Cards & Components

Component faces and the rule that explains how each one is used.

Boards

Cards

Face	Use
Objective OB1	Discard it during a turn for any Good, Wood and Stone; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the White and Red Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige for first/second/third place. Objective scoring.
Objective OB2	Discard it during a turn for 2 Wood and any Resource; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the Black and Red Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB3	Discard it during a turn for 2 Stone and any Resource; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the White and Blue Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB4	Discard it during a turn for 2 Rice and any Resource; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the White and Black Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB5	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Coin; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the Blue and Red Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB6	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Coin; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, rank on the Blue and Black Palace tracks pays 7/4/2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB7	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Rice; keep it for final scoring: Each Good left in your supply is worth 2 Prestige. Objective scoring.
Objective OB8	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Wood; keep it for final scoring: Score your Jade Figurine Prestige again. Objective scoring.
Objective OB9	Discard it during a turn for 1 Silk, 1 Helmet and 1 Jewelry; keep it for final scoring: Gain 2 Prestige for each Governor on the Main board. Objective scoring.
Objective OB10	Discard it during a turn for 1 Coin, 1 Wood and 1 Stone; keep it for final scoring: Qin and Yan Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB11	Discard it during a turn for 1 Coin, 1 Wood and 1 Rice; keep it for final scoring: Qin and Han Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB12	Discard it during a turn for 1 Coin, 1 Wood and 1 Stone; keep it for final scoring: Han, Chu and Yan Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB13	Discard it during a turn for 3 Coins; keep it for final scoring: Zhao and Chu Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB14	Discard it during a turn for 1 Silk, 1 Helmet and 1 Stone; keep it for final scoring: Qin and Qi Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB15	Discard it during a turn for 1 Silk, 1 Jewelry and 1 Wood; keep it for final scoring: Wei and Chu Governors score 2/6/11/17 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB16	Discard it during a turn for 1 Jewelry, 1 Helmet and 1 Rice; keep it for final scoring: Zhao, Han and Qi Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB17	Discard it during a turn for Free Soldier, 1 Jewelry and 1 Rice; keep it for final scoring: Wei, Han and Qi Governors score 2/6/11/17 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB18	Discard it during a turn for Free Soldier, 1 Silk and 1 Wood; keep it for final scoring: Yan, Wei and Han Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB19	Discard it during a turn for Free Soldier, 1 Helmet and 1 Stone; keep it for final scoring: Zhao, Qi and Chu Governors score 3/7/12/18 Prestige at 1/2/3/4 Governors. Objective scoring.
Objective OB20	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Stone; keep it for final scoring: Score 3/7/12/18 Prestige for 8/10/12/14 Palace and/or Regular Bonus tiles in supply. Objective scoring.
Objective OB21	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Goods; keep it for final scoring: Shipping markers in Yan and Chu score 3/6/10/15 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ markers. Objective scoring.
Objective OB22	Discard it during a turn for 2 Silk and 1 Coin; keep it for final scoring: Shipping markers in Yan and Qi score 3/6/10/15 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ markers. Objective scoring.
Objective OB23	Discard it during a turn for 2 Helmets and 1 Coin; keep it for final scoring: Shipping markers in Chu and Qi score 2/5/9/14 Prestige at 1/2/3/4+ markers. Objective scoring.
Objective OB24	Discard it during a turn for Free Wall; keep it for final scoring: Walls and Towers in the two pictured wall sections score 3/7/14/20 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ pieces. Objective scoring.
Objective OB25	Discard it during a turn for Free Wall; keep it for final scoring: Walls and Towers in the two pictured wall sections score 3/7/14/20 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ pieces. Objective scoring.
Objective OB26	Discard it during a turn for 2 Free Soldiers and 2 Coins; keep it for final scoring: Walls and Towers in the two pictured wall sections score 3/7/14/20 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ pieces. Objective scoring.
Objective OB27	Discard it during a turn for 2 Free Soldiers and 2 Coins; keep it for final scoring: Walls and Towers in the two pictured wall sections score 3/7/14/20 Prestige at 2/3/4/5+ pieces. Objective scoring.
Objective OB28	Discard it during a turn for any 2 Resources and 1 Rice; keep it for final scoring: At final scoring, meeples left in supply score 4/7/11/16 Prestige for 5–6/4/1–3/0 meeples; do not return soldiers in the last battle. Objective scoring.
To be added	16 Easy Nomad attack cards, each with chieftain movement and strength values. Attacks.
To be added	16 Normal Nomad attack cards, the alternate attack deck. Attacks.
To be added	9 Li Mu Bot cards for 2-player mode. 2-player Bot.
To be added	16 Li Mu solo cards, with difficulty-specific deck mixes. Solo Li Mu.

Tiles

Face	Use
Starting building A1	Advance one step on any Palace track and resolve its benefits. Palace tracks.
Starting building A2	Place one Soldier in any Wall section for free. Military actions.
Starting building A3	Place one Worker on a Barge for free and take its benefits. Barge action.
Starting building A4	Place one Merchant beside any of your Merchant actions. Merchants.
Starting building A5	Gain one Good of your choice. Goods.
Starting building A6	Gain two Coins. Turn choices.
Income Building I1	Gain one Resource of your choice and one Coin. Income.
Income Building I2	Gain one Rice and one Coin. Income.
Income Building I3	Gain one Stone and one Coin. Income.
Income Building I4	Gain one Wood and one Coin. Income.
Income Building I5	Gain one Prestige for each of your Walls or Soldiers. Income.
Income Building I6	Gain three Prestige for each of your Towers. Income.
Income Building I7	Take one available Ship reward without placing a Delivery or Shipping marker. Shipping.
Income Building I8	Gain one Prestige for each Palace track where you reached step three or farther. Palace tracks.
Income Building I9	Turn one used Regular Bonus tile face up so it can be activated again. Bonus tiles.
Income Building I10	Advance on your lowest Palace track; choose one if tied. Palace tracks.
Passive Building P1	During Exchange, substitute any one Resource type for the matching trade resource. Exchange
Passive Building P2	Each Exchange also gives you one Good of your choice. Exchange
Passive Building P3	Governor installation costs one fewer Wood, minimum zero; this effect does not trigger when placing a Governor beside this building. Install a Governor
Passive Building P4	Each Governor installation gives four Prestige; this effect does not trigger for a Governor placed beside this building. Install a Governor
Passive Building P5	Each Governor installation also places one Merchant beside one of your Merchant actions; this effect does not trigger for a Governor placed beside this building. Install a Governor
Passive Building P6	In each attacked section, gain two Prestige for each of your Walls and Towers. Attacks
Passive Building P7	In each attacked Wall section, gain one Prestige for each of your Soldiers. Attacks
Passive Building P8	You do not pay Coins to place Action markers. Region actions
Passive Building P9	Each time you train Soldiers, gain one Rice and place one Soldier for free; Rice gained may be spent in that action. Military actions
Passive Building P10	Each Fortify action gives one Coin and places one Soldier for free. Military actions
Passive Building P11	When you train Soldiers or Fortify and advance on a Palace track, advance one extra step on that same track. Military actions
Passive Building P12	Each Wall and Tower costs one fewer Stone when you Fortify. Military actions
Passive Building P13	A Shipping action may use a Ship in any Port. Shipping
Passive Building P14	Before Shipping, remove any Delivery marker from the selected Ship. Shipping
Passive Building P15	Each Shipping action also gains the leftmost uncovered reward from its Ship. Shipping
Passive Building P16	Each Barge Worker also grants one Resource different from its Barge resource. Barge action
Passive Building P17	Each Barge placement costs one fewer Coin, to a minimum of one. Barge action
Passive Building P18	Each Barge placement gains one Prestige. Barge action
To be added	6 Starting Supply tiles; their printed resources seed the starting draft. Setup.
To be added	5 Palace Banner tiles; each sets the Palace track advanced when a region is visited. Region actions.
To be added	4 Port Demand tiles; set the Good required at each Port. Shipping.
To be added	18 Ship tiles and other Demand-tile faces not shown in the core appendix. Shipping.
To be added	28 Palace Bonus tiles and 52 Regular Bonus tiles; rewards and Jade Figurines are printed on their faces. Bonus tiles.
To be added	12 Additional Cost tokens; add one Wood to a raided building’s Governor cost. Raids.
New Buildings PR1	After placing a Governor here and in each Income phase, move one Soldier to the leftmost empty space of a different Wall section, closing any gap left behind. New Buildings
New Buildings PR2	If you helped defend a Wall section, gain 2 Prestige per Governor remaining on its attack path, including opponents’ Governors. New Buildings
New Buildings PR3	After exchanging at least four Resources, advance one step on a Palace track. New Buildings
New Buildings PR4	Appointing a Governor gains one Coin. New Buildings
New Ships PR8 Demand tile	Pay the Port Good and one Helmet for one Prestige per Soldier in a chosen Wall section. New Ships
New Ships PR9 Demand tile	The sheet says pay Jewelry for one Prestige per region with your Governor; its icon shows Silk, so check the physical component. New Ships
New Ships PR10 Demand tile	The sheet says pay Silk for one Prestige per Worker on Barges; its icon shows Jewelry, so check the physical component. New Ships
New Ships PR11 Ship tile	In order, place one Merchant on your Throne Room board and one free Soldier in a Wall section. New Ships
New Ships PR12 Ship tile	Gain one Rice or Stone, reduce Nomad Strength by two, then move one Soldier to another section and close any gap. New Ships
To be added	5th Player Board promo and Silk Road/Oasis expansion faces. Expansion.
Demand tile D1/D2	Spend the Port Good to gain one Coin and two Prestige. Demand tile.
Demand tile D3/D4	Spend the Port Good to gain two Coins. Demand tile.
Demand tile D5/D6	Spend the Port Good to lower Nomad Strength by one and gain a Coin. Demand tile.
Demand tile D7/D8	Spend the Port Good to gain one Wood and one Prestige. Demand tile.
Demand tile D9/D10	Spend the Port Good and one Helmet to gain two Coins and lower Nomad Strength by two. Demand tile.
Demand tile D11/D12	Spend the Port Good and two Helmets to place a Soldier for free and gain seven Prestige. Demand tile.
Demand tile D13/D14	Spend the Port Good and one Jewelry to place a Merchant and gain three Prestige. Demand tile.
Demand tile D15/D16	Spend the Port Good and one Jewelry to place a Merchant and a Soldier for free. Demand tile.
Demand tile D17/D18	Spend the Port Good and two Jewelry to draw an Objective card. Demand tile.
Demand tile D19/D20	Spend the Port Good and any Good to lower Nomad Strength by one and gain two Coins. Demand tile.
Demand tile D21/D22	Spend the Port Good and any two Goods to gain one Coin and five Prestige. Demand tile.

Tokens & pieces

Icons

The rulebook uses printed icons for resources, goods, Prestige, action spaces, Palace tracks and Nomad movement.

The pictured faces use the Board&Dice English rulebook appendix, pages 14–17. Remaining faces are left as To be added until clear images are available.