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Gamehelprivals

2026-07-08T13:18:34Z

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== Overview ==

Rivals is a deckbuilding board game based on a Battle Royale gameplay. You play the chosen one of your clan and fight to save your people from extinction. You win by being the last man standing or collecting 5 Rival Points (RP). You collect Rivals Points by eliminating players, spending ressources or by negotiating with Sponsors. The game is played over 3 Eras, which consist of a speficic amount of rounds. Each round consists of the action phase and clean-up phase. The active player is changing clockwise and players have two turns with 2 action points (AP) each action phase/round. During the first turn of the first action phase no attack cards are allowed to play.

== Action phase ==
=== Types of actions (2 AP per turn) ===

* Scout (0 AP): turn over any adjacent tiles (can be repeated)
* Move (1 AP): Move 2 spaces (other Ashak do not block, cannot be interrupted)
* Collect (1 AP): Collect All resources of the tile + bonus of the space (tile is drained for 2 rounds)
* Negotiate (1 AP): Pay 1 Anticipation Token (AT) → Gain 1 RP + choose additional reward → sponsor is removed afterwards
** Install 1 schema
** gain 2 AT
** uninstall 2 cards (hand/discard)
* Spend ressources (0 AP):
** Shield: Pay 2 Resin → Shield on field (max. 2 per player) → blocks 1. shot of salvo → destroys
** Uninstall: Pay 2 Crystal → Uninstall 1 card, draw new card
** Install: Pay 5 resources of one kind (resin or crystal) → Install 1 schema
** Rivals Point: Pay 10 ressources of one kind (resin or crystal) → 1 RP
Whenever you install cards, they go straight to your hand.

=== Card play ===
*Card: pay cost (0-2AP) → check range of card, distance to target and Line of Sight (LOS)
** LOS: if closest path to the target does not have an obstacle (Ashak or enemy shield, which are not the target of the attack, enemy drone), line of sight is given (
** When reacting: Resolve cards from last to first
*Defend: Roll 2 (+2 per AT (max 2 AT), +1 for Forest) dice, block shields 1 salvo, play utilities
*Poison: Poison token of the attacker to defender (no limit), -1HP + 1 die per poison token at
** Beginning of turn (remove token if successful) → Initiator receives 1 Ultimate Point (UP)
*Elimination: Gain 2 RP and install 1 card from opponent's deck (except Guild + Ashak cards)
*LoS: is blocked by: Field with other player (incl. drones), enemy shield
*Ultimate: gain 1 Ultimate Point per damage you inflicted (+bonus depending on HP, calculated separately for each volley), if you reach full capacity: you can use your Ultimate
*Mental: does not need/ignore LoS and can gain additional effects by discarding card from hand
*Physical: attacks are boosted/enhanced by one or more mods, salvos receive the bonus for every shot
*Explosive: effect and damage on all hexes (incl. shield) of the tile → afterwards uninstall the card and install the top card of the interface deck
*Skills:
**passive: card effect is active directly;
**active: installed exhausted on board, can only be used in the next action phase
*Tactics:
**Mods: enhance physical attacks
**Defenses: can give various bonuses such as AT, HP, Shields, etc.
**Utilities: can be used anytime, active for the duration, discarded afterwards / in between rounds
*Guild: cost 0 AP and are usable 1x per action phase, exhausted after use

=== Hex properties ===

*Lake: -2HP when entered, you lose your remaining movement
*Volcano: no special rules
*Void: cannot be entered (not even by teleport), -4 HP → Ashak on adjacent tile next to the void
*Forest: collect 1 Resin (bonus: 3 + if no fire: additional dice for defense)
*Crystal: collect 1 Crystal (bonus: 3), can be entered
*Interface: consult 2 (with bonus: 4) visible/top cards → install 1 (with bonus: 2), discard 1-4 cards
*Anticipation: pay 2 resources (Resin/Crystal) → gain 1 Anticipation Token (AT) (repeatable), bonus: 1 token free
*Shield: Blocks one salvo and line of sight (LOS)
** enemy shields: 2 movement points to get on the field, blocks line of sight (LOS)

== Clean-up phase ==

* the Wildtech (play area) shrinks depending the drawn zone card(s).
** Players still standing on the vanishing tiles (void) lose 4 HP and choose a hex adjacent to the void.
* inactive sponsors become active and up to 2 additional sponsors are randomly generated.
* Drought tokens are flipped or removed
* interface cards are replaced with new ones
* Exhausted cards on player boars are refreshed and cards in the temporary slot as well as remaining cards on the hand are discarded
* only between eras: schema cards are replaced

Gamehelprivals

2026-07-08T11:32:54Z

Ulle1803:

== Overview ==

Rivals is a deckbuilding board game based on a Battle Royale gameplay. You play the chosen one of your clan and fight to save your people from extinction. You win by being the last man standing or collecting 5 Rival Points (RP). You collect Rivals Points by eliminating players, spending ressources or by negotiating with Sponsors. The game is played over 3 Eras, which consist of a speficic amount of rounds. Each round consists of the action phase and clean-up phase. The active player is changing clockwise and players have two turns with 2 action points (AP) each action phase/round. During the first turn of the first action phase no attack cards are allowed to play.

== Action phase ==
=== Types of actions (2 AP per turn) ===

* Scout (0 AP): turn over any adjacent tiles (can be repeated)
* Move (1 AP): Move 2 spaces (other Ashak do not block, cannot be interrupted)
* Collect (1 AP): Collect All resources of the tile + bonus of the space (tile is drained for 2 rounds)
* Negotiate (1 AP): Pay 1 Anticipation Token (AT) → Gain 1 RP + choose additional reward → sponsor is removed afterwards
** Install 1 schema
** gain 2 AT
** uninstall 2 cards (hand/discard)
* Spend ressources (0 AP):
** Shield: Pay 2 Resin → Shield on field (max. 2 per player) → blocks 1. shot of salvo → destroys
** Uninstall: Pay 2 Crystal → Uninstall 1 card, draw new card
** Install: Pay 5 resources of one kind (resin or crystal) → Install 1 schema
** Rivals Point: Pay 10 ressources of one kind (resin or crystal) → 1 RP
Whenever you install cards, they go straight to your hand.

=== Card play ===
*Card: pay cost (0-2AP) → check range of card, distance to target and Line of Sight (LOS)
** LOS: if closest path to the target does not have an obstacle (Ashak or enemy shield, which are not the target of the attack, enemy drone), line of sight is given (
** When reacting: Resolve cards from last to first
*Defend: Roll 2 (+2 per AT (max 2 AT), +1 for Forest) dice, block shields 1 salvo, play utilities
*Poison: Poison token of the attacker to defender (no limit), -1HP + 1 die per poison token at
** Beginning of turn (remove token if successful) → Initiator receives 1 Ultimate Point (UP)
*Elimination: Install 2 RP + 1 card from opponent's deck (except Guild + Ashak cards)
*LoS: blocked by: Field with other player, enemy shield
*Ultimate: 1 UP per HP (+bonus depending on HP, calculated separately for each volley), full: flip Ultimate
*Mental: ignore LOS, additional effect by discarding card from hand
*Physical: boosted by one or more mods, salvo receive the bonus for every shot
*Explosive: effect + damage on all fields (incl. shield) of the tile → uninstall + install top card interface
*Skills: passive: on player board → directly active; active: exhausted on board, can only be used in the next action phase
*Tactics: Mods: +physical; Defenses: AT, HP, Shields; Utilities: anytime, duration → next to tableau until next turn
*Guild: 0 AP, usable 1x per action phase, exhausted after use

=== Hex properties ===

*Lake: -2HP when entered, you lose your remaining movement
*Volcano: no special rules
*Void: cannot be entered (not even by teleport), -4 HP → Ashak on adjacent tile next to the void
*Forest: collect 1 Resin (bonus: 3 + if no fire: additional dice for defense)
*Crystal: collect 1 Crystal (bonus: 3), can be entered
*Interface: consult 2 (with bonus: 4) visible/top cards → install 1 (with bonus: 2), discard 1-4 cards
*Anticipation: 2 resources (Resin/Crystal) → 1 Anticipation Token (AT) (repeatable), bonus: 1 token free
*Shield: Blocks one salvo and line of sight (LOS)
** enemy shields: 2 movement points to get on the field, blocks line of sight (LOS)

== Clean-up phase ==

* the Wildtech (play area) shrinks depending the drawn zone card(s).
** Players still standing on the vanishing tiles (void) lose 4 HP and choose a hex adjacent to the void.
* inactive sponsors become active and up to 2 additional sponsors are randomly generated.
* Drought tokens are flipped or removed
* interface cards are replaced with new ones
* Exhausted cards on player boars are refreshed and cards in the temporary slot as well as remaining cards on the hand are discarded
* only between eras: schema cards are replaced

Gamehelprivals

2026-07-08T11:23:00Z

Ulle1803: Created page with "== Overview == Rivals is a deckbuilding board game based on a Battle Royale gameplay. You play the chosen one of your clan and fight to save your people from extinction. You win by being the last man standing or collecting 5 Rival Points (RP). You collect Rivals Points by eliminating players, spending ressources or by negotiating with Sponsors. The game is played over 3 Eras, which consist of a speficic amount of rounds. Each round consists of the action phase and clean..."

== Overview ==

Rivals is a deckbuilding board game based on a Battle Royale gameplay. You play the chosen one of your clan and fight to save your people from extinction. You win by being the last man standing or collecting 5 Rival Points (RP). You collect Rivals Points by eliminating players, spending ressources or by negotiating with Sponsors. The game is played over 3 Eras, which consist of a speficic amount of rounds. Each round consists of the action phase and clean-up phase. The active player is changing clockwise and players have two turns with 2 action points (AP) each action phase/round. During the first turn of the first action phase no attack cards are allowed to play.

== Action phase ==
=== Types of actions (2 AP per turn) ===

* Scout (0 AP): turn over any adjacent tiles (can be repeated)
* Move (1 AP): Move 2 spaces (other Ashak do not block, cannot be interrupted)
* Collect (1 AP): All resources of the tile + bonus of the space (drought token on tile)
* Negotiate (1 AP): 1 AT → 1 RP + install scheme / 2 AT / uninstall 2 cards (hand/discard) → remove sponsor
* Spend ressources (0 AP):
** Shield: 2 Resin → Shield on field (max. 2 per player) → blocks 1. shot of salvo → destroys
** Uninstall: 2 Crystal → Uninstall 1 card, draw new card
** Install: 5 same resources → Install 1 schema (take card in hand)
** Rivals Point: 10 equal ressources → 1 RP

=== Card play ===
*Card: pay cost (0-2AP) → check range of card, distance to target and Line of Sight (LOS)
** LOS: if closest path to the target does not have an obstacle (Ashak or enemy shield, which are not the target of the attack, enemy drone), line of sight is given (
** When reacting: Resolve cards from last to first
*Defend: Roll 2 (+2 per AT (max 2 AT), +1 for Forest) dice, block shields 1 salvo, play utilities
*Poison: Poison token of the attacker to defender (no limit), -1HP + 1 die per poison token at
** Beginning of turn (remove token if successful) → Initiator receives 1 Ultimate Point (UP)
*Elimination: Install 2 RP + 1 card from opponent's deck (except Guild + Ashak cards)
*LoS: blocked by: Field with other player, enemy shield
*Ultimate: 1 UP per HP (+bonus depending on HP, calculated separately for each volley), full: flip Ultimate
*Mental: ignore LOS, additional effect by discarding card from hand
*Physical: boosted by one or more mods, salvo receive the bonus for every shot
*Explosive: effect + damage on all fields (incl. shield) of the tile → uninstall + install top card interface
*Skills: passive: on player board → directly active; active: exhausted on board, can only be used in the next action phase
*Tactics: Mods: +physical; Defenses: AT, HP, Shields; Utilities: anytime, duration → next to tableau until next turn
*Guild: 0 AP, usable 1x per action phase, exhausted after use

=== Hex properties ===

*Lake: -2HP when entered, you lose your remaining movement
*Volcano: no special rules
*Void: cannot be entered (not even by teleport), -4 HP → Ashak on adjacent tile next to the void
*Forest: collect 1 Resin (bonus: 3 + if no fire: additional dice for defense)
*Crystal: collect 1 Crystal (bonus: 3), can be entered
*Interface: consult 2 (with bonus: 4) visible/top cards → install 1 (with bonus: 2), discard 1-4 cards
*Anticipation: 2 resources (Resin/Crystal) → 1 Anticipation Token (AT) (repeatable), bonus: 1 token free
*Shield: Blocks one salvo and line of sight (LOS)
** enemy shields: 2 movement points to get on the field, blocks line of sight (LOS)

== Clean-up phase ==

* the Wildtech (play area) shrinks depending the drawn zone card(s).
** Players still standing on the vanishing tiles (void) lose 4 HP and choose a hex adjacent to the void.
* inactive sponsors become active and up to 2 additional sponsors are randomly generated.
* Drought tokens are flipped or removed
* interface cards are replaced with new ones
* Exhausted cards on player boars are refreshed and cards in the temporary slot as well as remaining cards on the hand are discarded
* only between eras: schema cards are replaced

== Special terms/card explanations ==
*Injury: 1 Token (+1 UP) per -1HP (Token may be minimum requirement for cards)
*Nexus token: -1AP next turn