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PDF file of the English rules for those with only the German version or those who may have lost theirs from the English copy.

Die Macher Chinese Rule v1.0

This re-introduces some 1st Edition rules, the biggest of which are changes to the number of Party Policy cards and how Party platforms are changed. Also includes a couple of variants designed by Derek Carver about turn order bidding and scoring for money left at the end of the game.

Reference sheet useful for quick referencing and provides a structured summary for teaching the game. This version contains minor enhancements and also recommended variants in italics. See the Hansa Teutonica game entry if you are interested in ref sheets for other games that I’ve made. If you do not have Microsoft Powerpoint, a PDF version is also available there.

Concise reference sheet for teaching the game and easy reference

Die Macher player aide black & white

Details all the phases on one A4 side. Also has space to keep track of state popularity if you want to (you'll need marker tokens of some sort). One aide in each colour.

Files Contain: More-distinct cards for the Public Opinion and Party Policy decks. I have a hard time telling Public Opinion cards apart, because they tend to feature small, dark icons and pictures of cranes. Here are replacement cards I made, designed to be immediately identifiable from a distance and colored so as not to exclude red/green colorblind players.

Spielhilfe, die gefaltet und auf A5 laminiert werden kann

New artwork for 'Amnese's' Macca variant. For an illustration of the new components see the images section. The public opinion cards now have a 'crowd silhouette' at the lower half to identify that set from the party platform cards.

Version 1.0 - A single page file which defines the four game elements that score victory points, a description of the (key) mechanic for deciding elections, and a turn sequence color coded to the victory point elements. This can be used to teach the game and to play the game through the turn sequence. This file reduces the number of "Why should I do this?" questions by relating eveything to the ways to score victory points.

Zasady gry po polsku. Polish translation of Die Macher Rules.

3 page dense rules summary. Notes of concepts and ideas newbies should keep in mind are in red.

Designed to be laminated and marked using dry or wet erase markers. Keep track of agreements and disagreements with other party and state platforms. Designed as a set for each player. Each page 4x6 inches. Print 1, 4 or 7 copies per player of the state platform tallies depending on how you want to reuse them during the game.

One-sheet summary of rules. You can use this to avoid flipping through the manual.

Die Macher PBEM player aid spreadsheet, V 1.1

Excel spreadsheet to aid in managing PBEM games of Die Macher.

I punti oscuri del regolamento sono stati chiariti tramite discussioni qui su BGG e sul forum di www.goblins.net

This is a scorekeeping spreadsheet to adapt Die Macher to simulate the 2008 Democratic primaries, called PriMacher. Each player plays one aspirant for the Democratic nomination. The game is played pretty much the same as the regular game, but in 5 rounds, with each representing a set of state primaries and caucuses during which pledged delegates are scored, and then the final “convention tally” for scoring superdelegates. The only other adaptation in rules is that coalitions are formed at the end of a round, rather than the beginning, once they are formed they cannot be broken, one player must agree to join the ticket as vice-president, and that player hands over all earned delegates, superdelegates, and cash at the end of that round and exits the game. Have fun – and send improvements! Mat

Die Macher (3rd edition) Play Aids, Version 1 Includes three files: (1) DM_SetUp_v1.pdf - 1 page - Checklist for set up (2) DM_RoundOverview_v1.pdf - 1 page - Round overview with section number references into rule book and color hints to remind players which aspects of game can be affected in each phase (3) DM_FlipBook_v1.pdf - 11 pages - Print and cut to make small, 22-page tabbed flip book summarizing rules Especially valuable for teaching new players, but also helpful for experienced players. I have five copies of the flip book, one for each player, in my game box. Another suggestion: Place the Set Up and Round Overview pages in a clear plastic vertical display stand for easy reference during play without having to pass them around. I owe a HUGE debt to the unidentified geek who created the original Die Macher Step by Step summaries. They were great help as we learned to play and inspired these revisions.

Print a large score board that everyone can see. Nicer feel of a real election as everyone publicly watches the returns trickle in.

A visual player aid to help understand how the elements of the game relate to one another. Line widths changed according to their colors for black & white printing.

German Quick-Rules / Player-Aid (version 1) for Hans im Glück version of the game. I wrote them myself, inspired by an older (partially incorrect) Player-Aid from Michael Andersch.

Hoja de referencia rápida del Die Macher

Modified Chris Conboy's awesome Illustrated Player Aid to be separate player mats. Features: 1) Specific spots for each platform card. 2) Game sequence at a glance (taken directly from Chris' aid) 3) Euro symbols to warn players money will be spent during that step. 4) Spots to track the election multiplier (use small dice or numbered chits) 5) Official party graphics (from Wikipedia)

DeiTass's scoring sheet extracted from the BMP and put two to a page.

DeiTass's starting sheet extracted from his BMP file and put four to a page.

Australian 'The Macca' Variant - Australian Party Tiles, Australian Cities cards, and misc. items.