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Game Components
- 216 Goods cards
- 110 Gold coins in four denominations
- 1 Sheriff marker
- 5 Merchant Stands
- 5 Merchant Bags
- These Rules
Setup
Each player takes a Merchant Stand along with the matching Merchant Bag, and places those items in front of them.
Choose one player to act as the 'banker'. The banker gives each player (including himself) 50 Gold. The banker keeps the rest of the Gold close at hand so he can make change during the game. The banker must not mix his own money with the bank's funds.
For your first couple of games, you may wish to play the basic game. The basic game is played without the Royal Goods cards. Remove the twelve Royal Goods cards from the deck and return them to the box. Then, shuffle the rest of the Goods cards together, and deal six cards to each player face down.
Place the rest of the cards in a face down draw pile. Turn over five cards from the draw pile to form a discard pile. Turn over another five cards from the draw pile to form a second discard pile.
Yes, there are two discard piles! Roulette bets explained. All players can examine the cards in both discard piles at any time.
Finally, the player with the highest value of actual cash on their person will be the first Sheriff. Give that player the Sheriff marker. If there is a tie (or if no one has any money), then randomly choose the Sheriff.
Game Play
The game is played over a series of rounds. During each round, one player will act as the Sheriff while the other players act as merchants. Each round is divided into five phases, which must be played in order:
- Market
- Load Merchant Bag
- Declaration
- Inspection
- End of Round
Note that the player who is acting as the Sheriff only participates in Phase 4, Inspection, and Phase 5, End of Round. He would do well to observe the actions of the other players during the other phases.
At the end of each round, players will pass the Sheriff Marker to the left allowing a new player to become Sheriff. The game continues until each player has been the Sheriff twice (three times in a three-player game).
I. Market
In this phase, you may discard unwanted cards and draw new ones, hoping to get a set of goods to take to market.
Starting with the player to the Sheriff 's left and going clockwise, each merchant player takes one turn. On your turn, you may set aside up to five cards from your hand (face down), then draw back up to six cards.
When you draw cards, you can take them from the top of either discard pile or the draw pile. Yes, this means that if you really want the third card down in a discard pile, you have to draw the two on top of it first.
You must always draw the cards you want from the discard piles before drawing any cards from the draw pile. You cannot take some cards from the draw pile, and then decide to take cards from the discard piles.
After you have drawn cards, place the cards you set aside at the beginning of this phase on one of the discard piles, face up, in any order you choose.
Example: Little John has two Chickens in his hand, and he knows that there is another Chicken two cards down in the left discard pile. He discards three cards from his hand, draws those two cards from the discard pile, and draws one from the draw pile. Then he places his three discards on top of the right-hand discard pile.
II. Load Merchant Bag
In this phase, you place the goods cards that you want to take to market in your Merchant Bag.
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All merchant players place Goods in their bags at the same time. You can place from one to five Goods in your Merchant Bag. You cannot place zero Goods or more than five Goods in your bag.
Be careful that you don't let the Sheriff or the other merchants see which cards you put in your bag.
When you are satisfied with the Goods in your bag, snap it closed and place it on the table in front of you. Once you close your bag, you cannot change your mind later.
Example: Alan-a-Dale has been collecting Apples. He places four Apple cards from his hand into his Merchant Bag. Then he adds a Crossbow. He would love to toss in the Silk he's holding, but he can only put a maximum of five cards in his bag. He closes the bag and places it in front of him.
III. Declaration
In this phase, you must declare to the Sheriff what goods you are delivering to the market. Of course, you can feel free to lie to him. In fact, you will probably have to lie at some point during the game!
Starting with the player to the Sheriff 's left and going clockwise, each merchant player looks the Sheriff in the eyes and tells him what Goods he is taking to market. When you make your declaration, you must hand your Merchant Bag to the Sheriff.
Important: The Sheriff cannot look in the Merchant Bags at this time.
You may make any declaration you wish, but you must follow these three conditions:
- You can only declare Legal Goods.
- You can only declare one kind of Goods.
- You must declare only the exact number of cards in your Merchant Bag.
Example: Will Scarlet looks at the Sheriff and announces: 'My bag has four Chickens in it!' He has to say four, because there are four cards in his Merchant Bag, but they might not all be Chickens! In fact, Will only has two Chickens in his bag. The other two cards are a Cheese and a Silk. The Silk is contraband, so he would have to lie about that anyway: Will can only declare Legal Goods.
Will cannot declare three or five Goods, because he must always declare the exact number of cards in his bag. He could not declare that he has two Chickens and two Cheese, because he can only declare one type of Good.
IV. Inspection
Now the Sheriff can choose to inspect the Merchant Bags.
When you are the Sheriff, you decide the order in which you inspect the bags. You can inspect any number of Merchant Bags during this phase. You can even decide not to inspect any bags.
Before you inspect a bag, you may choose to threaten the bag's owner. That player may offer you a bribe to avoid the inspection. A bribe can be just about anything you can think of, in any combination. Here are some of the things you can offer as part of a bribe:
- Gold
- Legal Goods in your Merchant Stand
- Contraband in your Merchant Stand
- Goods in your bag (Legal or Contraband)
- Promises of future favors
You cannot offer any of the cards in your hand as part of a bribe. Once the Sheriff has made a choice it cannot be changed. As soon as you unsnap a Merchant Bag or hand it back, it's too late to change your mind!
After the Sheriff hears your offer (and after any negotiation required to settle the issue), the Sheriff must either allow you to pass (accepting any bribe that may have been offered), and hand you your Merchant Bag, or inspect the bag (refusing any bribe that may have been offered).
Example: The Sheriff is about to inspect Friar Tuck's bag. Tuck says 'Wait, Sheriff! You don't need to look in that bag! How about I give you five Gold and two Apples for your trouble?' The Sheriff looks at the good friar suspiciously and says, 'Make it eight Gold and we have a deal'.
Looking hurt that no one believes his innocence, Tuck pays the Sheriff eight coins and two Apple cards from his Merchant Stand. The Sheriff hands Tuck's Merchant bag back to him.
If the Sheriff lets you pass
You must now show the cards in your bag to the other players. All Legal Goods are placed in the matching spaces of your Merchant Stand face up. The Legal Goods of your Merchant Stand can always be inspected by any player at any time.
All Contraband is kept secret! You must reveal the number of Contraband cards you have smuggled into Nottingham, but not their type. Keep your Contraband face down at the top of your Merchant Stand.
If the Sheriff inspects your bag
There are two possible outcomes:
- If you were telling the truth, and your bag has exactly what you declared, the Sheriff must pay you Gold equal to the Penalty on every Legal Good in your bag. Your Legal Goods are then added to your Merchant Stand, as above.
- If you were lying, and your bag does not have exactly what you declared, three things happen:
- Any Goods that you did declare truthfully are allowed into the market. Place them on your Merchant Stand face up, as normal.
- Any Goods that you did not truthfully declare are confiscated! The Sheriff takes all of those Goods and places them on one of the discard piles, in any order he chooses.
- You must pay a fine to the Sheriff for all confiscated Goods. The fine is equal to the Penalty shown at the bottom of each card.
Example: Maid Marion's sweet and innocent reputation got her past the Sheriff without even paying a bribe! She pulls three cards out of her bag: Two of them were Cheese, just like she said in the Declaration Phase. She places those in her Merchant Stand face up. But the third card was Contraband! The Sheriff groans as she places it face down above her stand.
Honor among thieves
Normally, all deals you make must be honored! However, there are a couple of exceptions:
- Promises of future favors, which take place after the current inspection phase, are not binding.
- A merchant might offer the sheriff a bribe, which includes Goods in his merchant bag. Of course, he might be lying about the contents of his bag. If he is allowed to pass, when he reveals the Goods in his bag, he need only pay the sheriff the Goods he promised which actually exist! If he promised Goods to the sheriff, which are not in his bag, he does not have to pay those.
Example: The Sheriff is threatening to inspect Richard at the Lee's Merchant Bag. Richard decides to use this opportunity to get back at Sir Guy of Gisbourne. He makes the following offer: 'Sheriff, I will pay you twenty Gold if you agree to let me pass unchecked and agree to inspect Sir Guy's bag, regardless of what bribes he may offer you!' The Sheriff agrees, taking Richard's money and waving him along. Now the Sheriff must inspect Sir Guy's bag, since the deal can be completed in the same round.
In a later round, Sir Guy makes a deal with the Sheriff: 'If you don't inspect my bag this round, I won't inspect your bag next time I'm Sheriff'. The Sheriff agrees and lets Guy into the market. But, when Guy is the Sheriff during a later round, he could decide to betray his honor and inspect the (former) Sheriff 's bag.
V. End of round
If all players have been Sheriff twice (three times in a three-player game), the game ends immediately!
Otherwise, the player who was the Sheriff passes the Sheriff marker to the player on his left. That player will be the Sheriff during the next round.
All players draw cards until they again have six cards in hand. Note that the Sheriff should have six cards in hand from the last round.
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The next round begins with Phase 1, the Market Phase.
Running out of gold
It is possible that you will run out of Gold coins during the game. You cannot offer Gold for bribes if you do not have the coins to pay.
If you cannot pay a Penalty you owe, you must give the player Legal Goods from your Merchant Stand with a value at least equal to the amount you owe. (This may mean you give more value than you owe, but you won't receive change for the excess). If you do not have enough Legal Goods, you must reveal and hand over Contraband to make up the difference.
The player who received the Goods may then add them to their Market Stand. If you have exhausted all the Goods and contraband in your Market Stand to pay a debt, any leftover debt is considered paid. this helps a desperately poor player.
Reshuffling cards
In the event that you run out of cards during the game, you will need to shuffle all but the top five cards from each of the two discard piles to recreate the draw pile.
End of the game
The game ends after all players have had two chances (three chances in a three-player game) to play as the Sheriff. At the end of the last round, all players discard any cards they have in hand-those cards are not worth any points.
Then, reveal your Contraband cards and count up your score. You earn points equal to:
- The value of all Goods you have in your Merchant Stand (Legal and Contraband).
- Any Gold coins you have; plus
- Any bonuses you have earned for being the 'King' or 'Queen' of a type of Good.
The player with the most points wins.
If two players tie for the same amount of points, the player with the most Legal Goods wins. If there is still a tie, then the player with the most Contraband Goods wins.
The player who has successfully delivered the most and the second most of each type of Legal Good is declared the 'King' and 'Queen', respectively, of that Good. They receive bonus points as follows:
Type of Good | King's Bonus | Queen's Bonus |
---|---|---|
Apples | 20 | 10 |
Cheese | 15 | 10 |
Bread | 15 | 10 |
Chickens | 10 | 5 |
If there is a tie for the King's Bonus, add the King and Queen bonuses together, and divide the total equally between all the tied players (rounding down). Do not pay out bonuses for second place. If there is a tie for the Queen's Bonus, divide those points equally between the tied players (round down).
The Sheriff of Nottingham
Alan Wheatley as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series, The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Sheriff of Nottingham (voiced by Pat Buttram) in the 1973 animated film, Robin Hood
The Sheriff of Nottingham is the main antagonist in the legend of Robin Hood. He is generally depicted as an unjust tyrant who mistreats the local people of Nottinghamshire, subjecting them to unaffordable taxes. Robin Hood fights against him, stealing from the rich, and the Sheriff, in order to give to the poor; a characteristic for which Robin Hood is best known.
It is not conclusively known exactly who this character is based on, but it would have been one of (or a composite of multiple of) the people who have occupied the post of the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests. If, as in many versions of the Robin Hood legend, the action of the story is placed during the absence of King Richard I of England during the Third Crusade, the character could be identified with the little-known William de Wendenal; however, the Sheriff more usually remains either anonymous or pseudonymous.
Character[edit]
The holder of the office of Nottingham's Sheriff, it is his task to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest or to keep them from poaching the King's deer. In some stories, the Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed as having a lecherous desire for Robin Hood's lady Maid Marian. He is widely considered to be the principal villain of the Robin Hood stories, appearing frequently alongside such enemies of Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne or Prince John (though rarely both).
The legends are generally set far from Nottingham; this fits the historical position of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests (from 1068 until 1568). In the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Sheriff's influence outside the region of Nottingham has grown so great, he attempts to take control of the throne.
In some versions, the Sheriff is a cowardly schemer while his assistant, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, is a more competent and determined physical threat to Robin. In other versions, the Sheriff answers to Prince John.
Portrayals[edit]
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On stage[edit]
- He was portrayed on Broadway in 1891 in The Sheriff of Nottingham by H. C. Barnabee.[1]
In film and television[edit]
- In the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn in the title role, the Sheriff is portrayed by Melville Cooper. He is nominally characterised as a coward and a secondary to Sir Guy of Gisbourne but is actually quite intelligent. For instance, he is the one who prudently advises Sir Guy to increase their caravan's security to ward off a possible ambush by Robin Hood, which Sir Guy disregards to his sorrow, and he is the mastermind of the archery tournament trap that successfully captures Robin Hood. When King Richard reclaims the throne, the Sheriff of Nottingham is among the followers of Prince John that are exiled from England.
- In the 1950s ITV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, he is portrayed by Alan Wheatley who portrays him as a competent and ruthless enemy who is not quite Robin's equal in combat. Wheatley was replaced late in the series with John Arnatt as the deputy Sheriff, a more treacherous, duplicitous villain who was more on par with Robin's fighting skills.
- In The Goon Show episode, Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest first broadcast on 28 December 1954, the Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed by Peter Sellers as Hercules Grytpype-Thynne. When the script was rewritten as Robin Hood and his Mirry Mon, recorded on 2 December 1956, the part was played by Valentine Dyall.
- In the Disney version of Robin Hood, the Sheriff is a large anthropomorphic wolf voiced by Alabama-born comedian Pat Buttram. He serves as Prince John's chief enforcer, collecting unlimited taxes from the people of Nottingham and hunting Robin Hood and Little John. This version is depicted as being far less smart than he realizes, claiming he can see through Robin Hood's disguises when he fails to see through two of them. In addition, he has vulture soldiers named Nutsy and Trigger that work for him. In the film's climax, he briefly battles Robin inside Prince John's burning tower and is left trapped behind some curtains, but the film's final scene makes it clear that he survived. The Sheriff of Nottingham is last seen breaking rocks down in the Royal Rock Pile, having been sentenced to do so along with Prince John and Sir Hiss by King Richard while being overseen by Nutsy and Trigger. During story development, the animators considered experimenting with a different animal concept for the villain by making him a goat. However, they were over-ruled by the director who wanted to keep to traditional animal stereotypes and ordered the Sheriff be a wolf.[2]
- In the 1975 BBC TV series The Legend of Robin Hood, the Sheriff is played by Paul Darrow. He is portrayed as a ruthless schemer, willing to murder the Archbishop of Grantham in order to guarantee silence. He is close friends with Prince John, usually sharing his plans with him, and is frequently seen playing chess with himself.
- In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which he is the main antagonist, he is portrayed by Alan Rickman. His given name is said to be George. As the Prince John character is completely absent from this adaptation, this Sheriff is more ambitious than most depictions. The Sheriff's agenda is apparently to supplant Richard the Lionheart by marrying into royalty, eventually becoming king, or at least ensuring his future descendants would assume the throne.
- He was portrayed by Keith Allen in the BBC series Robin Hood, from 2006. Allen plays the Sheriff, named Vaisey, as a psychopath with a manipulative, sarcastic nature. In the show's third series, Vaisey is deposed by Prince John as a result of his failure to assassinate King Richard, whereupon he fakes his own death. He is temporarily replaced by his seeming killer, Guy of Gisborne, for one episode before Gisborne is outlawed; Gisborne's sister Isabella becomes Sheriff for several episodes before Vaisey returns, planning to regain Nottingham by force, in the series finale.
- In the anime series Robin Hood no Daibōken, the main antagonist Baron Alwyn (voiced by Masashi Ebara) is based on the Sheriff of Nottingham in both character design and personality as well as actions. He taxes the people and his workers while keeping them working for him. Near the end of the series, due to Robin's constant thwarting and a near death experience by him, he seemingly starts to make a change for the better until coming across a plot that would allow him to take over the kingdom; thus changing him back to his greedy, inconsiderate self. Once again, however, his plan of action is stopped by Robin and his allies as well as King Richard.
- The Richard Kluger novel The Sheriff of Nottingham gives a positive portrayal of the real-life 13th-century sheriff Philip Mark as a good man doing a thankless task. (The same sheriff appeared as a ruthless despot in an episode of the Robin of Sherwood TV series.)
- In the animated series Young Robin Hood, The Sheriff of Nottingham (voiced by A.J. Henderson) is a harsh man and good swordsman. He serves as one of the show's main antagonists and works for Prince John.
- The Sheriff of Nottingham is spoofed as Mervyn, 'The Sheriff of Rottingham' (portrayed by Roger Rees), in Mel Brooks' 1993 movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights. This depiction of the Sheriff appears to suffer from a form of aphasia, often mixing up his words. When the Sheriff of Rottingham is badly wounded by Robin Hood, the witch Latrine saves him by giving him a magical Life Saver in exchange for marriage.
- The Sheriff was parodied in the children's television series Maid Marian and her Merry Men as a foolish schemer, portrayed by Tony Robinson.
- The Sheriff is more sympathetically portrayed by Robert Shaw in the 1976 film Robin and Marian. He is also shown in this film to not only equal Robin physically, but also be superior to him, as he dominates Robin in a one-on-one sword fight towards the end of the movie, almost killing Robin.
- In Robin of Sherwood, the Sheriff is portrayed as a cynical opportunist given to violent outbursts, portrayed by Nickolas Grace. His name, Robert de Rainault, comes from Evelyn Charles Vivian's retelling of the legend. He also bears the dubious honour of being the first sheriff to successfully kill Robin. Grace's portrayal of a moody and obsessive individual, with a sardonic sense of black humour, was a notable influence on future interpretations of the role.
- A cowardly, inept and lecherous Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed by actor Matthew Macfadyen in the 2010 Ridley Scott film Robin Hood. The original spec script from which the film developed, 'Nottingham', the Sheriff, based on Robert of Thornham, is the protagonist in the story, working to solve a string of murders for which an antihero Robin Hood has been falsely accused.[3]
- In the Star Trek The Next Generation episode 'Qpid', Q takes on the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
- In the 2001 video game Stronghold Crusader, the Sheriff of Nottingham appears in it as an AI character. He is portrayed as a cruel lord who will use every dirty trick in the book to increase his power.
- The Sheriff of Nottingham is the main villain in Beyond Sherwood Forest where he is named Malcolm and portrayed by Julian Sands. This version is more antagonistic than Prince John. In this film as part of his plan to find Robin Hood, Malcolm uses a cursed girl named Alina (portrayed by Katharine Isabelle) who can turn into a dragon-like creature. By the end of the film, Alina's creature form sacrifices her life so that Robin Hood can slay Malcolm.
- In 2013, Wil Traval portrayed the Sheriff and his counterpart Keith in Lacey, an episode of the second season of Once Upon a Time.
- Ben Miller played the Sheriff in 'Robot of Sherwood', the third episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who. In this portrayal, he is killed when Robin Hood knocks him into a vat of liquid gold.
- Ben Mendelsohn portrayed the Sheriff in the 2018 film Robin Hood.[4] After the Sheriff is hanged by Robin during the film's climax, he is succeeded by Will 'Scarlet' Tillman.
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In literature[edit]
- The Sheriff of Nottingham appears as an antagonist in a series of Young adult fantasy books “Sisters Grimm”, where he is depicted as a law enforcer in Ferryport Landing, still harboring a deep hatred for Robin Hood, his sworn enemy.
In other popular culture[edit]
- The Sheriff is portrayed as the main antagonist in the board game Sheriff of Nottingham by Arcane Wonders where players take turns in his role while the other players try to smuggle goods past his notice.
References[edit]
- ^Pictorial History of the American Theatre:1860-1985 p.40 c.1985(this version updated to 1985) by Daniel Blum;Crown Publishers
- ^Thomas, Frank, Johnston, Ollie (1986). The illusion of life: Disney animation. Disney Book Group. p. 344.
- ^'Ethan Reiff -- Interviews in Sherwood'. boldoutlaw.com.
- ^Kroll, Justin (13 December 2016). ''Rogue One's' Ben Mendelsohn to Play Sheriff of Nottingham in 'Robin Hood: Origins' (EXCLUSIVE)'. Variety. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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