The Anarchy

At round start you reveal one Path Card per player and each player picks one in the tent/turn order (or solo rules) (page 9). You only gain the workers and resources printed on that Path Card during the Production phase, then you tuck the Path Card beneath your Player Board (page 10).

Most Tracks must be filled left-to-right and boxes with icons give the items printed when covered; Buildings must be constructed by filling required Leadership Row boxes and paying costs, and you cannot build larger Levels until the smaller Level has been completely filled (page 11).

First pay food equal to the round number (1 Discontent per missing Food), then deploy remaining Craftsmen, Soldiers and Knights to castle sides, after which any remaining Workers and Resources are discarded before revealing and resolving Attack Cards (pages 26–27).

Resolve Attack Cards from right to left, using the A–E letters on the card mapped to strengths on the Scenario Card to determine attack strength, and apply only the listed defences (Fortifications, Tactics, Workers, etc.); Fortifications absorb damage and do not break, Towers defend adjacent sides, and some attacks (e.g., Catapult/Trebuchet) cannot be defended by Fortifications or Workers (pages 28, 30).

Workers used for defence are discarded to the supply when their strength is spent; Knights have 2 strength and, if only 1 is used, survive laid down with 1 remaining, while Beer may be given to a Craftsman/Soldier for +1 strength (each may consume at most 1 Beer) (page 29). After all attacks are resolved you gain Loyalty/Discontent per the Round’s Determination, retire surviving deployed units and gain 1 Serf per 3 discarded strength, then discard remaining Attack Cards (page 31).