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All rights reserved.</p> +</div> +<div id="page3" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules03.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:63pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">GAME MAP</span></p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">The game map consists of nine harbors, five naval </p> +<p style="top:117.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">patrol zones, and the open sea.</p> +<p style="top:142.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">The nine <b>harbors</b> are color-coded circles on the </p> +<p style="top:158.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">map. The blue harbors (Gibraltar, Malta, and </p> +<p style="top:174.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">Alexandria) are friendly to the United States. The </p> +<p style="top:190.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">red harbors (Tripoli, Benghazi, and Derne) are </p> +<p style="top:206.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">controlled by Tripolitania. The orange harbors </p> +<p style="top:222.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">(Algiers, Tangier, and Tunis) are potential allies </p> +<p style="top:238.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">of Tripolitania. Four harbors (Tripoli, Benghazi, </p> +<p style="top:254.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">Derne, and Alexandria) also double as cities for </p> +<p style="top:270.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">infantry units. </p> +<p style="top:295.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">The five <b>patrol zones</b> are the lightly shaded </p> +<p style="top:311.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">partial circles adjacent to five harbors (Tripoli, </p> +<p style="top:327.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">Algiers, Tangier, Tunis, and Gibraltar). American </p> +<p style="top:343.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">and Swedish frigates patrol these zones against </p> +<p style="top:359.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs leaving their corresponding harbor.</p> +<p style="top:384.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">The <b>open sea</b> is where corsairs engage in piracy. </p> +<p style="top:400.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">Corsairs return to their home ports after pirating, </p> +<p style="top:416.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">so no corsairs will end their turn in the open sea.</p> +<p style="top:441.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">The map also includes two tracks (a <b>Year Turn </b></p> +<p style="top:457.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Track</b> and a <b>Seasonal Phase Track</b>) as well as </p> +<p style="top:473.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">“supply” boxes where unused ships and infantry </p> +<p style="top:489.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">units may be placed.</p> +<p style="top:518.7pt;left:63pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">GAME PIECES</span></p> +<p style="top:549.0pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>The United States and Allies</b></p> +<p style="top:569.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>American frigates</b> are the workhorses </p> +<p style="top:585.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt">of the American navy. Each American </p> +<p style="top:601.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigate fires two dice when rolling in </p> +<p style="top:617.5pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">Naval Combat, Bombardment, or Interception. </p> +<p style="top:633.5pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates take two hits to sink.</p> +<p style="top:658.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>American gunboats</b> provide </p> +<p style="top:674.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt">additional firepower to the American </p> +<p style="top:690.5pt;left:121pt;font-size:12.0pt">fleet. Each American gunboat fires </p> +<p style="top:706.5pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">one die in Naval Combat and Bombardment. </p> +<p style="top:722.5pt;left:63pt;font-size:12.0pt">American gunboats take one hit to sink.</p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Swedish frigates</b> only patrol the naval </p> +<p style="top:96.2pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">patrol zone of Tripoli. Each Swedish </p> +<p style="top:112.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigate fires two dice when rolling an </p> +<p style="top:129.2pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">Interception. Swedish frigates do not move nor do </p> +<p style="top:145.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">they participate in Naval Combat.</p> +<p style="top:171.2pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Hamet’s Army</b> is the combined </p> +<p style="top:187.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Arab and American infantry force </p> +<p style="top:204.2pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">dedicated to installing the pro-</p> +<p style="top:220.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">American Hamet Qaramanli on the Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:237.2pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">throne. White cubes are <b>Arab infantry</b> and blue </p> +<p style="top:253.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">cubes are <b>Marines</b>. Each infantry unit fires one </p> +<p style="top:270.2pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">die in Ground Combat and takes one hit to be </p> +<p style="top:286.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">eliminated.</p> +<p style="top:325.2pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Tripolitania and Allies</b></p> +<p style="top:345.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Tripolitan corsairs</b> are the pirating </p> +<p style="top:361.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">ships of the Tripolitan navy. Each </p> +<p style="top:377.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan corsair fires one die when </p> +<p style="top:393.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">rolling in Naval Combat or making a Pirate Raid. </p> +<p style="top:409.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan corsairs take one hit to sink.</p> +<p style="top:434.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:434.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Tripolitan frigates</b> primarily defend </p> +<p style="top:450.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli and do not engage in Pirate </p> +<p style="top:466.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Raids. Each Tripolitan frigate </p> +<p style="top:482.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">fires two dice when rolling in Naval Combat. </p> +<p style="top:498.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan frigates take two hits to sink.</p> +<p style="top:523.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Tripolitan infantry</b> defend the </p> +<p style="top:539.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan cities from Hamet’s Army. </p> +<p style="top:555.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Each Tripolitan infantry unit fires one </p> +<p style="top:571.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">die in Ground Combat and takes one hit to be </p> +<p style="top:587.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">eliminated.</p> +<p style="top:612.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>The allies of Tripolitania</b> - Morocco, </p> +<p style="top:628.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">Algiers, and Tunis - may join the war. </p> +<p style="top:644.7pt;left:383pt;font-size:12.0pt">A Tripolitan ally is considered “active” </p> +<p style="top:660.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">or “at war” if there are any corsairs in their harbor. </p> +<p style="top:676.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">Moroccan, Algerine, and Tunisian corsairs fire </p> +<p style="top:692.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">one die when rolling in Naval Combat or making </p> +<p style="top:708.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">a Pirate Raid. Moroccan, Algerine, and Tunisian </p> +<p style="top:724.7pt;left:324pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs take one hit to sink.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:579pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page4" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules04.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Markers and Coins</b></p> +<p style="top:100.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">The two <b>black cylinders</b> are used to mark the year </p> +<p style="top:115.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">and season. The twelve <b>gold pieces</b> start with the </p> +<p style="top:131.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player but are acquired by the Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:147.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">player through tribute and piracy.</p> +<p style="top:176.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">CARD DECKS</span></p> +<p style="top:197.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">There are two decks of cards - the American card </p> +<p style="top:213.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">deck is blue-backed with a picture of Thomas </p> +<p style="top:229.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Jefferson and the Tripolitan deck is red-backed </p> +<p style="top:244.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">with a picture of Yusuf Qaramanli. Each deck </p> +<p style="top:260.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">contains twenty-one event cards and six battle </p> +<p style="top:276.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards. The Tripolitan deck also includes three </p> +<p style="top:292.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">additional cards that are used for solitaire play only.</p> +<p style="top:321.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Event Cards</b></p> +<p style="top:342.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">There are three different types of event cards - core </p> +<p style="top:358.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">events, unique events, and common events. </p> +<p style="top:382.8pt;left:76pt;font-size:12.0pt"> <b>Core event cards</b> begin the game face-up in </p> +<p style="top:398.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">front of the player and do not count against the </p> +<p style="top:414.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">eight-card hand limit. Core cards may be played for </p> +<p style="top:430.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">their event and are removed from the game when </p> +<p style="top:446.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">played.</p> +<p style="top:471.1pt;left:76pt;font-size:12.0pt"> <b>Unique event cards</b> may be played for their </p> +<p style="top:486.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">event or may be discarded to take an action. </p> +<p style="top:502.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Actions are discussed in the Sequence of Play </p> +<p style="top:518.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">section. If the card is played for the event, it is </p> +<p style="top:534.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">removed from the game. If it is played to take an </p> +<p style="top:550.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">action, it is placed in the discard pile.</p> +<p style="top:575.2pt;left:76pt;font-size:12.0pt"> The American deck contains two <b>victory event </b></p> +<p style="top:591.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>cards</b>. These two cards are discussed in the Victory </p> +<p style="top:606.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Conditions section.</p> +<p style="top:631.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Common event cards</b> do not have an icon. They </p> +<p style="top:647.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">may be played for their event or may be discarded </p> +<p style="top:663.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">to take an action. After play, as an event or for an </p> +<p style="top:679.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">action, it is placed in the discard pile.</p> +<p style="top:704.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">When an event card is played for the event, it is </p> +<p style="top:720.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">considered the active event card for the season. This </p> +<p style="top:735.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">is important for the play of certain battle cards. </p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Some event cards require certain conditions to be </p> +<p style="top:95.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">met before being played for the event. </p> +<p style="top:121.1pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Cards placed in the discard pile are placed face up </p> +<p style="top:137.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">and the discard pile is always considered open. </p> +<p style="top:167.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Battle Cards</b></p> +<p style="top:187.7pt;left:342pt;font-size:12.0pt"> <b>Battle cards</b> are not played for a player’s </p> +<p style="top:203.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">seasonal turn. They are played “out of turn” in </p> +<p style="top:220.1pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">response to certain conditions, such as Ground </p> +<p style="top:236.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Combat or a successful Pirate Raid. They may only </p> +<p style="top:252.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">be played as a battle card if the conditions listed on </p> +<p style="top:268.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">the card are met. Battle cards may also be discarded </p> +<p style="top:284.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">to take an action.</p> +<p style="top:314.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">VICTORY CONDITIONS</span></p> +<p style="top:345.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>The American player</b> wins the game by either </p> +<p style="top:361.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">forcing the Tripolitan player to sign a peace treaty </p> +<p style="top:378.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">favorable to the Americans or by capturing Tripoli </p> +<p style="top:394.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">and installing Hamet Qaramanli on the throne. </p> +<p style="top:410.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Both of these conditions are achieved through card </p> +<p style="top:426.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">play.</p> +<p style="top:452.2pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">If the American player plays </p> +<p style="top:468.4pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">the <i>Treaty of Peace and Amity</i>, </p> +<p style="top:484.7pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">the game immediately ends </p> +<p style="top:500.9pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">in an American victory. In </p> +<p style="top:517.2pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">order to play this card, the </p> +<p style="top:533.4pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player must meet </p> +<p style="top:549.7pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">four requirements, which are </p> +<p style="top:565.9pt;left:429pt;font-size:12.0pt">also listed on the card. </p> +<p style="top:595.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1.</b> It must be the Fall of 1805 or later. </p> +<p style="top:620.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2.</b> All three potential Tripolitan allies must be at </p> +<p style="top:637.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">peace—meaning there are no orange corsairs in </p> +<p style="top:653.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Algiers, Tangier, or Tunis. </p> +<p style="top:678.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3.</b> The city of Derne must have been captured by </p> +<p style="top:694.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Hamet’s Army. </p> +<p style="top:720.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>4.</b> Finally, there must be no Tripolitan frigates in </p> +<p style="top:736.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">the harbor of Tripoli. </p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:45pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>4</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page5" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules05.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">If all four of these requirements are met, Yusuf </p> +<p style="top:97.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Qaramanli will concede and sign the peace treaty.</p> +<p style="top:125.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">The American player may </p> +<p style="top:143.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">also win by capturing Tripoli. </p> +<p style="top:161.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">To capture Tripoli, the </p> +<p style="top:179.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player plays <i>Assault </i></p> +<p style="top:197.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>on Tripoli</i> and then must </p> +<p style="top:215.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">eliminate the Tripolitan navy </p> +<p style="top:233.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">in Naval Combat and then </p> +<p style="top:251.8pt;left:159pt;font-size:12.0pt">eliminate the Tripolitan army </p> +<p style="top:269.8pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">in Ground Combat. This is discussed in greater </p> +<p style="top:287.8pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">detail in the Assault on Tripoli section. <i>Assault on </i></p> +<p style="top:305.8pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Tripoli</i> may not be played prior to the Fall of 1805.</p> +<p style="top:333.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>The Tripolitan player </b>wins by making the cost in </p> +<p style="top:351.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">blood and treasure too high for the United States </p> +<p style="top:369.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">and thus forcing the United States into submitting </p> +<p style="top:387.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">to Tripolitania and paying tribute. The Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:405.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">player can achieve this result in one of three ways.</p> +<p style="top:434.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">First, if the Tripolitan player acquires twelve gold, </p> +<p style="top:452.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">the game ends immediately. The Tripolitan player </p> +<p style="top:470.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">gains gold by receiving tribute and engaging in </p> +<p style="top:488.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">piracy. Gold acquired by Tripolitan allies counts </p> +<p style="top:506.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">toward this goal.</p> +<p style="top:534.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Second, if the Tripolitan player sinks four </p> +<p style="top:552.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates, the game ends immediately. </p> +<p style="top:570.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The Tripolitan player can sink American frigates in </p> +<p style="top:588.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Naval Combat and by play of the <i>Storms</i> and <i>The </i></p> +<p style="top:606.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Philadelphia Runs Aground</i> cards.</p> +<p style="top:634.1pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Finally, if the Tripolitan player eliminates Hamet’s </p> +<p style="top:652.1pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Army, the game ends immediately. Because the </p> +<p style="top:670.1pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan infantry are stationary, this happens </p> +<p style="top:688.1pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">while defending Derne, Benghazi or Tripoli.</p> +<p style="top:716.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">If neither player has achieved victory by the end of </p> +<p style="top:734.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">1806, the game ends in a draw.</p> +<p style="top:79.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">GAME SETUP</span></p> +<p style="top:115.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1. The American player</b> (north side of the map):</p> +<p style="top:140.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• places <b>three frigates in the harbor of Gibraltar</b>, </p> +<p style="top:161.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• places <b>one frigate each on the 1802, 1803, and </b></p> +<p style="top:177.7pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1804 spaces</b> on the Year Turn Track, and</p> +<p style="top:198.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• takes the <b>three American core cards</b> (<i>Thomas </i></p> +<p style="top:214.7pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Jefferson</i>, <i>Swedish Frigates Arrive</i>, and <i>Hamet’s </i></p> +<p style="top:231.0pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Army Created</i>) and places them face-up in front </p> +<p style="top:247.2pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt">of the player.</p> +<p style="top:273.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2. The Tripolitan player</b> (south side of the map):</p> +<p style="top:298.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• places <b>two corsairs in the harbor of Gibraltar</b>, </p> +<p style="top:319.6pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• places <b>four corsairs in the harbor of Tripoli</b>,</p> +<p style="top:340.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• places <b>four infantry in Tripoli</b>, <b>two infantry in </b></p> +<p style="top:356.6pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Benghazi</b>, and<b> two infantry in Derne</b>,</p> +<p style="top:377.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• takes the <b>three Tripolitan core cards</b> (<i>Yusuf </i></p> +<p style="top:393.6pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Qaramanli</i>, <i>Murad Reis Breaks Out</i> and </p> +<p style="top:409.8pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Constantinople Sends Aid</i>) and places them face-</p> +<p style="top:426.1pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt">up in front of the player, and</p> +<p style="top:446.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">• <b>removes the three solitaire cards</b> (<i>Second </i></p> +<p style="top:463.1pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Storms</i>, <i>Five Corsair Check</i>, and <i>Raid or Build</i>) </p> +<p style="top:479.3pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt">from their deck and returns them to the game </p> +<p style="top:495.6pt;left:337pt;font-size:12.0pt">box. </p> +<p style="top:522.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3. </b>Each player shuffles their remaining twenty-four </p> +<p style="top:539.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards to create their own draw pile.</p> +<p style="top:564.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>4. </b>The remaining ships and infantry are placed </p> +<p style="top:581.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">on the respective supply boxes on the board. The </p> +<p style="top:598.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">twelve gold coins are placed off the board on the </p> +<p style="top:614.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player’s side. </p> +<p style="top:641.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>5. </b>One turn marker is put on 1801 and the other </p> +<p style="top:658.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">turn marker is put on Spring. You are now ready to </p> +<p style="top:675.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">begin!</p> +<p style="top:700.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Note:</b> The American frigates and Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:717.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs peacefully coexist in the British-controlled </p> +<p style="top:734.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">harbor of Gibraltar.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:579pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>5</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page6" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules06.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SEQUENCE OF PLAY</span></p> +<p style="top:110.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>The Shores of Tripoli</i> is played over six years. Each </p> +<p style="top:126.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">year consists of a “Start of Year” phase and then </p> +<p style="top:142.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">four seasonal rounds.</p> +<p style="top:176.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">START OF YEAR</span></p> +<p style="top:198.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">At the beginning of each year, the seasonal marker </p> +<p style="top:215.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">is reset to Spring. The American player takes any </p> +<p style="top:231.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates from that year on the Year Turn </p> +<p style="top:248.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Track and places them in the harbor of Gibraltar. </p> +<p style="top:264.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">The Tripolitan player takes any Tripolitan frigates </p> +<p style="top:281.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">from that year on the Year Turn Track and places </p> +<p style="top:297.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">them in the harbor of Tripoli.</p> +<p style="top:323.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>At the start of 1801-1804</b>: each player draws six </p> +<p style="top:339.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards from their draw pile. </p> +<p style="top:365.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>At the start of 1805</b>: each player shuffles their </p> +<p style="top:381.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">discard pile to create a new draw pile and then </p> +<p style="top:398.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">draws six cards from their draw pile. </p> +<p style="top:423.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>At the start of 1806</b>: each player draws all of the </p> +<p style="top:440.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards remaining in their draw pile. </p> +<p style="top:465.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Drawn cards are added to any cards that remained </p> +<p style="top:482.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">in hand from the prior year.</p> +<p style="top:507.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Each player has a hand limit of eight cards.</b> If </p> +<p style="top:524.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">after the card draw their hand exceeds the limit, </p> +<p style="top:540.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">each player discards down to eight cards. Any </p> +<p style="top:557.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards discarded are placed face up in the discard </p> +<p style="top:573.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile. Remember that the core cards in front of each </p> +<p style="top:590.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">player do not count toward the eight-card limit.</p> +<p style="top:626.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SEASONAL ROUNDS</span></p> +<p style="top:647.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Each seasonal round consists of:</p> +<p style="top:675.8pt;left:75pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1. American play</b></p> +<p style="top:699.2pt;left:75pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2. Tripolitan play</b></p> +<p style="top:722.6pt;left:75pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3. End of Season</b></p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">The <b>American player</b> may do one of the following:</p> +<p style="top:99.6pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Play a card as an event</b></p> +<p style="top:119.5pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Discard a card to move up to two frigates</b></p> +<p style="top:139.4pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Discard a card to build a gunboat in Malta</b></p> +<p style="top:163.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">The <b>Tripolitan player</b> may do one of the following: </p> +<p style="top:183.7pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Play a card as an event</b></p> +<p style="top:203.6pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Discard a card to Pirate Raid with the </b></p> +<p style="top:219.0pt;left:355pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>corsairs from Tripoli</b></p> +<p style="top:238.9pt;left:341pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>• Discard a card to build a Tripolitan corsair </b></p> +<p style="top:254.3pt;left:355pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>in Tripoli</b></p> +<p style="top:274.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">A player may not pass unless out of cards in hand. </p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Core cards may never be discarded to take an </p> +<p style="top:305.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">action.</p> +<p style="top:329.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">After four seasonal rounds, the year is over and a </p> +<p style="top:345.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">new year begins.</p> +<p style="top:374.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">AMERICAN PLAY</span></p> +<p style="top:405.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is played as an event, its event text is </p> +<p style="top:420.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">read and resolved. This card is considered the active </p> +<p style="top:436.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card for the American turn. <b>Core event cards </b></p> +<p style="top:451.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>and unique event cards are removed from the </b></p> +<p style="top:467.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>game if played as an event. </b></p> +<p style="top:491.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is discarded to <b>move up to two </b></p> +<p style="top:507.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>frigates</b>, the card is placed in the American discard </p> +<p style="top:522.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile. The American player may choose to move </p> +<p style="top:538.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">zero frigates but still must discard a card. For </p> +<p style="top:553.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">details on moving frigates, see the American Naval </p> +<p style="top:569.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Movement section.</p> +<p style="top:593.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is discarded to <b>build a gunboat in </b></p> +<p style="top:609.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Malta</b>, the card is placed in the American discard </p> +<p style="top:624.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile. The American player takes one gunboat from </p> +<p style="top:640.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">the Supply and places it in the harbor of Malta. </p> +<p style="top:655.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">The American player is limited to a maximum of </p> +<p style="top:671.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">three gunboats.</p> +<p style="top:695.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">The American player may pass ONLY if no cards </p> +<p style="top:711.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">remain in hand—otherwise, a card must be played </p> +<p style="top:727.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">either for an event or an action.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:45pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>6</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page7" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules07.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">TRIPOLITAN PLAY</span></p> +<p style="top:111.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is played as an event, its event text is </p> +<p style="top:127.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">read and resolved. This card is considered the active </p> +<p style="top:144.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card for the Tripolitan turn. <b>Core event cards </b></p> +<p style="top:160.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>and unique event cards are removed from the </b></p> +<p style="top:177.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>game if played as an event.</b></p> +<p style="top:202.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is discarded to <b>Pirate Raid</b>, the </p> +<p style="top:219.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">card is placed in the Tripolitan discard pile. The </p> +<p style="top:235.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan player raids with all corsairs from the </p> +<p style="top:252.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">harbor of Tripoli. Frigates do not go on Pirate </p> +<p style="top:268.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Raids. The Tripolitan player may not discard a card </p> +<p style="top:285.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">to raid from the harbor of one of its allies - only </p> +<p style="top:301.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">specific Algerine, Moroccan or Tunisian cards </p> +<p style="top:318.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">allow for Algiers, Morocco (Tangier), or Tunis </p> +<p style="top:334.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">to Pirate Raid. For details on pirate raids, see the </p> +<p style="top:351.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Pirate Raid section.</p> +<p style="top:376.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">When a card is discarded to <b>build a corsair in </b></p> +<p style="top:393.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Tripoli</b>, the card is placed in the Tripolitan discard </p> +<p style="top:409.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile. The Tripolitan player takes one corsair from </p> +<p style="top:426.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">the Supply and places it in the harbor of Tripoli. </p> +<p style="top:442.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The Tripolitan player may not build Algerine, </p> +<p style="top:459.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Moroccan or Tunisian corsairs in this manner. The </p> +<p style="top:475.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan player is limited to a maximum of nine </p> +<p style="top:492.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs.</p> +<p style="top:517.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The Tripolitan player may pass ONLY if no cards </p> +<p style="top:534.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">remain in hand - otherwise, a card must be played </p> +<p style="top:550.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">either for an event or an action.</p> +<p style="top:597.8pt;left:53pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">END OF SEASON</span></p> +<p style="top:631.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">If the seasonal marker is on the Spring, Summer, </p> +<p style="top:649.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">or Fall space, advance the seasonal marker to the </p> +<p style="top:667.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">next season. If the seasonal marker is already on </p> +<p style="top:685.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">the Winter space, the year is over. If it is the end of </p> +<p style="top:703.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">1806, the game ends in a draw. Otherwise, advance </p> +<p style="top:721.2pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">to the next Year.</p> +<p style="top:79.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">MOVEMENT </span></p> +<p style="top:101.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">& COMBAT</span></p> +<p style="top:141.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">AMERICAN NAVAL MOVEMENT</span></p> +<p style="top:163.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">The board consists of fourteen locations—nine </p> +<p style="top:179.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">harbors and five naval patrol zones—where the </p> +<p style="top:196.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player may move frigates. <b>Unless </b></p> +<p style="top:212.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>moving to a location specified in the event </b></p> +<p style="top:228.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>text, the American player may move from any </b></p> +<p style="top:245.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>location(s) to any location(s). </b></p> +<p style="top:270.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If American frigates are moved to a friendly harbor </p> +<p style="top:286.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">(Gibraltar, Malta and Alexandria), no further </p> +<p style="top:302.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">action is needed. If American frigates are moved </p> +<p style="top:319.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">to a naval patrol zone, no further action is needed. </p> +<p style="top:335.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">American gunboats in Malta may never be moved </p> +<p style="top:351.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">to another friendly harbor or a naval patrol zone.</p> +<p style="top:377.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If American frigates are moved to a harbor that </p> +<p style="top:393.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">has enemy ships (Tripoli, or Algiers, Tangier, or </p> +<p style="top:409.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tunis) then a <b>naval battle</b> commences. For details </p> +<p style="top:426.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">on naval combat, see the Naval Combat section. If </p> +<p style="top:442.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the American active event card is <i>Assault on Tripoli</i>, </p> +<p style="top:458.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">also see the Assault on Tripoli section.</p> +<p style="top:483.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If American frigates are moved to a harbor </p> +<p style="top:500.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">that does not contain enemy ships but the city </p> +<p style="top:516.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">does contain Tripolitan infantry (Derne and </p> +<p style="top:532.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Benghazi, and on very rare occasion Tripoli), a </p> +<p style="top:549.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>naval bombardment</b> commences. For details on </p> +<p style="top:565.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">naval bombardment, see the Naval Bombardment </p> +<p style="top:581.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">section.</p> +<p style="top:607.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If the American player is moving frigates to </p> +<p style="top:623.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">bombard a Tripolitan city or engage a Tripolitan or </p> +<p style="top:639.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">allied fleet in a harbor, any gunboats from Malta </p> +<p style="top:655.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">may be also be moved (and not count against the </p> +<p style="top:672.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">number of frigates being moved). If American </p> +<p style="top:688.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates are moving to multiple locations, the </p> +<p style="top:704.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">gunboats may be allocated as the American player </p> +<p style="top:721.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">wishes.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:579pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>7</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page8" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules08.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">NAVAL COMBAT</span></p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Naval combat</b> occurs when American ships move </p> +<p style="top:117.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">into a harbor containing enemy ships. The two </p> +<p style="top:133.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">exceptions are the harbor of Gibraltar (where </p> +<p style="top:149.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates and Tripolitan corsairs coexist </p> +<p style="top:165.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">peacefully under the watchful eye of the British) </p> +<p style="top:181.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">or if the American active event card is <i>A Show of </i></p> +<p style="top:197.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Force or Tribute Paid</i> (where the text will direct the </p> +<p style="top:213.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">removal of the Algerine, Moroccan or Tunisian </p> +<p style="top:229.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs). American gunboats from Malta may join </p> +<p style="top:245.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">the battle in a harbor.</p> +<p style="top:270.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Naval combat also occurs if the Tripolitan active </p> +<p style="top:286.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card is <i>Tripoli Attacks</i> and there are American </p> +<p style="top:302.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates in the naval patrol zone of Tripoli. Any </p> +<p style="top:318.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Swedish frigates in the naval patrol zone of Tripoli </p> +<p style="top:334.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">do not take part in the naval combat. Additionally, </p> +<p style="top:350.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">naval combat occurs if the Tripolitan active event </p> +<p style="top:366.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">card is <i>Algiers</i>/<i>Morocco</i>/<i>Tunis Declares War</i> and there </p> +<p style="top:382.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">are American frigates in the corresponding harbor </p> +<p style="top:398.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">when the three Algerine/Moroccan/Tunisian </p> +<p style="top:414.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs are placed. In either of these cases, the </p> +<p style="top:430.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player is not the active player and may </p> +<p style="top:446.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">not move gunboats to take part in the naval battle.</p> +<p style="top:471.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1. Players announce if any battle cards will be </b></p> +<p style="top:487.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>played.</b> (<i>Preble’s Boys Take Aim</i> for the Americans </p> +<p style="top:503.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">if the battle is in a harbor and <i>The Guns of Tripoli</i> </p> +<p style="top:519.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">for the Tripolitans if the battle is in the harbor </p> +<p style="top:535.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">of Tripoli, with the American player announcing </p> +<p style="top:551.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">first.) </p> +<p style="top:576.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2. Each player rolls their dice.</b> <b>Each frigate rolls </b></p> +<p style="top:592.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>two dice and each gunboat or corsair rolls one die. </b></p> +<p style="top:608.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">The active player (whoever’s turn it is) rolls first and </p> +<p style="top:624.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">counts the number of hits. Then the second player </p> +<p style="top:640.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">rolls and counts the number of hits. </p> +<p style="top:665.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3. Players allocate hits to their own fleets, starting </b></p> +<p style="top:681.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>with the active player. </b></p> +<p style="top:706.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Each roll of a 6 is a hit.</b> Any other result is a miss.</p> +<p style="top:731.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>A gunboat or corsair takes one hit to sink</b>, so each </p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">hit allocated sinks the gunboat or corsair. Sunk </p> +<p style="top:95.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">gunboats and corsairs are returned to the Supply. </p> +<p style="top:120.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>A frigate takes two hits to sink</b>. If a frigate has one </p> +<p style="top:136.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">hit allocated to it, it is considered <b>“damaged”</b> and </p> +<p style="top:152.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">put on the following year of the Year Turn Track (if </p> +<p style="top:168.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">it is 1806, then the frigate is returned to the Supply </p> +<p style="top:184.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">and is not considered sunk). If a frigate has two hits </p> +<p style="top:200.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">allocated to it, the frigate is sunk. Sunk Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:216.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates are returned to the Supply, but sunk </p> +<p style="top:232.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates are collected by the Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:248.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">player—and if it is the fourth American frigate </p> +<p style="top:264.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">sunk the game ends immediately in a Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:280.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">victory.</p> +<p style="top:305.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>4. </b>All surviving American gunboats and </p> +<p style="top:321.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">undamaged frigates are moved to Malta. If the </p> +<p style="top:337.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">naval combat occurred in the naval patrol zone </p> +<p style="top:353.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">of Tripoli, the surviving Tripolitan corsairs and </p> +<p style="top:369.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">undamaged frigates return to the harbor of Tripoli.</p> +<p style="top:399.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">NAVAL BOMBARDMENT</span></p> +<p style="top:420.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Naval bombardment</b> occurs when American </p> +<p style="top:436.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">ships move into a harbor containing no enemy </p> +<p style="top:452.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">ships, but the city has Tripolitan infantry. This </p> +<p style="top:468.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">primarily happens in the cities (harbors) of Derne </p> +<p style="top:484.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">and Benghazi, but on rare occasions can occur in </p> +<p style="top:500.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli.</p> +<p style="top:525.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Naval bombardment lasts one round. <b>Each frigate </b></p> +<p style="top:541.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>rolls two dice and each gunboat rolls one die. </b></p> +<p style="top:557.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Each roll of a 6 is a hit. Any other result is a miss. </p> +<p style="top:573.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">For each hit, a Tripolitan infantry is eliminated </p> +<p style="top:589.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">and returned to the Supply. It is possible for a </p> +<p style="top:605.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">bombardment to eliminate all of the infantry in a </p> +<p style="top:621.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">city, but the city is still Tripolitan-controlled until </p> +<p style="top:637.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Hamet’s Army moves into the city.</p> +<p style="top:662.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">After the bombardment, all of the American </p> +<p style="top:680.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates and gunboats are moved to Malta.</p> +<p style="top:710.4pt;left:328pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">GROUND COMBAT</span></p> +<p style="top:731.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Ground (land) combat</b> occurs when the American </p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:45pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>8</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page9" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules09.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">player moves Hamet’s Army to Derne, Benghazi, </p> +<p style="top:95.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">or Tripoli <b>or</b> if the American player plays <i>Assault </i></p> +<p style="top:111.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>on Tripoli</i> and attacks Tripoli with only the three </p> +<p style="top:127.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Marine infantry from <i>Send in the Marines</i>. <b>Unlike </b></p> +<p style="top:143.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>naval combat, ground combat lasts until one </b></p> +<p style="top:159.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>force has been eliminated. </b></p> +<p style="top:184.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1. The American player may</b> <b>bombard</b> with any </p> +<p style="top:200.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates and gunboats that have joined the attack. </p> +<p style="top:216.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">After the bombardment, the frigates and gunboats </p> +<p style="top:232.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">are moved to Malta. </p> +<p style="top:257.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2. Players announce if any battle cards will </b></p> +<p style="top:273.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>be played</b>, starting with the American player </p> +<p style="top:289.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">(<i>Lieutenant O’Bannon Leads the Charge</i>, <i>Marine </i></p> +<p style="top:305.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Sharpshooters</i>, and if the battle is in Tripoli, <i>Send </i></p> +<p style="top:321.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>in the Marines</i> for the Americans and <i>Mercenaries </i></p> +<p style="top:337.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Desert</i> for the Tripolitans). </p> +<p style="top:362.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3. Players each roll dice, starting with the </b></p> +<p style="top:378.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>American player. Each infantry unit rolls one die. </b></p> +<p style="top:394.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Each roll of a 6 is a hit. Any other result is a miss. </p> +<p style="top:419.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>4. Players allocate hits to their troops. </b>The </p> +<p style="top:435.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player has the choice of removing an </p> +<p style="top:451.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Arab unit or a Marine unit with each hit suffered. </p> +<p style="top:467.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Eliminated units are removed to the Supply.</p> +<p style="top:492.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>5. Check to see if one force has been eliminated. </b></p> +<p style="top:508.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">If not, repeat steps 3 and 4. If the <b>Tripolitan forces </b></p> +<p style="top:524.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">in the city have been eliminated, the Americans </p> +<p style="top:540.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">have captured the city. If the city captured is </p> +<p style="top:556.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli, then the American player immediately </p> +<p style="top:572.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">wins the game. If the <b>American forces</b> in the </p> +<p style="top:588.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">city have been eliminated, the Tripolitan player </p> +<p style="top:604.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately wins the game. If <b>both forces</b> are </p> +<p style="top:620.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">eliminated on the same roll, it is considered a </p> +<p style="top:636.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan victory.</p> +<p style="top:666.4pt;left:53pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">ASSAULT ON TRIPOLI</span></p> +<p style="top:687.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The <b>assault on Tripoli</b> features unique naval </p> +<p style="top:703.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">combat followed by ground combat. <b>Unlike </b></p> +<p style="top:719.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>normal naval combat, this naval combat is fought </b></p> +<p style="top:735.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>until one fleet has been eliminated. </b>At the end of </p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">each round of combat, sunk American frigates are </p> +<p style="top:96.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">taken by the Tripolitan player, and all other sunk </p> +<p style="top:112.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">ships are removed to the Supply. Damaged frigates </p> +<p style="top:128.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">are turned onto their side to indicate that they have </p> +<p style="top:144.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">suffered one hit, but still continue to roll two dice </p> +<p style="top:161.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">in combat. If a fourth American frigate is sunk </p> +<p style="top:177.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">during combat, the Tripolitan player immediately </p> +<p style="top:193.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">wins the game. If both fleets remain, naval combat </p> +<p style="top:210.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">continues until one fleet has been eliminated.</p> +<p style="top:235.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If the American player wins the naval combat, </p> +<p style="top:251.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">any damaged American frigates are removed to </p> +<p style="top:268.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the Supply. Any surviving American gunboats </p> +<p style="top:284.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">and undamaged frigates may make a one-round </p> +<p style="top:300.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">bombardment of the Tripolitan ground forces. </p> +<p style="top:316.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Then the American fleet is moved to Malta. </p> +<p style="top:333.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Ground combat then begins (and ground combat </p> +<p style="top:349.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards may be played).</p> +<p style="top:379.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">PIRATE RAIDS</span></p> +<p style="top:400.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">A <b>Pirate Raid</b> occurs when the Tripolitan player </p> +<p style="top:417.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">has discarded a card to raid with corsairs from the </p> +<p style="top:433.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">harbor of Tripoli, has played a specific <i>Algerine/</i></p> +<p style="top:449.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Moroccan/Tunisian Corsairs Raid</i> to raid with </p> +<p style="top:465.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs from Algiers/Tangier/Tunis, or has played </p> +<p style="top:482.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Yusuf Qaramanli</i> to raid with the corsairs from </p> +<p style="top:498.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the harbor of Tripoli and from every allied harbor </p> +<p style="top:514.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">that has Algerine/Moroccan/Tunisian corsairs. </p> +<p style="top:531.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">If raiding from multiple harbors from the play of </p> +<p style="top:547.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Yusuf Qaramanli</i>, the Tripolitan player determines </p> +<p style="top:563.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the order for resolving each raid.</p> +<p style="top:588.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>1. If there are American and/or Swedish frigates </b></p> +<p style="top:605.0pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>in the naval patrol zone outside the harbor of the </b></p> +<p style="top:621.3pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>raiding corsairs, the American player makes an </b></p> +<p style="top:637.6pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>Interception Roll</b>. The American player announces </p> +<p style="top:653.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">if a battle card will be played (<i>Lieutenant Sterett </i></p> +<p style="top:670.1pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>in Pursuit</i>, which only benefits American but not </p> +<p style="top:686.4pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Swedish frigates). The American player rolls <b>two </b></p> +<p style="top:702.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>dice for each American frigate and each Swedish </b></p> +<p style="top:718.9pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>frigate</b>. Each roll of a 6 is a hit and a corsair is </p> +<p style="top:735.2pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">sunk. Sunk corsairs are removed to the Supply.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:579pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>9</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page10" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules10.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>2. The Tripolitan player announces if any battle </b></p> +<p style="top:95.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>cards will be played</b> (<i>US Signal Books Overboard</i> </p> +<p style="top:110.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">and, if the raid is from Tripoli, <i>Happy Hunting</i>) and </p> +<p style="top:126.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">then moves the surviving corsairs into the open </p> +<p style="top:142.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">sea. <b>Each corsair rolls one dice and captures a </b></p> +<p style="top:157.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>merchant ship on a roll of a 5 or 6</b>. The Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:173.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">player receives a <b>Gold Coin for each merchant </b></p> +<p style="top:188.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>ship captured</b>. (Please note the merchant ships </p> +<p style="top:204.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">are not represented by actual pieces on the board.) </p> +<p style="top:220.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">The Tripolitan player may also play <i>Merchant </i></p> +<p style="top:235.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Ship Converted</i> if at least one merchant ship was </p> +<p style="top:251.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">captured.</p> +<p style="top:275.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>3. The corsairs return to their homeport</b> (harbor). </p> +<p style="top:291.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">The American player does not get to make an </p> +<p style="top:307.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Interception Roll on the corsairs’ return home.</p> +<p style="top:331.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">If the Tripolitan active event card is <i>Murad Reis </i></p> +<p style="top:347.3pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Breaks Out</i>, there is no Pirate Raid after the </p> +<p style="top:362.9pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Interception Roll. The surviving corsairs move to </p> +<p style="top:378.5pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">the harbor of Tripoli. Only the frigates in the naval </p> +<p style="top:394.1pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">patrol zone of Gibraltar make an Interception Roll. </p> +<p style="top:409.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">Any frigates in the naval patrol zone of Tripoli do </p> +<p style="top:425.7pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">not also make an Interception Roll.</p> +<p style="top:454.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">BASIC STRATEGY</span></p> +<p style="top:485.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">As the <b>American player</b>, the early years of the </p> +<p style="top:501.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">war can be very frustrating, particularly if you </p> +<p style="top:517.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">draw a handful of ground combat cards. Your goal </p> +<p style="top:532.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">in the early years is to try to limit the Tripolitan </p> +<p style="top:548.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">player’s piracy and to build up your fleet. And if </p> +<p style="top:563.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">you can bombard Derne a few times, the Marines </p> +<p style="top:579.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">will thank you later. Keep in mind that <i>Hamet’s </i></p> +<p style="top:595.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Army Created</i> can be played in 1804 but needs an </p> +<p style="top:610.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigate in Alexandria, so try to slip one </p> +<p style="top:626.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">over in late 1803. Although you will see all of your </p> +<p style="top:641.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">discarded cards again after the reshuffle, try to </p> +<p style="top:657.4pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">hang on to <i>General Eaton Attacks Derne</i> so it can </p> +<p style="top:673.0pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">be played in 1804. You have some very powerful </p> +<p style="top:688.6pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards—<i>A Show of Force</i> and <i>Constantinople Demands </i></p> +<p style="top:704.2pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Tribute</i> in particular, both of which can be retrieved </p> +<p style="top:719.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt">from the discard pile by the play of <i>Bainbridge </i></p> +<p style="top:735.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Supplies Intel</i>. </p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">As the <b>Tripolitan player</b>, your priority is to get as </p> +<p style="top:96.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">much gold as you can before the American fleet </p> +<p style="top:112.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">overwhelms you. At some point in the game, you </p> +<p style="top:128.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">will need to assess if you can realistically get to </p> +<p style="top:144.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">twelve gold or not. If not, you may want to start </p> +<p style="top:161.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">preparing the defense. In the last two years of </p> +<p style="top:177.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">the game, be mindful of the requirements for the </p> +<p style="top:193.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">American player to play <i>The Treaty of Peace and </i></p> +<p style="top:209.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Amity</i>. Also, keep in mind that the threat of some </p> +<p style="top:226.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">of your cards may be more powerful than the actual </p> +<p style="top:242.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">cards. <i>The Guns of Tripoli</i> can do some serious </p> +<p style="top:258.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">damage to an American fleet attacking Tripoli, </p> +<p style="top:274.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">but once that card is played the American player </p> +<p style="top:291.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">has a lot more flexibility to take the attack to you. </p> +<p style="top:307.2pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">And don’t sleep on <i>US Signal Books Overboard</i>—</p> +<p style="top:323.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">that card can upset the perfectly laid plans of the </p> +<p style="top:339.7pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Americans.</p> +<p style="top:371.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">OPTIONAL RULE & </span></p> +<p style="top:393.9pt;left:328pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">TOURNAMENT PLAY</span></p> +<p style="top:425.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>For advanced players, play with a hidden discard </b></p> +<p style="top:441.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>pile. </b>When a player plays a card for an event, show </p> +<p style="top:458.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">the card and either remove it from play (core or </p> +<p style="top:474.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">unique events) or place it face down in the discard </p> +<p style="top:490.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile (common event). If a card is discarded to take </p> +<p style="top:506.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">an action, get down to the eight-card hand limit, or </p> +<p style="top:523.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">because of <i>US Signal Books Overboard</i>, it is always </p> +<p style="top:539.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">done face down into the discard pile. Players may </p> +<p style="top:555.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">not look through their own or their opponent’s </p> +<p style="top:571.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">discard piles except for if the American active event </p> +<p style="top:588.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">card is <i>Bainbridge Supplies Intel</i>.</p> +<p style="top:613.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">Playing with a hidden discard pile significantly </p> +<p style="top:629.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">increases the fog of war and makes for a more </p> +<p style="top:645.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">strategic game. But be very careful to keep the draw </p> +<p style="top:662.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile and the discard pile separate.</p> +<p style="top:687.3pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>In tournament play, we recommend playing with </b></p> +<p style="top:703.5pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>a hidden discard pile as well as the awarding of </b></p> +<p style="top:719.8pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>points to help rank players with the same win/loss </b></p> +<p style="top:736.0pt;left:328pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>record.</b> The Tripolitan player receives three points </p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:45pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>10</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page11" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules11.jpg')"> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">for each American frigate sunk and one point for </p> +<p style="top:95.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">each Gold Coin. The American player receives </p> +<p style="top:111.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">thirty points less the Tripolitan player’s score. It is </p> +<p style="top:127.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">possible for the winning player to have fewer points </p> +<p style="top:143.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">than the losing player. This is referred to as a “low-</p> +<p style="top:159.7pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">point win.”</p> +<p style="top:196.9pt;left:53pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SOLITAIRE RULES</span></p> +<p style="top:233.0pt;left:53pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SOLITAIRE SETUP</span></p> +<p style="top:254.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">In the solitaire version of <i>The Shores of Tripoli</i>, the </p> +<p style="top:270.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">solo player takes on the role of the United States </p> +<p style="top:286.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">and plays against the Tripolitan-bot (henceforth </p> +<p style="top:302.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">referred to as the T-bot). The American setup is </p> +<p style="top:318.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">exactly the same, although the player may wish to </p> +<p style="top:334.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">sit on the south side of the map. The American </p> +<p style="top:350.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">player places three American frigates in the harbor </p> +<p style="top:366.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">of Gibraltar, a frigate on each of 1802, 1803, and </p> +<p style="top:382.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">1804 spaces of the Year Turn Track. The American </p> +<p style="top:398.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">player takes the three “core cards” and puts them </p> +<p style="top:414.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">face up and then shuffles the remaining twenty-</p> +<p style="top:430.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">four cards to create the draw pile.</p> +<p style="top:455.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The setup of the T-bot forces varies slightly from </p> +<p style="top:471.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">the two-player game. The T-bot places two corsairs </p> +<p style="top:487.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">in the harbor of Gibraltar and five corsairs in the </p> +<p style="top:503.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">harbor of Tripoli. The T-bot places four infantry </p> +<p style="top:519.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">in the city of Tripoli, four infantry in the city of </p> +<p style="top:535.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">Benghazi, and four infantry in the city of Derne.</p> +<p style="top:560.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">The T-bot sets up two rows of cards. The first row </p> +<p style="top:576.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">of cards is the “event card line.” The T-bot sets out </p> +<p style="top:592.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">the following cards in this order: <i>Murad Reis Breaks </i></p> +<p style="top:608.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Out</i>, <i>Constantinople Sends Aid</i>, <i>Yusuf Qaramanli</i> </p> +<p style="top:624.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">and <i>Sweden Pays Tribute</i>. This is the end of the </p> +<p style="top:640.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line. The T-bot leaves a small space </p> +<p style="top:656.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">and then sets out <i>Five Corsair Check</i> and <i>Raid or </i></p> +<p style="top:672.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Build</i>. The second row of cards is the “battle card </p> +<p style="top:688.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">line.” The T-bot sets the six battle cards out in any </p> +<p style="top:704.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt">order, although the recommended order is: <i>Happy </i></p> +<p style="top:720.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Hunting</i>, <i>Merchant Ship Converted</i>, <i>Uncharted </i></p> +<p style="top:736.3pt;left:53pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Waters</i>, <i>Mercenaries Desert</i>, <i>US Signal Books </i></p> +<p style="top:79.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Overboard</i> and <i>The Guns of Tripoli</i>.</p> +<p style="top:104.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">The T-bot takes the remaining eighteen cards </p> +<p style="top:120.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">(including the <i>Second Storms</i> card) and shuffles to </p> +<p style="top:136.7pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">create a draw pile.</p> +<p style="top:169.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SOLITAIRE PLAY</span></p> +<p style="top:190.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">The American player draws cards and takes turns </p> +<p style="top:206.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">as if playing a human opponent. The T-bot uses the </p> +<p style="top:222.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">following decision making on its turn.</p> +<p style="top:247.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">The T-bot checks each card sequentially in the </p> +<p style="top:263.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line to see if the requirements for the </p> +<p style="top:279.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">card have been met. If the requirement has been </p> +<p style="top:295.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">met, the T-bot plays that card for its turn. If the </p> +<p style="top:311.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">requirement has not been met, the T-bot moves to </p> +<p style="top:327.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the next card. If none of the event cards from the </p> +<p style="top:343.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line can be played, the T-bot performs </p> +<p style="top:359.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the <i>Five Corsair Check</i>—if there are at least five </p> +<p style="top:375.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs in the harbor of Tripoli, the T-bot pirate </p> +<p style="top:391.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">raids without discarding a card. If the T-bot does </p> +<p style="top:407.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">not have five or more corsairs in the harbor of </p> +<p style="top:423.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli, then the T-bot draws a card from the draw </p> +<p style="top:439.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">pile and consults the card requirements.</p> +<p style="top:464.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">The T-bot will never reshuffle the discard pile. If </p> +<p style="top:480.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">the T-bot draw pile is finished and the T-bot needs </p> +<p style="top:496.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">to draw a card, the T-bot will perform a <i>Raid or </i></p> +<p style="top:512.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Build</i> action without discarding a card.</p> +<p style="top:545.5pt;left:319pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">T-BOT STRATEGY NOTES</span></p> +<p style="top:566.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">In naval combat in 1801-1804 and in the Winter </p> +<p style="top:582.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">of 1805 or if the American active event card is </p> +<p style="top:598.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Assault on Tripoli</i>, the T-bot will allocate the first </p> +<p style="top:614.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">hit suffered to its frigate (and the second hit on a </p> +<p style="top:630.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">second frigate, if available). Then the T-bot will </p> +<p style="top:646.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">allocate hits to its corsairs and only sink a frigate </p> +<p style="top:662.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">when there is no other option available.</p> +<p style="top:687.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">In 1805 or 1806 (except the Winter of 1805), the </p> +<p style="top:703.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">T-bot will allocate hits to its corsairs first and only </p> +<p style="top:719.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">take hits and then sink a frigate when there is no </p> +<p style="top:735.8pt;left:319pt;font-size:12.0pt">other option available.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:573pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>11</b></p> +</div> +<div id="page12" style="width:629pt;height:809pt;background-image:url('rules12.jpg')"> +<p style="top:138.1pt;left:60pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">T-BOT EVENT CARDS</span></p> +<p style="top:159.4pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Murad Reis Breaks Out</i></b>: Play if there are no </p> +<p style="top:175.3pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigates in the naval patrol zone of Gibraltar OR if </p> +<p style="top:191.2pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">it is Winter of 1801.</p> +<p style="top:216.1pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Constantinople Sends Aid</i></b>: Play if Derne has been </p> +<p style="top:232.0pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">captured by Hamet’s Army.</p> +<p style="top:256.9pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Yusuf Qaramanli</i></b>: In 1801-1804, play if two allies </p> +<p style="top:272.8pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">of Algiers, Morocco or Tunis are active (have </p> +<p style="top:288.7pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">corsairs in their harbor). In 1805-1806, play if one </p> +<p style="top:304.6pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">ally is active.</p> +<p style="top:329.5pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Sweden Pays Tribute</i></b>: Play if it is 1803.</p> +<p style="top:354.4pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Algiers/Morocco/Tunis Declare War</i></b>: Play </p> +<p style="top:370.3pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately.</p> +<p style="top:395.2pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>The Philadelphia Runs Aground</i></b>: If there is a </p> +<p style="top:411.1pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigate in the naval patrol zone of Tripoli, play </p> +<p style="top:427.0pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately. Otherwise, add to the end of the </p> +<p style="top:442.9pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line and draw another card.</p> +<p style="top:467.8pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Storms and Second Storms</i></b>: If there is a naval patrol </p> +<p style="top:483.7pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">zone with at least two American frigates, play </p> +<p style="top:499.6pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately. Otherwise, add to the end of the </p> +<p style="top:515.5pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line and draw another card.</p> +<p style="top:540.4pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Tripoli Acquires Corsairs</i></b>: If there are at least two </p> +<p style="top:556.3pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan corsairs available in the Supply, play </p> +<p style="top:572.2pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately. Otherwise, add to the end of the </p> +<p style="top:588.1pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card line and draw another card.</p> +<p style="top:613.0pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Tripoli Attacks</i></b>: If there is exactly one American </p> +<p style="top:628.9pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">frigate in the naval patrol zone of Tripoli and </p> +<p style="top:644.8pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">there are at least five dice worth of Tripolitan ships </p> +<p style="top:660.7pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">(corsairs count as one, frigates count as two), play </p> +<p style="top:676.6pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt">immediately. Otherwise, discard to perform a <i>Raid </i></p> +<p style="top:692.5pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>or Build</i> action.</p> +<p style="top:717.5pt;left:60pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Troops to Tripoli</i></b>: Play immediately.</p> +<p style="top:138.1pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Troops to Benghazi</i></b>: If Benghazi is controlled by </p> +<p style="top:154.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli, play immediately. Otherwise, discard to </p> +<p style="top:170.6pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">perform a <i>Raid or Build</i> action.</p> +<p style="top:195.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Troops to Derne</i></b>: If Derne is controlled by Tripoli, </p> +<p style="top:212.1pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">play immediately. Otherwise, discard to perform a </p> +<p style="top:228.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Raid or Build</i> action.</p> +<p style="top:253.6pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>US Supplies Run Low</i></b>: If there are exactly two </p> +<p style="top:269.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">American frigates in the naval patrol zone of </p> +<p style="top:286.1pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripoli, play immediately. Otherwise, discard to </p> +<p style="top:302.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">perform a <i>Raid or Build</i> action.</p> +<p style="top:327.6pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Algerine/Moroccan/Tunisian Corsairs Raid</i></b>: </p> +<p style="top:343.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">Discard to perform a <i>Raid or Build</i> action. Please </p> +<p style="top:360.1pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">note that it is possible for the T-bot to raid with, </p> +<p style="top:376.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">for example, Algerine corsairs by discarding </p> +<p style="top:392.6pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Tunisian Corsairs Raid</i> to <i>Raid or Build.</i></p> +<p style="top:422.3pt;left:322pt;font-size:13.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">T-BOT BATTLE CARDS</span></p> +<p style="top:443.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Happy Hunting</i></b>: Play on the first Tripolitan Pirate </p> +<p style="top:460.2pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">Raid.</p> +<p style="top:485.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Merchant Ship Converted</i></b>: Play on the first </p> +<p style="top:501.7pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">successful Tripolitan Pirate Raid.</p> +<p style="top:526.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Uncharted Waters</i></b>: Play if <i>The Philadelphia Runs </i></p> +<p style="top:543.2pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Aground</i> is the T-bot’s active event card.</p> +<p style="top:568.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>Mercenaries Desert</i></b>: Play if <i>General Eaton Attacks </i></p> +<p style="top:584.7pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>Derne</i> is the American active event card.</p> +<p style="top:609.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>US Signal Books Overboard</i></b>: Play on the first </p> +<p style="top:626.2pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">Tripolitan Pirate Raid in 1805 or 1806.</p> +<p style="top:651.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b><i>The Guns of Tripoli</i></b>: Play in any attack on Tripoli </p> +<p style="top:667.7pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">in 1805 or 1806 except for the Winter of 1805 </p> +<p style="top:683.9pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">(unless the American active event card is <i>Assault </i></p> +<p style="top:700.2pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt"><i>on Tripoli</i>). Always play if the American active </p> +<p style="top:716.4pt;left:322pt;font-size:12.0pt">event card is <i>Assault on Tripoli</i>.</p> +<p style="top:756.9pt;left:45pt;font-size:12.0pt"><b>12</b></p> +<p style="top:69.8pt;left:62pt;font-size:20.0pt"><span style="color:#183661">SOLITAIRE CARD PLAY REQUIREMENTS</span></p> +</div> +</body> +</html> |