If an ability instructs me to play a dragon or cave at a discount or for free, do I still pay the entice or excavate coin cost to play that dragon or cave?
No
You only pay an action’s coin cost when taking that action. For “play a dragon” abilities found on cards and the dragon guilds, the only payment is the cost printed on the dragon card. For “play a cave” abilities found on cards and the dragon guilds, the only payment is the egg cost in the 3rd and 4th columns on the player mat. Even though the cost to play the card is discounted or free with these types of abilities, further optional costs found on some dragons, caves, and the 4th row of the player mat are not discounted/free.
If I have full cave (4 dragons, no visible stop signs), does my adventurer return to base camp after they explore that cave?
Yes
Yes, reaching a stop sign or the end of the cave returns the adventurer to Base Camp and ends your turn.
If a dragon’s ability reads “in this cave,” what is it referring to?
“In this cave” refers to the specific row in which the dragon is located (either the Crimson Cavern, Golden Grotto, or Amethyst Abyss, not on your entire player mat).
What exactly do I gain when using this ability: “Tuck a dragon card from your hand here to gain [any resource] of the cost printed on the tucked dragon.”?
1 resource
For these dragons, you gain any 1 resource (meat, milk, gem, or gold) in the cost of the tucked dragon card. You do not gain all resources in that cost, as there is only 1 “any resource” icon in the ability description.
For the “Markers on the Dragon Guild” at the end of the game, does it refer to the number of actual markers or just the end game points? Or both?
This refers to markers on the Dragon Guild aligned with END GAME scoring benefits.
Are “if activated” and “once per round” abilities optional?
Most abilities are optional, unless they offer a benefit to other players. If I have a dragon that gives everyone something, that dragon automatically activates. When it would activate, each player, including the owner of the dragon, can choose whether or not to use that dragon’s ability, and that choice is independent.
Can you use resources that are cached on cards?
No
Cached resources are not in your supply, and you are not able to spend them.
What the cave card symbols in the fourth column mean?
When you play a cave card here, you can spend a combination of resources/cards to gain a coin.
When a dragon card says to cache a resource, do you get them from your personal supply?
Yes
Unless otherwise specified, resources that you cache must come from your personal supply.
If there are 2 spots available for a bonus on the dragon guild board, can 1 player claim both?
Yes
If space is available, the same player may collect the same bonus more than once.
Can you move eggs around once placed?
With the [any resource] icon, you gain 1 of each resource or 1 resource of your choice?
1 resource
You gain any 1 resource (meat, milk, gem, or gold).
The benefit of the pass icon in Automa is that you don’t perform the final card actions, correct?
If you run out of cards, do you shuffle and replace the draw pile?
Is Wyrmspan different from Wingspan?
Yes
There are key differences.