Q:
What is the Mother Lode?
A: The
Mother Lode is the richest Gold Find in the mine. Q:
How do I find the Mother Lode?
A:
The Mother Lode can only be located using the Gold Map. Q:
How do I get the Map?
A: The Map
consists of 2 halves [2 Bulls & Bears cards]. Q:
What happens if I get half the Map?
A:
You must wait until another player (rarely yourself) gets the other half of the
Map. Players holding the complete Map must wait until the next Gold Rush to find
the Mother Lode together. Each player gets a Mother Lode token. Q:
Can players who find the Mother Lode participate in the Standard Gold Rush?
A:
No. Q: What should we do
with the Map after the Mother Lode is found?
A:
The Map is randomly inserted back into the Bulls & Bears deck and the deck is
thoroughly shuffled. Q: How
many Gold Strikes is each Mother Lode worth?
A:
Each Mother Lode is worth 10 Gold Strikes. Q:
Where do I sell the Mother Lode?
A:
You may sell the Mother Lode when you land on any Gold Exchange
Market [GEM] Space. You can also sell it to another player for a negotiable
price at anytime. Q: What
happens during a Gold Rush if one player holds the entire Gold Map to the Mother
Lode?
A: In the rare case where
one player holds both halves of the Gold Map to the Mother Lode, that player gets
two Mother Lode tokens. The remaining players participate in the Standard Gold
Rush. Q: What happens when
there are only two players in a Gold Rush and one player holds the entire Gold
Map to the Mother Lode?
A: The
player that holds the entire Map gets two Mother Lode tokens. The other player
automatically Strikes Gold and gets one Gold Strike token. Q:
What happens when there are three players in a Gold Rush and two of the players
hold the Gold Map to the Mother Lode?
A:
The two players that hold the Map find the Mother Lode together and each one gets
a Mother Lode token. The third player automatically Strikes Gold and gets one
Gold Strike token. | 
