Many years ago, because robbery was becoming an increasing problem, some peasants, and even royalty, took to hiding their most precious possessions from the thieves and vagabonds of the
province. The whereabouts of such items have gone, along with their owners, to the grave. In fact, the region is flooded with unclaimed wealth – or spoils, as some peasants prefer to call it. Those lucky enough to discover where this treasure is hid are often rewarded with untold riches, but
others are not so lucky…
Treasure Chest and Key tokens are collected when completing a Road, Field, City or Cloister with those icons. They have 3 colors (Red, Green, Blue). When you collect both the Key and the Treasure Chest of the same color, you can get a Treasure Tile than can give you some benefit, some special Royal tiles to play or some disadvantages like killing your meeples.