Harem
Setup
Split the cards into the Harem deck and the Concubine deck and put them on their respective spaces in the middle of the Harem board.
Getting there
The Central Oasis space is connected to the Oasis space in the Middle Region of the main board. Any player landing on the Oasis space may as their next move go to the Central Oasis space on the Harem board, and vice versa.
Movement
You roll to move as usual on the Harem board. After you have rolled the die you may elect to move clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Water
Water is essential to survive on the Harem board. On the Harem board you use tokens to represent how much water points you have. When you enter the Harem board through the Central Oasis space you begin with 4 water points. For every water bottle you have brought with you, you gain an additional 2 water points. If you enter the Harem board any other way you only gain 2 points of water for each water bottle you own.
If you are instructed to lose a point of water and have none you must instead lose 1 life. If you start your turn with no water points your movement roll is reduced by 2. If you roll a 1 or 2 you do not move and must encounter the space you are standing in again.
You can only carry 4 water points. For each water bottle you own you can carry an additional 2 water points. If you gain more water points than you can carry the excess points are lost.
You may have other water carrying items from other expansions, on the Harem Board these can carry the following:
- Other types of bottle sized items e.g. water skins, flasks, cups, grails – 2 water points.
- Bucket sized items e.g. a bucket, the holy pail etc – 4 water points.
Concubines
You may construct your own harem by acquiring Concubines. All Concubines are considered to be part of your harem. Concubines are considered as Followers for any cards or effect that targets followers. Followers are never part of your harem.