Stone Age: The Expansion

No. Jewelry is neither food nor a resource, cannot feed a person or pay a wild-resource cost, and is worth no endgame points; spend it only where a jewelry symbol appears (p. 4).

Roll one die per figure there, then divide the total pips by 2 and round down. For each resulting item, choose either 1 food or 1 jewelry (p. 6).

No: you can trade without placing figures at the merchant, but your merchant-track marker must have moved off space 0. You may trade only once per round, and only to get items needed to buy a Civilization card or building (p. 5).

You must place exactly 2 figures there. When resolving the merchant, return both figures and advance 2 spaces on the merchant track; you gain exactly 2 jewelry whenever you advance on that track, regardless of how many spaces you move (p. 5).

Pay 3 jewelry, return the figure placed there, and take the card; you immediately receive its top-of-card bonus. Immediately afterward, you may spend another 3 jewelry for the top card of the face-down deck, but that extra card is for final scoring only and gives no bonus (pp. 6–7).

No. With 4 players, only 3 of the tool maker, hut, field, and merchant areas may be occupied; with 2 or 3 players, only 2 may be occupied. Which areas remain vacant depends on the areas players choose that round (p. 7).