The following are instructions on how to play a board game : "Each clearing on the map has one to three slots which hold buildings that players will place. A clearing with no open slots cannot hold more buildings. Slots filled with ruins cannot hold buildings until the vagabond explores them. Without a vagabond, these slots will be blocked for the entire game. Each clearing also has a symbol of a fox, rabbit, mouse, or bird, which represents the community living there. The cards throughout the game are drawn from a shared deck and many actions require spending cards from the player's hand. Spending a card represents calling upon animals to lend their labor, do a favor, or broker a deal. Each card has a suit, besides the fox, rabbit, and mouse suits, cards have a fourth suit of birds. Birds are wild and can be used as a substitute for a card of another suit. However, if a player must spend a bird card, they cannot substitute it with a card of another suit." Be prepared to answer questions on them.