Carnegie reference sheet

Overview

• 1–4 players, 20 rounds, ~90–120 min [p.2 — Introduction]
• Goal: most VP at game end [p.2 — Introduction]
• Each round: first player picks a Timeline row (action type); all players use matching Departments [p.7 — Playing the Game]
• Four action types: Human Resources, Management, Construction, R&D [p.4 — Company Basics]
• Send employees on Missions to earn income; recover them to use again [p.6 — Missions]
• Earn VP from projects, connections, donations, Departments, and transport [p.13 — Scoring]

Setup

1. Place board; shuffle 8 Timeline tiles, draw 4 (random side), frame with Start/End tiles [p.3 — Setup]
2. Place 4 action markers on leftmost Timeline positions [p.3 — Setup]
3. Remove Department tiles: 4-player remove 4, 3-player remove 8, 2-player remove 16 [p.3 — Setup]
4. Each player gets: 1 Company board, 4 project tabs, 10 employees (5 standing in Departments, 5 lying in Lobby), 30 disks, 4 goods cubes, $12 [p.3–4 — Setup]
5. Place disks: 1 on score track '0', 1 on each of 4 transport tracks, 1 on each of 3 project tab spaces (Housing, Commerce, Industry) [p.4 — Setup]
6. 4-player: each player gets Action Choice tile; 3-player: only 3rd player gets one; 2-player: none [p.4 — Setup]
7. 2-player: place 18 neutral disks per solo-card instructions; 3-player: 9 disks [p.4–5 — Setup]
8. Starting right of first player going counter-clockwise, each places Housing disk on a medium/major city [p.5 — Setup]
9. Starting with first player clockwise, each moves employees up to 6 steps on their board, then may activate [p.5 — Setup]

Turn structure

Each round has 4 parts [p.7 — Playing the Game]:

1. Select Timeline Row — First player places Timeline marker (gear) immediately right of chosen action marker; triggers event and sets action type for round
2. Events — If marker lands on Mission area: Take Income; if on donation symbol: Make a Donation; if on rightmost 4 spaces: may do both [p.8 — Events]
3. Use Departments — First player uses matching Departments, then clockwise; each active employee = 1 use per Department [p.8 — Use Departments]
4. Activate Employees & End of Round — Pay Workstation cost to stand inactive employees upright; advance action marker one space right; pass Timeline marker clockwise [p.13 — Activate Employees]

Actions

• R&D study point costs shown on project tabs and transport tracks [p.12 — R&D]
• Construction costs: Housing/Commerce = 1 cube; Industry/Public Infrastructure = 2 cubes [p.11 — Construction]
• A Company may never contain two identical Departments [p.10 — Management]

Scoring

All scored at game end unless marked immediate (shown as lightning bolt) [p.13 — Scoring]:

• Action Choice tile (unused): 3 VP each [p.8 — Action Choice]
• Active employees: 1 VP each (excludes Mission employees and permanent HR employee) [p.13 — Scoring]
• Built Departments: 3 VP (top row) or 2 VP (other rows) each [p.13 — Scoring]
• Project tabs: up to 6 VP (Housing), 9 VP (Commerce), 12 VP (Industry), 15 VP (Public Infrastructure) [p.13 — Scoring]
• City construction disks: 0–3 VP per disk based on city size [p.13 — Scoring]
• Major city connections: up to 36 VP; cross-reference connected cities with lowest transport level across connected regions [p.13 — Connections]
• Donations: up to 12 VP per donation, based on donation type [p.14–15 — Donations]

End of game

• Game ends after 20 rounds (all 4 action markers reach final Timeline spaces) [p.13 — End of Game]
• Trigger final scoring after all players finish their last actions [p.13 — Scoring]
• Most VP wins; ties are shared victories — no tiebreaker [p.13 — Scoring]

Glossary

• Mission: a region area on the main board where employees are sent to enable certain actions and earn transport income upon return [p.6 — Missions]
• Active employee: standing upright on a Workstation; can be used for actions [p.6 — Recruiting]
• Inactive employee: lying down; cannot be used until moved and activated [p.6 — Recruiting]
• Workstation: slot in a Department that holds one active employee; may show a salary cost [p.6 — Recruiting]
• Study points: currency earned from R&D Departments; spent to advance project tabs or transport disks; unused points are lost [p.12 — R&D]
• Transport income: money/goods received when recovering employees from a Mission; equals transport track position × employees recovered [p.14 — Transport Income]
• Project tab: sliding tab tracking construction readiness and end-game VP for each project type [p.12 — R&D]
• Timeline marker: gear token placed by first player to set the active action row and trigger events [p.7 — Select Timeline Row]
• Donation: disk placed on donation chart for $5+ cost; scores VP at game end based on chosen donation type [p.8 — Donations]
• Action Choice tile: one-time tile (3–4 player games) letting a non-first player use a different action type; worth 3 VP if unused [p.8 — Action Choice]

FAQ

• Q: Can a player choose a Timeline row whose action marker has already reached the end? — A: Yes; place the Timeline marker to the right of that marker, then turn over the action marker on the row immediately below (or HR if R&D chosen) [p.7 — Select Timeline Row]
• Q: Can you return to a previously used Department in the same turn? — A: No; you must finish one Department before using another and cannot return to it [p.8 — Use Departments]
• Q: When is income collected if multiple employees return from a Mission? — A: Transport income is per employee returned; project income is collected only once per round regardless of how many employees return [p.8 — Take Income]
• Q: Can you send an employee on a Mission if you cannot meet the action's requirements? — A: No; players cannot send employees on Missions if they cannot fulfill the action's requirements [p.6 — Missions]
• Q: Do employees on Missions count as active for end-game VP? — A: No; Mission employees and the permanent HR employee do not count toward active employee VP [p.13 — Scoring]