Rule Book Royal Threadcount

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Rules Guide

:: Using This Guide ::

Here you will find images of each page found in the Royal Threadcount Rule Book.

We’ve made a few videos to pair with these pages & help streamline learning the game!

FAQ page coming 2026!

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Components & Setup

:: Two Merchants! ::

Royal Threadcount features a special marketplace, with:

A communal silk tray, a patterns merchant, & a dye master!

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Turn Actions!

:: Two Turn Actions! ::

Each turn, players will roll all four of the dice in the game.

3 of them earn you silk each turn, while 1 earns you dye. The strategy is all about how & when to spend!

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What to do with resources!

:: Shopping options ::

After rolling the dice, there are lots of things to consider!

•  Dye Merchant  •
You could spend your color resources to steal away special colored fabric from the market…

•  Pattern Merchant  •
Or, you could use your hard-earned silk to shop for quality patterns & try to assemble specialized combinations!

Your purchases affect shop scarcity!

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Scoring Mechanics!

:: How to win favor ::

There’s two aspects to scoring:
Pattern & Color bonuses!

But you can also manipulate your wealth through calculated risks…

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Cultural Immersion!

:: Let's Learn some Kanji! ::

Royal Threadcount is a major cross-cultural experience!

We’ve tried our best to make almost every single aspect of this game bi-lingual, English &  Japanese!

If you want some help identifying a unique Japanese Kanji that you see somewhere in the gameplay, we included this handy glossary of Japanese terms used!

If you are struggling to find the answer to a Japanese reference in the game, please reach out!