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Sequence of Play

ReplenishPhaseI you have ewer than our cards in hand, d raw back up to our.

AssemblyPhaseFlip the top card o each Action deck ace up, leaving it on top o its stack. You may resolve these cardsin the order o your choice during any phase o your turn.

CombatPhaseDecide i you want to ght. I you do, draw the top card o one o the ourEncounter decks and place it ace down.

Other players mayplayScouts toAidor Block. Fulllanyconditions of theEncounter. Playcards.TotalyourDamage.ResolvetheEncounter.

AcquisitionPhase Buycards. Gain1GoldTokenifyoudonotspendallofyourbonusGold. You may Reserve a card .

EndPhase DiscardallcardsintheFieldofPlayandanyremaininginyourhand.

Draw a new hand o our cards.

I at any time you need to draw a card rom your deck and you do not have a deck,shue your discard pile to create a new deck.

ThegameendswhenaHeroTokenreachestheExaltedspaceontheLevelTrack.

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Cocijo nocked an arrow, curled three ngers around the string, and then lited his bow as he drew backacrosshisbarechest.Hepausedonlyforamomenttogaugethedistanceandangle,thenreleased.

Thearrowarcedthroughthedampjungleair,thensmackedagainstthetreeCocijohadaimedforbeforeit rattled to the ground. Cocijo spat a curse, and then crossed the distance his arrow had traveled. Whenhe reached the tree, he saw that his shot had been accurate, as the piece o bark he had previously drawn acrossonwithawhiterockhadbeenshattered.However,hisarrowhadfailedtopenetratethetrunk.Onceagain, Cocijo heard the disapproving voice o his training master in his head: The boy has the eye of an eagle,but the arm of a child.

Cocijoreacheddownandliftedhisarrowfromthemoistground.Hescrapedhisthumbacrosstheedge,whichstillheldbitsofbark.Thetipwassharp.Therewasnoreasonitwasnotlodgedinthetreeotherthan

his weakness.

Everyone has their purpose, Cocijos mother would always tell him when she was alive. It was a commonidiomassociatedwithQuqumatz,thefeatheredserpentgod.Butwasittrue?Cocijowasnotonetoquestionthewisdomofagod,butwhatwasthepurposeofaSnakeClanwarriorwhocouldhitanytarget,butlackedthestrengthtopierceesh?

Ashetrudgedbacktowardsthevillage,hewasmetbyanelderscout. Thechieftaincommandsyourpresence, he said.

Me?Cocijosaid.

Thescoutnodded,thenturnedandbeganmarching.Cocijoscrambledtokeeppace,hischesttighteningand his mouth g oing instantly dry.

CocijowasledtothemouthoftheViperCave.Theelderscoutstopped,thenmotionedfortheyoungwarrior to enter. With his hands turning white rom g ripping his bow, Cocijo crept into the caves hissingshadows.Hehadseenthechiefsthronemanytimes,buthehadneverapproacheditalonebefore.TheSnakeClanchie sat on the massive construction o bones, dimly lit by two torches lodged in the cave walls on eitherside.Hiseyeshadaneerieluminescenceoftheirown,whichemphasizedtheblack,narrowverticalslitsofhispupils.Twoenormousanacondascurledaroundthechiefslegs,eachofthemstaringatCocijosapproach with predatory appetites.

AsCocijokneltbeforethethrone,theSnakeClanchiefwavedathinhandtowardstheyoungwarriorsbow.So,youngasp,youareanarcher,thechiefsaid,hisvoicealowslither.Ihavebeentoldofyour...aptitude.

Unsure o how to respond, Cocijo merely nodded and kept his eyes towards the dark cave foor.

Ihaveanerrandforyou,asp.Willyoudothisforme?

Cocijo surprised himsel by nding his own voice. Yes, I will, my chie.

Oyourknees,thechiefcommanded,andCocijostood.Thetaskisthis:thechiefoftheGarClaoeredatemporarytrucetoourhostilities.Aftercarefulconsideration,Ihavedecidedtoconsent.

TheSnakeClanchiefpointedascaledngeratCocijo.You,youngasp,shallgotheGarvillageantheirchiefthatIacceptthetermsoftheiroer.

Cocijo nodded.

And when I say you shall go, the chie hissed, I mean now.

Cocijoturnedandran.Hethoughthefeltforkedtongueslashacrossthebacksofhiscalvesashemoved towards the sunlight at the entrance o the Viper Cave, but it may only have been his panicimagination.

Hegatheredminimalsuppliesinpreparationforhisjourney.TheGarClanvillagewaslessthanatrek, and he wanted to travel light.

Asheapproachedthesea,thejunglecanopyaboveCocijobegantothin.Heknewhewasnearingenemy settlement when the air became saturated with the smell o salt. When he spotted the rst Clan warrior at the edge o the jungle, C ocijo knocked an arrow, but kept his bow pointed down. Wmoments,hewassurroundedbyGarClan,allwearingjewelrymadeofshbonesandsharkteeth.hewasexpectingarainofthrowntridentstogreethisarrival,theGarClaninsteadtossedlittlebuat him, and gently motioned or him to ollow.

TheshacksoftheGarvillagewereallbuiltoutoverthewater,precariouslybalancedonbarnacle-estilts.Cocijowasleddownanarrowbeachandontoaseriesofwoodenplanksbuiltatopthesea.TClan warrior told him how to navigate the maze o wet boards until he reached an impossibly elonstretch o fat wood t hat reached towards the blue horizon.AttheendofthelongpierstoodtheGarClanchief,ankedbytwogrim-facedguardsmen.Thecha ull head taller than the warriors on either side, and in one webbed hand, he held an immense trithat stretched towards t he sky.

Otherthanthethinplankthatheldhim,Cocijowasnowsurroundedbywater.Theescortsstandidirectly behind him made a bizarre gurgling noise to greet their clan le ader.

YouaretheenvoyoftheSnakeClan?theGarchiefsaid.

Y-yes,Cocijosaid.

TheGarleaderlaughed.Ididnotknowasnakecouldstutter,hesaid.Doyoubringananswerfryourchief?




his weakness.



Me?Cocijosaid.









Cocijo nodded.








Y-yes,Cocijosaid.





his weakness.



Me?Cocijosaid.









Cocijo nodded.








Y-yes,Cocijosaid.


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Heacceptsthetermsofyourtruce,Cocijosaidslowly.

Indeed?theGarchiefsaid.Whetherhissurprisewasgenuineormocking,Cocijocouldnotdiscern.Thatisgood.

TheGarchiefmadeamotionwithhisfreehand,andthetwoescortsstandingbehindCocijograbbedbothofhisarmsfrombehind.TheyheldhimrmasoneofthechiefsguardsmensteppedforwardandwrenchedtheSnakeClanwarriorsbowfromhisgrip,andthentosseditcasuallyintothesea.

Tellme,Snake,thechiefgrowled,didyourchieftellyouwhatheisgivingusinexchangeforourceasere?

As Cocijo shook his head and struggled helplessly against his captors, he spotted two curved horns the sizeo kapok trees rising rom the water. As his eyes widened in terror, the head o a squid about the size o asmallmountainrearedupfromthesea.Sevencolossaltentaclesbreachedthesurfaceandbeganailinginevery direction as the kraken opened a mouth large enough to swallow a tiger shark whole, spraying Cocijoull in the ace with its horric, briny breath.

For us to lay down our tridents, the Gar leader said with a grin, your clan chie promised us a meal.TheescortsholdingCocijoliftedhimotheplatform,andwithasingleheave,hurledhim,shrieking,intothe krakens maw.

Everyone has their purpose.CocijoheardQuqumatzswordsinhismindasheslid,head-rst,downintothemonsters gullet.

Theyalllaughed.

Theprogressivecultureofthe21stcenturyhadmadeunfathomableadvancesintechnology,philosophy,andsocialorder.Itwasridiculoustoconsidertheancient,madwarningsofapocalypsefromlong-dead

jungledwellersasanythingmorethanamildlydivertingmyth.TheMayanspiritswhispered,warningoftheirimminentre-emergencefromdormancy,butonlyNewAgelunaticsandconmentryingtopushbookslledwithpseudoscientictwaddlegavethepropheciesanysemblanceofheed.Thesaneandtheskepticalplannedtomerelyforgeaheadwiththeirlives,poisedtomocktheso-calledzerodatewhenitwould inevitably arrive and pass without incident.

Exceptthistime,thecrazypredictionscametrue.Acycleended,andonthedayofprophecy,thesupernatural beings and war chies o the ancient Yucatan emerged rom the ruins o KaminaljuyuMirador,poisedtowatchaworldburn,astheyhadforetold.AstheEarthsuddenlytiltedonitsaxivast majority o its inhabitants were incinerated with such erocious switness that the ew who suthe initial confagration were unable to comprehend what had happened.

Nobodywaslaughingnow.

Thethintattersofhumanitythatremaineddidnotknowexactlywhathadhappenedorwhy.Manashamed o their ormer arrogance, pointed ngers, and shed urther blood because o ear and unOtherssawthecatastropheasanawakening.Thebridgetothespiritworldhadbeenrevealed,and

latent specters o the Mayan gods that had been hidden or centuries returned to the jungles wherhad once reigned.

TheNewCycle,bornofreandruin,began.

TheEarthtraverseditsorbitathousandtimes.Asitmoved,someoftheawakenedMayanspiritstoupinhabitanceinvariousorganiclife,creatingthespawnoftheNewCycle:mushroommenstoodup, blinked, and walked; lthy nibblins crawled rom the muck and trash o the old world and begsharpening their spears; voracious plants that could swallow men w hole slithered rom their poisorootsinsearchofameanstosatiatetheirhunger.Theskieswerethickwithwingedbeastsofunyiesavagery, and in the seas, tentacled monsters larger than any that had ever lived beore stirred rominky depths.

Intheoldworld,mankindandthespiritsofnaturewereseparated.IntheNewCycle,godsandme

traversedthesamelands.Thiscomminglingofdeitiesandmortalsdidnotbringpeace,however;faThefewhumansthatremainedaftertheapocalypsecoalescedintoisolatedpocketsoftribalcommWithin the very jungles where the prehistoric divinations had originated, generations o survivorsgathered into distinct and proud warrior clans, each associated w ith one o the roused spirits o nagave them strength and a connection to the realms o the gods.

As the various clan warriors grew in power and wisdom, they acquired the traits and abilities assocwith their patron nature spirit: a Monkey Clan warrior wields his club with a howling, primal rageSnakeClanunleashtheirarrowsfromtheshadowswithvenomousprecision;theJaguarClanstalenemieswithfelinegraceandcunning,allwhileexhalingacruelpurr;theBatClanswoopdownoprey rom above, using the treetops and their keen ultrasonic perception to guide the tips o their and the Gar Clan hurl their nely honed tridents across great distances with precision and accuracAs the clans war amongst themselves over resources, religious supremacy, and the avor o the junalliancesareoftenbrief,andtreacheryisexpected.Theworldhasturnedferal.

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Scout

YoustartthegamewithfourScoutcardsinTheyrepresentyourinitialabilitytobuycards,astheyeach

1GoldtoyourAcquisitionPhase.AsthegameprogresseshaveusesinCombat.Scoutsthatarenotbeingus

agameareplacedintoaScoutPooltothesideofthega

Weapon

Thereare15dierentWeaponsrepresentingthespecializaticultureandavarietyofWeaponqualities.AnyHeroorAlly

any Weapon during a given turn, but it is advantageous to maWeaponstocertainHero

Ally

Thereare15dierentAlliesrepresentingdierentcultureswithinthosecultures.High-costAllieshaveuniquenamesAllies are given titles and are not unique, so you may play one.PlayersmayrecruitanytypeofAllyintotheirdeck,prefertodobusinesswithHeroesoftheirownculture.

specialadvantageswhenghtingfortheirprefe

IntheBox

1 GameBoard120 Action Cards

5 HeroCards20 Ally Cards20 Weapon Cards48 Encounter Cards20 ScoutCards25 GoldTokens

5 HeroTokens1 Six-SidedDie

GoaloftheGame

BuildupyourdeckbypurchasingAllies,Weapons,Actions,andReactions.DefeatEncounterstogainRenownandearnExperience.ExperiencelevelsupyourHero.ThegameendswhenaHerohasleveledtotheendoftheLevelTrack.TheneachplayercountsupalltheRenowninhisorherdeck.TheplayerwiththemostRenownwins!

CardAnatomy

HeroCards

Heroesareyourrepresentativesinthegame.ThereareveHeroes,onefromeachofveofthelocalcultures in 3012.Heroesbeginthegameatlevel1.

CardName

GoldBonus

CardType

Gold Cost

Damage

+1 Damage while equipped with a Sword.

*Damage isequal toHerolevel.

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*HeroeshaveinherentDamageratings.

ThetextboxtellsyouthisisbasedonyourHeroslevel.

CardName

GameText

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WEAPON-CLUB

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GoldBonus

CardType

GameText

+1 Damage while Aiding

Add 1 to the Defense ofan Encounter while Blocking.

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JAGUAR CLAN SCOUT

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CardName

CardType

GameText

Gold Cost

Damage+1 Damage while equipped with aTrident.

Ifyour Hero is Llaallcoaatl, youmaydiscard up to two cards. Ifyoudo, drawthat manycards.

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EncounterCards

When you choose to challenge a threat to your people to gainRenown,theEncounterdecksprovideyourquarry.

ActionCards

Actionshaveanumberofuses.Theycandodamageduringcombat,aectyouropponents,provideGoldvalueforyouracquisitions,andgiveyoutheabilitytodrawcards.Theonlylimitationtoplaying

Actions is that you can play them only during your turn.

ReactionCards

ReactioncardsaresimplyActionsthatcanbeplayedatanytimeduring any players turn.

SettingUp

1. ShuealltheActionsandReactionscosting2or3Goldtogethertoformonedeck.

2. ShuealltheActionsandReactionscosting4ormoreGoldtogethertoformonedeck.

3. ShuealltheAlliestogether,thenplacethreeAlliesfaceuponthegameboardasindicated.

4. ShuealltheWeaponstogether,thenplacethreeWeaponsfaceuponthegameboardasindicated.

5. SeparatetheEncountersintofourstacks.EachstackshouldhaveallthecardswiththesameRenow e.g.therststackshouldcontainalltheEncounterswithaRenownvalueof1.

6. Placethedierentstacksofcardsfacedownonthegameboardasindicated.

7. EachplayerselectsaHeroatrandomandplacesthatHerofaceupinfrontofhimorher.

PlayingtheGame

Allplayersbeginwith1GoldTokenandadeckconsistingoffourScouts.Eachplayerdrawsallfourcardshisorherstartinghand.Rollthedietodeterminewhoplaysrst.Playwillcontinueclockwise.Theactivetakes his or her turn according to the ollowing phases:

ReplenishPhase AssemblyPhase Combat Phase AcquisitionPhase EndPhase

ReplenishPhase

I or any reason you have ewer than our cards in your hand at the start o your turn, draw cards until you haFill the empty Weapon and Ally slots on the sides o the game board with cards rom the top o the corresponuntil there are three o each available. I a deck runs out o cards, its corresponding slots will not be lled.

AssemblyPhase

ThisphaseallowsyoutosetthesceneforyourCombatPhasebyaddingtoyourcardplaysfortheturn.YoubyrevealingthetopcardofeachofthetwoActioncarddecks.Leavethemontopoftheirrespectivedeckssodonotgetmixedinwiththeothercardsyouplayduringtheturn.Thegametextonthesecardsmaybedealtwany time during your turn (and in any order) as though you had played them rom your hand, but you do not play them i you dont wish to. Whether or not you choose to play them, you will have a chance to buy them dyourAcquisitionPhase.YoucanthenplayanyActioncardsfromyourhandorkeepthemhiddenuntilafteryoopponents have decided whether to help or hinder you in combat.

AFieldofPlayiscreatedapartfromyourdeckandyourdiscardpile.Cardsplayedarenottakenoutofpl

theEndPhaseofyourturn.Ifoneeectfromacardisutilizedduringonephaseofaturn,anyothereectbe utilized beore the turn is over (unless the card is discarded or removed rom the game).

Example:Jim,Lisa,andTomareplayingthegame,anditsJimsturn.JimhastwoScouts,aRoundedCluWeapon,andaHeroicConstitutionActioninhishand.TostarthisAssemblyPhase,herevealsanExpertPcardfromoneActiondeckandaCrudeExplosionscardfromtheotherActiondeck.Theyarenowcardsthplay during his turn as though they were in his hand.

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Weapons have -1 Damage this combat.

In roaring, he shall rise, and on the surface, kill.

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Roll a die. Ona:

12:Drawa card.34:Draw2 cards.56:Draw3 cards.

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CardName

CardName

CardName

DeenseRenown

Experience

CardType

CardType

CardType

GoldBonus

GoldBonus

Gold Cost

Gold Cost

GameText

GameText

GameText

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CombatPhasePart1:ChoosinganEncounterorSkipCombat

Basedonthecardsinyourhand(includingthetwocardsyouturnedupfromtheActiondecks),youdecideifyou want to enter combat. I you choose to skip combat (a wise thing to do beore your deck is ready), then movedirectlytotheAcquisitionPhase.I you choose to enter combat, select a card rom the top o one o the Encounter cardstacks.ThestackyouchooseshoulddependonhowmuchapproximatedamageyoubelieveyoucandoversustheapproximateDefenseoftheEncountersineachstack.TakethetopcardfromtheEncounterstackyouhavechosen,butdonotrevealit,eventoyourself.PlaceitfacedownintotheFieldofPlayinfrontofthedeckitcamefrom,soallplayerscantellwhichdeckit came rom.

EachEncounterhasaDefenseratingatthetoprightcornerontheskullhead,anExperiencenumberundertherighteyesocket,andaRenownvalueunderthelefteyesocket.TheDefensenumberestablisheshowmuchdamageis needed to deeat the enemy. You need to assemble Damage equal to or greater than the Encounters Deense inordertodefeattheEncounter.SomeEncountershavevaryingconditionsthatyouwillneedtosatisfybeforetheycanbedefeated.Thesearedetailedonthecards.

TherearefourlevelsofEncounter,oeringRenownvaluesof1through4respectively.TheapproximateamountsofDeense that must be overcome at each level are as ollows:

Level 1: 46Defense Level 2: 79Defense Level 3: 1012Defense Level 4: 1315Defense

Thesearealsonotedonthegameboard.

Example:Jimexamineshishandandseesthathehas7potentialDamage.HisHeroislevel3,andthereforedoes3Damage.TheRoundedClubalsodoes1Damage.TheCrudeExplosionscarddoes3Damage.HecouldplayitsafeandchooseaLevel1Encounter,buthethinkstheotherplayersmayAidhimtogainsomeExperience,sohechoosestoriskitandtakeaLevel2.HedrawsthetopcardoftheLevel2Encounterstackandplacesitfacedowninront o that deck.

CombatPhasePart2:AidingandBlockingwithScouts

NowthatyouhavechosenanEncounter(butnotrevealedit),eachopponentinclockwiseorderfromtheactiveplayerhasachancetoplayoneScoutfromhisorherhandandannounceifitisAidingorBlocking.EachplayermustannounceoneofthosetwooptionsifheorshechoosestoplayaScout.

Example:LisaistoJimsleft.SheplaysaScoutandannouncesthatshewillBlock.TomthinksJimwillbesuccessfulanddoesntwanthimtogetalltheExperienceforhimself,soheplayshisScoutandchoosesAid.

CombatPhasePart3:Combat

OnceAidingandBlockinghavebeencompleted,theEncountercardisrevealed.SomeEncountersmayrequiredierolls or other conditions beore you start totaling your Damage. Ater you have satised any conditions required bythe Encounter, you may play any cards in your hand. I an Encounter is removed rom this combat, your

Encounterisover.Youdonotwinorlosethiscombat;itjustends,andnoExperienceisgainedbyanyplaytheEncounteronthebottomofitsstack,thenmovetoyourAcquisitionPhase.AlliesandWeaponsthatarduring the combat may also be played (see Equipping Weapons below). When you can no longer draw or pcards,andyouropponentshavebeengiventhechancetoplayanyappropriateReactioncards,calculatethyoucandowithyourHero,Allies,equippedWeapons,andActioncardsinplay.AlsoaddtheamountofdafromScoutswhoAidedyou.ComparethenalnetdamagetotheDefenseoftheEncountercard.BesurettotheDefenseoftheEncounterforeachScoutBlockingyou.IfyourtotaldamageisequaltoorgreaterthDeense o the Encounter card, you have been successul in the combat.

EquippingWeapons

InordertomakeuseofaWeapon,youmustequipittoyourHerooranAllyyouhaveplayedthisturn.Eacbe equipped with a single Weapon, unless a card says otherwise. Unequipped Weapons do not do damage combat.However,ifaHeroorAllywithanequippedWeaponisremovedfromcombatforanyreason,themaybetransferredtoanotherunequippedAlly.DuringyourEndPhase,allWeaponsbecomeunequippeddiscarded.Scoutscannotbeequipped.

SuccessfulCombat

I you deeat an Encounter, place the card in your discard pile. It is now part o your deck, but it will have neectwhendrawnduringthegame.ItsRenownvaluewillbeveryimportantattheendofthegame,asthwiththemostRenownisthewinner.

YoualsoreceiveExperienceforasuccessfulcombat.Intheuppercornerofthecardundertheskullsrightsocket,thereisanExperiencevalue.Ifyoufoughtalone,youreceivetheentireamount.However,ifyouw

byanyplayer,youmustdividetheExperienceevenlywithhowevermanyplayersAidedyou(roundedup

FailedCombat

I you do not have enough Damage to deeat the Encounter, you lose the combat and the Encounter card ifacedownonthebottomofitsstack.Furthermore,youloseallGoldTokensyouhaveaccumulatedthatareReservedcard.Also,ifyouwereBlockedduringcombat,theExperiencepointslistedonthecardgetdividbyallplayer(s)whoBlockedyou(roundedup).

ExperienceTrack

Afterallexperiencehasbeencalculated,eachplayershouldmovehisorherrespectiveHeroTokenalongMoveonespaceforeachExperiencepointearned.Whenyourtokenmovesuptoanewnumbervalue,itmyourHerohasleveledupandwillnowdealthatmuchdamageincombat.

Example:JimandTomwereonthewinningsideofthecombat.BecauseitwasaLevel2Encounter,theExperiencepointsatstake.Thesearedividedequallybetweenthetwowinners(roundedup),sobothTomreceive2Experiencepoints.TheyeachmovetheirHeroToken2spacesalongtheExperiencetrack.TomatheEncountercardintohisdiscardpile.Attheendofthegame,the2Renownawardedbythecardwillbetoward his total.

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AcquisitionPhase

Whether you have entered combat or not, you now have a chance to buy t hings. You can use your total Gold valuetopurchaseeitherorbothoftheActioncardsyouturnedupatthebeginningofyourturn,anyface-upAlliesorWeapons,oryourReservedcard,ifany.Allcardsthatyoupurchasemustimmediatelybeplacedinyourdiscardpile.

YourGoldtotalisthesumofallvaluesontheGoldBonussymbolspresentonallcardsyouplayed,anygainedfromActioncardsyouplayedorrevealedthisturn,andthenumberofGoldTokensyoupossess.

NOTE: Any cards that you did not play during the Combat Phase may beplayed during the Acquisition Phase in order to increase your Gold total.

BesuretocheckforadditionalGoldinthetextboxesofyourActioncards.TreasureHuntcangiveyou2or4Goldtobuycardsthisturn.You may buy as many cards as you wish.

GoldTokens:AttheendofyourAcquisitionPhase,ifyou haveunspentGoldgainedfromcardsintheFieldofPlaythis turn,youmaytake1(andonly1)GoldTokenfromthe

community stash and keep it or later use. Each token represents1G.ThereisnolimittothenumberofGold Tokensyoucanaccumulate.However,youmaynotearn

more than one per turn and you run the risk that anunavorable combat result may orce you to sacrice your

GoldTokenstashatanytime.

ReservedCards: I you did not purchase both o the revealed Action cards rom the top o the two Action decks,youmaynowremoveoneofthemfromthetopofitsdeckandReserveitforlater,butyoumusthave atleast1GoldTokentodothis.PlaceaGoldTokenfromyourstashonthecardtomarkitasReservedand

show you have already paid 1 Gold against the cost. I there are still Action cards remaining that were turned up thisturn,anyotherplayermaychoosetoReserveeithercard.Startingwiththeplayeronyourleftand continuinginturnorder,eachotherplayerexaminesthecardsandmayReserveoneofthem.

NOTE: Only one card may be Reserved by any one player at a time. If you have a card in Reserve, you cannot swap it out for a new one.

EndPhase

Your turn is now over. You cant play any other cards this turn.

Discardallcardsyouplayedthisturnandanyremaininginyourhand.Sacricetheface-upcardsremaining ontheActiondecks(seeSacricingonnextpage). Drawfourcardsfromthetopofyourdeck.Ifatanytimeyouneedtodrawacardfromyourdeckandyoudo

not have a deck, shue your discard pile to create a new deck.

WinningtheGame

ThegameisoverwhenoneormoreplayersreachtheExaltedspaceontheExperienceTrack.EachplayeratheRenownheorshehasacquiredduringthegameasnotedonallhisorhercards.ThewinneristheplaythehighesttotalRenown.Ifthereisatieforhighest,thehigherlevelHerowins.

YoucanplayashorterversionofthegamebyidentifyinganalternatespaceontheExperienceTrackasthepoint.Example:PlayuntilanyplayerreachestherstLevel4space.

CalculatingDamage

Sometimesyoucantcountallthedamageinyourhandtowardsthemaximumdamageyoumightdealtoa

Encountercard.Thefollowingarerestrictions:

1. HeroesandAlliescanequiponlyoneWeaponpercombat.Forinstance,ifyouhavetwoWeaponsb noAllies,yourHeromayequiponlyoneWeapon,soyoumayaddthedamagefromonlyoneWeap

towards your total.

2. IfyourHerooranyAlliesareremovedfromcombatduetodierollingeects,theycantequipWeaUnequipped Weapons do no damage.

LevelingYourHero

HeroesgainlevelsasindicatedontheExperienceTrack.ThenumberonthespacewhereaplayersHeroTlocateddictatestheHeroslevel.YourHerosDamageisequaltoitslevel.LevelingisagreatwaytoincreaseHerosDamage.

Sacricing

Ifacardinstructsyoutosacriceacardofanytype,thatcardisplacedintotheSacricedCardsstackatthoftheboard.Sacricedcardsareoutofplayfortherestofthegame.

ScoutPoolAnyScoutsnotallocatedtoplayersdecksatthebeginningofthegamegointoaScoutPool.Scoutsleavingamegointothispool,andScoutsenteringthegamecomefromthispool.

CardswithRulesExceptionsIfanycardcreatesaneectthatisinconsistentwiththerules,thecardsinstructionstakeprecedence.

GameTerms

Remove: When a card is removed, the owner o that card puts it into his or her discardpile.YourHerocaremoved rom combat, but is never discarded. I an Encounter is removed rom combat, it is placed on tho its stack.

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WinningtheGame



CalculatingDamage




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LevelingYourHero


Sacricing




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WinningtheGame



CalculatingDamage




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LevelingYourHero


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Credits

Game Design CharlesTyson

Art by Brett Mitchell, Keron Grant, Kevin Kotthaus, Velvet Engine

CryptozoicEntertainment

President&CCO: Cory Jones

CEO: John Nee

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GameDevelopmentandPlaytesting: David Cooke, Daniel Hirsch, Chris Tyson, Lilly Tyson, Annie Tyson, Michael Webb

Graphic Design: Larry Renac (Lead), Marco Sipriaso,Nancy Valdez, John Vineyard

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PublicRelations: AnnaMaria White

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185 Game cards 8 Oversized Hero cards7 Last Wizard Standing tokens 6 Skull Life-counter token4 Six-sided dice 1 Rulebook

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 - 6GAME LENGTH: 20 - 40 Minutes

AGE RANGE: 15+MSRP: $29.99

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzmost awesomely powerful battle in the entire realm! AsWizard, youll put together up to three spell componentmillions of spell combos. Your spells might kick ass, or t

totally blow. You will unleash massive damage on the facwizard rivals in a no-holds-barred, all-out burn-down to bBattle Wizard standing. Powerful magic items bring on a wlevel of bloody carnage as you and your mighty wizard otear each other limb from limb in an orgy of killing! Do what it takes to use epic spells in a war at Mt. Skullzfyre

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Documents

3012_rulebook1.pdf