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Event Phase
Flip the top card of the draw pile and resolve its event, test, or instructions
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Placement Phase
Roll dice as indicated on the current Act card to place ships on the map
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Action Phase
Spend Action Points to perform actions advancing Nemo's goals
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Roll for placement
When placing ships, refer to Act card for which dice to roll
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Handle full oceans
If the target Major Ocean has no empty spaces, execute steps A through D in order:
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Lull Turn placement
During Lull Turns, place ships only using white dice results, ignoring black dice
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Add gems to oceans
When an ocean gains treasure, place one gem to indicate searchable treasure
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Handle existing treasure
If the ocean already has a gem, move it to an adjacent ocean without treasure, or ignore if impossible
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Track Action Points
Add the differential roll result to the Action Point track on the board
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Three-dice rolls in Act Three
When rolling 3 white dice, select any two for the differential and use the third only for placement
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Maximum Action Points
The maximum AP is 5; excess points are lost
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Save Action Points
You may save up to 1 AP for the next turn; unused points beyond 1 are lost
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Adventure (2 AP, 1 in Lull)
Draw one card from the Adventure deck; you may execute the card or decline and keep the gem
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Attack (1 AP)
Conduct a Bold or Stalk Attack against a ship in your ocean
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Incite (1 AP)
Place an Uprising cube in an ocean adjacent to the Nautilus; conduct an Incite test
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Move (1 AP)
Move the Nautilus to an adjacent ocean (Major or Passage); with Hydro Drive upgrade, move up to two oceans per action
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Rest (2 AP, 1 in Lull)
Conduct a Rest test to regain Crew resource
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Repair (2 AP, 1 in Lull)
Conduct a Repair test to regain Hull resource
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Refit (2 AP, 1 in Lull)
Conduct a Refit test to acquire a Nautilus Upgrade card
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Search (1 AP)
Conduct a Search test in an ocean with a gem to collect treasure
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Phase 1: Warship attacks Nautilus
If target is a warship, it attacks first
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Phase 2: Nautilus attacks ship
Roll 2d6 and compare to target ship's defense value
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Gain Notoriety
Add the ship's Notoriety value to your Notoriety track
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Monstrous Design bonus
With this upgrade, reduce Notoriety by 1 (minimum 0) for each Stalk Attack success
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Decide ship fate
Choose to send ship to Davy Jones (tonnage track) or Salvage for upgrades
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Place in tonnage track
Put sunk ship token in the leftmost empty space of the corresponding ocean's tonnage column
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Place in salvage
Put ship token in the Salvage grid; each ship equals one Salvage Point for purchasing upgrades
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Roll 2d6
Add the dice results together and apply DRMs
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Compare to test value
If modified result equals or exceeds the test value, you pass
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Automatic failure
Rolling double 1s (snake eyes) is always failure regardless of DRMs
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Apply DRMs before rolling
Most DRMs must be declared before you roll
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Choose resources to commit
Before rolling, select which ship resources to use for DRM bonuses
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Move markers
Slide resource markers halfway right to indicate commitment
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Resource types
Nemo (N), Crew (C), and Hull (H) may be committed as allowed by the test card
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Limit per test
Most tests allow only one ship resource to be committed
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Risk of loss
If you fail the test, lose the committed resources (move markers fully right)
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Return on success
If you pass, return committed resources to their original position
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Fleet reinforcements at 14
Immediately add blue ship group to Ship Draw Pool
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Fleet reinforcements at 26
Immediately add green ship group to Ship Draw Pool
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Alliance upgrade at 36
Flip all non-gray warships on the map; only purple (enhanced) ships are drawn for remainder of game
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Additional black die at 44
Roll an extra black die during each Placement Phase
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Game loss thresholds
Reaching certain Notoriety values based on your motive ends the game in defeat
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Place Uprising cubes
Successfully placing cubes through Incite reduces Notoriety
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Purchase certain upgrades
Some Nautilus upgrades (Fog Machine, etc.) help manage Notoriety
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Adventure cards
Certain cards provide Notoriety reduction opportunities
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Play cards
Cards marked PLAY must be resolved immediately; place in Pass or Fail pile as indicated
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Keep cards
Cards marked KEEP are placed on the table until you decide to use them
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Test cards
Cards showing TEST must be resolved immediately; complete the test and place in appropriate pile
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After seeing roll result
You may sacrifice character tiles or equipped upgrades to change the outcome
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Nautilus Upgrade sacrifice
Discard a face-up upgrade to compensate for one Nemo, Crew, or Hull loss
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Character sacrifices
Flip character tiles to provide various emergency benefits:
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Prologue
Roll one die and place Nautilus in corresponding Major Ocean; continue with next card; roll only white dice for Action Phase
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First Intermission
Continue normal play
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Second Intermission
Determine Nemo's Final Motive; add orange reinforcements to Ship Draw Pool; roll three white dice and one black die, choosing two white dice for AP
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Finale
Follow specific finale card instructions
