📋 Quick Overview
Game Type: Self-managed mystery coin trading game
Staff Role: Distribute sheets, resolve The Final Hour bazaar
✨ THE MYSTERY COIN MECHANIC
Key Concept: Players start with different colored coins but DON'T know their point values until The Final Hour.
This creates suspense and makes trading decisions more interesting!
- ♦️ Garnet = 2 points (revealed in The Final Hour)
- ⚪ Opal = 1 point (revealed in The Final Hour)
- ✨ Mystery = 4 points (from Oracle, revealed in The Final Hour)
- ⚫ Obsidian = 3 points (revealed in The Final Hour)
✅ Pre-Game Setup Checklist
Materials Needed
- ☐ The First Hour sheets (printed, one per player)
- ☐ The Second Hour sheets (printed, one per player)
- ☐ The Final Hour sheets (printed, one per player)
- ☐ Pens/pencils for players
- ☐ This staff guide for The Final Hour outcome reference
- ☐ Optional: Physical coin tokens in different colors (for atmosphere)
🎮 Game Flow & Timeline
Welcome & Introduction
• Greet players
• Explain the mystery coin concept: "You have coins of different colors, but you won't know their values until the final bazaar!"
• Distribute The First Hour sheets and pens
The First Hour: The First Trades
• Players work independently on their sheets
• Remind them coin values are still secret!
• Distribute The Second Hour sheets
The Second Hour: The Shadow Brokers
• Players work through encounters
• Remind players to do The Taxman last
• Monitor social trading section (optional, Honor System - players exchange coins themselves)
• Oracle introduces Mystery Coins (still unknown value!)
• Distribute The Final Hour sheets
The Final Hour: The Final Bazaar
• BIG REVEAL: Announce coin values (shown on The Final Hour sheet)
• Players calculate their Total Fortune (sum of all coin points)
• Players come to you with their completed The Final Hour sheet
• Provide dice - Players roll a six-sided die for each of the three relics
• Players multiply each die roll by their Total Fortune to get Bargaining Strength
• The relic with the highest Bargaining Strength is theirs
• Hand out the corresponding outcome card
🎲 The Final Hour Dice Rolling System
How It Works (Players roll their own dice):
1. Player brings you their completed The Final Hour sheet with Total Fortune calculated
2. Give them a six-sided die
3. Player rolls the die for each relic:
• 🏮 The Cursed Lantern
• 🔑 The Ashen Key
• 🍷 The Eternal Chalice
4. For each relic: Bargaining Strength = Die Roll × Player's Total Fortune
5. Player records the rolls and calculations on their sheet
6. The relic with the highest Bargaining Strength is awarded to the player
7. Give the player the corresponding outcome card
Example
Player has Total Fortune of 18 points
- Cursed Lantern: Rolls 3 → 3 × 18 = 54 Bargaining Strength
- Ashen Key: Rolls 5 → 5 × 18 = 90 Bargaining Strength ✓ HIGHEST
- Eternal Chalice: Rolls 2 → 2 × 18 = 36 Bargaining Strength
Result: Player receives The Ashen Key outcome card
📜 Outcome Cards
Three Outcome Cards Total:
• 🏮 The Cursed Lantern outcome
• 🔑 The Ashen Key outcome
• 🍷 The Eternal Chalice outcome
Note: There is only one outcome per relic (no tiers). The dice mechanic adds randomness and excitement to which relic each player receives.