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1. Game Overview
== 1. Setup ==
In this game, each player leads a Party of adventurers.
Each player begins the game with the following three cards in their '''Party''':
Use the abilities of your Party members to acquire new cards, strengthen your Party, and turn cards into Rewards for Victory Points.
 
As the game progresses, increasingly powerful cards will appear on the Board, from Rank 1 all the way to Rank 6.
* Knight
When the Rank 6 cards run out, the game ends. The player with the most Victory Points wins.
* Mage
2. Game Areas
* Rogue
Area Description
 
Party The cards currently available for you to use.
Leave space for your '''Reward''' area.
Hand Cards you have acquired but have not yet added to your Party or Rewards.
 
Reward Area Cards and Bonuses you have scored. These contribute to your final Victory Points.
Cards are divided into six decks according to their '''Rank''', from Rank 1 to Rank 6.
Board Four face-up cards available to players.
 
Rank Deck The deck currently supplying cards to the Board. The game begins with Rank 1 and progresses through Rank 6.
The game begins with the '''Rank 1 Deck'''. Reveal cards from it until there are '''4 face-up cards on the Board'''.
Bonus An additional Victory Point reward that may be attached to older cards remaining on the Board.
 
The remaining Rank Decks will be used later as the game progresses.
 
The starting player is determined at the beginning of the game. Play proceeds clockwise.
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= 2. Taking a Turn =
The game is played in turns.
 
On your turn, you may use '''up to 2 cards from your Party''', one at a time.


Your Party and Hand can each contain a maximum of 4 cards after all effects have resolved.
3. Setup
At the beginning of the game, each player starts with three Party members:
Knight, Mage, and Rogue.
These cards are placed in that player's Party automatically.
The game begins with the Rank 1 Deck. Four Rank 1 cards are placed face-up on the Board.
For a first game, the recommended starting Board is:
Paladin, Witch, Buster, and Kunoichi.
The web version automatically prepares the remaining Rank Decks and Bonus cards.
The starting player is determined when the game begins. Play then proceeds clockwise.
4. Taking a Turn
On your turn, you may use up to 2 cards from your Party, one at a time.
When you use a card:
When you use a card:
1. Activate the Icon Ability shown on the card.
 
2. Resolve the card's effects.
# Resolve its '''Icon Ability'''.
3. Finish resolving that card before using another card.
# Resolve its card effect.
# Finish resolving all effects before using your next card.
 
A card that has already been used this turn cannot be used again.
A card that has already been used this turn cannot be used again.
You also cannot use two cards with the same name during the same turn, even if you have multiple copies in your Party.
 
The interface indicates which Party cards have already been used.
After you have finished using cards and resolving all effects, your turn ends and play passes to the next player.
After you finish using cards and resolving all effects, your turn ends and play passes to the next player.
 
At the beginning of your next turn, your Party cards become available again.
At the beginning of your next turn, all cards in your Party become available to use again.
5. Icon Abilities
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Every card has one of three main Icon Abilities.
 
Explore
= 3. Icon Abilities =
Explore lets you take 1 card from the Board and add it to your Hand.
Each card has one of three Icon Abilities:
If an effect allows you to Explore multiple cards at once, add all of those cards to your Hand before resolving the Hand limit.
 
Removing cards from the Board may cause the Board to refill.
'''Explore''', '''Recruit''', or '''Subjugate'''.
Recruit
 
Recruit lets you take 1 card from your Hand and add it to your Party.
== Explore ==
A card Recruited during your turn may be used immediately, provided it has not already been used that turn and you are otherwise allowed to use another Party card.
'''Take 1 card from the Board and add it to your Hand.'''
Recruit is the primary way to strengthen and customize your Party.
 
Subjugate
If an effect allows you to Explore multiple cards at once, take all of those cards before resolving your Hand limit.
Subjugate lets you take 1 card from your Hand and place it face-up in your Reward Area.
 
Cards in your Reward Area are no longer available for normal use, but they provide Victory Points at the end of the game.
Whenever cards leave the Board, the Board may be refilled.
Subjugate is therefore the primary way to convert cards into points.
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6. Using an Icon Ability Without a Party Card
 
If you have not yet used a Party card during your turn, you may choose to perform Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate once without using a card.
== Recruit ==
If you do this, you cannot use any Party cards for the rest of that turn.
'''Take 1 card from your Hand and add it to your Party.'''
In other words, you must choose between:
 
using up to 2 Party cards normally,
A card added to your Party during your turn may be used during that same turn, provided you can still use another Party card.
or performing a single basic Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate action.
 
7. Card Information
Recruit allows you to improve and change your Party as the game progresses.
Each card contains several pieces of information.
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Rank
 
Cards have a Rank from 1 to 6.
== Subjugate ==
Higher-Rank cards generally become available later in the game and tend to have more powerful abilities.
'''Take 1 card from your Hand and add it face-up to your Reward.'''
Icon Ability
 
The card's icon indicates whether using the card performs Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate.
Cards in your Reward contribute Victory Points at the end of the game.
Card Name
 
The name identifies the card.
Cards placed in your Reward are no longer available for use.
You cannot use more than one card with the same name during the same turn.
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Card Effect
 
Many cards have additional effects.
= 4. Using an Icon Ability Without a Card =
Resolve these effects according to the text shown on the card.
If you have not yet used a Party card during your turn, you may choose to perform '''Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate once''' instead.
Victory Points
 
Cards can be worth Victory Points when placed in your Reward Area.
If you do so, you cannot use any Party cards for the rest of that turn.
As a general rule:
 
Ranks 1–4 are worth 1 VP.
Therefore, on your turn you choose between:
Ranks 5–6 are worth 2 VP.
 
Some cards may also provide additional scoring effects.
* using up to '''2 Party cards''', or
8. Party and Hand Limits
* performing '''1 Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate''' without using a Party card.
Your Party and Hand each have a maximum size of 4 cards.
 
Effects may temporarily cause either area to contain 5 or more cards.
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Do not remove excess cards immediately.
 
= 5. Card Information =
Each card contains the following information.
 
=== Rank ===
A card's Rank ranges from '''1 to 6'''.
 
Higher-Rank cards generally become available later in the game and are more powerful.
 
=== Icon Ability ===
The icon indicates which ability is performed when the card is used:
 
'''Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate.'''
 
=== Card Name ===
The name of the card.
 
=== Card Effect ===
The card's unique effect.
 
Card effects are resolved when the card is used or when the conditions written on the card are met.
 
=== Victory Points ===
The value shown at the bottom-right of the card is its Victory Point value.
 
At the end of the game, cards in your Reward score this amount.
 
Normally:
 
* '''Rank 1–4 cards: 1 VP'''
* '''Rank 5–6 cards: 2 VP'''
 
Some cards may provide additional Victory Points through their effects.
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= 6. Party and Hand Limits =
Your '''Party''' and '''Hand''' each have a maximum size of '''4 cards'''.
 
Card effects may temporarily increase either area to 5 or more cards.
 
If this happens, do not Exile cards immediately.
 
First, completely resolve the current Icon Ability and all related card effects.
First, completely resolve the current Icon Ability and all related card effects.
After resolution, if your Party or Hand contains more than 4 cards, choose cards to Exile until only 4 remain.
 
After all effects have resolved, if your Party or Hand contains more than 4 cards, choose cards to '''Exile''' until only 4 remain.
 
Exiled cards are removed from the game.
Exiled cards are removed from the game.
Your Party must be reduced to 4 cards before you use another Party card and before your turn ends.
 
9. Refilling the Board
Your Party must contain no more than 4 cards before you use another Party card and before your turn ends.
The Board normally contains 4 cards.
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Whenever cards leave the Board and there are 3 or fewer cards remaining, the game immediately reveals cards from the current Rank Deck until the Board contains 4 cards again.
 
This is called a Board Refill.
= 7. Refilling the Board =
If the current Rank Deck runs out during this process, the game advances to the next Rank.
The Board normally contains '''4 face-up cards'''.
10. Advancing the Rank Deck
 
When the current Rank Deck becomes empty, the game advances to the next Rank Deck.
Whenever the number of cards on the Board falls to '''3 or fewer''', immediately reveal cards from the current Rank Deck until the Board contains 4 cards again.
For example:
 
Rank 1 → Rank 2 → Rank 3 → Rank 4 → Rank 5 → Rank 6.
This is called a '''Board Refill'''.
The new Rank Deck becomes the active deck used to refill the Board.
 
As the Rank increases, stronger cards become available.
If the current Rank Deck becomes empty during a Board Refill, advance to the next Rank Deck.
11. Bonuses
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Whenever the game advances to a new Rank Deck, check the cards currently remaining on the Board.
 
Each card whose Rank is lower than the new active Rank receives 1 Bonus.
= 8. Advancing to the Next Rank =
For example, when the game advances from Rank 1 to Rank 2, every Rank 1 card still on the Board receives a Bonus.
When the current Rank Deck becomes empty, the next Rank Deck becomes active.
If you later take a card with a Bonus from the Board, you immediately gain that Bonus and place it in your Reward Area.
 
Each Bonus contributes to your final score.
The game progresses in the following order:
Bonuses cannot be placed in your Hand or Party.
 
Expiring Bonus Cards
'''Rank 1 → Rank 2 → Rank 3 → Rank 4 → Rank 5 → Rank 6'''
If another Rank advancement occurs while a card with a Bonus is still on the Board, that card and its attached Bonus are Exiled.
 
For example, if a Rank 1 card gains a Bonus when Rank 2 begins but is still on the Board when Rank 3 begins, that Rank 1 card is removed from the game.
The new active Rank Deck is then used to refill the Board.
Rank 6 cards never receive Bonuses.
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12. End of the Game
 
= 9. Bonuses =
Whenever the game advances to the next Rank, check the cards currently on the Board.
 
Place '''1 Bonus''' on each card whose Rank is lower than the new active Rank.
 
For example, when the game advances from Rank 1 to Rank 2, each Rank 1 card remaining on the Board receives a Bonus.
 
When a card with a Bonus leaves the Board, the player who took that card adds the Bonus to their Reward.
 
Bonuses contribute Victory Points at the end of the game.
 
A Bonus cannot be added to a Hand or Party.
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== Exiling Cards with Bonuses ==
If the game advances to the next Rank while a card with a Bonus is still on the Board, that card and its Bonus are '''Exiled'''.
 
For example, a Rank 1 card that received a Bonus when Rank 2 began will be Exiled if it is still on the Board when Rank 3 begins.
 
'''Rank 6 cards never receive Bonuses.'''
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= 10. End of the Game =
There is no Rank Deck after Rank 6.
There is no Rank Deck after Rank 6.
When the final Rank 6 card leaves the Board, the game ends at the end of the current turn.
 
Players then calculate their final scores.
Once the game reaches Rank 6, no further Rank advancement occurs.
Your final score consists of:
 
**Victory Points printed on cards in your Reward Area 
When the final Rank 6 card leaves the Board, the game ends '''at the end of the current turn'''.
- points from applicable card effects
 
- Bonuses in your Reward Area.**
Players then calculate their Victory Points.
 
Your final score is the total of:
 
# Victory Points printed on cards in your Reward.
# Victory Points gained from applicable card effects.
# Bonuses in your Reward.
 
The player with the most Victory Points wins.
The player with the most Victory Points wins.
13. Tiebreakers
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= 11. Tiebreakers =
If two or more players are tied for the most Victory Points, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Parties.
If two or more players are tied for the most Victory Points, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Parties.
The player with the higher total wins.
The player with the higher total wins.
If there is still a tie, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Hands.
If there is still a tie, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Hands.
The player with the higher total wins.
The player with the higher total wins.
Card effects that provide end-game scoring only function when the card is in the appropriate active area. Cards in your Hand or Reward Area do not activate their normal card effects unless explicitly stated otherwise.
 
Card effects on Rank 3 or Rank 6 cards in your '''Hand or Reward do not activate''' at the end of the game.
 
Only cards in the appropriate area can apply their scoring effects.

Latest revision as of 10:01, 26 September 2026

1. Setup

Each player begins the game with the following three cards in their Party:

  • Knight
  • Mage
  • Rogue

Leave space for your Reward area.

Cards are divided into six decks according to their Rank, from Rank 1 to Rank 6.

The game begins with the Rank 1 Deck. Reveal cards from it until there are 4 face-up cards on the Board.

The remaining Rank Decks will be used later as the game progresses.

The starting player is determined at the beginning of the game. Play proceeds clockwise.

2. Taking a Turn

The game is played in turns.

On your turn, you may use up to 2 cards from your Party, one at a time.

When you use a card:

  1. Resolve its Icon Ability.
  2. Resolve its card effect.
  3. Finish resolving all effects before using your next card.

A card that has already been used this turn cannot be used again.

After you have finished using cards and resolving all effects, your turn ends and play passes to the next player.

At the beginning of your next turn, all cards in your Party become available to use again.

3. Icon Abilities

Each card has one of three Icon Abilities:

Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate.

Explore

Take 1 card from the Board and add it to your Hand.

If an effect allows you to Explore multiple cards at once, take all of those cards before resolving your Hand limit.

Whenever cards leave the Board, the Board may be refilled.

Recruit

Take 1 card from your Hand and add it to your Party.

A card added to your Party during your turn may be used during that same turn, provided you can still use another Party card.

Recruit allows you to improve and change your Party as the game progresses.

Subjugate

Take 1 card from your Hand and add it face-up to your Reward.

Cards in your Reward contribute Victory Points at the end of the game.

Cards placed in your Reward are no longer available for use.

4. Using an Icon Ability Without a Card

If you have not yet used a Party card during your turn, you may choose to perform Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate once instead.

If you do so, you cannot use any Party cards for the rest of that turn.

Therefore, on your turn you choose between:

  • using up to 2 Party cards, or
  • performing 1 Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate without using a Party card.

5. Card Information

Each card contains the following information.

Rank

A card's Rank ranges from 1 to 6.

Higher-Rank cards generally become available later in the game and are more powerful.

Icon Ability

The icon indicates which ability is performed when the card is used:

Explore, Recruit, or Subjugate.

Card Name

The name of the card.

Card Effect

The card's unique effect.

Card effects are resolved when the card is used or when the conditions written on the card are met.

Victory Points

The value shown at the bottom-right of the card is its Victory Point value.

At the end of the game, cards in your Reward score this amount.

Normally:

  • Rank 1–4 cards: 1 VP
  • Rank 5–6 cards: 2 VP

Some cards may provide additional Victory Points through their effects.

6. Party and Hand Limits

Your Party and Hand each have a maximum size of 4 cards.

Card effects may temporarily increase either area to 5 or more cards.

If this happens, do not Exile cards immediately.

First, completely resolve the current Icon Ability and all related card effects.

After all effects have resolved, if your Party or Hand contains more than 4 cards, choose cards to Exile until only 4 remain.

Exiled cards are removed from the game.

Your Party must contain no more than 4 cards before you use another Party card and before your turn ends.

7. Refilling the Board

The Board normally contains 4 face-up cards.

Whenever the number of cards on the Board falls to 3 or fewer, immediately reveal cards from the current Rank Deck until the Board contains 4 cards again.

This is called a Board Refill.

If the current Rank Deck becomes empty during a Board Refill, advance to the next Rank Deck.

8. Advancing to the Next Rank

When the current Rank Deck becomes empty, the next Rank Deck becomes active.

The game progresses in the following order:

Rank 1 → Rank 2 → Rank 3 → Rank 4 → Rank 5 → Rank 6

The new active Rank Deck is then used to refill the Board.

9. Bonuses

Whenever the game advances to the next Rank, check the cards currently on the Board.

Place 1 Bonus on each card whose Rank is lower than the new active Rank.

For example, when the game advances from Rank 1 to Rank 2, each Rank 1 card remaining on the Board receives a Bonus.

When a card with a Bonus leaves the Board, the player who took that card adds the Bonus to their Reward.

Bonuses contribute Victory Points at the end of the game.

A Bonus cannot be added to a Hand or Party.

Exiling Cards with Bonuses

If the game advances to the next Rank while a card with a Bonus is still on the Board, that card and its Bonus are Exiled.

For example, a Rank 1 card that received a Bonus when Rank 2 began will be Exiled if it is still on the Board when Rank 3 begins.

Rank 6 cards never receive Bonuses.

10. End of the Game

There is no Rank Deck after Rank 6.

Once the game reaches Rank 6, no further Rank advancement occurs.

When the final Rank 6 card leaves the Board, the game ends at the end of the current turn.

Players then calculate their Victory Points.

Your final score is the total of:

  1. Victory Points printed on cards in your Reward.
  2. Victory Points gained from applicable card effects.
  3. Bonuses in your Reward.

The player with the most Victory Points wins.

11. Tiebreakers

If two or more players are tied for the most Victory Points, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Parties.

The player with the higher total wins.

If there is still a tie, compare the total Rank of the cards in their Hands.

The player with the higher total wins.

Card effects on Rank 3 or Rank 6 cards in your Hand or Reward do not activate at the end of the game.

Only cards in the appropriate area can apply their scoring effects.

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