Whenever you should be able to take a piece and that specific piece is not in the supply, you take another piece of the same level according to your choice. When there are no pieces of the same level available, you take a piece (your choice) that is one level higher. This applies to upgrading pieces, getting pieces as rewards for completing puzzles, and also for taking new level-1 pieces.

You can check the diagram on your Player Mat for a quick reference of every piece's level. Each piece consists of at least one little square (1x1). The level of a piece is determined by the number of 1x1 squares the piece consists of.

Difficulty.

Puzzles with white backs are easier to complete, but you gain less victory points for them. Puzzles with black backs are more difficult to complete, but you gain more victory points for them. When the black puzzle deck runs out, the endgame triggers.

No.

No, it just gives you a dedicated space where you can put your unfinished/finished puzzles and pieces. Also it gives you a reminder what can you do throughout the turn.

Follow the setup.

To setup the game you first need to set the table. First determine the number of players in the game and then shuffle together all black puzzles and then take out a number of black puzzles according to the number of players in the game. After that shuffle all the white puzzles. Now deal 4 puzzles from each pile of puzzles, keep everything in all players reach, give every player a level-1 and level-2 piece, and you can start the game.

All

White puzzle deck contains all of the white puzzles in the game.

Use the solo variant

12

14

16

20

24

We encourage you to try the Line Clear variant, which reduces downtime.

Level-1 and Level-2

Yes, all players start with a one level-1 piece and one level-2 piece.

3

Yes.

Use a piece from your supply and put it inside the puzzle. The pieces cannot overlap with each other and they cannnot stick out of the recessed area.

Yes.

Yes, if you are currently placing a piece in any way. You cannot change a piece you placed in one of your previes actions in any way.

No.

You get all of your pieces back from a puzzle once you complete it.

No

For each 'Upgrade a piece' action you do, you increase (or decrease) a level of a piece from your supply.

If a level has more types of pieces, it is up to you to choose which one do you take.

No.

You have to do the 'Take a level-1 piece' action to take a level-1 piece from the reserve.

Focus on recovering your pieces from puzzles in front of you.

4

Yes.

Yes, you refil the puzzle row immediately after taking a puzzle from it.

Nothing.

Endgame

The endgame begins - you finish the current round and then play one more last round. After that do the Finishing Touches and Final scoring.

No.

You put up to one piece on each puzzle, that means you decide whether you put a piece on it or not.

No.

No.

All of the pieces used in Master Action have to be in your supply before you use it.

Once per turn.

Fill it.

You complete a puzzle if you fill its recessed area with pieces. You cannot overlap pieces.

Points, reward

Firstly, you get all of the pieces you used on the puzzle back into your supply. Then add the puzzle into your completed puzzles pile to get points for it at the end and also get the reward (which could be a piece, or something more special).

Once the black puzzle deck runs out, you start the end game phase. Finish the current round -> play one more round -> do the finishing touches -> count up the points.

You have an option to do Finishing Touches.

You can use pieces from your supply to complete unfinished puzzles in front of you. For each piece you use this way deduce one point from your final score.

Yes

By having the most points from completing puzzles.

The player with more completed puzzles wins. If there is still tie, the player with more pieces wins. If there is still a tie, all tied players win.

Level-5 pieces are Ghost Pieces included in the Ghost Piece expansion.

It is a special type of piece (level-5) which you can use normally as any other piece, or you can do a special Ghost Piece Action with it.

It is a special type of action, which lets you deconstruct a level-5 piece into smaller level-1 to level-4 pieces. The smaller pieces have to be able to form the original Ghost Piece. After that, you can put those on puzzles (up to one per puzzle).

You can get Ghost Pieces from rewards on puzzles or via an Instant Level Up.

No.

It is an Instant Level Up reward. You can upgrade a piece by one for each arrow.

A reward which lets you upgrade a piece by one for each arrow on a puzzle.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, you can - just put 24 black puzzles into the black puzzle deck. But, we recommend that you play the Line Clear variant which reduces downtime.

It is a mini-expansion from our Kickstarter campaign which introduces puzzles with a new reward type and a metal coin as a starting player marker.

It works just like the regular Master Action, you just have to flip a puzzle in your victory point pile with an M reward on it. The Ambassador Action is also not limited to only one per round as the regular Master Action is.

By giving a different number of pieces into opponent's supply. For Standard level add 6 level-1 pieces, for Challenging level add 3 level-1 pieces for Unbeatable level add 0 pieces.

Yes, but remember that if you take a puzzle from a column in which there is a level one piece - you have to put that piece into the opponent's supply.

They are locks which prevent the AI to take a puzzle from that column.

Nothing happens in your turn, the AI will be able to take a puzzle from this column.

The opponent tries to take a puzzle every turn. However, if there is a lock above all three columns of puzzles, the opponent does not take any puzzle. If this happens, remove one lock (piece) from every column and put it back into the reserve (not the opponent's supply).

The game end beggins after the whole puzzle deck runs out. The game continues until you play one more 3-action turn followed by the opponent's turn. Then you can do Finishing Touches.

You need to have more points than opponent by completing puzzles. Don't forget to deduct any points for Finishing Touches and score negative points for any uncompleted puzzles in front of you (their point total)!

Depending on the number of players. 16 for 4 players, 20 for 5 players and 24 for 6 players.

4-6

No, you can use anything else. We recommend using 2 sets of 2 similiar coins.

No.

No, you can only take puzzles from the rows corresponding to the color of the marker in front of you.

Once the black puzzle deck runs out the end game begins. Play until the first player receives both markers (do not pass them further) and then everyone can do Finishing Touches.

With Player Mats.

During setup each player should receive a Player Mat, one of them has a "First Player" written on it. If you don't want to use Player Mats, you can choose the First Player randomly.

Yes.