Mountain Goats

Overview

Mountain Goats is a dice-rolling game where players race their goats up 6 numbered mountains (5-10) to claim point tokens from the summit. Players roll 4 dice, group them into sums, and move goats up the matching mountains. Reaching the top earns a point token and bumps any opponent’s goat back to the base. Collecting tokens from all 6 mountains earns bonus points.

Components

• 6 mountain cards: 4x mountain 5, 4x mountain 6, 3x mountain 7, 3x mountain 8, 2x mountain 9, 2x mountain 10
• 57 point tokens: 12x 5pt, 11x 6pt, 10x 7pt, 9x 8pt, 8x 9pt, 7x 10pt
• 4 bonus point tokens: 15pt, 12pt, 9pt, 6pt
• 24 mountain goats (6 per player)
• 4 dice

Setup

1. Lay out mountain cards in ascending order (5 through 10).
2. Stack point tokens at the top of their respective mountains.
3. Lay out the 4 bonus tokens (15, 12, 9, 6).
4. Each player places 1 goat at the foot of each mountain.
5. 3 players: Remove 1 point token from each mountain. 2 players: Remove 2 point tokens from each mountain.

Turn Structure

1. Roll all 4 dice.
2. If you rolled more than one “1”, you may re-set all but one “1” to any face.
3. Group dice into any combination of groups (each group can have any number of dice).
4. For each group, move your goat 1 space up the mountain matching that group’s sum (5-10 only). Groups that sum outside 5-10 do nothing.
5. Pass dice to the left.

Actions

Moving Goats

• Each dice group matching a mountain number (5-10) moves your goat 1 space up that mountain.
• Multiple goats can share the same non-summit space.
• Reaching the summit: Take 1 point token from that mountain (if available). Any opponent goat already at the top is returned to the mountain’s base.
• Already at the summit: If a dice group matches a mountain where your goat is already at the top, claim 1 point token from that mountain’s supply (if available) without moving.

Bonus Tokens

When you collect at least 1 point token from each of the 6 mountains, claim the highest available bonus token. Additional complete sets earn additional bonus tokens.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends when all 4 bonus tokens are claimed OR 3 mountains have no remaining point tokens. Finish the round so all players have equal turns.

Total all point tokens and bonus tokens. Highest score wins.

Tiebreaker: Most goats on mountain tops. If still tied, the goat on the higher-numbered mountain wins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Only the summit is exclusive (1 goat only); all other spaces may hold multiple goats.
• You cannot choose NOT to move if a valid group exists; however, you can always create groups that don’t sum to 5-10 if you prefer not to move certain mountains.
• Point tokens are awarded only if the mountain’s supply is not empty.

Player Reference

Phase	Action
Roll	Roll 4 dice; re-set extra 1s
Group	Divide dice into groups summing 5-10
Move	Move 1 space up per valid group
Summit	Claim point token, bump opponents
Bonus	Complete set from all 6 mountains = highest remaining bonus token
End	All bonuses claimed or 3 mountains depleted; most points wins