Game Rules

As a mine manager, extract as much coal as possible to win! But beware of looters and unexpected events...

• 1 central board, 6 colored player boards, 6 pawns
• 30 color cards, 60 job cards, 10 event cards
• 20 coal cubes, 1 die, 6 die cards (for the variant)

1. Each player takes 1 colored board, 2 coals, color cards, and 8 starting job cards.
2. The central board, pawns, and coal supply are placed in the center.
3. The last player to have handled coal starts, with the die on "1".

• Each player takes turns placing 1 card on the 5 spaces (events, looters' shelter, watchtower, mine, recruitment).
• Play up to 4 cards per round, with the option to place several cards on the same area.
• Resolution phase: reveal the cards in order; apply effects from 1 to 6 (events, attacks, defenses, sales (move pawns), mining, recruitment).
• Discard the cards, pass the die to the left and add +1 (next round).

The game ends after 6 rounds or as soon as a player reaches 21 points. In the event of a tie, decide based on: coal left in stock, then job cards, and finally a die roll if there's still a tie.

Variant

• Each player starts with 3 coals (instead of 2).
• No central coal supply on the main board.
• At the start of each round, the player with the die draws a die card: it determines the max amounts to mine and sell for everyone that round.

Dummy Player

• Prepare the dummy player's board as for a regular player.

• Draw 4 cards for them each round using the method in the rulebook.
• If the dummy player has coal: play a watchtower card.
• If several players have coal: draw a color and a job card for the looters' shelter.
• Put 1 recruitment card.
• If any cards remain to be played, put them in the mine.

• 2 watchtower cards if the dummy has coal.
• Remaining cards in the looters' shelter depending on how many opponents have coal.

Partner Cities

• Blanzy: Musée de la Mine, birthplace of the project, pioneer city since 2024.
• Decazeville: Street Art trail, mining museum, industrial heritage.
• Cransac-les-Thermes: Thermal spa, wellness, museum, biodiversity.
• Aubin: Medieval fort, heritage and mining museum.
• Firmi: Natura 2000, Forézie lake, preserved nature.
• Cagnac-les-Mines: Departmental mine museum and reconstructed underground gallery.

History of Coal

Coal formed millions of years ago from fossil forests, compressed in swamps, then slowly transformed under pressure and heat.

• Peat: first stage, rich in water, low in carbon.
• Lignite: brown coal, used for electricity.
• Bituminous coal: intermediate, industrial exploitation.
• Anthracite: richest in carbon, hard, black, burns very hot.

• Key role since the 19th century: locomotives, industry, heating.
• Main coalfields: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Lorraine, Massif Central, Tarn-Aveyron…
• Up to 300,000 people employed in the mines!

Headframes, spoil tips, mining towns, museums: all this heritage is part of our culture and landscapes.