玩家在游戏中扮演一个欧洲中世纪修道院的院长与其他院长竞争，以积累最伟大的神圣图书为荣。为此，您需要同时拥有工作人员和资源来运行文献室。要获得工作人员和资源，您使用有限的捐赠金。此外，你必须与强大的主教保持良好的关系，他可以帮助你更好的完成任务。

游戏的目标是获得最多的胜利积分。您通过赢得5个类别中的任何一个来赢得胜利点：照明器，文士，手稿，卷轴和耗材。通过在该类别中拥有最多的工作人员或资源（手稿，卷轴，耗材）来赢得一个类别。这取决于卡片左上角的数字。在游戏开始时，每个类别都有3个胜利点。随着游戏的进行，价值板上的价值将会发生变化，一些类别的胜利将比其他类别更多。游戏分为两个阶段：捐赠阶段和拍卖阶段。在捐赠阶段，玩家根据既定计划获得免费卡片。在拍卖阶段，玩家在拍卖会上购买卡片。经过两个阶段，每个类别的获胜者都被确定并获得胜利点。获胜点最多的选手获胜。

这个游戏涉及很多战略规划，一些诈唬，还有一点运气。这些规则很容易理解，但是你必须玩几次才能制定一个游戏策略。它适合2-4名玩家，每次游戏都同样有趣且具有挑战性。

THE GAME CONCEPT
You are an abbot of a medieval monastery competing with other abbots to amass the greatest library of sacred books. To do so, you need to have both the workers and resources to run a well-functioning scriptorium. To acquire workers and resources, you use a limited supply of donated gold. In addition, you must be on good terms with the powerful bishop, who can help you in your quest.

OUTLINE OF GAME PLAY
The object of the game is to score the most Victory Points. You win Victory Points by winning any of the 5 categories: Illuminators, Scribes, Manuscripts, Scrolls, and Supplies. You win a category by having the highest total number of workers (Scribes, Illuminators) or resources (Manuscripts, Scrolls, Supplies) in that category. This is determined by the numbers in the upper left corner on the cards. At the start of the game, each category is worth 3 Victory Points. As the game progresses, the values on the Value Board will change and some categories will become worth more or less Victory Points than others. The game is divided into 2 stages: a Donation stage and an Auction stage. During the Donation stage, players acquire free cards according to an established plan. In the Auction stage, players purchase cards in auction rounds. After the two stages, winners of each category are determined and Victory Points awarded. The player with the most Victory Points wins.

GAME CHARACTERISTICS
The game involves a good deal of strategic planning, some bluffing, and a little bit of luck. The rules are easy to understand, but you have to play it a few times to develop a playing strategy. It plays differently from 2-4 players, but each game is equally fun and challenging.