The Settlements Mini-Expansion adds 16 tiles, 4 per terrain type, that are added to your normal deck of Terrain Tiles in any game. They function like normal tiles aside from the following rules:
- When you place them on the map you also add a token of the resource indicated on them. When you Move onto these tiles you collect that token.
- Unlike normal tiles, Settlements do not have a Scavenge Site icon on them, meaning you cannot match a Scavenge Site token with that icon for an XP like you do with ordinary tiles.
The Settlement tiles thus add another variable when considering which tiles to bid and Map for. They are, of course optional.
—description from the publisher
