You choose the north door of the Entrance Hall. It leads to an empty grid space at Rank 2, Column 3. This is where the next room will go.

Before drawing any tiles, roll the white die (Rank 4 uses the white die — Ranks 1–3 are never locked and skip this roll entirely). Check the result.

Unlocked result: proceed to draw tiles. No key needed.

Locked result: place a padlock token on the door. Now — before seeing any tiles — decide:

• Spend 1 Key to remove the padlock and proceed
• Use a Lockpick Kit charge to proceed without spending a key
• Turn back — no tiles drawn, the padlock stays, action ends

You rolled unlocked. No padlock needed. On to the tiles.

Reach into the Active Bag and draw 3 tiles blind. Place them face-down on the draft mat — left to right as Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3.

With tiles still face-down, look at the backs. Each back shows the rarity name and gem cost. Slot 1's gem cost is always waived — you can always draft the first tile for free, whatever it costs.

You see: Slot 1 back shows "0 gems." Slot 2 shows "1 gem." Slot 3 shows "2 gems." You have 0 gems. Slot 1 gem cost is always waived — draft it for free or use a redraw.

Flip all three tiles face-up at the same time. Now you can see what you've drawn.

You reveal: Nook (Slot 1), Greenhouse (Slot 2 — costs 1 gem), Study (Slot 3 — costs 2 gems). With 0 gems you can only take the Nook. But wait — do you want to redraw?

If you hold an Ivory Die, you can discard it to set all 3 current tiles aside face-down and draw 3 fresh tiles from the Active Bag. You can do this as many times as you have dice. When you finally pick a tile, return all set-aside tiles to the Active Bag.

You don't have any Ivory Dice. You take the Nook — it's free, L-shaped with 2 doors, and has a guaranteed key inside. Not bad for Rank 2. Return the Greenhouse and Study to the Active Bag.

Place the Nook at Rank 2, Column 3 on the board. Some rooms do something the moment they're drafted — check the tile. The Nook has no draft effect. (The Locker Room, for example, would spread keys to all your Hallways at this moment.)

On your next turn, take the Move action. Declare your destination: the Nook. Count the rooms along your path — just 1 room. Deduct 1 Step. Place your room marker on the Nook tile. You now have 49 steps.

Entry effects fire immediately on arrival:

• Nook — guaranteed key: take 1 Key from the supply. No card draw, no roll — just take it.
• Rare item check: roll the blue die. On a 6 only, draw 1 Special Items card (rare Magnifying Glass chance). You rolled a 3 — nothing extra this time.
• Trunks: the Nook has no trunk. Move on.

The transit rule: you only collect things in your destination room. If you pass through other rooms on the way, those are transit rooms — nothing triggers there. If you want to collect in a room along the way, declare it as your destination first, then move again on your next turn.

You're in the Nook. It has 2 doors — you can draft forward from either exit, or move back to the Entrance Hall and expand from a different direction. That choice is the game in miniature.

Every room you add does something different. Here's what to expect as the manor grows:

• Blue rooms are the backbone — reliable resources, useful abilities, routing options. Most of the deck is blue.
• Purple rooms (Bedrooms) recover steps. Every Bedroom you enter rolls the blue die — an OPEN result means you draw from the Common Items deck. Some Bedrooms have guaranteed bonuses on entry.
• Orange rooms (Hallways) are connectors with multiple doors. They rarely give resources but they shape your path north. The Foyer unlocks all Hallway doors the moment it hits the board.
• Green rooms (Outdoor rooms) have dig spots. Draft them and place dirt pile tokens on the tile. Come back with a Shovel to dig — each token draws from the Dig Result deck. Some Green Rooms also roll the blue die on entry for a Common Items draw.
• Gold rooms (Shops) sell items and food for coins. Ring the bell on first entry — you gain 2 coins. Bring money.
• Red rooms have negative effects on entry. Sometimes worth the cost for the routing. Sometimes not.

You don't need to memorize this. The Item Spawn & Trunk Reference card beside the board tells you exactly what to do in each room. When in doubt, look there first.