If your tavern contains what they Want, in they will come have what they Like, and they’ll come back again the next evening, giving you a steady stream of income night after night. Rather than having a cost in coins each Patron card has a ‘Want’ and a ‘Like’.
Once the Day phase is over it’s time to move to the Night phase this is the moment you open the doors to your tavern and find out how well you chose your goods.ĭuring the Night phase each player is dealt three cards from the Patron deck, which they then look at to see which customers will enter their tavern. All players purchase and play cards to their taverns at the same time during the Day phase, so play usually proceeds quickly (for your first play of the game it’s wise to take it in turns while everyone gets used to the buying process). In some cases these effects will earn you coins depending upon your having a certain type of patron in the tavern by the end of the night, whilst others will allow you to draw bonus cards, reduce the cost of goods or staff, or bring in a higher class of patron, the Nobles. Many cards also have an effect that triggers immediately or later in the game. (Elves love cheese, who knew?) You can also trade cards with other players, including cards from your hand or those already played into your tavern.
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The Elven Barmaid, for instance, normally costs two coins but you can recruit her for free if you have any cheese in your tavern. Tavern cards are divided into food, drink, games, and staff, and each card has a cost this is typically in coins but you’ll sometimes come across cards you can ‘purchase’ for free if you have a qualifying item already in your tavern. Thankfully they don’t go looking elsewhere, they just go home, disappointed.
You might stock up on ale, only to find your randomly drawn patrons are looking for wine, or they might want fancy cheeses and you’ve bought a load of parlour games. Choosing what to buy can be tricky though, as it’s impossible to know what your patrons are going to want in your tavern when you get to the first Night phase. You start the game with just three coins so it’s important to buy wisely in the early rounds so you can get your engine up and running over the forthcoming rounds. (For all following Day phases players are simply dealt three cards from the deck of Tavern cards, which they then keep.) Once there are no more cards to pass the drafting phase is over and all players pick up their hand of cards and choose what they want to purchase for their tavern. Let’s start by looking at the Day phase.įor the very first round of the game the Day phase features a card drafting mechanic in the manner of Sushi Go or 7 Wonders: from a hand of four cards you choose one to keep, then pass the remaining cards to the next player. During the Day phase you’ll purchase Tavern cards to improve your tavern at Night you will (hopefully) bring in some patrons which will earn you money and finally during the Counting phase you’ll work out how much money you’ve made once everyone has staggered off home.
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Tavern Masters is played over a series of rounds, and each round is divided into three phases: Day Night and Counting the Till. In this game each player takes on the role of a tavern keeper vying to make their watering hole the place to be, stocking up on enticing food, drink and games to keep the local townsfolk coming back for more.
Ever wanted to run a fantasy universe tavern, but without having to deal with the boring accounting, constant replacing of broken furniture and smashed windows, hordes of unruly adventurers, and laborious staff disputes? Well, now you can thanks to Tavern Masters, an engine-building, coin-collecting card game for 1-6 players.
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