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Nekonyancer[img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed33414da6.22905567.jpg[/img] Explore the *American West* with a pen and cards as your equipment! Can you become the best explorer? [green][tip] This tutorial is best viewed on a computer![/green]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerTo succeed in their expeditions, players will *call* and give the right cards to trigger the most advantageous effects. You’ll also need to match characters with their favorite tools and transportation to open doors to new regions.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerBefore we begin, I suggest that you zoom out until your screen looks like *this:* [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed33841fa0.74170560.jpg[/img] [blue]This will eliminate the need to scroll up and down, hunting for the next text box.[/blue]I realize this makes the text boxes a bit small though. =/3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerThis is your personal [red]*Road Map!*[/red] Throughout the game, players will explore Colorado by checking *legs* 📜 on their own maps. [green]Yes, legs. Like, legs of a journey. Hush.[/green] When you check every 📜 in a region, you'll gain that region's *badge,* [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed3366d7c4.55236070.jpg[/img] which is worth *victory points!*592143487_1_12_0

NekonyancerThis whole board is the *Reward Chart.* Whenever you acquire a *badge,* the number on it will be written into one of the empty badges on our Badge Track. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed33c54571.04764245.jpg[/img]62_tipi_-3

NekonyancerThere are four separate badge tracks here, one for each player, and each one is represented by a different *icon.* In our Player Information Panel, it shows that we are represented by the *Wagon Wheel.*72_tipi_-1

Nekonyancer[blue]Your Road Map isn't the only way to gain badges![/blue] There are several tracks along the bottom and top of this board. Reaching the end of any of them will also grant badges!82_tipi_-3

NekonyancerWhen one player gets their *seventh* badge, the end of the game is triggered, and [green]whoever has the most points wins![/green]92_tipi_-3

NekonyancerAt the beginning of the game, each player must check a starting location flag. Starting regions are colored [red]*red*[/red]. As you can see, we have two options: top-right or bottom-left. *Click on the flag in the bottom-left!*1092143487_1_15_0

Nekonyancer[red]Now we're ready to start the game![/red] In *Colorado,* players will take turns *"calling"* a card from another player. A card will then be given up in return, and *all* players will take an action depending on the card given! [green][tip] Cards come in 6 suits (colors), with 3 ranks (1, 2, 3) in each suit![/green] Let's see what our opponent calls for...1caller

NekonyancerThey called for a *Gray* (Stetson hat) *2!* [blue]When a card is called, one of three things can happen:[/blue] *1.* The player has that *exact* card. They must hand it over. *2.* The player does *NOT* have that card. They must instead give up a card of the same number or suit. *3.* The player does *NOT* have that card, nor any cards of the same suit or number. The caller will take a *random* card from the player's hand.1pagemaintitletext

NekonyancerThis is our [blue]*starting hand.*[/blue] The first player always starts with 4 cards. The second player gets 5, third player 6, and so on. [red]Hmm... I don't see a gray 2, do you?[/red]2card_24

NekonyancerSince we don't have a Gray 2, we'll have to give them any 2 or any Gray from our hand. We don't have any 2s, but we have a Gray! *Click on it!*3card_67

NekonyancerWhenever a card is given to an opponent, it is placed [red]*in front of them,*[/red] not in their hand. Afterward, *all players* get to perform the action shown at the bottom of the card.1card_67

NekonyancerGray cards always provide a *card action.* [blue]With this action, players may either:[/blue] - Draw three cards OR - Discard two cards of the same color to play a card.2card_67

Nekonyancer*Click [red]here[/red] to draw three cards!* It didn't work, did it? Don't worry, it will work in a real game. Click on *Continue* instead.3btn-cards

NekonyancerAlright, everyone performed the action, so the turn ended. [red]*The caller token*[/red] then moved to the next player, which is us!1caller

NekonyancerIt's our turn to call a card. First, we need to select a player to call a card from. This is a 2-player game, so we only have one option. *Click on [blue]Nekonyancer![/blue]* A whole bunch of cards should have slid over from the left. *Click on the [red]Purple 2[/red] card!*2btn_11941354

Nekonyancer[red]*Good!*[/red] ... but they gave us a *Gray 2* instead of a Purple 2. That means they didn't have a Purple 2 in their hand. Since a gray card was given, that means all players will get another *card action!*1card_72

NekonyancerThis time, let's use the action the other way - [blue]discarding two cards of the same color to play another card![/blue] [red]*Click here!*[/red] Next, we have to select 2 cards to discard. *Select the two Purple 1s!* Finally, click on [blue]*"Confirm"*[/blue] at the top!2btn-payCards

NekonyancerLooks like the [red]*discard pile*[/red] is a little buggy in Tutorial Mode. Don't worry, it will work in a real game. Now that we've discarded two cards, we can play one. *Click on the Blue 3 to play it!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerGreat job! Now we get to perform another action from [blue]*this card.*[/blue] However, [red]other players do not.[/red] !!! Only cards that are given in response to *calls* grant actions to all players! Since we used a card action to play this card, only *we* will get to trigger its action!1card_39

Nekonyancer[blue]*Blue cards*[/blue] always provide *check actions.* Like Card Actions, (and the Nugget Actions that we'll see soon), they can be used in [blue]two ways:[/blue] - Check a 📜 in a region you've discovered. - Check a 📜 on your [red]*railroad,*[/red] which is located just underneath your map.2card_39

NekonyancerEach checkable 📜 is currently indicated by a [green]*flashing green checkmark.*[/green] Since we've only discovered one region so far, our choices are rather limited. The checkmark makes it hard to see, but there's a [red]*nugget*[/red] printed on this 📜, which indicates a [red]*nugget action!*[/red] If we check the 📜, we can take the action! *Click on it!*392143487_1_15_2

NekonyancerNow for our *nugget action!* [blue]They can be used in 2 ways:[/blue] - *Gain* a nugget. - *Pay* nuggets equal to the rank of a card to play the card. (1 nugget to play a 1, 2 for a 2, etc.)1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerAll players started the game with [red]*3 nuggets*[/red] in their inventory, but they aren't doing any good just sitting there! *Click on the indicated button at the top to spend nuggets!* *Then click on the [blue]Blue 1[/blue] in our hand!*2nuggets-counter-92143487

NekonyancerSince we played *another* blue card, we get *another* check action! As you can see, it's common for actions to *CASCADE* into each other! [green]Get it?[/green] Because the *Cascade Mountains*... yes, I know they aren't in Colorado, but they're close! C'mon, at least I'm trying here! I don't see YOU coming up with jokes!1card_25

NekonyancerAnyway. Let's check a 📜. This 📜 over here features a [red]*tipi.*[/red] *Click on it!*292143487_1_15_1

NekonyancerWhenever you check a *Tipi,* you must check a space on our personal *Tipi track.* Again, ours is indicated by the *Wagon Wheel.* Tipi tracks are always begun in the *middle.* After that, they can be extended in either direction.12_tipi_24

NekonyancerIf we are the first player to complete the Tipi track, we'll receive this [red]*9-point badge!*[/red] If we're the second, we'll get the [blue]*6-point one*[/blue] instead, and so on. [green]*The other two badges*[/green] are grayed out because this is a two-player game.22_tipi_-3

NekonyancerNow then, we were going to check a box, weren't we? Well, *go ahead!*32_tipi_24

Nekonyancer*Good!* This particular Tipi space has a *nugget* above it, so now we get to trigger another *nugget* action! Hmm, we don't have enough nuggets to play another card (3-rank cards require 3 nuggets). I guess we'll just get a nugget instead. *Click on the first action button at the top!*12_tipi_-4

NekonyancerAlright, our cascading actions have finally stopped... but there's one more thing we have to do. You see, we finished a set! We have all 3 ranks of blue cards in front of us! If a player has a complete set in front of them at the end of a turn, they must *discard* the set to [red]discover a new region.[/red] *Click on the cards to discard them!*1card_39

NekonyancerDiscovering a region involves *checking* its flag. We may only check a flag if we've already checked the flag of an *adjacent* region. There are [red]*two regions*[/red] that are adjacent to our [blue]*starting region.*[/blue]192143487_1_9_0

NekonyancerWhite areas indicate *mountains.* [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed33e15cc4.58257235.jpg[/img] Mountains only serve to separate some regions. Thus, because of a small patch of mountains, [green]*these two regions*[/green] are not considered adjacent.292143487_1_6_0

NekonyancerLet's discover [red]*this region!*[/red] *Click on the flag to check it!*392143487_1_12_0

Nekonyancer[red]Whew, that was quite a turn![/red] Since we discovered a yellow region, we checked [red]*one box*[/red] on our personal *yellow region track.*12_yellow_21

NekonyancerIf we are the first player to discover all the yellow regions, we'll get this [red]*8-point badge!*[/red] Region tracks don't have second-place badges, unfortunately!22_yellow_-1

NekonyancerAlso, note the numbers above each box of the track. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed340f7f50.41455478.jpg[/img] These numbers indicate *bonus victory points.* [red]Other than badges, this is the only way to get points.[/red]32_yellow_15

NekonyancerFinally, note that there's also a track for starting regions. [red]*This box*[/red] was checked for us when we started the game!42_red_21

NekonyancerLet's play through a couple more turns. [blue]First, our opponent will call for a card...[/blue]5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerThey called for a *Gray 2* again. This time, we didn't have a Gray 2, nor any grays or any 2s! Instead, they took a random card from our hand and ended up with a *Green 3.* Green cards grant nugget actions.1card_9

NekonyancerWe'll spend our last 3 nuggets to play the [red]*Red 3*[/red] from our hand. This step is buggy, unfortunately, so I'll just click on these buttons for you...2btn-payNuggets

NekonyancerNow we have to use the red card's nugget action. *Take 1 nugget at the top!*1card_12

NekonyancerWha? Why did we suddenly draw [red]*these two cards?*[/red] Because we only had 1 card left in our hand! At the end of each player's turn, all players with less than 3 cards draw until they have 3! *Next, call for a Yellow 2 from Nekonyancer.*1card_20

NekonyancerThey gave us a Yellow 3 instead. Yellow cards grant *check actions.* This time, instead of checking a 📜 on our map, let's check one on our *railroad!*1card_54

NekonyancerYour railroad is like another region, but it's always available. There are a couple [red]*forks*[/red] in the track - you can probably guess that if you go down one path, you can't go back for the other path! Just like any region on our map, if we finish the track, we'll earn a [blue]*badge!*[/blue] [green]Heh. Track. Railroad track track. Heheh.[/green]292143487_1_16_0

NekonyancerLet's get started on the Railroad Track Track! The first 📜 will give us another nugget action. [red]*Click here!*[/red]392143487_1_16_0

Nekonyancer*Take a nugget!*1btn-nuggets

NekonyancerAlright, I think you've seen enough! There are just a couple more things I have to mention. [red]*This icon*[/red] allows you to play one card from your hand for free. [blue]*This icon*[/blue] allows you to immediately explore a new adjacent region, as if you had completed a set of cards. [green]Both of these icons can be found on the Reward Chart as well![/green]192143487_1_8_1

Nekonyancer[red]*These icons*[/red] allow you to advance on the [red]*Saloon*[/red] track. [blue]*These icons*[/blue] allow you to advance on the [blue]*Wanted Poster*[/blue] track. They both work just like the *Tipi* track. Complete the track, get a badge. There's one space on the Wanted track that also provides an action.292143487_1_3_2

Nekonyancer[blue]Here's a recap of the cards and their actions.[/blue] There are 6 colors, with numbers 1/2/3 in each color. Red and Green: *Nugget* actions. Blue and Yellow: *Check* actions. Grey and Purple: *Card* actions. [green]If you forget, you can hover over a card with your mouse to magnify the image. The action is shown at the bottom of each card.[/green]3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

Nekonyancer[green]Remember, when one player gets their seventh badge, it triggers the end of the game![/green] Then we go to scoring!4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

NekonyancerScoring is very simple. Along the right edge of the Reward Chart, BGA will add up each player's [red]*points from exploring regions here*[/red] and [blue]*points from badges here.*[/blue] [green]Whoever has the most points wins![/green]52_red_21

Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Colorado!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! A big thank you goes out to *firgon* for bringing this game to BGA! Have fun! :D6archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

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