Squire For Hire

Your day has finally come — a famous adventurer has hired YOU to be
their squire! When your hero completes quests, defeats baddies, and
takes all the credit, they also earn loot, which you get the great honor
of carrying!

Squire for Hire is an 18-card, tile-laying
inventory management game for 1-2 players that takes about 15-20 min to
play. Players compete to get the highest scoring bag of items for their
hero by the end of the story deck.

Each player takes on the role of a random squire card, taking turns
completing story cards and adding loot to their bag for points. You can
complete story cards one of two ways: 1) having enough item value (the
combined number of spaces an item type takes up in your bag) or 2) using
an item (covering up an item in your bag with a new loot card). If you
can complete a story card, you get to pick one of two loot cards to add
to your bag; to do so, at least one full item must be placed within
empty or full squares. You can cover any number of other items in your
bag as long as the entire item is covered.

Once all story cards have been exhausted, players add up their
scores. Add 1 point for each regular item, 1 point for each pair of
identical items side-by-side, and extra points for conditions met on
your squire card. Visible junk items reduce your score by 1 point each,
so cover them up whenever possible!

Keep vital items in your bag for when you need them, pack efficiently
for extra points, and eliminate junk to be the squire with the highest
scoring bag! Play solo to beat your own high score with all of the
cards.