It doesn't! You may initially mistake the uniquely hand-drawn and stylized 'O' for a '6' or zero. However, the Treasure die does in fact only consist of two symbols: 'X' and 'O.' The Treasure Die is categorized as an Action Die. An Action die is never placed in a player's cup during gameplay. None of the symbols on the Treasure die function as numbers at any point in the game.

The player who got the "X start/end" tile will be the first player to make a bet in the first betting phase. After that, the winner of the previous round will make the first bet.

Play it as literally as possible. If you still cannot determine the answer, let the two players who have different perspectives 'battle it out' to see whoever gets to interpret the rules to their favor.

You can maximum have 10 dice in your cup, unless you are playing with Captain abilities and your Captain's special ability states otherwise.

No, unless you are playing with the "Instant Death" variant card. Furthermore, if you are playing with Captain abilities: Cpt. Sir James Vernon can never have less than 3 dice in your cup.

The only time you have to be honest about the amount of dice you have is when dice are revealed and are to be counted to determine whoever is a winner, loser and survivor(s) in the betting phase. All other times you can lie about the amount of dice, coins or cards you have as much as you please.

Yes, you can for example convert 2 coins into 1 extra crew dice or 1 special dice into 2 extra crew dice and exceed the normal limit of 10 dice.

• 1 Action card for 2 coins

• 1 reroll of any of your own dice in the Sail and Action phase

• 1 reroll of your own battle dice during the final battle (only once per battle)

• Use them during the 'Trade' tile or card

The very last "micro phase" is to "buy steps" — you then use 1 crew die to move 1 step forward.

This is ONLY valid for the player(s) in last place. If two players are last they must both agree to sacrifice 1 crew die each per step. You can ONLY move up until the 2nd last player — never past them. You cannot move up to the 2nd last player and then ask them to also sacrifice a die to continue to move forward.

You must discard one of your regular crew dice.

The attacker won't get your last crew die. Nothing happens.

You lose the special die. The only special die you cannot lose in this manner is the Cursed Die. In that case you keep both.

No, the effect is neglected.

When playing 8 players. Play as normal with the core game. For Cities of Greed: 2 players will be without city cards. 1 player will be without a city to start with. Therefore, the 7th player who gets a city, but not city cards, gets one bonus coin to start with. The 8th player without city cards and a city to claim, gets to start with the Mayors' Die and one bonus coin. The 7th and 8th player still gets Influence cards just like the others.

No, 1's are always wild, meaning they are whatever face value the current bid is.

You can never start on a higher amount than active players. For example: if you are 3 players, the first bet cannot be with a higher quantity than 3.

No, you can never decrease the amount, only the face value as long as you increase the amount. I.e "three 3's" to "four 2's" is valid, whilst "three 3's" to "two 4's" is invalid.

Only the next player in the current player direction can call out a liar.

No, the lowest amount you can lock is the previous player's bet. But you can increase and lock anything higher than that too.

The betting continues as normal between the two remaining players until one calls the other a liar.

Yes, you can. There is no upper limit to the quantity you can bid.

The player who locked the bet wins the round. All other players lose one crew die each.

During the Sail Phase only 1 gold card per player can be played.

Yes.

No, that player can still move forward if they are able to play a Gold card that allows them to move.

Not necessarily. Only 1 tile will be activated per round. Whoever activates the tile is determined by a Tile Battle between the players who moved forward during the Sail Phase.

(Note that players CAN move forward without being eligible to participate in the tile battle, for example with the Golden Action Card 'Grappling Hooks').

Only 1 tile is activated each round.

That player activates the tile it lands on without any tile battle with other players.

Only two per player per round, one Silver and one Gold. If you played a Gold card during the Sail Phase you cannot play a 2nd Gold card in the Action phase.

Any player can play any action card at any time (given that you are in the correct phase for the color of the card). The order is important though since consequences happen in the order cards are played.

There is no set order for playing cards. Anyone can start playing cards in the Sail and Action phase; it's important to time your cards and play them in the windows of opportunity that are presented.

Cards are always resolved immediately and in the order that they were played.

In the Sail phase anyone can play a valid gold card, even the loser of the betting phase.

Yes. It can be used to counter attacks with an attack and similar. Just follow the played order of cards and carefully read all text on the cards to determine if it's valid or not.

You pick up 1 new extra card. It can be played immediately IF the card you played previously was of the other color than the one you picked up and you didn't already play that color earlier that same round.

The captain coasters in the deluxe edition includes unique player abilities. In the base game / retail version, the coasters do not have player abilities. Unfortunately there was a misprint in the rule book of the base game.

The captain coaster Srdjan is only available in English

The tiles are only available in English. They are magnetic in the deluxe edition but not in the base game.

The cups are crafted from bamboo, which is a natural material; as such, every cup is unique. Since the cups are used upside down, their shape is unrelated to how they are being used.

If you're having issues with the custom insert: Please reach out to eRaptor at [email protected] to request spare parts. The custom insert will be available for purchase online soon!

The 8-Player Add-On Pack is an unofficial component and therefore supports an unofficial player count. Please note that it is not accounted for in the official rulebook, nor is there a dedicated compartment for it within the game box.

The 8-Player Add-On Pack contains:

• 2 New Player Colors (including a Miniature, Ship Meeple, and Battle Die)

Cities of Greed in a 8-player mode:

2 players will be without city cards. 1 player will be without a city to start with. Therefore, the 7th player who gets a city, but not city cards, gets one bonus coin to start with. The 8th player without city cards and a city to claim, gets to start with the Mayors' Die and one bonus coin. The 7th and 8th player still gets Influence cards just like the others.

The game is still meant for 6 players, there will however likely be space in the box for the extra components (The custom insert from E-raptor won't have assigned slots for the extra player count), but we won't change the intended player count since we simply haven't tested this but we trust that you guys are right :D

Therefore this is the Unofficial Official add-on player option.

The Ghost Pack was a limited set of components produced for the first edition produced back in 2023. It is not included in any future production. There is a mistake in the Big Bucks rulebooks; the ghost die is not supposed to be in there.

We discovered a miscalculation in our initial sleeve counts in the upgrade boxes and we're sorry about that. We kindly ask backers to do the following:

Kraken cards & Variant Cards — these can be skipped. They aren't shuffled or handled frequently.

Focus on the essentials: Prioritize your action, influence, and city cards—the ones you hold and shuffle regularly.

The cards in the game are the size 89x57 cm in case you want to purchase extra sleeves.

Italian / French Cards

We noticed that the upgrade box in Italian have cards in French in it. Really sorry about that. We will produce new cards in Italian and ship out to every backer.

Number of cards in Upgrade box Rulebook:

In the Upgrade Box Rulebook, there is a misprint in regards to the number of action cards that will be in play. The correct number is 86 cards. Go to this link to see which cards to replace and which cards to add.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17VUdEJKsbTAyPX4QKqlHUm-B8WKdziuuWXncqDe7GmU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Questions about sleeves? Check the sleeves section below.

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