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Nekonyancer[img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6835e5e0169ef8.91350318.jpg[/img] Early humans lived nomadic lifestyles as hunter-gatherers. They formed the first villages in what scientists call the Mesolithic era. You must lead one of these early villages to prosperity! [green][tip] This 41-step tutorial is best viewed on a computer![/green]1maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerIn *Mesos,* players will take Character cards to help them in coming Events and spend surplus food to construct specialized Buildings. Character cards, Buildings, and Events are all worth victory points. [green]After nine rounds, whoever has the most points wins![/green]2maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]*This landscape*[/blue] looks like a board, but it actually consists of four *Offer tiles.* If you play with more than 2 players, more tiles will be added.3mes-offer-tile-2

NekonyancerAt the beginning of each round, each player must move their [red]*Totem*[/red] from the [green]*Turn Order tile*[/green] to one of the Offer tiles. [blue]This choice will determine:[/blue] • How many *cards* they can take, and from where. • The *turn order* in the next round. • How much *food* they will gain or spend.4mes-start-tile

NekonyancerBGA randomly made us the first player, so let's get started! The third offer tile from the left will let us choose one card from the bottom row and one card from the top row. That sounds pretty good to me. *Click on the third tile from the left!*5mes-offer-tile-5

Nekonyancer*Now click on [green]"Confirm!"[/green]*1mes-button-actionbar-pass

NekonyancerGreat! [blue]Now our opponent will place their totem...[/blue]1mes-totem-pawn-11941354

NekonyancerOkay, everyone has placed their Totem! Next, players can activate their totems from *left to right* to take cards! Since [red]*our totem*[/red] is further to the *left,* we can pick cards first!1mes-totem-pawn-92143487

NekonyancerThe icon on the offer tile seems to suggest that we can pick one card from the bottom row, followed by one from the top row, but we can actually pick them in *either order.* [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6835e5e1581890.01251867.jpg[/img]2mes-offer-tile-5

NekonyancerThe cards are separated into three types: [blue]*Buildings,[/blue] [green]Characters,[/green]* and [red]*Events.*[/red] [green](Step 10/41)[/green]3mes-card-21

Nekonyancer[blue]*Buildings*[/blue] usually require a lot of food. This one has a cost of 4 food, shown in the top-left corner) We can't afford it right now. As the first player, we only started with 2 food (our opponent started with 3). [blue]Maybe we'll come back for this later.[/blue]4mes-upper-area-buildings

Nekonyancer[green]*Character cards*[/green] are always *free.* Each one has an icon or two in the top-right corner, showing what kind of character it is and if it provides some kind of bonus. Most of them also have an icon in the bottom-left corner showing which *event* it will help with.5mes-card-16

NekonyancerFor instance, the bow and arrow on this card marks it as a *Hunter.* The shank of meat just under it indicates that we'll immediately acquire some food when we take the card. The icon in the bottom-left corner indicates that it will come in handy for *Hunt events.*6mes-card-2

NekonyancerBefore we take cards, we should take a look at the [red]*events.*[/red] Hmm. The one on the left is a *Cave Paintings* event. We'll want to get an *artist* or two then. The one on the right is a *Shamanic Ritual* event, so we'll need Shamans too!7mes-card-88

NekonyancerWith that in mind, *click on the Artist card in the top row!* It's the third one from the left.8mes-card-16

NekonyancerGood! Next, let's take a card from the bottom row. The middle card is a *Gatherer.* It will help a lot during Sustenance events! *Take the Gatherer!*1mes-card-11

NekonyancerAlright, we've taken a top card and a bottom card, so now we have to [green]*confirm*[/green] our choices. When we do, our totem will return to the [blue]*Turn Order Tile,*[/blue] automatically occupying the highest available slot.1mes-start-tile

NekonyancerIf you *hover* over the tile, you'll see that the top slot provides 1 food! The bottom slot *costs* 1 food, or 2 points if one is unable to pay! *Click on [green]"Confirm"[/green] at the top!*2mes-start-tile

Nekonyancer*Great!* Now our opponent will take two cards from the top row and then return their totem, just like we did.1mes-totem-pawn-11941354

Nekonyancer[green]That's the end of Round 1![/green] At the end of each round, BGA runs through four steps. *Step 1:* Any events in the bottom row are resolved. In this case, there aren't any. [green](Step 20/41)[/green]1mes-lower-area-characters

Nekonyancer*Step 2:* All character cards and event cards in the bottom row are discarded. Building cards in the bottom row are [red]NOT[/red] discarded.2mes-lower-area-characters

Nekonyancer*Step 3:* All Character and Event cards in the top row are moved to the bottom row. Building cards stay where they are.3mes-card-21

Nekonyancer*Step 4:* BGA reveals cards from the [blue]*Draw deck*[/blue] equal to the number of players plus 4 and places them all in the top row. In this case, BGA will add 6 cards to the top row.4mes-deck-card-background

NekonyancerNow we're ready to start *Round 2!* At the end of this round, the [red]*Cave Paintings*[/red] and [red]*Shamanic Ritual*[/red] events will resolve.5mes-lower-area-events

NekonyancerSince there are Artists and Shamans in the top row, and only an Inventor in the bottom row, I think we should take the last offer tile! *Click on the last offer tile!* (Furthest to the right.)6mes-offer-tile-6

NekonyancerSince our opponent's Totem is further to the left this time, they get to choose cards first!1mes-totem-pawn-11941354

NekonyancerEr. Wait a second. That may have been a mistake. Our opponent just took a Shaman from the top row with [red]*2 stars.*[/red]1mes_player_summary_cell_icon_shaman_stars_11941354

NekonyancerThere's another Shaman in the top row, but it only provides *1* star. If you hover over the *Shamanic Ritual* event, you can read the details. Whoever has the most stars [green]gains 5 points.[/green] Whoever has the least [red]loses 3 points![/red] Ouch!2mes-card-28

NekonyancerOh well. Let's take the Shaman anyway. Maybe we can beat them in the next Ritual event. [green][tip] There are four types of events, and each type will occur three times![/green] *Take the Shaman!*1mes-card-28

Nekonyancer*Next, take this Artist!* [green](Step 30/41)[/green]1mes-card-15

Nekonyancer[green]We just gained 10 victory points![/green] That's because every pair of artists is worth 10 points. That won't matter until the end of the game, of course, but BGA went ahead and gave us the points now. Neato! *[green]Confirm[/green] our actions at the top!*1player_score_92143487

NekonyancerBGA will go through the end-of-round stuff again. This time, the two events will resolve! First up is the *Cave Paintings* event. Since we have two artists, we'll gain 2 points. Our opponent doesn't have any artists, so they'll lose 2! :)1mes-lower-area-events

NekonyancerNext is the *Shamanic Ritual.* We'll lose 3 points and our opponent will gain 5! :(2mes-card-87

Nekonyancer[green]Now we're ready for Round 3![/green] This will be the last round in the first *Era.* Rounds 4-6 will comprise Era 2, and 7-9 make up Era 3. Each Era brings new buildings and harder events! The character cards are the same, though.3maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerWhen we enter *Era 2* (Round 4), any buildings that are still in the top row will move to the bottom row. When we enter *Era 3* (Round 7) any buildings in the top row will move to the bottom, and any buildings in the bottom row will be discarded. One last thing about buildings - though you'll always encounter the same characters and events in every game, buildings will always be different!4mes-card-97

NekonyancerIf you *scroll down* a little bit, you can see all the cards we've taken so far. Now that you know how the game works, I'll quickly run through all the character card types.5maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[red]*Gatherers*[/red] provide food discounts during Sustenance events. [blue]*Hunters:*[/blue] grant food and points during Hunt events and sometimes grant food immediately. [green]*Builders*[/green] provide food discounts for buildings. They're also worth some victory points.6player-board-92143487-cards-characters-gatherers-details

Nekonyancer[red]*Shamans*[/red] help during Shamanic Ritual events. [blue]*Artists*[/blue] help during Cave Painting events. Also, each pair is worth 10 points. [green]*Inventors*[/green] are worth points equal to the number of Inventors multiplied by the number of unique Inventions. There is one Invention shown on each Inventor card.7player-board-92143487-cards-characters-shamans-details

Nekonyancer*Okay, that's everything!* At the end of Era 3 (Round 9), the game will end, and [green]whoever has the most points wins![/green] If there's a tie, whoever has the most leftover food wins!8maintitlebar_content

NekonyancerOnce you have more experience with the game, you might consider toggling the *Expert Variant* in the lobby options! In this variant, all buildings will be *revealed* at the beginning of the game, allowing players to carefully plan out their strategies. [green](Step 40/41)[/green]9maintitlebar_content

Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Mesos!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! Big thank yous go out to... • *Yaniv Kahana* and *Simone Luciani* for designing this game. • *Kerri Aitken* for illustrating. • *Cranio Creations* for publishing. • *xevizero* for developing this game for BGA. Have fun! :D10maintitlebar_content

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