Apothecaries (fan expansion for Carcassonne)

Description

--- <TLDR> Carcassonne expansion: Deploy alchemists on apothecaries to collect countryside herbs for distribution and alchemy experiments, earning points or relocating followers. </TLDR> Key mechanics include: - *Follower deployment* Place followers as alchemists specifically on apothecaries within cities. - *Herb collection* Gather particular herbs from the surrounding countryside to supply apothecaries. - *Distribution and alchemy* Deliver herbs to the population and alchemists for experiments exploiting herbs' strange properties. - *Alchemy effects* Engage alchemy processes that potentially yield points or enable follower movement to other features. In the Carcassonne setting, a recent plague prompts apothecaries to establish within cities, depending on countryside herbs for distribution to the population and alchemists pursuing experiments with the herbs' peculiar properties. Players deploy followers functioning as alchemists onto apothecaries, collect these essential herbs, and activate alchemy mechanics, which may grant scoring points, facilitate follower relocation to alternative features, or trigger additional unspecified outcomes, integrating seamlessly into the core tile-placement and follower-control dynamics. ---