Bohnanza - Board game Amigo - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Board Game
Brand	Amigo
Model	Bohnanza
Designer	Uwe Rosenberg
Illustrator	Björn Pertoft
Number of Players	3–7 (base 3–5, variant 3–7)
Age Recommendation	12 and up
Play Time	Approximately 45 minutes
Contents	104 bean cards, 8 double-sided beanfield mats, 2 starting player cards, and rulebook
Language	English (manual available in multiple languages upon request)
Box Dimensions	Approximately 27.5 x 27.5 x 5.5 cm (10.8 x 10.8 x 2.2 in)
Weight	Approximately 400 g (0.9 lbs)
Game Type	Card game, trading, farming, family strategy
Mechanics	Hand management, set collection, trading, set collection
Safety Warnings	Contains small parts. Choking hazard. Not for children under 3 years.
Care Instructions	Keep the box in a dry place away from direct sunlight.
Reparability / Replacement Parts	Lost or damaged cards can be replaced via customer support; components are non-repairable.
Customer Support	Phone: [phone] (Mon-Fri, 9:00–18:00 Central Time) or email: [e-mail]

Frequently Asked Questions - Bohnanza Amigo

How do I start the game?

The player who most recently ate beans becomes the starting player and receives the Starting Player Card. Shuffle the 104 cards, deal five cards to each player, and place the remaining deck face-up dollar side down in the center. The order of your hand must not be changed!

Can I rearrange the order of cards in my hand?

No! The most important rule is that you cannot change the order of your hand at any point. The first card you were dealt is always the first (fully visible) card, and all later cards go behind in the order received.

When can I harvest beans from my fields?

You may harvest beans at any time, even during another player's turn. However, you cannot harvest a field containing only one bean card if you have another field with more than one card (Bean Protection Rule).

What happens when the draw pile runs out?

When you draw the last card, reshuffle the discard pile to form a new draw pile. The game ends when the draw pile runs out for the third time (or second time in a 3-player game).

How do I earn bean dollars?

Each bean type has a beanometer printed on its cards. When you harvest a field, count the number of cards, then turn over that many cards from the field as shown on the beanometer. Place those dollar-side-up on your dollar pile; discard the rest.

Can I plant more than two cards from my hand during my turn?

In Phase 1 you must plant the first card of your hand, then you may choose to plant one additional card (the new first card). You cannot plant a third bean from your hand.

How does trading work?

Only the active player can trade with others. You may trade using your hand cards (any position) and the two turned-over cards. Cards received in trade are placed horizontally next to your fields, not in your hand. Gifts are allowed if the recipient agrees.

What do the additional bean types (Cocoa, Wax, Coffee) do?

These are used in the variant for up to 7 players. Depending on player count, some bean types may be removed. In Phase 4, every player draws one card (starting with the active player) instead of only the active player drawing three.

How does the game end and who wins?

The game ends when the draw pile is exhausted for the third time (or second time with 3 players). Harvest all fields, then each bean dollar card is worth one point. The player with the most dollars wins. Ties go to the player farthest from the starting player going clockwise.

What if I have questions or need a replacement part?

Contact Amigo customer support at 770-349-6309 (Mon-Fri, 9 AM–6 PM CT) or email [e-mail]. Visit www.amigo.games for newsletters and the Game Design Council.

USER MANUAL Bohnanza Amigo

by Uwe Rosenberg, with illustrations by Björn Pertoft

Players: 3–7 • Ages: 12 and up • Duration: approx. 45 minutes

THE IDEA OF THE GAME

Bohnanza is all about planting, trading, and harvesting beans. Trade beans with the other players and plant them in your fields. That's great fun! And the more beans you have in your fields, the more bean dollars you get when you harvest them. If you have the most bean dollars at the end of the game, you win!

The following rules describe the original Base Game for 3-5 players, with the original kinds of beans.

The three additional kinds of beans – Cocoa Bean, Wax Bean and Coffee Bean – are only used in the variant for up to 7 players (see page 7).

CONTENTS & SETUP

Give one of the bean field mats to each player. These mats have one side showing three bean fields and one side showing two fields:

If there are three players, use the mats with the three bean fields side up.
If there are four or five players, start with two bean fields each.

For 3 players

For 4-5 players

The player who ate beans most recently is the starting player; give him or her the Starting Player Card. (The second Starting Player Card is a replacement card if you need it—you can keep it in the box.) Unless you are playing with 6 or 7 players, leave the Cocoa Beans, Wax Beans, and Coffee Beans in the box.

Starting Player Card

There are 104 cards showing 8 different kinds of beans. The large number printed on each card tells you how many cards with this kind of bean are in the game.

Shuffle all the cards and deal five cards to each player.

Attention! This is the most important rule of the whole game!

You cannot change the order of the cards in your hand at any point during the game! The first card you are dealt is the first card in your hand. It's completely visible to you. Put all other cards you receive behind it, in the order drawn. You may never sort your cards by bean or for any other reason.

Put the remaining cards in the center of the table as a draw pile, dollar side up. During the game, you will create a discard pile next to it and a dollar pile in front of each player (see the illustration at the top of the next page).

The layout at the start of a four-player game

PLAYING THE GAME

The starting player is the first active player. After that, players take turns going to the left. Note: Don't pass the Starting Player Card. It stays with the starting player for the whole game (see "The End of the Game"). When it is your turn, you play through these four phases in order:

1. Plant Bean Cards from Your Hand
2. Turn Over and Trade Bean Cards
3. Plant Turned-over and Traded Bean Cards
4. Draw Bean Cards

Important Rules for Planting Beans:

You can only plant one kind of bean in each field at a time. You are allowed to plant the same kind of bean in two different fields at the same time, but not two kinds of bean in the same field. Put the bean cards in your field on top of each other, as shown to the left. You may only plant in your own fields.

Phase 1: Plant Bean Cards from Your Hand

You must plant the first card in your hand (i.e., the one that is completely visible) in one of your fields (see both illustrations to the right).

After that, you may choose to plant one more card from your hand – the one that is now completely visible – in one of your fields (see both illustrations to the right). You can't plant a third bean.

When planting, you start or extend the column of cards in the field.

If you have to plant a kind of bean you don't have space for, you must harvest a field first (see "Harvesting Beans" on page 5).

If you don't have any cards in your hand at the start of phase 1, skip it and go straight to phase 2.

Phase 2: Turn Over and Trade Bean Cards

Turn over the top two cards from the draw pile and put them next to it face-up for all players to see.

The turned-over cards belong to you: You can plant them in your fields or use them to trade with the other players.

Example #1: Timon has turned over a Soy Bean and a Blue Bean. He keeps the Blue Bean, but there is no space for the Soy Bean in his bean fields, so he offers it up for trade to the other players. He asks: "Would anyone like this Soy Bean? I'd like to trade it for a Red Bean."

Rules for Trading Beans:

Only the active player is allowed to trade with the other players. The other players can't trade with each other.
You may all trade using your hand cards, no matter where they are in your hands.
The active player can use the two turned-over cards for trading in addition to the cards in his/her hand.
You cannot trade cards you've received in a trade.
You cannot trade the cards in your fields.
You are allowed to trade any number of beans for any number of other beans (e.g., two Blue Beans for one Green Bean).

Example #2: No-one wants to trade with Timon, so he ups his offer: "I'll give you the turned-over Soy Bean and a Chili Bean from my hand for a Red Bean."

Note: Only remove beans from your hand once a trade has been agreed on. Both players have to agree to the trade. This way, you can avoid discussions about where a card was in your hand if a trade does not go through.

Put any bean cards you receive in trade next to your bean fields horizontally for now. Do not add them to your hand!

Example #3: Nina accepts Timon's offer of the Soy Bean and the Chili Bean and gives him the desired Red Bean. Timon puts it next to his bean fields horizontally. Nina does the same with the Soy Bean and the Chili Bean.

Timon's Bean Fields

Nina's Bean Fields

Note: As a special form of trade, you can also give another player bean cards. Players receiving gifts have to agree to take them, though. If they refuse, you cannot give them the cards.

You may continue trading for as long as you like, even after the turned-over cards are gone. When you want to stop, tell the other players. This ends phase 2.

Phase 3: Plant Turned-over and Traded Bean Cards

All players who have horizontal cards next to their bean fields now have to plant them. As the active player, you'll also have to plant any turned-over cards you have not traded away. You can plant your new bean cards in any order you choose.

Example #4: Timon plants the Red Bean he received in trade and the Blue Bean he turned over in his two fields. Nina plants the Soy Bean and the Chili Bean in her two fields.

Timon's Bean Fields Nina's Bean Fields

If you have to plant a kind of bean that doesn't match the beans you already have in your fields, you'll have to harvest a field before you can plant your new beans (see "Harvesting Beans").

Phase 4: Draw Bean Cards

End your turn by drawing three cards, one after the other, from the draw pile. Put them in the back of your hand, behind the last card, in the order you draw them. Then, the player to your left becomes the new active player.

HARVESTING BEANS

You may harvest beans from your fields at any time during the game, even when you're not the active player.

Each kind of bean has its own "beanometer." This tells you how many bean dollars you get for a given number of beans you harvest.

Note: Some harvests may not earn you any bean dollars!

For example, if you harvest 1 or 2 Stink Beans, you don't get any bean dollars. For 3 or 4 Stink Beans, you earn one bean dollar. 5 or 6 Stink Beans earn you two bean dollars, for 7 Stink Beans you get three bean dollars, and 8 or more Stink Beans pay out four bean dollars.

When you harvest beans, follow these steps:

① Count the number of cards in the bean field you want to harvest. ② Check the top card's beanometer. ③ Turn over as many cards as you earn in bean dollars (according to the beanometer) so that their dollar sides show. ④ Put these cards on your dollar pile. ⑤ Put the remaining cards from your field face-up on the discard pile. ⑥ After you harvest, the field must be empty—you cannot harvest only part of a field.

Example #5: Keno has 3 Chili Beans in one of his fields. The Chili Bean's beanometer tells him that these three beans are worth 1 bean dollar. Keno turns one card over to its dollar side and puts it on his dollar pile. Then, he puts the remaining two Chili Beans on the discard pile.

The Bean Protection Rule

If there is only one bean card in one of your fields, you cannot harvest it as long as you have another field containing more than one bean card.

IF THE DRAW PILE IS EMPTY

When you draw the last card from the draw pile, re-shuffle the discard pile. Turn it over and put it back in the center of the table as the new draw pile.

THE END OF THE GAME

The game ends when the draw pile runs out for the third time. If this happens during phase 2 ("Turn Over and Trade Bean Cards"), complete phases 2 and 3 of your turn (even if you could only turn over one card instead of two), then the game ends.

At the end of the game, harvest all of your bean fields and give yourself the appropriate number of bean dollars. Cards in your hand do not count towards your total.

Count the cards in your dollar pile. Each card is worth one dollar. The player with the most dollars wins the game!

If there is a tie, the tied player who sits the furthest away from the starting player (going around the table clockwise) wins the game.

VARIANT: THREE NEW TYPES OF BEANS (FOR 3-7 PLAYER GAMES)

COMPONENTS & SETUP

Add the Cocoa, Wax, and Coffee Beans to the deck.

Depending on the number of players, you will need to remove certain types of beans from the deck. The number of available bean fields also depends on the number of players.

Beans in Play

Based on the number of players, remove the following types of beans and put the cards back into the box:

3 players : Cocoa Beans
4-5 players : Coffee Beans
6-7 players : Cocoa and Garden Beans

Number of Bean Fields

If there are three players, turn over your bean field mats so the side with three bean fields shows. If there are four to seven players, use the side of the bean field mats showing two bean fields.

3 players

4-7 players

PLAYING THE GAME

Play the game just like regular Bohnanza: Players start with five cards in their hands. On your turn, play through the usual four phases. Only the rules for phase 4 ("Draw Bean Cards") and the end of the game change when you play with extra types of beans.

Phase 4: Draw Bean Cards

Unlike in the base game, every player draws one card from the draw pile, adding them to their hands behind their last card. Start with the active player and draw cards in a clockwise direction.

The End of the Game

If there are three players, the game ends when the draw pile runs out for the second time. If there are four or more players, the game ends when the draw pile runs out for the third time, as usual.

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