The scouting line reflects the way your Strategy helps you foresee some of the dangers you will face in the forest.

The number of cards visible in the scouting line should always be equal to your Strategy . This includes both the single cards in the line as well as the top card of the deck.

Any time cards are taken from the line (usually to activate them for an encounter), they’re taken from the left end of the line. If more cards must be activated than there are cards in the line, they’re drawn directly from the deck until the need is filled. Cards taken from the scouting line are not immediately replenished.

When several cards must be drawn from the scouting line at the same time, the line is not refilled until all of those cards have been drawn. Only after all necessary cards have been drawn do you refill the line by sliding cards to the left and filling the empty spaces behind them until the line again reflects your Strategy stat.

Any time your Strategy increases, immediately add more cards to the line from the deck. Make no changes if your Strategy decreases — you already know what those cards are, so there's no sense restacking them onto the deck.