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Nekonyancer[img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed7b604178.21686287.jpg[/img] You and your friends work at the local animal shelter, training and caring for abandoned dogs. Can you help them find their forever homes? [green][tip] This tutorial is best viewed on a computer![/green]1maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerIn *Forever Home,* players will add dogs to their boards and position them to match the patterns shown on their Training Cards. Whenever they replicate a pattern, they can score the card and move 1 or 2 dogs to their Forever Homes.2maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerAt the end of the game, bonus reputation points are awarded depending on which kinds of dogs were re-homed and where they were sent. When 1 player completes 7 Training Cards, the end of the game is triggered. [green]Whoever has the highest reputation wins![/green]3maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]Before the game starts, we have to choose two dogs to start with.[/blue] The number of available dogs is always equal to *twice* the number of players. The first dog will be chosen in player order, but the second dog will be chosen in *reverse* player order. [green]For example: P1 - P2 - P3 - P3 - P2 - P1.[/green]4fh-dog-token-2-front

NekonyancerWe are the first player, so we have to choose a dog first. *Select the blue dog. Then confirm your choice.*5fh-dog-token-71-front

NekonyancerAlright, now our opponent will pick two dogs!1fh-dog-token-60-front

NekonyancerThey left us with the orange one. *Take it!*1fh-dog-token-2-front

NekonyancerNext, we have to place the dogs on our Shelter Grid. *Scroll down to our board!* (It has your name on it.) :)1maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerHere's our *5x5 Shelter Grid!* Whenever we get a new dog, we have to place it in an empty square in the grid so it can be *trained.* [blue]Hmm, where should we place our first two dogs?[/blue]2fh-player-shelter-grid-92143487

NekonyancerBefore we decide, we should take a look at the two [blue]*Training Cards*[/blue] we started with. If we replicate the *pattern* shown on a card, we'll earn the *Reputation points* in the bottom-right corner and *re-home* the number of dogs shown in the top-left. [red](More on re-homing later.)[/red]3fh-trainer-card-37-front

NekonyancerTo score the card on the *left,* we'll need two adjacent dogs of the same color. For the one on the *right,* we'll need to place the dogs diagonally. Two of them (including the middle dog) will have to be the same color.4fh-trainer-card-31-front

NekonyancerLet's start arranging our dogs according to the *right* card. *First, place our blue dog in the middle of our grid.*5fh-player-shelter-grid-92143487

Nekonyancer[blue]Good![/blue] BGA automatically selected the other dog for us. *Place it 1 space above and to the left of the blue dog,* as shown on our training card.1fh-trainer-card-37-front

Nekonyancer[red]Alright! Now we're ready to start the game for real![/red] On our turn, we must take *2 actions.* Each action can be spent on any of the [blue]3 following options:[/blue] • Take 1 dog. • Take 1 card. • Move 1 dog. You can choose the same option twice, if you want.1maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]Let's start by taking a new dog![/blue] As you can see, there are *4* available dogs here (5 in a 4/5 player game). We need another blue dog to finish our Training Card. *Select the blue dog and confirm your choice!*2fh-dog-token-39-front

NekonyancerJust like before, now we have to place our new dog. According to our Training Card and the positions of our old dogs, we should place it one space above and to the right of the center. *Click on that square to place the dog!*1fh-trainer-card-37-front

Nekonyancer[red]There we go![/red] The dogs in our Shelter Grid now match this Training Card. When this happens, we must *immediately* complete the card. [green][tip] It is possible to match two Training Cards at once. In that case, you must choose one of them to complete.[/green] *Click on "Complete" at the top!*1fh-trainer-card-37-front

NekonyancerWhen we complete a card, we must *re-home* the number of dogs indicated in the top-left corner of the card. We can only re-home dogs that were involved in the completion of the card. [green]In this case, we must re-home 1 of the 3 involved dogs.[/green]1fh-trainer-card-37-front

Nekonyancer*Re- homing* a dog means permanently moving it from our Shelter Grid to one of four different [blue]*homes*[/blue] at the top of our board. Each home has a [green]different scoring mechanic.[/green] Each time you play Forever Home, you'll see a slightly different variation of each mechanic.2fh-player-house-countryside-92143487

NekonyancerFor example, (scroll up!) the *City* will always score depending on how many *different types* of dogs we place there. In this case, if we placed 3 different types, we would get 4 Reputation. [green]In another game, City scoring might involve 3/4/5/6/7 dogs instead of 1/2/3/4/5.[/green]3fh-home-card-4-front

Nekonyancer[green]Suburb scoring usually involves sets of specific types. [/green] In this case, if we had, say, 2 orange dogs, 2 red dogs, and 1 blue dog in the suburbs, we'd earn *7 reputation:* 6 for a set of Orange/Blue/Red and 1 for the second Red.4fh-home-card-1-front

Nekonyancer[green]Countryside scoring involves matching pairs or trios.[/green] I'll let you read the description on your own. Just hover over it with your mouse! [green]Foster Home scoring is the same in every game: 1 Reputation per dog.[/green]5fh-home-card-3-front

NekonyancerIn addition to Home scoring, we need to consider end-game [red]*Commendations*[/red] when re-homing dogs. The three commendation categories are always the same, but the types of dogs in each category will be different each time you play.6fh-dog-meeple-2-front

NekonyancerThe [green]*middle commendation*[/green] is for the most re-homed dogs of the indicated types. In this case, the player with the most re-homed pink dogs will earn 3 Reputation. 2 for the most reds, 1 for the most oranges. If there's a tie, *both* players receive the bonus.7fh-main-board-most-rehomed

NekonyancerI'll let you read through the details for the other two commendations on your own. Again, just hover over them with your mouse. The labels will also tell you the *current rankings* for each commendation. [green]Super helpful![/green]8fh-main-board-most-in-training

Nekonyancer[blue]Let's get back to our turn.[/blue] Right now, we have 1 Orange dog and 2 Blues in our Training Grid. Those colors aren't worth much according to this game's Commendations, but they are exactly the types we need for *Suburb* scoring. *Scroll down to your board again. Select our Orange dog. Move it to the [green]suburbs.[/green]*9player_board_92143487

Nekonyancer[green]Okay, that's it for our first action![/green] For our second one, let's *move* a dog. Dogs can move 1 space in any direction - diagonally or orthogonally.1fh-player-house-suburbs-92143487

NekonyancerOur other Training Card requires two orthogonally adjacent dogs of the same type. We can easily complete it by moving! *Select the dog in the middle of our grid.*2fh-trainer-card-31-front

Nekonyancer*Now move the dog one space up!*1fh-player-shelter-grid-92143487

NekonyancerGreat! We replicated the pattern on our other card! *Click on "Complete" at the top!*1fh-trainer-card-31-front

NekonyancerBy the way, we are allowed to *rotate* these cards however we like. We could have just as easily completed this card with a *vertical* line of dogs, instead of a *horizontal* line. Now we have to re-home one dog. As I mentioned before, orange and blue are perfect for the suburbs. *Select the blue dog in the center column of our Grid. Move it to the [green]suburbs.[/green]*1fh-trainer-card-31-front

NekonyancerGreat! That was our second action, so there's nothing else we can do this turn. *Click on "Confirm" at the top.*1fh-player-house-suburbs-92143487

Nekonyancer*Next turn!* Let's learn about the last possible action - *taking a new card.* It's pretty simple. There are *4 cards* in the supply (5 in a 4/5 player game). We can choose one to add to our hand. 1fh-trainer-card-13-front

NekonyancerThis one looks interesting. In addition to having certain pairs of dogs, we'll have to keep certain spaces *empty.* *Select this card. Then confirm your action.*2fh-trainer-card-9-front

Nekonyancer*Good!* The card is now in our hand. We can only hold *5 cards* in our hand at a time.1fh-trainer-card-9-front

Nekonyancer[blue]Alright, that's everything![/blue] The game will continue as you've seen until one player completes their *7th* Training Card. Then, after all players have had the same number of turns, the game will end, and BGA will add up each player's total Reputation.2maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]Your reputation is comprised of...[/blue] • Points in the bottom-right corner of each completed Training Card. • Points from meeting Home Card requirements. • Points from Commendations. [green]Whoever has the highest reputation wins![/green]3maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerAfter you play a game or two, you might want to switch to try playing with *Advanced Boards,* which you can toggle in the *Lobby Options!* [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed7b7f06f1.93254704.jpg[/img] Each board has five [green]bonus action spaces[/green] on it. Whenever you place or move a dog on one of those spaces, you can immediately take the indicated bonus action!4maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerForever Home also features an intriguing *Solo* mode! In this mode, the Commendation board is completely different. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ed7ba1bb15.31666535.jpg[/img] After each turn, you must place a dog meeple onto one of the empty spots, creating your own scoring conditions as you play through the game! You can *choose* to end your game after 8 turns. You may play for 1 or 2 more turns, but doing so will incur reputation penalties!5maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Forever Home!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! A big thank you goes out to *jordijansen* for bringing this game to BGA! Have fun! :D6maintitlebar_content

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