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Select cards simultaneously
Each player chooses one of their three cards and places it face-down, then both are revealed at the same time
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Resolve tied values
If both cards show the same value, both are discarded with no effect
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Apply lower card effect
The player who played the lowest value card applies their card's effect first (effects must be applied if possible)
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Spend action points
The player with the higher value card receives action points equal to the difference between the two card values
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Important restriction
The player receiving action points does NOT apply their card's effect
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Draw new cards
At round end, each player draws one card to return their hand to three cards
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Track played cards
Place played Action cards visibly in front of each player so opponents can see which values have been used
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Reshuffle when empty
If a player's draw pile is empty, shuffle the discard pile to create a new draw pile
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Move a baby raptor
Move one baby onto an empty orthogonally adjacent space; landing on a half-space escape exit removes that baby from the board (counts toward victory)
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Move the mother
Move the mother any number of spaces in a straight line until hitting an obstacle (rock, fire, raptor, or scientist)
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Wounded mother penalty
If the mother has sleep tokens, spend that many action points before her first move of the turn
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Kill a scientist
Remove a scientist on a neighboring space from the game entirely
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Wake a baby raptor
Set a sleeping baby on a neighboring space back upright (cannot wake a baby put to sleep this turn)
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Extinguish fire
Remove a fire token on a neighboring space plus all fire tokens orthogonally connected to it
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Card 1 - Mother's Call and Shuffle
Move one awake baby to the mother's tile without crossing occupied or fire spaces, then shuffle draw and discard piles together
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Card 2/6 - Disappearance and Observation
Remove mother from board; after scientist's actions, place her on any free space; next turn, scientist must show their chosen card before raptor chooses
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Card 3 - Fear
Frighten one scientist (lay figurine down); scientist is inactive until set upright
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Card 4 - Mother's Call (x2)
Move one or two awake babies to the mother's tile without crossing occupied or fire spaces
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Card 5 - Recovery (x2)
Remove up to two sleep tokens from mother, wake up to two babies, or combine both effects
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Card 7 - Recovery (x3)
Remove up to three sleep tokens from mother, wake up to three babies, or combine both effects
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Card 8 - Fear (x2)
Frighten one or two scientists of choice
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Card 9 - No effect
This card has no special ability
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Move a scientist
Move onto a free orthogonally adjacent space; may pass through fire but cannot end on it
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Stand up frightened scientist
Set a frightened scientist back upright (cannot do this the same turn they were frightened)
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Shoot baby raptor
Put a baby on a neighboring space to sleep (lay figurine down)
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Capture sleeping baby
Remove a sleeping baby on a neighboring space from the board to the player aid
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Shoot mother raptor
Fire at the mother in a straight line with clear line of sight; give one sleep token to raptor player
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One aggressive action limit
Each scientist may only perform ONE aggressive action (shoot or capture) per turn
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Card 1 - Sleeping Gas and Shuffle
Put one baby to sleep on the same or adjacent tile as any scientist, then shuffle draw and discard piles together
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Card 2/6 - Reinforcements
Place one or two scientists from reserve on empty spaces along the long edges of the board (square tiles only, not L-shaped tiles)
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Card 3 - Jeep (x2)
Move one or two scientists in straight lines any distance until hitting obstacles; driving over fire removes those fire tokens
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Card 4 - Sleeping Gas (x2)
Put one or two baby raptors to sleep on the same or adjacent tiles as scientists
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Card 5 - Fire (x2)
Place two fire tokens on free spaces orthogonally adjacent to a scientist or existing fire token
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Card 7 - Fire (x3)
Place three fire tokens on free spaces orthogonally adjacent to a scientist or existing fire token
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Card 8 - Jeep (x4)
Perform up to four Jeep moves split among any scientists; driving over fire removes those tokens
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Card 9 - No effect
This card has no special ability
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No stacking
There can never be two figurines or tokens on the same space
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Orthogonal movement only
Diagonal adjacency is never used for moving or shooting
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Exit restrictions
Only baby raptors can move onto half-space exits; no other figurines or tokens may be placed there
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Raptor fire restriction
Raptors can never move onto or through spaces with fire tokens
