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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Alderac Entertainment Group or the designers.

Common mistakes

A vegetable card cannot be flipped back into a scoring card. Ruling · Rule
Each player scores only their own scoring cards using their own vegetables. Ruling · Rule
An even or odd condition needs at least one of the named vegetable; a fewest condition can count zero. Ruling · Rule

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Who scores a scoring card, and whose vegetables count? Official

Only the player who drafted that scoring card can score it, using their own complete vegetable collection. The same vegetables can count independently for each scoring card.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Scoring cardsGame End and Scoring › score each card Cards & Components › sample scoring cards shown in the rulebook

Does a “fewest” scoring card require at least one of that vegetable? Official

No. The designer clarified that “fewest” can score with zero of the named vegetable.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Scoring cardsGame End and Scoring › score each card Cards & Components › sample scoring cards shown in the rulebook

Does zero count as an even number for an even/odd scoring card? Official

The designer clarified that an even/odd scoring card requires at least one of the named vegetable. Zero does not qualify.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Scoring cardsGame End and Scoring › score each card Cards & Components › sample scoring cards shown in the rulebook

What happens when players tie for most or fewest? Official

A player who owns the card scores when tied for the stated condition. For a “most” card, the designers generally require at least one of that vegetable; for “fewest,” zero is allowed.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Scoring cardsGame End and Scoring › score each card Cards & Components › sample scoring cards shown in the rulebook

Can I take only one vegetable from the market? Official

If only one vegetable remains, you must take that single card.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Turns and marketDrafting & Scoring › take cards Drafting & Scoring › refill the market

When do I split an empty scoring pile? Official

After a pile runs out, split the largest pile right away so the next player has three available piles when possible. At the end of the game, continue flipping available scoring cards into the market so it holds as many vegetables as possible.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Turns and marketDrafting & Scoring › take cards Drafting & Scoring › refill the market

Which player wins a tie in total points? Official

The later seat in the turn order wins, as the rulebook states. The designer confirms that this is the intended reading, even if play ended during another player's turn.

Source: BGG Rules thread

Final tie-breakGame End and Scoring › ties

What does Garnishes include?

The publisher lists six Player Power cards, six End Game Scoring cards, and a rules card. The public preview does not make the powers' exact wording readable.

Source: AEG Garnishes page

Expansion: GarnishesGarnishes › what it adds