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+# Simple draft skeleton:
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+
+## Board Setup
+* Create a grid of tiles
+* Create islands and assign size and location (on tiles)
+* Create "stone circles" 
+## On Game start functions
+* Create player data (maybe using enums)
+* Assign villages to players
+* Assign settlers to players
+* Randomly Assign resources and statuettes to map "stone circles" 
+
+## Exploration Phase
+1. Pick player
+2. Player places piece (use function to check placement rules)
+3. Repeat with next player (while not Exploration Phase over) 
+
+
+## Check Placement
+If piece is settler, check if one of:
+* on unoccupied water
+* on unoccupied land adjacent to one of their pieces
+
+If piece is village, check on unoccupied land adjacent to one of their pieces
+
+
+## Piece Placing
+* Check placement (using function)
+* Assign piece to tile
+* If piece on "stone circle" > get resources and statuettes 
+
+
+
+## Exploration Phase over
+If one of:
+* All resources (not including statuettes) have been collected
+* No player has any remaining moves available
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