Project L

To set up the game, first shuffle all 32 white puzzle cards and place them face down in a stack in the center of the table. Next, select the black puzzle cards according to the number of players (12 for 2 players, 14 for 3, 16 for 4), shuffle them, and place them face down next to the white puzzle stack. Reveal four white and four black puzzle cards face up in the middle of the table. Create a general reserve with all 90 colored pieces, sorted by level. Each player receives a player aid card, one level 1 piece, and one level 2 piece. One player is randomly chosen to be the first player and receives the first player marker.

The primary objective of Project L is to accumulate the highest number of victory points by strategically completing puzzle cards. Players earn points by filling the recessed areas on their puzzle cards with colored pieces, aiming to complete as many high-value puzzles as possible before the game concludes.

During your turn, you can perform up to three actions. These actions can be repeated. The available actions are: 1. Take a puzzle: Choose any face-up puzzle card from the display and add it to your play area. Immediately refill the empty slot in the display. You can have a maximum of four puzzles in front of you. 2. Take a level 1 piece: Take one level 1 colored piece from the general reserve and add it to your personal supply. 3. Upgrade a piece: Upgrade a piece in your personal supply by returning it to the general reserve and taking a piece of the next higher level. You can also swap a piece for another of the same level. 4. Master Action: Once per turn, you can place one piece from your supply onto each of your active puzzles. All pieces must be in your supply at the start of this action.

At the end of the game, players sum the victory points indicated on all their completed puzzle cards. Additionally, during the finishing phase, if players use pieces from the general reserve to complete any remaining puzzles, they incur a penalty of one victory point for each piece used this way. The player with the highest total score after these calculations wins the game.

The game's end is triggered when the black puzzle card deck is exhausted. The current round is completed, and then all players take one final supplementary turn. Following this, there is a finishing phase where players can complete any remaining puzzles in their play area by using pieces from the general reserve. However, for each piece taken from the general reserve during this phase, one victory point is deducted from their final score. After the finishing phase, scores are tallied.