Types of cards

1. Heart Cards - represent and track health

2. Gem Cards - for brewing spells (only 2 per spell)

3. Add-On Cards - increase the potency of spells

4. Plate Cards - defend against spells.

Starting the game

• Start by separating the Heart Cards from the rest of the deck.

• Shuffle the deck.

• Deal 3 cards from the deck to each player.

• Give each player 10 Heart cards.

• Give each player 12 Timekeep tokens.

• Give each player 5 Paralysis tokens.

• Place the remaining cards in the center.

• Set aside a space for the Heart Cards.

• Set aside a space for your hand, which should be face up.

• Set aside spaces for your raised plate cards, brewing, and ready spells.

• The game starts with the player to the right of the dealer.

When it's your turn to play

• If you have spells brewing or are paralyzed, remove one Timekeep token from each.

• Paralysis negates the progress of brewing spells.

• Discard a plate card if it has no more Timekeep tokens.

• A spell is ready to use when you remove the last token from it.

• After removing tokens, you can perform actions like brewing and casting spells, and activating a plate.

• Draw a card from the Deck to end your turn after playing your actions.

• You can't play actions or use the card you just drew until next turn.

Brewing a Spell

Gem Cards + Add-On Cards = Brewing a Spell

Brew a spell using 2 gem cards.

• A spell can't be brewed the same turn the second gem card is drawn.

• Calculate brewing time by adding time attributes from both gem cards.

• If total time is 0 or negative, the spell is instantly brewed.

• Use Time tokens to track brewing progress.

• Each turn, remove one token. When none remain, the spell is ready.

• Up to 3 add-on cards can be added to a spell.

• Each spell uses 1 of 3 available brewing slots.

• Example: Brew a spell with Lemonite + Ceralite, 2 Berries, and 1 Cyanide.

Casting a Spell

• Select an opponent for your spell.

• Cast spells only on your turn.

• Determine spell effects:

  • Attack: Sum gems' and add-ons' attack values. Force opponent to flip corresponding number of hearts.

  • Paralysis: Sum paralysis values of all spell cards. Opponent skips equal number of turns.

  • Cardburn: Opponent shuffles hand, flips cards, and you discard equal number of cards.

  • Example: Lemonite + Ceralite spell with 2 Berries, 1 Cyanide inflicts 7 damage, 2 Cardburn, 1 Paralysis.

Defending against a Spell using Plate cards

• A plate is created from a gem card and can protect against spells of the same type.

• To defend from spells, a plate must be activated.

• A plate is activated by raising and declaring the plate card.

• After two turns, a plate expires and is discarded.

Heart Cards

(Health and Damaged Health)

• Heart cards represent player's health.

• Each player gets 10 heart cards.

• Damage from spells equals total attack values of spell cards.

• Players flip heart cards equal to damage received.

• Players exit game when all their heart cards are flipped.

Rules