Game Screens - City Configuration
(Advanced Game Only) The City Configuration screen is where each player takes turn placing the Buddha, Helmet and Rice pieces to determine the initial contents of city hexes on the game board. Each players’ turn will be announced to them as it begins, and the computer players will play automatically when their turn begins.
Edo, the capital city, always contains all three piece types and will be configured automatically. The cities that contain two pieces must be configured before configuring the other cities that contain only one piece type.
Once two of the three piece types have no remaining pieces to place, the game will automatically place the remaining pieces in cities and end the city configuration process. After you have examined the configuration, and click “Done”, then the main game play will begin with the starting player.
When multiple human players are competing locally on the same computer, a privacy screen will hide this screen in between turns so that players will not be able to see each other’s hands.
| Screen Controls |
Description |
| Captured Pieces |
Not active on this screen. |
| Current Player |
Displays the name of the current player. |
| View Board |
Not active on this screen. |
| Playable Tiles |
Your hand of playable tiles is not active on this screen, but is shown so that you may reference it as you determine strategically where to place pieces on your turns. |
| End Turn |
On your turn, after you have placed a piece on a city, select “End Turn” to commit your turn and let the next player begin their turn. |
| Done |
After all of the cities have been configured, click “Done” to complete configuring the cities and begin placing tiles on the board in the contest to become sovereign. The game will begin with the starting player. |
| Turn Status |
The Turn Status area displays the result of the last or current turn based upon player activity. The pieces referenced in the turn status text will be highlighted in the appropriate color on the game board. |
| View Chat |
In a network game, click this button to hide the turn status and show the chat area in order to communicate with other network players. |
| Chat Log |
Use the chat to communicate between players while selecting hands. |
| Chat Text |
Enter a message to send to the other connected players. |
| Send |
Send your chat message to all connected players. |
| View Turn |
Click this button to hide the chat area and show the turn status. |
| Pieces Left to Place |
This control both shows the count of pieces for each type remaining to be placed and provides the means for placing pieces on the game board.
On your turn, clicking on the hexes beneath the piece types selects the hex, which you can then drag to the game board to place on a city hex. If the city hex is can accept the piece you have selected, then it will highlight indicating that It is a valid choice. |
| Game Board |
A "zoomed-out" view of the game board, with symbolic representation of the various cities and their contents. The legend in the corner indicates which hex symbols represent pieces on cities. |