<p>Two adjacent stages have a path length of one.  The designer has a <a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/scarborough-fair" rel="nofollow">video playthrough</a> on the official website which makes this clear.  I was parsing things too closely and confused myself.</p>

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Argyle
<p>The rules say that the customer always takes the shortest number of paths to the next stage.  It also says that the number of tents along the way is irrelevant.  Is path defined as a segment between tents, or is a path defined as a segment between stages?</p>

<p>Put another way, there's a couple places on the board that have paths between stages which have only one tent along the way.  Is the length of these segments one (stage-to-stage), or is the length two (stage-to-tent-to-stage)?</p>

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In Scarborough Fair, how is the length of a path defined?
Argyle
# In Scarborough Fair, how is the length of a path defined?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-10)

The rules say that the customer always takes the shortest number of paths to the next stage. It also says that the number of tents along the way is irrelevant. Is path defined as a segment between tents, or is a path defined as a segment between stages?

Put another way, there's a couple places on the board that have paths between stages which have only one tent along the way. Is the length of these segments one (stage-to-stage), or is the length two (stage-to-tent-to-stage)?

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### Answer by username_0 on 2014-11-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Two adjacent stages have a path length of one. The designer has a [video playthrough](https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/scarborough-fair) on the official website which makes this clear. I was parsing things too closely and confused myself.


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