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| OBJECTIVE OF RES ARCANA: Be the first player to reach 10 Victory Points NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-4 players MATERIALS: 40 Artifact cards 10 Mage cards 10 Monument cards 5 Power Place tiles 8 Magic Item tiles 150 Magic Essence pawns 12 “x5” tokens 1 First Player tile TYPE OF GAME: Victory point engine Monument AUDIENCE: Teens, Adults INTRODUCTION OF RES ARCANA In Res Arcana, each player is a powerful mage trying to demonstrate his superiority by summoning powerful artefacts and mighty creatures, conquering power places and prestigious Monuments. Each round they collect magic essence and use it to trigger more effects in order to achieve victory before their competitors. GAME SETUP At the beginning of the game, place all the magic item tiles and all the Power Place tiles in the center of the table. Each player receives 2 Mage cards and 8 Artifact cards. Each player consults all his cards, shuffles his 8 Artifacts and then draws 3 of them to form his starting hand. The other 5 cards are placed face down and form his deck. Each player then chooses his Mage, which he places face up in front of him, and puts the other one back in the box. Starting with the last player, each player chooses a magic item in the center of the table and then takes one essence of each type (except Gold). For a discovery game, it is highly recommended to use the initiation sets numbered from 1 to 4 (1 mage and 3 artifact cards) and then randomly distribute 5 artifact cards to each player. Use the Sun side of the 5 Power Place tiles (for advanced games, place the Power Place tiles on a random side) To put a handicap on experienced players, especially when introducing new players to the game, do not hesitate to use the two sets. Example of a two player game setup THE PLAY A game of Res Arcana is a succession of rounds, each composed of 3 steps: collecting essences, performing actions and checking victory. 1/ Collecting essences Each player applies the collection effects (hand symbol in a circle) of his game elements (magic item, artifact, creature, power place). Each player may collect all or part of the essences placed on his game elements and put them in his reserve before starting their turn. 2/ Performing actions Starting with the first player, then clockwise, each player may perform one of the following actions: Put in play an artifact from his hand and pay its cost (in the top-left banner) Acquire a Monument or Place of Power and pay its cost Discard a card from his hand in exchange for 1 Gold or 2 essences of his choice (Gold is not considered as an essence) Use the power of one of their game element which is not engaged Pass: exchange his magic item and then draw another card When a player passes, if he is the first player to pass, he takes the First Player tile (worth 1 Victory Point). In any case, he also exchanges his magic item for one of those available, turns it face down and draws a card from his deck. If his/her deck is empty, he may shuffle his discard pile to form his deck again, if he has cards in his discard pile. As long as the players have not all passed, active players may continue to perform actions. Game elements and their powers Game elements have one or more powers, each represented with two parts being the cost and the effect. 메가슬롯 |
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