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War of the Ring: The Card Game
War of the Ring: The Card Game
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Introduction
Introduction
3
About & Copyright
About & Copyright
Introduction
Introduction
Components
Components
Setup
Setup
6
Setup
Setup
Factions
Factions
The Turn Order Tracker
The Turn Order Tracker
The Play Area
The Play Area
Location Cards
Location Cards
Faction Cards
Faction Cards
Gameplay
Gameplay
3
The Game Round
The Game Round
Who Can See What?
Who Can See What?
Glossary
Glossary
Location Step
Location Step
5
Location Step
Location Step
Activating Battlegrounds
Activating Battlegrounds
Reactivating Battlegrounds
Reactivating Battlegrounds
Activating Paths
Activating Paths
Resolving Combat
Resolving Combat
Action Step
Action Step
20
Action Step
Action Step
Actions
Actions
Pass
Pass
Carryover Limit
Carryover Limit
Ending the Action Step
Ending the Action Step
Playing a Card
Playing a Card
Playing an Army
Playing an Army
Playing a Character
Playing a Character
In Play, From Play
In Play, From Play
Gandalf and Aragorn
Gandalf and Aragorn
Playing an Item
Playing an Item
Playing an Event
Playing an Event
Playing to the Reserve Area
Playing to the Reserve Area
Recycling the Cycle Pile
Recycling the Cycle Pile
Special Cases
Special Cases
Cycle Action
Cycle Action
Move Action
Move Action
"Use an Action" of a Card in Play
"Use an Action" of a Card in Play
Use a Ring Token
Use a Ring Token
Winnow
Winnow
Game Procedures
Game Procedures
8
Cycle
Cycle
Draw
Draw
Eliminate
Eliminate
Forsake
Forsake
Move
Move
Remove
Remove
Running Out of Cards
Running Out of Cards
Take From Draw Deck
Take From Draw Deck
Combat Step
Combat Step
10
Combat Step
Combat Step
Path Combat
Path Combat
Combat Tokens
Combat Tokens
Outcomes of Path Combat
Outcomes of Path Combat
Path Combat Example
Path Combat Example
Battleground Combat
Battleground Combat
Combat In Reactivated Battlegrounds
Combat In Reactivated Battlegrounds
Outcomes of Battleground Combat
Outcomes of Battleground Combat
Characters in Battleground Combat
Characters in Battleground Combat
Battleground Combat Example
Battleground Combat Example
Scoring and Victory
Scoring and Victory
7
Scoring
Scoring
Scoring Battlegrounds
Scoring Battlegrounds
Scoring Paths
Scoring Paths
Corruption Tokens
Corruption Tokens
Scoring Ring Tokens
Scoring Ring Tokens
Victory Check
Victory Check
Scoring Example
Scoring Example
Scenarios
Scenarios
5
Scenarios
Scenarios
Trilogy Scenario
Trilogy Scenario
Two-Player Duel
Two-Player Duel
Three-Player Duel
Three-Player Duel
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring
FAQ
FAQ

War of the Ring: The Card Game

Actions

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  1. War of the Ring: The Card Game
  2. Action Step
  3. Actions

Possible actions in a player’s turn are:

— Play 1 card from your hand.

— Move 1 character or army in reserve to an active path or battleground.

— Cycle 1 card from your hand.

— Winnow by eliminating 2 cards from your hand to draw 1 card.

— Use an Action to resolve the text of a card in play indicating you may “use an action to...”.

— Use a Ring token to draw cards.

Next
Pass
Pass
Related Rule(s)
Playing a Card
Playing a Card
Move Action
Move Action
Cycle Action
Cycle Action
Winnow
Winnow
"Use an Action" of a Card in Play
"Use an Action" of a Card in Play
Use a Ring Token
Use a Ring Token
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