Description: Road Paver is a game in which players plot out a system of roads to grow and evolve their cities all while juggling the happiness of their citizens and the well-being of the environment.
How to Play:
- Each player will have their own independent City that they want to build up. Each Player will start with a single Dirt Road Tile as a foundation for their City.
- The Player who got their Driver’s License first gets to go first, go clockwise from there.
- When it is a Player’s turn, they will pick a single Road Tile or Building Tile and attach it to their City. If there are no Road Tiles from the Current Era remaining or you have no space to attach a Building Tile to your roads, you must skip your turn.
- Players will repeat this process until all Tiles from the Current Era are gone. Once all Tiles from the Current Era have been used, Players can move to the next Era of Tiles.
- The game will end once all Tiles from all Eras have been placed.
- To determine a final score, add together all of your Happiness Values and Environmental Values. The Player with the highest combined total of Happiness and Environment Value is the winner.
Game Mechanics:
- Happiness Value (HV): Happiness Value is one of the two scores Players must keep track of. Building Tiles will have varying levels of HV attached to them, some positive and some negative. Players should aim to keep as high of a HV as possible.
- Environmental Value (EV): Environmental Value is the other score Players must keep track of. Building Tiles will have varying levels of EV attached to them, some positive and some negative. Players should aim to keep as high of an EV as possible.
- Road Tiles: Road Tiles are the building blocks of the game. Road Tiles can only be placed next to another Road Tile and the paths on the Tiles must match up. Road Tiles from separate Eras are allowed to connect.
- Building Tiles: Building Tiles are how players will gain their HV and EV. Building Tiles each have a set amount of HV and EV attached to them. Building Tiles must be touching a Road Tile from the same Era to be placed.
- Current Era: As Players place Tiles, their Cities will progress through different Eras. Cities will start in the Stone Era with simple Dirt Paths and Wooden Huts, but will eventually progress to the Modern Era with Highways and Skyscrapers. In order to progress to a new Era, players must place every available Tile from the Current Era, Players cannot advance to the next Era until all Tiles from the Current Era are used. Building Tiles from each Era can only be placed on Road Tiles from the same Era.