SETUP: One set of Bohnanza counters is placed in middle of the table,
face-up.
PLAY: On his turn, instead of playing 1-2 cards from his hand, a
player may instead take a bean futures counter and place it in front
of him, next to his fields. He is speculating on the future growth of
the bean selected.
At any time (on his turn or others) the player may remove the futures
counter by playing a bean of the appropriate type to one of his
fields. It is returned to the counters pile.
If the bean futures counter is still next to his fields at the start
of his next turn (before he plays his cards), the player must pay a
penalty of 1 gold to continue supporting his speculation.
The bean futures counter stays out until the player successfully
removes it by playing the appropriate type of bean; he may not play
any additional futures counters while it is out and will continue to
pay a penalty of 1 gold every turn.
VARIANTS: This setup intentionally puts bean futures in short supply:
only one person may speculate on the future of any bean at any time.
To make the futures less rare, each player can have a complete set of
counters to use. To make them more rare, a bean futures counter can be
removed from play when its conditions are met.
2. BEAN DEMANDS
SETUP: The bean counters are shuffled and placed face-down on the
table. One is turned up; this is the current bean in demand.
PLAY: When a crop of the in-demand bean is sold, it is worth +1 gold.
The counter is then set aside, and a new one is drawn.
VARIANTS: To meet the demand, a max size crop of the in-demand bean
must be sold. It is worth +2 gold, but this kills the market for that
bean: all other bean fields of the same type must be immediately
discarded.
3. BEAN MONOPOLY
SETUP: The bean counters are shuffled and each player takes one which
he keeps hidden.
PLAY: During a turn, instead of flipping up cards from the deck for
usage and trade, a player may call a bean monopoly. He must have a
field with at least one of the bean in question, and he must play the
counter for the appropriate type of bean and pay 1 gold in government
bribes. All other players must give him all beans they've planted of
the appropriate type.
VARIANTS: Instead, players must give all of the appropriate bean type
that they have in their hands, but in this case the player doesn't
have to pay the 1 gold.
4. BEAN SPECIALTIES
SETUP: The bean counters are shuffled and each player takes one which
he keeps hidden.
PLAY: At any time, during a sale, a player may reveal his bean
specialty. His sale of that type of bean is always worth +1 gold.
5. BEAN FIELD SPECIALTIES
SETUP: The bean counters are shuffled and each player takes one which
he flips face up and places next to his two bean fields.
PLAY: The bean counter acts as a third bean field, which may be used
once only, and only for the specific type of bean. When that crop is
sold, the specialty field is removed from play.
