At the start of the game, shuffle the Ancient Map tiles and stack them face down above the Archives. At the beginning of each game round, draw four tiles from the stack and place them to the right of the Archives. (When playing with the neutral player variant, these tiles should be drawn one at a time and placed from top to bottom.)

Dice are placed here in sets (singles, doubles, triples, etc.) Each turn, a player may assign only dice of a single value to the Archives. There is no limit to the number of dice a player may assign, as long as all dice have the same value. A player may assign a single die to the Archives. A player can place additional dice in the Archives on a later turn to either add to an existing set or to create a new set. However, a player may not place or create a set that has the same value and the same number of dice as another set. There can be any number of sets of dice in the Archives but never more than one set with the same number of dice and same value. Each player may have multiple sets as long as these rules are followed.

Sets are ranked first by the number of dice and secondly by the value of the dice. The player who has the highest ranked set takes a face up Ancient Map of his choice from the Archives, places it face up in his player area, and removes the set. Next, the player with the second highest ranked set does the same thing. Note that one player may end up going twice in a row. Players continue to take tiles in this way until all of the Ancient Maps have been taken or there are no more sets of dice in the Archives. Any remaining tiles are removed from the game but left face up above the Archives for reference. Any remaining sets are moved to the Library.

Ancient Map tiles have two values printed on them. The greater value is the number of gold scored at game end if one or more specialists are assigned to the Ancient Map. The smaller value is the number of gold scored at game end if no specialists are assigned to the Ancient Map. Each Ancient Map can have one cartographer and one excavator assigned to it, and they must be of the same color as the Ancient Map. Specialist tiles are described in detail in the University section below.

At the start of the game, shuffle the specialist tiles face down and place them to the left of the University. At the beginning of each round, draw a number of specialist tiles equal to the number of University entrances and place them beneath the University face up. (The number of entrances is two plus the number of players.) (When playing with the neutral player variant, these tiles should be drawn one at a time and placed from left to right.)

At the University, players may assign either any single die or exactly two dice which together show a total of 5 pips (1 & 4 or 2 & 3 - combos are placed in two spaces). On subsequent turns, players may place additional dice there following the same rules. Dice played in the University are placed in ascending order of pips from left to right, with each die in one of the entrances. Dice are always placed in the leftmost legal space. If the die to be placed has the same number of pips as a die or dice already assigned there, the latter die or dice are moved right as necessary to accommodate the new die. When there is no room remaining to accommodate the far rightmost die, that die is moved to the Library.

Beginning with the player who has the leftmost die, players claim specialist tiles. The player who has the die next furthest to the left selects next and so on. Any remaining cartographers or excavators are removed from the game but are left face up to the left of the University for reference. Specialists will provide a player with 1-3 gold at game end, provided they are assigned to an Ancient Map of the same color.

Specialists are worth 1-3 gold if they are assigned to an Ancient Map. If a specialist is assigned to a map, it is worth the number of gold printed on its tile. If a specialist is not assigned to a map, it is worth 0 gold. You assign specialists to Ancient Maps at the game end. You do not need to commit them to a particular Ancient Map until it is time for final scoring.

At the start of the game, place the knowledge tokens in a pile next to the Library.

When a player cannot legally assign a die to a building (though this is a rare occurrence,) he must place a die in the Library. Additionally, all dice pushed from the right side of the University (or from the top of the Treasure Tower) are moved to the Library. Any dice that do not yield any reward when buildings are resolved and dice that were not placed on a building are also moved here. A player may choose to assign a single die to the Library for his turn if he prefers not to place dice on another building, though this is generally not a good move.

The Library is always the last building to be resolved. Each player removes all of his dice from the Library and gains a knowledge token for each removed die. Knowledge tokens can be used by players in later game rounds to reroll dice. To use a knowledge token, the player must return one token to the supply and then may reroll as many of his unassigned dice (including neutral dice) as he wants. Aside from the number of tokens a player has available to use, there is no limit to the number of times a player can reroll.

At game end, a player earns one gold for every two knowledge tokens in his possession (rounded down).

At the start of the game, shuffle the private collection tiles and give one to every player. These tiles are kept secret from other players. Private collection tiles display your two preferred artifact types. Shuffle the artifact tiles face down and place them in a pile above the Auction House. (There are 6 different types of artifacts – Desert, Jungle, Water, Fire, Holy, and Dark – and 6 of each type.)

Players assign dice in sequential runs (straights), (e.g., 2-3, 1-2-3, 5-6). A player may not place or create a sequence that is exactly the same as another sequence, and no player may have more than one sequence in the Auction House. A player may place a single die as that is a sequence of one. If a player already has a sequence in the Auction House, he may add to it on a later turn by extending it at one or both ends as long as it does not become exactly the same as another sequence. Two sequences can overlap, but there can never be two identical sequences in the Auction House at the same time and each player may have only one sequence of dice in this building.

Sequences are ranked first by the number of dice and secondly by the value of the highest die. E.g., 1-2-3-4 beats 4-5-6 which beats 5-6. The two players with the highest sequences receive artifacts from the Auction House. The player with the highest sequence draws three artifact tiles and chooses two to keep. The player with the second highest sequence draws two artifact tiles and chooses one to keep. Unselected tiles are discarded face-up above the Auction House. Any dice which were not in a winning sequence are moved to the Library.

Artifacts are worth a variable amount of gold at the end of the game. Each player scores according to his own private collection tile. The most desirable artifacts are worth 4 gold each, the preferred artifacts are worth 2 gold each, and all other artifacts not depicted on the player’s private collection tile are worth 1 gold each.

At the start of the game, shuffle the mission tiles and place them in a stack face down above the Treasure Hunters’ Guild.

The Treasure Hunters’ Guild works the same way as the Auction House.

Sequences are ranked first by the number of dice and secondly by the value of the highest die. E.g., 1-2-3-4 beats 4-5-6 which beats 5-6. The two players with the highest sequences receive a secret mission tile from the Treasure Hunters’ Guild. The player with the highest sequence draws three mission tiles, selects and keeps one, and then passes the remaining two to the player with the second highest sequence. The latter player selects one tile to keep and returns the other to the bottom of the tile stack. Any dice which were not in a winning sequence are moved to the Library.

The missions are worth a variable amount of gold at the end of the game, assuming the player has met the mission’s conditions. All mission tiles are described in detail later in these rules.

At the start of the game, shuffle the Magical Item tiles and stack them above the Hidden Temple. At the beginning of each round, move the appropriate number of Magical Item tiles to the indicated locations next to the Hidden Temple board without looking at them. The number varies based on the number of players – two tiles in a 2-player game, three tiles in a 3-player game, and four tiles in a 4- or 5-player game.

Players assign the two required dice to a single magical item tile. The tile shows which two dice are required. These two dice must be assigned at the same time and to the same tile. Players may not be bumped off these tiles by any means and will claim them during building resolution.

Players simultaneously take and look at the Magical Item tiles to which their dice were assigned. These tiles should be kept secret from opponents until the end of the game. Any tile(s) with no dice assigned to them are discarded above the Hidden Temple face up.

Magical Items are color matched to the specialists, and are specific to either cartographers or excavators. Cartographers need compasses while excavators need tools. At the end of the game Magical Items are assigned to specialists matching the color and type of the Magical Items. A specialist with a Magical Item scores double its value, as long as it is assigned to an Ancient Map. If an Ancient Map has two specialists assigned, and each has a Magical Item, the Ancient Map value is also doubled! Each specialist may be assigned only one Magical Item.

At the start of the game, shuffle the Special Ability tiles and stack them face down above the Illuminati. At the beginning of each game round, draw three Special Ability tiles and place them face up beside the Illuminati. (When playing with the neutral player variant, these tiles should be drawn one at a time and placed from top to bottom.)

Players assign dice to the Illuminati based on previous dice assigned there. The first die assigned must be a single die. Each assignment thereafter must be the previous combination plus one additional die. The first player to assign a die to the Illuminati may assign one die of any value. The second player to assign there must assign the die the previous player assigned and a second die of any value. The third player must assign the two previously played dice and a third die of any value and so on. Only the two players with the most dice assigned to the Illuminati will receive Special Ability tiles. Dice that are not in the two longest sets are moved to the Library. A player cannot have more than one set of dice at the Illuminati but he may add to an existing set. He may do so even if he already has the longest set. A player adding to an existing set can never add more dice than required to beat the current leader. The current leader may only add one die to his set.

The two players with the most dice in the Illuminati will gain Special Ability tiles. The player with the most dice assigned to the Illuminati chooses one of the three Special Ability tiles on display. The player who has the second most dice assigned to the Illuminati chooses one Special Ability tile from the remaining two. The player with the most dice then claims the remaining Special Ability tile. Any dice that are not in the two longest sets are moved to the Library. Special Ability tiles can be discarded in future rounds to activate their abilities.

Unused Special Ability tiles are worth one gold each at the end of the game, though you will find that using their abilities effectively during the game is worth significantly higher value or more points.

At the start of the game, shuffle the Sunken Chest tiles face down and place them in a pile above the Sunken Galleon.

Dice are assigned to the Sunken Galleon based on their sum. The first player to assign dice to the Sunken Galleon places exactly 1 die of any value. Then, that player retrieves one Sunken Chest tile, looks at it secretly, and places it face down in front of himself. The second player to assign dice to the Sunken Galleon places exactly two dice, but the sum of the pip values of these two dice must be higher than the pip value of the first die placed there. After placing two dice, the player takes two Sunken Chest tiles, looks at them secretly, and then places them face down in his play area. The third player must place three dice with a higher total than the two dice before, take three Sunken Chest tiles, and so forth. Note that players who already placed dice in the Sunken Galleon may place more dice there on a later turn. The player must place a number of dice that brings the number of dice in his set to the exact number needed, and the sum of the pip values of the dice in the set must be greater than sum of the previous longest set. Then, that player will draw Sunken Chest tiles equal to the number of dice he just played.

The player who has the most dice on the Sunken Galleon selects two of the Sunken Chest tiles he acquired during the round to keep, places them face up in his play area, and returns the rest face up near the Sunken Galleon. Each other player with at least one die in the Sunken Galleon selects one of his tiles acquired, places it face up in front of himself, and then returns the rest face up near the Sunken Galleon. When the supply of face down Sunken Galleon tiles is exhausted, shuffle the face up tiles face down to replenish the supply.

Each Sunken Chest tile is worth 1-3 gold. Players score the gold values printed on their Sunken Chest tiles at the end of the game.

At the start of the game, shuffle each of the three types of treasure tokens and place them in stacks face down beside the appropriate level of the Treasure Tower. Bronze tokens are placed by the first floor of the Treasure Tower, silver tokens by the second floor, and gold tokens by the third floor.

Players may assign any one die to the Treasure Tower, or two dice with a total of 7 pips on them. Dice with 1-3 pips are placed on the first floor of the left tower while dice with 4-6 pips are placed on the first floor of the right tower. A die added to the left or right tower pushes dice that were on the first or second floor of that tower to the next higher floor. A die that was on the third floor of that tower falls from the Treasure Tower and is moved to the Library. Play continues in this manner until the end of the round.

Any player with dice remaining in the Treasure Tower at the end of a round will receive one treasure per die. Treasures are associated with the level on which the player’s dice ended. Players receive bronze treasures for dice on the first floor, silver treasures for dice on the second floor, and gold treasures for dice on the third floor. (E.g., if a player has two dice on the first floor and one die on the third floor, that player receives two bronze treasures and one gold treasure.) Treasures received from the Treasure Tower are kept face down until the end of the game.

The Treasure Tower treasures are worth a variable amount of Gold depending on their type. Bronze treasures are worth 0-2 gold, silver treasures are worth 1-3 gold, and gold treasures are worth 1-3 gold. The higher floors of the tower provide better odds of scoring high value treasure.