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Rules that depend on the number of players:
With 3 players, remove the Cocoa Beans from the game. Each player starts the game with a 3rd bean field card and may not buy another. The game ends when the draw deck is exhausted for the second time.
With 4 or 5 players, remove the Coffee Beans from the game.
With 6 or 7 players , remove the Cocoa Beans and the Garden Beans fr om the game. To start the game, the dealer deals 3 cards to the starting player, 4 to the next clockwise play er, and 5 to the next clockwise player. He deals 6 to all other players. In step 4, the active player draws four cards instead of three. A 3rd bean field costs two gold coins instead of three.
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