FAQ
11 answered questions6 official
Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Gotha Games or the designers; official accounts: Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director).
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- Resolve the whole action before performing the Sunday reset it triggers. Ruling · Rule
- If a scent combination has no empty matrix cell, it earns no preference or perfection points either. Ruling · Rule
- A Letter of Reference is not required to present; it sets the Court-preference points you can score. Ruling · Rule
- Do not travel by coach on a production turn unless you have at least one flower and one Production Point. Ruling · Rule
- A stored flower can be discarded back to the general supply; it is not locked on its method forever. Ruling · Rule
- Move Dame A’s Court marker before or after scoring a complete perfume, not between its scent pairs. Ruling · Rule
- Resolve perfume-making and Dame D donations in separate blocks; do not alternate one perfume and one donation repeatedly. Ruling · Rule
- Each matching scent gift can add Influence; several gifts of the same type are allowed when you can pay them. Ruling · Rule
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Does Sunday happen before or after the action that ends the day? Official
After. Finish the action that spends the final Action Point, then resolve the Sunday procedures. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum.
Can I present a perfume on my final turn, and will it score again in the parade?
When the last Sunday triggers the end, continue normal turn order until it would return to the trigger player. Other players take their normal turn during that wraparound; the trigger player may still spend an Originality token for an extra turn before the game ends. In the final parade, each player can complete perfumes and score them, starting with the player who triggered the end. See the rulebook, pp. 14–15, and the BGG thread. The forum answer is by credited playtester Gabriele Surcis, so it is community guidance, not publisher-confirmed.
What happens if a perfume combination has no empty sub-cells?
That scent combination scores nothing: no Originality, Court preference, King preference or perfection points. A perfume with two complementary scents is checked separately for each combination. BGG thread. Answered by credited playtester Gabriele Surcis; community guidance, not publisher-confirmed.
Must I have a Letter of Reference to present a perfume?
No. You can present without one; a Letter of Reference determines whether you score Court-preference points and how many. This is supported by the BGG thread and the official example of play.
Can I discard a finished perfume to free a perfume slot? Official
Yes. Discard the Recipe and all scents on that perfume with it. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum; the answer quotes rulebook p. 10.
Can Dame A move the Court marker between the combinations of one perfume? Official
No. Move it before or after scoring the complete perfume, not during its scoring. If Dame C allows two perfumes in one action, Dame A can be used between the two perfumes. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum.
Can I give a Dame several scents of the same type for multiple Influence tokens?
Yes, according to the answer in the BGG Rules thread. The responder is a credited playtester, so this is community guidance, not publisher-confirmed.
Can I alternate making one perfume and donating it to Dame D repeatedly in one action? Official
No. The publisher says you may make one or more perfumes, donate one or more, then make more; do not interleave each creation and donation. The three-perfume board limit also applies. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum.
Can Maceration process any flower type? Official
Yes. Maceration accepts any type. The publisher’s clarification lists restrictions on other methods: Distillation excludes Rose, Enfleurage Orange, Extraction Bergamot, and Squeezing Jasmine, Lavender, Narcissus and Rose. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum.
Can I travel by coach without producing any scent? Official
No. A production turn requires at least one Production Point and at least one flower; coach travel is part of that turn. Publisher confirmed by Greenskid (Alessandro Lala, Gotha Games director) in the BGG Rules forum.
Can I return flowers stored on a production method input to the supply?
Yes, unused input flowers can be discarded to the general supply at any time, according to the answer in the BGG Rules forum. The responder is a credited playtester; this is community guidance, not publisher-confirmed.