is placed face-up into a pile directly in front of that player.

3. Resolve any action effects and pass the turn clockwise to the next player.

4. Continue playing until there are no cards in players' hands. Players can still play cards once the deck is empty; they just can't draw.

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scoring

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1. The game ends when all cards have been played from players’ hands. Discard any cards remaining in players' chests.

2. Each player sums the value of the stashed Loot cards in their Hoard. Action cards do not contribute to a player’s score.

3. If a player did not reveal their Villain card, that player adds 3 points to their score.

4. The highest score is the winner!

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Glossary

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• Deck: Pile of face-down cards that players draw from. The deck represents the village that is being raided.

• Villain: A player's secret character. This can be revealed to do an action.

• Loot: White cards. The number indicates the point value of the loot.​

• Action: Black cards. There are four action cards; Stash, Steal, Trade & Burn.

• Chest: Pile of cards in front of each player to which the player adds cards from their hand on their turn.

• Hoard: Pile of cards to the right of each player. Loot in the hoard is safe and adds to the player's final score.

• Stash: Play this card to move all of the cards your chest into your hoard. Doing this keeps them safe from other players.

• Steal: Take all the cards from another player's chest and put them into your own chest.

• Trade: Choose 3 cards from your hand. Randomly choose the same number of cards in another player's hand. Exchange them.

• Burn: Choose any player's chest. It is removed from the game.