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Complete six phases each round
The game proceeds through: 1) Events, 2) Draw Cards, 3) Actions, 4) Battle Resolution, 5) Prisoners, and 6) Scoring (if enabled)
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Reveal Event tokens
Reveal the next stack of Event tokens on the score track and resolve them
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Stack passed Events
If any player's score marker passes an unresolved Event token, stack it on top of the next unresolved Event token
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Resolve multiple Events
If multiple Events are stacked, resolve them one at a time from top to bottom
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Update Initiative
Change the Initiative track to match the Upcoming Initiative track order
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Modify Upcoming Initiative
When changing position, remove your token, push other tokens right, then place your token in desired space
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Refresh Skill cards
Rotate exhausted Skill cards upright so they can be used this round
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Draw Tactics cards
Each player draws 4 cards from their personal Tactics deck
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Enforce hand limit
After drawing, discard down to 7 cards if over the limit
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Reshuffle when empty
If your deck is empty, shuffle your discards to create a new deck
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Reset Action marker
Move the Action marker to the first space of the Action track
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Take turns in Initiative order
Beginning with the first player, each player takes one action per turn for three total actions per round
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Use card symbols for actions
Move, Recruit, and Build actions require playing cards for their symbols; ignore Tactics text during these actions
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Understand HQ restrictions
Your HQ counts as a region but cannot have structures built, cannot be entered by opponents, and cannot be targeted by opponent abilities
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Exclamation mark
Follow the card text after resolving the selected action
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Card symbol
Draw 1 card from your Tactics deck
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Card with asterisk
Draw only 1 card regardless of how many of these symbols are played
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Gain Movement points
Discard any number of cards to gain Movement points equal to the total arrow icons
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Spend points to move units
Each Movement point moves one unit from one region to any adjacent region
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Move units multiple times
A single unit can use multiple Movement points during one action
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Respect movement restrictions
Never move units into an opponent's HQ or into a Battle region
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Stop when encountering enemies
When entering a region with opponent units or Trog tokens, that unit must stop and cannot move again this turn
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Send reinforcements
Additional units may still be moved into that region during the same turn
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End movement
The action ends when all Movement points are spent or you choose to stop
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Resolve Exploration tokens
Reveal and resolve any Exploration tokens in regions with your units
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Resolve Trog tokens
Reveal and resolve Trog tokens (War Party/Nest) in any order; if no Trog units appear, remove one of your units from that region
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Claim empty regions
If the region is empty after resolution, place your Control token there
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Initiate battles
If enemy units remain, place the lowest-numbered available Battle token in the region
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Use wrap-around movement
Some map edge regions connect to opposite sides as indicated by arrows
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Identify Battle regions
Regions with Battle tokens are battle regions where no additional units can be added
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Mark the attacker
Place an attacker's unit on top of the Battle token as a reminder
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Structure restrictions
Structures cannot be built, activated, or moved into/out of Battle regions unless explicitly stated
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Defender retreat option
The defender may move units out, but only in excess of twice the attacker's units (e.g., attacker has 2, defender has 5, only 1 can leave)
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Gain Recruitment points
Discard cards to gain Recruitment points equal to the total unit symbols
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Add units to HQ
Spend 1 Recruit point to place 1 unit from your reserve onto your HQ region
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Gain Building points
Discard cards to gain Building points equal to the total spanner icons
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Build Structures
Spend Building points to place Structures in regions you controlled at the start of your turn
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Activate Structures
Spend Building points to use already-built Structures, including those built this turn
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Check costs
Building and activation costs are printed on Structure tiles
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Limit activations
Each Structure can only be activated once per turn but multiple times per round
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No HQ building
Structures cannot be built in HQ regions
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No duplicate Structures
Multiple Structures of the same type cannot be in the same region
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Lost region Structures
If you lose control of a region, your Structure remains but cannot be activated until you regain control
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Draw two cards
Take the top two cards from your deck or any Terrain Tactics deck
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Keep one card
Add one to your hand and shuffle the other back into its appropriate deck
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Play Enable Scoring card
Each player has one card that enables scoring; symbols cannot be used for other actions when used this way
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Place reminder token
Put your Enable Scoring token on the Scoring Enabled space
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One per round
Scoring can only be enabled once per round
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Score regions
At round's end, the enabling player scores 1 VP per region they control (including HQ)
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Score crystals
All players score 1 VP per crystal in regions they control
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No scoring without enabling
Players do not score if scoring was not enabled (except the final round)
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Activate Skill cards
On your turn, use any unused Skill cards; this does not count as an action
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Exhaust used Skills
Rotate used Skill cards 90 degrees to show they are exhausted
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Timing restriction
Skills can be used before or after an action, but never during
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Resolve in order
Resolve battles starting with the lowest-numbered Battle token
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Check for automatic victory
If one side has no units before battle, remove the Battle token and the remaining player takes control
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Step A - Add crystal
Add 1 crystal to the Battle region
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Step B - Place units on objectives
The attacker places all their units on any Battle Objective spaces, then the defender does the same
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Step C - Play Tactics cards
Attacker plays exactly 1 Tactic card, then defender plays 1; alternate until one player passes, then the other may continue playing alone
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Terrain card restrictions
Faction Tactics cards work in any battle; Terrain Tactics cards only work in matching terrain regions
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Trog control (2-3 players)
The player to the left of the current player controls the Trogs, placing units and playing Tactics cards from their own hand
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Step D - Resolve Region Control
The player with the most units here takes control and gains 2 VP; defender breaks ties; winner keeps control even if all units die
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Step D - Resolve Capture Prisoners
The player with the most units captures one enemy unit from any battle board space as a prisoner; ties mean no capture
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Step D - Resolve Attrition
Each player kills one enemy unit anywhere on the battle board per unit they have here; earn 1 VP per kill; resolved simultaneously
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Step E - Return survivors
The winning player's surviving units return to the region
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Trog victory (2-3 players)
When Trogs win, remove their units and place a face-down Trog Nest token in that region
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Step F - Loser retreats
The losing player moves to an adjacent non-Battle region they control; if none exists, units return to reserve
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Trog retreat (2-3 players)
When Trogs retreat, remove units and place a Trog Nest token in any adjacent uncontrolled region
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Step G - Remove Battle token
The battle is resolved; continue with remaining battles
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Score for prisoners
Each player earns 1 VP per prisoner in their play area
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Ransom prisoners
In Initiative order, players may spend 2 VP per prisoner to return them to their reserve; the captor cannot refuse
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Minimum VP required
Players with 1 or 0 VP cannot ransom prisoners
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Score regions
The enabling player scores 1 VP per controlled region
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Score crystals
All players score 1 VP per crystal in their controlled regions
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Stack passed Events
If a score marker passes an Event token, stack it on the next Event token
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Reveal War Party tokens
When a Trog unit enters a region with a Trog War Party token, reveal it and place crystals and units as normal
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Use Tunnel movement
Trogs may move between regions with tunnels as if adjacent
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Resolve battles normally
Trogs fight like other factions, ignoring Trog Nest token rules
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Score half crystals
During Scoring, Trogs score half the total crystal points (rounded up) from their controlled regions
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Score other VP normally
Trogs earn VP from all other sources like other factions
