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Artstcodr: /* The Loop - Ultramachina Rules update */

2026-09-25T22:00:01Z

The Loop - Ultramachina Rules update

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 This is the standard scenario described in the Rules of Procedure.
-==== Difficulties ====
+'''Difficulty Levels:'''
 * '''EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH:''' Standard rules of procedure, no changes or additions.
 * '''EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR:''' Draw 1 extra clone at setup. Use Mega Vortexes instead of Vortexes.
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 === Ultramachina ===
 == FAQs ==

Ruanek: updated move text to specify that it always costs 1 energy (as implemented and stated in the rulebook)

2026-08-13T01:36:49Z

updated move text to specify that it always costs 1 energy (as implemented and stated in the rulebook)

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	- '''Free move:''' Once per turn, an Agent can move to an adjacent Era for free. Your Agent card will flip over to show that you've used your free move for the turn.		- '''Free move:''' Once per turn, an Agent can move to an adjacent Era for free. Your Agent card will flip over to show that you've used your free move for the turn.

	- '''Move:''' Your Agent moves to an adjacent era. This costs one energy cube ~~the first time you do it, two the second time, and so on~~.		- '''Move:''' Your Agent moves to an adjacent era. This costs one energy cube.

	- '''Use an Artifact:''' Use a ready Artifact's ability, then exhaust it. The card is turned sideways to show that it is exhausted.		- '''Use an Artifact:''' Use a ready Artifact's ability, then exhaust it. The card is turned sideways to show that it is exhausted.

	- '''Do a LOOP:''' ~~Like moving, this~~ costs one energy cube the first time you do it, two the second time, and so on. You can do a LOOP on any of the three Elementary Dimensions, so long as you have a card (ready or exhausted) from that Dimension in your hand. All cards from the chosen Dimension are readied again.		- '''Do a LOOP:''' This costs one energy cube the first time you do it, two the second time, and so on. You can do a LOOP on any of the three Elementary Dimensions, so long as you have a card (ready or exhausted) from that Dimension in your hand. All cards from the chosen Dimension are readied again.

	- '''Use a Special Ability:''' Some agents have special abilities that they can use during the Action Phase.		- '''Use a Special Ability:''' Some agents have special abilities that they can use during the Action Phase.

Oberstille at 16:28, 13 January 2026

2026-01-13T16:28:20Z

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	* Dr. Foo completes his third cycle (after 21 turns).		* Dr. Foo completes his third cycle (after 21 turns).

	=== ~~The board~~ ===		=== Concepts ===

	==== Spacetime board ====		==== Spacetime board ====

Oberstille at 16:27, 13 January 2026

2026-01-13T16:27:07Z

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	- '''Use an Artifact:''' Use a ready Artifact's ability, then exhaust it. The card is turned sideways to show that it is exhausted.		- '''Use an Artifact:''' Use a ready Artifact's ability, then exhaust it. The card is turned sideways to show that it is exhausted.

	- '''Do a LOOP'''. Like moving, this costs one energy cube the first time you do it, two the second time, and so on. You can do a LOOP on any of the three Elementary Dimensions, so long as you have a card (ready or exhausted) from that Dimension in your hand. All cards from the chosen Dimension are readied again.		- '''Do a LOOP:''' Like moving, this costs one energy cube the first time you do it, two the second time, and so on. You can do a LOOP on any of the three Elementary Dimensions, so long as you have a card (ready or exhausted) from that Dimension in your hand. All cards from the chosen Dimension are readied again.

			- '''Use a Special Ability:''' Some agents have special abilities that they can use during the Action Phase.

	==== III. Acquire Artifact ====		==== III. Acquire Artifact ====

Oberstille at 16:25, 13 January 2026

2026-01-13T16:25:54Z

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	* '''EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH:''' Standard rules of procedure, no changes or additions.		* '''EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH:''' Standard rules of procedure, no changes or additions.
	* '''EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR:''' Draw +1 clone at setup. Use Mega Vortexes instead of Vortexes.		* '''EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR:''' Draw 1 extra clone at setup. Use Mega Vortexes instead of Vortexes.
	* '''EMPLOYEE OF ETERNITY:''' Draw +3 ~~clone~~ at setup. Use Mega Vortexes instead of Vortexes.		* '''EMPLOYEE OF ETERNITY:''' Draw 3 extra clones at setup. Use Mega Vortexes instead of Vortexes.

	=== Supa Sayan Clones ===		=== Supa Sayan Clones ===

Oberstille at 16:25, 13 January 2026

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 '''The LOOP''' is a quirky, cooperative, time-traveling strategy game where 1 to 4 players become temporal agents working together to thwart the evil Dr. Faux, a mad scientist creating chaos across the space-time continuum. Using quirky yet powerful Artifact cards, players must complete missions, destroy clones, and manage time-rending vortexes before it's too late.
-== Core rules ==
+== Rules of Procedure ==
 These rules cover '''S.A.B.O.T.A.G.E.''', which is the basic scenario.  Three more scenarios which build on these are available; in addition, each scenario can be played at three different difficulty levels.  See below for details.
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 === S.A.B.O.T.A.G.E. ===
 === Supa Sayan Clones ===
 === L.A.S.E.R. Centrifuges ===

Oberstille at 16:19, 13 January 2026

2026-01-13T16:19:45Z

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	* A second vortex is placed in any single Era.		* A second vortex is placed in any single Era.
	* A fourth vortex is placed anywhere on the board.		* A fourth vortex is placed anywhere on the board.
	* Dr. Foo completes his third cycle (21 turns).		* Dr. Foo completes his third cycle (after 21 turns).

	=== The board ===		=== The board ===
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	- Which Eras Dr. Foo has already visited on this current cycle through spacetime (as icons below the board).		- Which Eras Dr. Foo has already visited on this current cycle through spacetime (as icons below the board).

	=== Agents ===		==== Agents ====

	Each of the five agents has ~~their own~~ special ability and a deck of six unique starting Artifacts. Each game is played with between two and four agents. In solo mode, or if the multi-handed option is enabled on a table, one player can play as multiple agents.		Each of the five agents has a unique special ability and a deck of six unique starting Artifacts. Each game is played with between two and four agents. In solo mode, or if the multi-handed option is enabled on a table, one player can play as multiple agents.

	Each agent has a hand of three Artifacts, which is discarded at the end of their return. (Then, they and all other agents will draw back up to three cards.)		Each agent has a hand of three Artifacts, which is discarded at the end of their return. (Then, they and all other agents will draw back up to three cards.)
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	== Agents ==		== Agents ==

			== Solo Rules ==

			When starting a solo table, you can choose to play using the official solo rules (which are described here). You can also choose to play multiple hands using the normal multiplayer rules.

			You can play using 2, 3, or 4 Agents; their starting cards are shuffled together into a single deck.

			Before the Action Phase, draw Artifacts one at a time from this combined deck. If you draw one of an Agent's starting Artifacts, the card is placed in that Agent's hand. Otherwise, you can choose which Agent's hand the card will be placed in.

			When an Agent has three cards in their hand, you take a turn as that Agent.

			During the Refresh Phase, only the Agent who just took a turn discards their hand.

	== Scenarios ==		== Scenarios ==

	=== S.A.B.O.T.A.G.E. ===		=== S.A.B.O.T.A.G.E. ===



	=== Supa Sayan Clones ===		=== Supa Sayan Clones ===

Oberstille at 16:13, 13 January 2026

2026-01-13T16:13:30Z

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Oberstille at 14:05, 11 January 2026

2026-01-11T14:05:46Z

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	==== Spacetime board ====		==== Spacetime board ====

	The board shows the 7 Great Eras of Spacetime, which are naturally arranged in a loop: Dawn of Time → Medieval Era → Renaissance Era → Industrial Era → Globalization Era → Age of Robots → End of Times (which connects back to Dawn of Time). Each Era is associated with a color. The '''next Era''' is the one clockwise, and the '''previous Era''' is the one counter-clockwise.		The board shows the 7 Great Eras of Spacetime, which are naturally arranged in a loop: Dawn of Time → Medieval Era → Renaissance Era → Industrial Era → Globalization Era → Age of Robots → End of Times (which connects back to Dawn of Time). Each Era is associated with a color. The '''next Era''' is the one clockwise, and the '''previous Era''' is the one counter-clockwise. Both of these are considered '''adjacent Eras'''.

	In the middle of the board is '''Dr. Foo's machine'''. It rotates as Dr. Foo travels through spacetime; the Era that it's centered on is '''Dr. Foo's Era'''.		In the middle of the board is '''Dr. Foo's machine'''. It rotates as Dr. Foo travels through spacetime; the Era that it's centered on is '''Dr. Foo's Era'''.
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	Clones are drawn from a bag of 28 clones (four from each Era); if the bag is ever empty, clones won't be spawned.		Clones are drawn from a bag of 28 clones (four from each Era); if the bag is ever empty, clones won't be spawned.

			Clones can be '''pushed''' (moved from their current Era to an adjacent Era), '''pulled''' (moved to a target Era from their current, adjacent Era), and '''carried''' (moved along with an agent) by Artifact effects.

	==== Energy cubes ====		==== Energy cubes ====

Oberstille at 14:02, 11 January 2026

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 * Dr. Foo completes his third cycle (21 turns).
-=== Spacetime board ===
+=== The board ===
 The board shows the 7 Great Eras of Spacetime, which are naturally arranged in a loop: Dawn of Time → Medieval Era → Renaissance Era → Industrial Era → Globalization Era → Age of Robots → End of Times (which connects back to Dawn of Time).  Each Era is associated with a color.  The '''next Era''' is the one clockwise, and the '''previous Era''' is the one counter-clockwise.
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 In the middle of the board is '''Dr. Foo's machine'''.  It rotates as Dr. Foo travels through spacetime; the Era that it's centered on is '''Dr. Foo's Era'''.
-=== HQ board ===
+==== Missions ====
 === Agents ===
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 Each of the five agents has their own special ability and a deck of six unique starting Artifacts.  Each game is played with between two and four agents.  In solo mode, or if the multi-handed option is enabled on a table, one player can play as multiple agents.
-Each Agent has their own deck of Artifact cards, split between:
+==== Vortexes ====
-Cards in hand are either '''ready''' (normal orientation) or '''exhausted''' (turned sideways after use).
+When too many rift cubes accumulate in an Era, a vortex is created.  All rift cubes are removed from the Era (even if there were more than four).
-==== Artifact Dimensions ====
+Any available artifacts in that Era are destroyed, and if there's a mission tile in that Era (active or not), the mission is failed and the tile is removed from play.
-Each Artifact belongs to one of four Dimensions:
-* '''Spiral''' - Elementary dimension
+Once a vortex is in play, there's no way to repair it.  If there are ever four vortexes in play at the same time, the agents lose.
 === Turn Structure ===
-Each turn consists of 5 phases in order:
+==== I. Foo Phase ====
 '''A) Add Clones and Reveal Artifact:''' Based on the current Cycle track position, draw Clone tokens (placing them in their designated Eras) and reveal Artifact cards (placing them in their Origin Eras).