Each artifact may be used only once, by the player who harvested it. The rules regarding the individual artifacts are as follows:
"The Amulet of Loki" (King of Spades): The owner of this artifact may use the artifact to break any tie in unit allocation in either his or his opponent’s favor (owner's choice). Use of this artifact is declared immediately after the allocation is revealed for any phase but before the effect is determined.
"The Boots of Hermod" (King of Clubs): If the owner of this artifact has allocated the most units to the move phase, the owner may move the golem up to five districts. Use of this artifact is declared during the movement phase after the number of units allocated is revealed but before movement occurs.
"The Horn of Heimdall" (King of Hearts): The owner of this artifact gets 25 allocation units for the turn in which it is used. Use of this artifact is not declared; it is revealed at the end of the turn after regeneration.
"The Bow of Uller" (King of Diamonds): If the owner of this artifact has allocated the most units to the harvest phase, the owner may harvest from any one of the four sectors orthogonally adjacent to the one the golem currently occupies. The location and orientation of the golem do not change. Use of this artifact is declared during the harvest phase after the number of units allocated is revealed but before harvesting occurs.
Voids
If the golem ends its movement on a void, the following occurs: The turn ends, skipping all remaining phases; the void district is flipped over as if it were harvested; all remaining, unharvested districts are shuffled and re-dealt, re-filling the 6-by-6 grid. The location and orientation of the golem are not changed. Play proceeds with the beginning of the following turn, or if it is the third time the golem has ended its movement on a void, the game ends immediately.
Victory
Play continues until one player reaches 30 points or the golem has ended its movement on a void district for the third time. The player with the most points is the winner. In the event of a tie, the player who last scored positive points is the winner.
Designer Justin D. Jacobson lives in Florida.
