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GAME OVERVIEW
In Draft & Write Records, players will be “drafting”
(selecting) cards from their hand to manage a band
and top the charts!
Players will draft cards strategically to take actions
and create Harmony between band members,
triggering bonus actions and rewards. The game
ends when a player has a full crew, completes 6
Goals, or Fails 5 times.
The player with the most Star
Power (VICTORY POINTS)
wins the game with the most
famous band!
Pad of Band Sheets
6 Pencils & Sharpener
66 Goal
Cards
Contents
8 Coloured Pencils
Pass Direction Card
180 Play
Cards
12 Lead
Singer Cards
50 Asset
Cards
28 Musician Cards
32 Agenda Cards
22 Production Cards
8 Scandal
Cards
28 Backstage Cards
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BAND SHEET OVERVIEW
Note:
Take a moment to look over and identify each section of
the Band Sheet.
Each section can be identified by a corresponding
icon, which will match the icons displayed on cards
and from rewards. These icons will help players quickly
identify the appropriate section of their Band Sheet for
recording their actions and corresponding bonus effects.
The Fails, Goals, and Crew sections include
an EXCLAMATION MARK as a visual reminder
that completing any of these sections will
trigger the end of the game. (See p.6).
SETUP
In games with fewer than 6 players, the crew cards
may be customized during setup. To do so, simply
remove X number of cards of the various crew types
and make sure to add an equal number of cards of
the same type. For example, you could remove 1 Lead
Singer and 2 Musicians, and then add back in 1 Lead
Singer and 2 Musicians (at random or by choice).
Each player takes one Band Sheet and
one Regular Pencil.
Place Coloured Pencils within reach of all players.
Choose and Record your Band Name!
Each player selects a starting colour at random
and fills in the circle to the left of their band name
with one of the Coloured Pencils. (The same
starting colour may be chosen by multiple players!)
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Locate the Play Cards and
use the icon in the lower
right-hand corner on the
front of the cards to remove
cards with a number that
exceeds the number of
players in the game. For
example, in a 3-player game,
return the cards with 4+, 5+,
and 6 indicators to the box.
30 cards are needed per player.
(Solo players see p.12 for game setup.)
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Shuffle the remaining Play Cards, and place
them facedown in the middle of the table to
create a “Play Stack.”
Place the Pass Direction Card next to this stack
with either side faceup.
Locate and shuffle all of the Goal Cards and
place them facedown in the middle of the table
to create a “Goal Stack.”
Draw and place the top 4 cards faceup to the
right of the Goal Stack to create a line of publicly
available Goals.
From the remaining Goal Stack, deal 2 cards
to each player. Each player selects one card to
keep as their personal goal, placing it facedown
near their Band Sheet, and the remaining cards
are shuffled back into the Goal Stack.
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Get ready to rock...or punk... or opera...you choose!
Note:
Crew pp.8-10
Goals p.5
Agenda p.11
Touring p.7
Scoring p.6
Charts p.6
Assets p.10 Harmonies p.10
Multipliers p.11
Releases p.8
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