Civolution

Setup: prepare the continent and public boards for the player count and randomize the scoring categories and their values. Each civilization sets up its console, tribes, dice and starting resources. The rulebook provides introductory starting configurations.

Structure: play four eras, each with eight phases: New cards, New goals, Extra find, Action, Site, Feeding, Event and Income. Final scoring follows the fourth era's income.

Actions: starting with the starting civilization, take clockwise turns choosing either to activate one module or, when eligible, do a Reset. A normal module requires exactly two activation dice matching its values; planning or focus markers can replace dice as specified.

Dice and upgrades: each idea marker changes one die by one step, with 1 and 6 adjacent. The console has 15 main modules with three levels, six feature modules and a Sleep module. Sleep accepts any two dice to gain ideas or focus.

Develop the continent: migration and procreation shape tribe distribution, production and transport turn raw materials into stored materials, exploration reveals sites, and building offers farms, boats, settlements and statues. Follow each module's terrain and action requirements.

Install components: research cards and goal, income and attribute chips occupy the console. A type and its first column become associated, while income chips can appear in different columns. Research cards use the lowest free stage in their column, require its costs and provide instant bonuses and continuing abilities.

Reset: this is allowed only with three or fewer activation dice remaining on the dice spaces; planning markers do not count. Retrieve spent dice, optionally include unused dice, and roll them again; advance the shared reset indicator. Reaching the player-count end space finishes the current action round and then allows one complete final round.

Era upkeep: resolve revealed sites, feed tribes and score strong tribes, resolve weather, events and the era category, then gain income and score statues. An unfed strong tribe becomes weak; an unfed weak tribe dies. Farms and abilities can reduce feeding costs.

Final scoring: after fourth-era income and statues, score all nine categories: five progress tracks, Evolution, Prosperity, Population and Expansion. Then score console stages and card bonuses. Stages four and five require activation for stage points; column bonuses are resolved separately. Most success points wins, with ties broken by module upgrades and then seating order.

Solo: use the V.I.C.I. rival and its dedicated deck with the public setup for two players. Its cards govern actions and Resets, and the rules provide difficulty adjustments. It does not operate a normal player console.