Reviving Kathmandu

Description

--- "Reviving Kathmandu" is a bidding and set collection game for 1-6 players where builders compete to construct monuments and score points as Nepal's top architect. Key mechanics include: - *Bidding* Players place face-down coins on bid spots targeting row/column cards, with winners determined by sole bidder, highest bid, proximity, or edge position. - *Card collection* Each player takes 2 cards from market or red deck after bidding resolution. - *Monument building* Slide cards under previous ones to form and complete Buddhas, Shrines, Stupas, or Pagodas, scoring immediately upon completion. - *Mission objectives* Complete color-matched monuments for bonus points across four types. - *Coin management* After 4 rounds, convert last coin to points or buy a discarded card; game spans 8 rounds. Reviving Kathmandu is a competitive bidding and set collection board game for 1-6 players, part of the Lemery Games Globetrotter Series following Chili Mafia. Players act as builders in Nepal vying for Most Respected Architect by bidding coins on construction material cards via a playmat's bid spots, each targeting two cards in rows or columns. Over 8 rounds of Bid, Collect, and Build phases, bidding involves clockwise face-down coin placement; collection awards cards to winners prioritized by sole bidder, highest value, coin proximity to card, or long-edge position, yielding 2 cards per player from market or red deck. Building entails sliding appropriate cards under prior ones to extend Monuments—Buddhas complete instantly, others upon filling sections—triggering immediate scoring. Missions offer bonuses for color-matched completions of one each Buddha, Shrine, Stupa, and Pagoda. Midway, with one coin left post-round 4, players convert it to points or acquire a discarded card. Game end discards hands/piles, scores top cards of incomplete Monuments, and adds color bonuses, crowning the highest scorer victorious. ---