Tokyo Sidekick
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we lose the game?
There are 4 ways.
There are a total of 4 losing conditions:
1) The Destruction Gauge reaches 15.
2) A player can't draw a card from the Damage deck when they need to.
3) A Red Incident gets a second FIRE Token placed on it.
4) A player can't draw from the Enemy Deck or the Incident Deck.
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Can I use an ability multiple times per turn, if it says "once per turn"?
What is Energy Refill Limit
Do I redraw my hand at the end of other players turn as well as my own?
How often does Crime Time happen?
See the following rule(s) to find an answer to this question.
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When do New Enemies appear?
During Crime Time.
During each Crime Time a single new Enemy will be added to the board.
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What happens at the End of a Turn?
What happens during Crime Time?
What is Crime Time?
See the following rule(s) to find an answer to this question.
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What does the CT Skill icon mean?
What does the Evil Arrives symbol mean?
What does the Encounter Ability of an Enemy mean?
What does the lightning bolt on my Ability Cards mean?
What is a Passive Ability?
What is a skill?
Each Hero has a special ability that can be found on its card and it is called a skill.
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Can Enemies damage me?
Kinda.
You receive damage in form of Damage Cards at the end of each turn for each Enemy currently in play. You may additionally suffer negative effects when entering the same space as an Enemy, if they have an Encounter ability.
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Do I need to pay Energy to use the Power Up action?
No.
To use the Power Up action, players only need to pay EXP cost of the chosen upgrade they take.
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What is a Power Up action?
Can I only use the Assemble actions, if my characters are 2 spaces apart?
No.
By using the Assemble action, you can move one of your characters to your other character's space, regardless how far apart they are from one another.
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Can I use the Assemble action on another players characters?
What is Assemble?
While Attacking with another player, can I use their Energy Cards?
No.
Players can only use their own Energy Cards and can never share them with others. The only exception being some Ability Cards, which change this rule a bit.
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Can another player help me in Resolving an Incidents?
If I Attack together with another player, do we both receive 3 EXP in case of a successful Attack?
Yes.
All participating players in an Attack receive the full EXP bonus for either shattering the Enemies Defence or by wiping their Health out.
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Can I Attack the same Enemy with another player?
How can I use the Amazing Duo card?
You can add the Amazing Duo bonus ATK Points to your Attack, if you are attacking the same Enemy with both of your characters.
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Why are there 3 Menace cards?
During each game, players only use a single Menace Card. Each Menace makes the game more difficult which provides extra challenge.
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Which side do players first use the Amazing Duo bonus card?
At first, players use the Amazing Duo bonus card from the grey side. During the game, players will be able to upgrade their Amazing Duo bonus card using the Power Up action.
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When can I use the Wonder Trinity or Dynamic Family Cards?
Similar to Amazing Duo bonus card, you get to use the Wonder Trinity or Dynamic Family bonus cards when you attack the same Enemy with 3 or 4 of your characters together.
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Why is there only 1 Wonder Trinity Card?
Wonder Trinity bonus card can only be used by the player which has gained control of the reformed Hero - Cool Guy or reformed Sidekick - Jinx Cat.
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Why are there 10 Hero Cards and only 9 Hero standees?
Good question!
One Hero (Cool Guy) and one Sidekick (Jinx Cat) aren't available during setup, because players can earn them during the game. Thus their standees are counted as a Villain and a Supervillain standees.
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How many Lv.3 Energy Cards are there?
How many Lv.2 Energy Cards are there?
How many Lv.1 Energy Cards are there?
How many Energy Cards are there?
What components are included in Tokyo Sidekick?
Which version of the rules does Dized use?
The latest rules.
The latest rules, confirmed by the publisher.
How can I wipe out Health of an Enemy?
How can I Shatter Defence of an Enemy?
How can I gain ATK Points?
ATK (Attack) Points are gained by Depleting Energy Cards during an Attack action. ATK points are gained based on the amount and type of Energy Depleted.
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What are ATK Points?
ATK (Attack) Points are gained by Depleting Energy Cards during an Attack action. ATK points are gained based on the amount and type of Energy Depleted.
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What is the cost of an Attack action?
See the following rule(s) to find an answer to this question.
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Can I use any type of Energy Cards fo an Attack action?
Can I use the Resolve action, if I can't pay it's cost?
No.
You must be able to pay the full cost of actions in order to use them.
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What is the cost of Resolve action?
It depends.
The Energy Cost of using the Resolve action depends on the Incident Cards. The specific cost for resolving an Incident Card can be found on it.
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Are there any additional variations for 2 players?
What is Adachi Asylum?
Can I draw additional cards, if my deck is empty?
Is there any hand limit?
How can I draw additional cards?
It depends.
There are multiple effects that allow players to draw additional cards. The most common way of doing so is by using the Charge Up action.
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Can I draw additional cards during my turn?
Yes.
There are multiple effects that allow players to draw additional cards. The most common way of doing so is by using the Charge Up action.
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Can there be more than 1 character in the space at the same time?
Can I move each of my characters 1 space by using the move action once?
No.
When using any action, players must select one character that will perform the action.
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When does the game end?
The game ends either when the players defeat the Menace or when one of the lose conditions is met.
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Can I move both my character using the same Move action?
No.
When using any action, players must select one character that will perform the action.
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How far can I move?
It depends.
The amount of spaces (or distance) that a player can move their character depends on the action they use. For example, players can move 1 or 2 spaces by using the Move action.
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How can I move?
Usually, players are able to move their characters by using the Move or Assemble actions. However, some Heroes have special skills or Ability Cards which allow for a different type of movement.
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Does an Energy Card gets removed from play, after it is Depleted?
How do I Deplete Energy Cards?
What is Deplete?
How many actions are there in the game?
It depends.
There are a total of 7 standard actions and each Hero might have their own special action on Ability Cards and/or skills.
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How can I use an action?
Can I use EXP for anything else, except the Power Up action?
Can I spend EXP in a middle of another action?
Can I have more than 15 EXP?
Can I take the same Power Up action multiple times?
What is Experience?
Can a Sidekick die?
Can a Hero die?
If I control a Hero and an Enemy has a Fated symbol with it, is the Enemies effect negated for everyone?
Can a single Hero have multiple Fated Enemies?
Can an Enemy have multiple Fated characters?
What does the Fated symbol mean?
If an effect targets an Enemy, can I target a Menace?
If an effect targets an Enemy, can I target a Supervillain?
If an effect targets an Enemy, can I target a Villain?
What are Enemies?
Can I place my character on any space on the board?
What is Home Turf?
Do I have to take all actions during my turn?
What can I do on my turn?
During a players turn, they can perform various general actions or hero specific actions. The amount of actions is only limited by the Energy Cards available to players during their turns.
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Do I have to play the actions in a certain order?
No.
Player can take as many actions as they wish and in any order. However, they first need to finish performing their last action before performing the next one.
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Are there any differences for a 2 player game?
Are there any differences for a 3 player game?
Who goes first?
Players choice.
Players choose who will be the first player in the game, which will take the first turn. After that, everyone take turns in clockwise order.
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How do I set up for a 2 player game?
The game is setup the same way for all player counts, except that the board is flipped to the 2 player side and 2 Incident Cards will be flipped face up.
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How do I set up for a 4 player game?
The game is setup the same way for all player counts, except that the board is flipped to the 3-4 player side and 3 Incident Cards will be flipped face up.
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How do I set up for a 3 player game?
The game is setup the same way for all player counts, except that the board is flipped to the 3-4 player side and 3 Incident Cards will be flipped face up.
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How do I win the game?
Defeat the Menace.
To win the game, player have to defeat 2 Villains, 2 Supervillains and finally the Menace.
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What is the goal of the game?
Defeat the Menace.
To win the game, player have to defeat 2 Villains, 2 Supervillains and finally the Menace.
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