Caldera

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Caldera
Kristin Looney
redevelopment of Volcano
Min. Players:	2
Max. Players:	3
Icehouse stashes:	warning.png“” is no number.
Treehouse sets:	6
Other equipment:	Volcano board
Setup time:	3 minutes
Min. Playing time:	warning.png“” is no number.
Max. Playing time:	warning.png“” is no number.
Rules complexity:	Medium
Strategy depth:	warning.pngEmpty strings are not accepted.
Random chance:	none after setup
Primary Mechanic:	Stacking
Additional Mechanic:	Set collection
Theme:	Volcanism
BGG Link:	Caldera

Caldera is a variation on Volcano that uses 6 Treehouse sets worth of pieces and adds a few new twists...

Rules

Caldera Rules at Looney Labs

Differences from Volcano

Follow the Rules to Volcano except for the following:

1) EQUIPMENT & SETUP - Instead of 5 monochrome stashes (5 nests of 5 colors which fills up the 25 spaces on a 5x5 board) you have 6 rainbow stashes (6 nests of 4 colors (minus black) which fills 24 spaces on the 5x5 board) - leave the center square empty; you also use 6 caps instead of 5 (see picture)

2) END CONDITION - instead of the game ending when someone takes all 5 colors, and counting points for the winner - the end condition in Caldera is to collect 3 monochrome trees (and it's okay if 2 or even all 3 are the same color)

3) POWER PLAY MOVE - while you are moving the caps around (at any time before your eruption) you have the option to place one piece from your captured pieces back on the board