Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

Overview

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization is a civilization-building game where players guide an ancient civilization from its beginnings through growth and development. Players take actions to build cities, develop technologies, recruit armies, construct wonders, raise populations, produce goods, and expand their territory. The game emphasizes choosing a unique path among government, economy, culture, military, and population.

Components

• 1 game board (map with regions)
• Technology cards
• Government cards
• Leader cards
• Wonder cards
• City tiles
• Military unit tokens
• Population tokens
• Trade goods
• Golden Age tiles
• Scoring tokens
• Solo mode components

Setup

1. Place the game board in the center.
2. Sort Technology, Government, Leader, and Wonder cards into separate displays.
3. Each player takes a player board and starting resources.
4. Place city tiles, military units, and population tokens in the supply.
5. Randomly determine start player.

Turn Structure

On your turn, perform exactly 1 action from the available options:

1. Build a City – Place a city tile on the map to expand territory.
2. Develop a Technology – Take a technology card from the display.
3. Recruit – Add military units to your forces.
4. Construct a Wonder – Build a wonder for special abilities and VP.
5. Increase Population – Add population to your cities.
6. Produce – Generate trade goods from your cities.
7. Tax/Tribute – Collect resources based on your government type.
8. Take a Leader – Recruit a leader for bonuses.
9. Establish Government – Choose or upgrade your government form.

Actions

Building Cities

Place city tiles on the map in regions you control. Cities generate resources and population capacity.

Technology

Technology cards provide permanent bonuses, unlock actions, and score VP. They are arranged in a tech tree with prerequisites.

Military

Recruit armies and use them to control regions, defend cities, or score military-based VP. Military actions do not involve direct player combat.

Wonders

Construct wonders for powerful one-time or ongoing effects and significant VP.

Government

Your government type determines your tax rate, military capacity, and special abilities. Different governments favor different strategies.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends after a set number of rounds or when a trigger condition is met. Players score VP from:

Source	Points
Cities and territory	Based on number and size
Technologies	Per card
Wonders	As printed
Military achievements	Based on controlled regions
Population	Based on total
Golden Age bonuses	Special achievements
Government bonuses	Based on type

The player with the most VP wins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Each civilization develops along different paths; there is no single dominant strategy.
• Golden Age tiles reward players who achieve specific milestones.
• Solo mode provides an automated opponent.
• Region control is determined by majority of military units.
• Technologies may have prerequisites from other tech branches.

Player Reference

Action	Effect
Build City	Place city tile, expand territory
Develop Tech	Take technology card
Recruit	Add military units
Construct Wonder	Build for VP and abilities
Population	Add people to cities
Produce	Generate trade goods
Tax	Collect resources
Leader	Recruit for bonuses
Government	Establish/upgrade government