Each round in Tanglewoods: Red has the Activation and Engagement parts as explained in the 20 Strong core rules. That said, depending on what kind of node you’re on and what happens during Activation, you will sometimes skip the round’s entire Engagement.

Activation consists of an Exploration phase, Travel phase, and Bribery phase. Each of these steps is described in detail in their corresponding sections.

1. Activation
• Exploration Phase (Optional)
» Exploring
» Visit the Merchant
• Travel Phase
• Bribery Phase

2. Engagement (Sometimes Skipped)

• Strategy Phase (Repeat = Strategy Stat)

» Commit Dice
» Roll Dice
» Apply Dice
• Resolve Phase
» Suffer Damage
» After Effects
» Exhaust Dice
» Recover Dice
» Cleanup