Is there a player order in the Spirit Phase?
Not really
Players act simultaneously within each phase, conferring as they wish. Table talk is not just allowed; it’s likely necessary for victory!
When does the Spirit Phase end?
Once all players have Grown, gained their Energy, and played their Power Cards for this turn, paying their costs as they do, it’s time to proceed on to the Fast Power Phase.
What happens in the Spirit Phase?
Each Spirit does three things, in the following order: Growth, Gain Energy, Play and Pay for Power cards.
What happens in the Time Passes Phase?
This is the wrap-up phase at the end of each turn.
Can I choose to use my Fast Powers later in the Slow Power Phase?
No
You can’t delay using a Fast Power until the Slow Phase, even if you want to. Use it now or forego it. You don't get your Energy back for foregoing a played Power card.
What is Slow Power Phase?
In Slow Power Phase players resolve Slow Powers, both the Innate Powers printed on their Spirit Panel and any Power Cards they played.
In which order do I resolve my Fast Powers?
You choose
Powers may be resolved in whatever order the players want, so long as no Power interrupts another partway through
What is Fast Power Phase?
Players resolve Fast Powers — both Innate Powers printed on their Spirit Panel and Power Cards they played.
Do players take turns to play?
Not really
Players act simultaneously within each phase, conferring as they wish. Table talk is not just allowed; it’s likely necessary for victory!
What is the Phase sequence in a round?
1. Spirit Phase
2. Fast Power Phase
3. Invader Phase
4. Slow Power Phase
5. Time Passes
Who decided on where to resolve some game effects?
When the game calls for a decision (where Blight cascades to, which Invaders to do Damage to, etc) and it’s not specified who makes it, what do you do? If the decision springs from a Power, the Spirit using the Power makes the decision.
If my Special Rule increases the Damage of my Powers and I Repeat that Power, do I get another Damage increse?
Yes
Any changes to a power carry over to the Repeat — eg: having its Damage increased by Devouring Teeth Lurk Underfoot, or its Range / Speed boosted by Sun-Bright Whirlwind.
Can I Repeat a Power with Repeat in a loop?
No
In all cases, Repeats never cause further Repeats, so you can’t end up in an infinite loop.
How many cards allow me to Repeat Powers?
3
The three cards with Repeat are all Major Powers - The Land Thrashes in Furious Pain, Winds of Rust and Atrophy, Powerstorm.
What does Repeat do?
Repeating a Power means “use the Power’s text effects again”. It doesn’t grant the Elements along a card’s left-hand side again, just the text effects.
If I Remove Blight from the Island, where do I place it?
To Blight pool
Some Powers let you Remove Blight. When you remove Blight from the Island, return it to the Blight Pool.
Can I remove Blight from the Island?
Yes
Some Powers let you Remove Blight. When you remove Blight from the Island, return it to the Blight Pool.
How can I track which lands have Defend effect applied to them?
Reminder tokens
Each player has optional Markers you can use to help you remember that a land is Defended this turn.
Doe multiple Defend effects stack in a single land?
Yes
If multiple Defend effects are used in one land, they add together.
Do Defend effect only protect against Damage done to land and NOT from Damage done to Dahan?
No
No, for example “Defend 2” means “Whenever Invaders deal Damage in target land this turn, reduce by 2 the Damage done to the land AND to Dahan.”
What does Defend do?
Some Powers let you Defend a target land, which reduces Damage done by Invaders to the land and/or Dahan. “Defend 2” means “Whenever Invaders deal Damage in target land this turn, reduce by 2 the Damage done to the land and to Dahan.”
If I Downgrade a Town or a City do I receive Fear?
No
Downgrade is a special form of Replace, so it follows all of the Replace rules (doesn’t generate Fear, preserves Damage taken, etc.)
What does Downgrade mean?
Some effects Downgrade Invaders, representing gradual population loss. To Downgrade an Invader, Replace it with the next smallest Invader piece. Downgrade is a special form of Replace, so it follows all of the Replace rules (doesn’t generate Fear, preserves Damage taken, etc.)
What happens if I Replace a Damaged Invader to a one that has less Health?
It is Destroyed
To Replace an Invader: first you remove the Invader, then you put something else in its place. A Replaced Invader keeps any Damage it had. If the new Invaders thus has Damage dealt to it equal to its Health, it is Destroyed.
What does Replace mean?
To Replace an Invader: first you remove the Invader, then you put something else in its place. A Replaced Invader keeps any Damage it had. Removing or Replacing Town or City tokens DON'T generate Fear.
What is the difference between Removing and Destroying an Invader?
Removing or Replacing Town or City tokens DON'T generate Fear, while Destorying them - does.
Do I receive Fear for Removing Towns or Cities?
No
Some effects Remove Invaders, representing them fleeing in terror. Return the specified pieces to the supply. Removing or Replacing Town or City tokens DON'T generate Fear.
What does Remove mean?
Some effects Remove Invaders, representing them fleeing in terror. Return the specified pieces to the supply. Removing or Replacing Town or City tokens DON'T generate Fear.
Are there any bonuses for Destroying Invaders?
Yes, for some
Destroying a Town generates 1 Fear and Destroying a City generates 2 Fear, but Removing or Replacing does not.
When is a piece Destroyed?
Many Powers Destroy Invaders outright. Return the specified pieces to the supply. Additionaly, Invaders and Dahan are Destroyed when they are deal Damage equal to their Health.
My Power card says: 1 Damage, can I choose to deal it to Dahan?
No
Any time a Power, Fear Card, or other game rule does Damage, it always means “Damage to Invaders” unless explicitly specified otherwise. Most Spirit Powers do not harm the land or Dahan.
Can I only Push to adjacent lands?
Yes
You can only Push into a valid adjacent land, not off the board or into the Ocean.
Can I only Gather from adjacent lands?
Yes
Gather only pulls things in from lands adjacent to the target; boosts to a Power’s Range do not affect Gathering distance.
If I Gather multiple things, do they all have to come from the same land?
No
If Gathering multiple things, they may come from different adjacent lands.
Where can I Push to?
Other lands
You can only Push into a valid land, not off the board or into the Ocean.
If I Push multiple things, do all of them have to be pushed to the same land?
No
If Pushing multiple things, they may go to different lands or not, as you wish.
Waht does keyword Push do?
This is the exact reverse of Gather. Push means “Move that many things out of the target land, to adjacent land(s)”.
What does keyword Gather do?
This is the exact reverse of Push. Gather means “Move that many things into the target land from land(s) adjacent to it”.
Is there any limitation on when I can Reclaim cards?
No limitations
You may choose to Reclaim cards even if you still have cards in hand or even if you don't have any cards in your discard pile.
How can I Reclaim cards?
You may Reclaim cards by choosing your first Growth option at the begining of each Spirit Phase.
What is Reclaiming cards?
Reclaiming cards is an ability that allows you to return your previously played Power cards back to your hand.
Which Power cards can I choose to Forget?
Almost any
To Forget a Power card, you permanently lose a Power Card from your hand, discard pile, or in play. If you forget a card that you had in play, but haven't resolved yet, you lose its Elements and won't get to resolve it. You also don't get back the Energy spent to play that card.
Can I Forget the Major Power card that I have just Gained?
Yes
You may choose to Forget a Major Power card that you have just Gained.
Is there any difference in Gaining a Minor or a Major Power card?
Yes
Each time you Gain a Major Power card, you must permanently lose one of your cards.
Can I use newly Gained Power cards during the same turn?
Yes
New Power Cards always go into your hand and can used in the same turn when you Gain them.
Can I choose which Power card type to gain?
Yes
Whenever you’re told to “Gain a Power Card”: choose whether you’re gaining a Minor or Major Power.
What are Remider tokens used for?
For Reminders
A few Powers have temporary effects on a land. You may use Reminder tokens to mark such lands. Just remember to remove them at the end of the turn!
Can I use a Power cards effect multiple times if I pay its cost multiple times?
No
A golden rule goes as follows - One Land! One Turn! One Use!
Do Defend effect stay on lands until Damage is dealt to it?
No
All effects stay in play only for a single turn. A golden rule goes as follows - One Land! One Turn! One Use!
Can I target multiple lands with a single Power cards?
No
A golden rule goes as follows - One Land! One Turn! One Use!
What does Range 0 means?
A Range of 0 means a land where you have Presence.
Is there a limit to how many Elements I can have?
No
There is no limit to how many Elements you can have. You gain Elements from playing Power cards as well as from your Spirit's Progression tracks. While a Power Card is in Play, you have the Elements shown.
What is an Element?
There are eight Elements: Sun, Moon, Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Plant, and Animal. Elements are required to use your Spirits' Innate Power, which is an additional free action.
What is a Spirit's Special Rule?
Each Spirit has their own Special Rule that changes the way they play.
Can I use Powers, if there is no eligible target for them?
Yes
Sometimes, it is beneficial to play Power cards just to receive Elements from them, and not for their main effects.
What is Range?
Range - how many lands away from your Presence you can use a Power or effect.
What is Speed?
Power's Speed determines in which Phase will it be resolved - before or after Invaders take their actions.
If I a Power requires my to have some Elements to use its effect, do I spend the Elements?
No
Optional effects which may only be used if the Spirit has gained certain Elements this turn. The required Elements are not “used up”; the threshold is simply a check to see if they are in play.
Do I receive Elements from Power cards that I haven't yet resolved?
Yes
You receive Elements from all your played Power cards even if you haven't yet resolved them or decide to not resolve their effects.
Waht is a Power card?
All player cards are generaly called Power cards. There are a total of three types of Power cards - Unique, Minor and Majot Power cards.
How much Damage do Dahan deal?
2 Damage
Each surviving Dahan deal 2 Damage to Invaders after they finish their Ravage action in a land with Dahan.
Is Damaged Dahan healed at the end of the round?
Yes
All damaged Invaders as well as Dahan get healed at the end of each round.
How much Health do Dahan have?
2 Health
Each Dahan has 2 Health in total. If they receive 1 Damage, turn them to the Damaged side.
Can I return Destroyed Dahan back to the board?
No
If Dahan get Destroyed because of the Invaders or your Powers, they get removed from the board.
Do I choose to which the Dahan deal damage to?
Yes
You choose to which Invaders Dahan will deal Damage, as long as they are all present in the same land.
Can players control the Dahan?
No
Dahan are symbolising the native, semi-nomadic human inhabitants of the Island. You don't control them, but you may move them around the Island as a result of your Powers and if you Defend them from the Invaders, they will fight them back.
What are Dahan?
The Dahan are the native, semi-nomadic human inhabitants of the Island. They coexist well with the land and the Spirits. They also aren’t too thrilled about the Invaders’ colonization, but are wary of initiating violence.
Does Spirit Presence get Destroyed, if it added to a land as a result of Power card effect?
Yes.
Blight added to lands during the game requires you to Destroy one Presence from each Spirit with Presence in those lands. It doesn't matter what is the reason of Blight appearing on the Island, it always requires you to Destroy Presence in those lands.
Does Spirit Presence get Destroyed if a Blight is added as a result of a Cascade?
Can Cascade chain from one another?
Yes.
If you add Blight to an adjacent land as a result of a Cascade and it also already has Blight in it, you must Cascade from that land again, etc.
Is Blight added to all adjacent lands, if a Cascade happens?
No
You only add one additional Blight to any one adjacent land from a Cascade.
What is Cascade?
Cascade: If the land already has any Blight and you need to add another Bllight to it, you also add one additional Blight to any one adjacent land.
When adding Blight to a land with Spirit Presence, is all Presence destoryed?
No
Destroy one Presence from each Spirit with Presence in a land to which you add a Blilght token. This is true even if Blight is added as a result of a Cascade.
Why adding Blight to the board is bad?
After Setup, whenever you add Blight to a land, in that land, Destroy one Presence from each Spirit with Presence there (including when Blight cascades). Destroyed Presence is placed next to the Island, not returned to the Spirit Panels. Additionally, if the Blight pool is ever empty, you lose the game.
From where do I add Blight to the board during play?
From the Blight pool
When you add Blight to the Island during play, take it from the Blight Pool.
What is Blight?
Invaders slowly but inexorably Blight the land. A certain amount of Blight is normal in nature — such as damage from a forest fire — but too much will overwhelm the Island.
How do I know if a City is dealt 2 Damage?
If a City take a second damage, put an Energy Marker by it to note that it has taken another damage.
How do I track how much Damage has been dealt to Invaders?
Different Invader pieces have different amount of Health. Explorers have 1 Helath, Towns have 2 Health and Cities have 3 Health. If 1 damage is dealt to Towns or Cities, you flip their tokens to the other side.
Do Damaged Invaders get healed?
Yes
All dealt Damage is healed at the end of each round. To fully Destroy an Invader Town or City, you must do so in a single turn.
What counts as a source of Invaders?
Source of Invaders is important during Invader Explore action. New Explorers only appear in lands that have or are adjacent to source of Invaders and those are - Town, Cities and Ocean.
Do Invaders directly attack the Spirits?
No
Invaders don't directly attack or damage Spirits. Invaders only damage the land and Dahan as a result of their Ravage action.
What is counted as an Invader?
Invaders is a general term that refers to Explorers, Towns and Cities.
Can I choose to skip using an Innate Power effect?
Yes
You resolve the base effect and all threshold effects that you meet, in order from top to bottom. You may also choose to skip using any of the achieved effects, unless it says that it is mandatory.
Do I have to choose which Innate Power effect to use?
Not really
Innate Power effects operate as thresholds. You resolve the base effect and all threshold effects that you meet, in order from top to bottom. Exception: If a threshold says “Instead”, it replaces the effects of previous levels.
Does Innate Powers count towards the Card Play limit each round?
No
Innate Powers don't count for the sake of Card Play limit and are basically an additional free action you can perform each turn.
What is an Innate Power?
Each Spirit has their own unique Innate Power. Each Innate Power has their own Speed, Range and Target, but they don't cost Energy to use. Rather they require you to have enough Elements to use their bonuses. Innate Powers don't count for the sake of Card Play limit and are basically an additional free action you can perform each turn.