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'''Caldera''' is a variation on [[Volcano]] that uses 6 [[Treehouse set]]s worth of pieces and adds a few new twists...

~~Caldear~~ was originally developed to be a 3HOUSE friendly version of Volcano. In the [[Pyramid Arcade]] rulebook, Volcano ~~adopts~~ ~~nearly~~ ~~all~~ of Caldera's ~~changes,~~ ~~suggesting~~ ~~that~~ Caldera is ~~no longer considered a Volcano variant~~.

Caldera was originally developed to be a 3HOUSE friendly version of Volcano. In the [[Pyramid Arcade]] rulebook, Volcano became a Pyramid Arcade-friendly variant of Caldera (known as Fiesta Caldera—see Variants below).

==Rules==

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3) '''POWER PLAY MOVE''' - while you are moving the caps around (at any time before your [[eruption]]) you have the option to place one piece from your captured pieces back on the board

== ~~Variant~~ ==

== Variants ==

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Instead of four translucent colors with six trios of each; use eight colors with three trios of each. Put the six caps on two different colors. ~~Victory~~ condition remains 3 monochrome trees. This variant plays fine with two, and may be superior to standard Caldera with three or four players.

=== Fiesta Caldera ===

Once a mere variant, Fiesta Caldera is the current meaning of the term [[Volcano]].

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Instead of four translucent colors with six trios of each, use eight colors with three trios of each. Put the six caps on two different colors. The victory condition remains 3 monochrome trees. This variant plays fine with two, and may be superior to standard Caldera with three or four players.

==== [https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2527701/fiesta-mega-caldera Mega-Fiesta Caldera] ====

Use 9 colors with four trios of each, plus 4 caps, on a 6x6 board. The victory condition is changed to four monochrome trees.