The Network Expansion

Algae, Inc.: The Network Expansion — Module 1 Networks and Module 2 Capital Cities: components, setup and end-of-month scoring.

Short tag: [Network]. Two independent modules from Game Brewer’s Network Expansion rules; play either or both. Both only add scoring at the End of the Month.

Module 1: Networks

Networks components

4 network cards. A network is a group of directly adjacent cities you have exported to.

Card	Rewards
	Most capital cities in one network (players with several networks pick one).
	Most regular (small) cities in one network.
	The biggest network.
	The most separate networks.

Networks setup

Shuffle the 4 cards, draw 1 and lay it face up at the top of the map board. The rest go back in the box.

Networks scoring

At the End of the Month, rank the players on the active card:

Tie: add the VP of the tied rank and the next rank, divide by the tied players, round up; each tied player gets that, and the next rank is not scored.

Module 2: Capital Cities

Capital Cities components

4 capital city cards and 4 reward cards. Each reward card carries two rewards; how you rotate it at setup decides which one stays uncovered and counts. The eight rewards:

Reward	Scores
	1 VP per milestone you reached first.
	1 VP per milestone you reached second.
	1 VP per city you exported to first.
	1 VP per city you exported to second.
	1 VP per unlocked, unused export/2x tile.
	2 VP per unlocked algae storage, not counting your starting one.
	1 VP per science tile touching the edge of your science grid.
	2 VP per science tile in the top zone of your science grid.

Capital Cities setup

1. Shuffle or rotate the 4 reward cards and lay them face up in a row near the map.
2. Shuffle or flip the 4 capital city cards and lay one on top of each reward, covering only its top half.

Capital Cities scoring

At the End of the Month, for each capital city card whose city you exported to, score its reward.

Variant — harder: score a reward as soon as you export to that capital.