Contain

Containment is the most important Action of the game. Each time you Contain a cube, you are one step closer to winning. In addition, it is the only way to earn new Research cards.

Containment Protocol

1. To Contain a cube, you must first have a valid Set or Run of cubes in your Lab. You may arrange and rearrange them freely on your board.

• SET: cubes of the same value (f.ex. 1, 1, 1)

• RUN: cubes in consecutive sequence (f.ex. 3, 4, 5)

A Set or Run of cubes is valid only if:

• there are 3 or more cubes, AND

• they are all the same color -or- all different colors.

2. Choose one of the cubes from the valid Set or Run and place it in an empty space, matching its color and value, on the Containment board. The Containment board can only accept one cube of each color and value.

3. Check the Primed Area. If the Primed Area has a cube of the same color AND value as the cube you just Contained, you may destroy the cube in the Primed Area that matches it. Only one cube may be destroyed per Containment, even if multiple exact matches exist.

Strategy Tip: If there is no matching cube in the Primed Area, but a same-color cube is close in value, consider Adjusting the Primed cube to match the value of the cube you intend to Contain, thereby destroying it.

4. (optional) Roll to gain a Research card.

A Researcher may roll the cubes remaining in their lab that were used in their Set or Run, in order to draw a Research card with a Level matching the number of cubes rolled. After rolling, the cubes remain in that researcher's lab for continued use.

This step is optional, as you may wish to keep the values you have for future Actions or Containments.