Whirlpools of Charybdis Expansion

Story:
The Charybdis was a shapeless sea monster of Antiquity. She swallowed seawater three times a day before belching it back out again. This created dangerous sea whirlpools which all sailors feared. Charybdis was originally a sea nymph and daughter of Poseidon. However, when she stole Heracles' cattle, as a punishment Zeus turned her into a sea monster with huge maw.

Preparation:
The three whirlpool tiles are cut out and placed on the edge of the play area next to the the following areas: between Styx and Corinth, beside Halicarnassus next to Cyprus.

How is the whirlpool used?

• A whirlpool can be used to move directly to another sea space.
• Whirlpools themselves do not count as spaces.
• If on his turn a player moves in his ship through a whirlpool to a sea space bordering another whirlpool it costs 1 movement point as in a normal move (the whirlpool itself doesn't cost any extra movement points).
• A journey through a Charybdis whirlpool is not without its dangers. A player wishing to move through a whirlpool on his turn, rolls 2 warriors (if available). Each warrior showing a cross will be placed in the Underworld.
• After a battle another player's ship as well as the Hydra (see the Combat rules) can be sent through the whirlpool. This is the will of Zeus and therefore, in this case, no warriors are rolled.

Story:
Every year, as a tribute to Crete, some Athenian children are condemned to be sacrifices to the Minotaur. Secretly, Theseus makes his way to Crete, puts an end to this cruel ritual and kills the bull-headed stepson of King Minos in his labyrinth. Now you need to retrieve the hero Theseus from Crete! If you prove yourself worthy, he will fight for you and count as an additional victory point!

Preparation:

• Before the first game mark a Carcassonne figure (Theseus) of an easy to distinguish color (e.g. black) on one side with paint or a dot of glue.
• At the start of play place Theseus on the vacant land box next to Crete.

• If a player's ship is alongside Theseus' space, the player can try to get Theseus on board, if he is still on Crete.
• To do so he rolls with 1 warrior. If the fighter survives, the players can add Theseus to his ship.

• Theseus occupies, as a warrior or as a treasure, a free space in the Ship. If there is no vacant space, he can place a warrior in the underworld.
• For all tasks and action cards Theseus counts as a normal warrior.
• In a struggle Theseus is rolled with the normal warriors. He counts twice as much as a normal warrior, i.e. 2, 1 or 0 fight points, depending on his result. If the result is a cross, Theseus is not placed in the underworld, but remains on the player's ship. This hero is immortal!
• Should a player win a battle against the competitor who has Theseus, he now takes either a treasure, an action card or Theseus himself, and places it on his ship.
• Theseus on board a ship counts as an extra victory point (but there is no victory point card to take).

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