Glass Road

Glass Road is an engaging board game that pays homage to the 700 - year - old glass - making tradition in the Bavarian Forest. The real - life Glass Road is a route leading visitors to old glass houses and museums in this region. In the game, you'll need to manage glass and brick production skillfully to build structures for a smooth - running business. Cut down forests to fuel oven fires, and manipulate ponds, pits, and groves to gather necessary items. You'll have 15 specialists to execute your orders. The game has four building periods. Each player gets a set of 15 specialist cards, with each specialist having two abilities. At the start of each period, pick five specialists. If you play a specialist no one else has left in their hand, use both abilities; otherwise, only one. Use specialists' abilities to collect resources, place landscape tiles, and construct different buildings. There are three types: processing buildings, immediate - effect buildings, and end - game bonus - point buildings. The key to winning is mastering the balance of choosing the best specialist cards and playing them at the right time, along with building a smart combination of structures.

To play Glass Road, start by getting familiar with the 15 specialist cards and their two abilities each. At the beginning of each of the four building periods, pick five specialists from your set. When it's your turn, play a specialist card. If you're the only one with that card left in your hand, you can use both abilities; if others also play the same one, use only one ability. Use these abilities to collect resources like glass and bricks, place landscape tiles such as ponds and pits, and build different types of buildings. Remember to manage your resources well, like cutting forests to keep oven fires burning. Be strategic about when you play your specialist cards and which buildings you construct. There's no special maintenance needed for the game, but keep the cards and tiles in a dry place to prevent damage. And always make sure to shuffle the cards well between games for a fair play.