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Flor-wWelcome to the tutorial for [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccc96d895.31126313.jpg[/img] You are an *Alchemical Mage* showing off your skills to conjure up *Essence*. You'll need these to craft powerful *Artifacts*, and take control of ancient *Monuments* or astonishing *Places of Power*.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Flor-wDuring this quick tutorial, I will teach you how to play *Res Arcana* in about 10 minutes. I will focus on the rules of the game and the BGA interface.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Flor-wI would also like to point out that this is the recommended setup for your *First Game*. When you understand the basics, you can switch to the *Normal Game* where you'll encounter different cards. [tip] You can choose the type of game in your preferences on BGA: [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ecccc06310.15651449.jpg[/img]3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Flor-wWith the game set up and almost ready to play, let's look at the different components. 4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Flor-wFirst, let's look at our [red]Mage[/red] card. Every mage has a *Name*, a *Power* and possibly a *Collect Ability*. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccce10a14.77563811.jpg[/img]580008 1
Flor-wNext, we have the [red]Artifact[/red] cards that we can craft. Apart from a name, power, and collect ability, they also have a *Placement Cost* in the top left corner, a possible *Point Value* and/or a *Type* in the top right corner. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccd086517.10135801.jpg[/img]63500035 1 49 1 67 1 38 1 64 1 45 1 34 1 52 1
Flor-wAt the start of the game, we have a total of *8 Artifact Cards*. These will never change during the game. We won't gain new ones or remove them from your deck. We start with [red]3 cards in our hand[/red] and [blue]5 in our deck[/blue]. As part of the setup, we can check our deck before it gets shuffled. Afterwards, we will draw one card at the end of each round. When our deck runs out, the discard is shuffled into a new deck.1player_drafteddeck6351fe895313a0035 1 49 1 67 1 38 2 64 2 45 2 34 2 52 2
Flor-w*Click on our mage to show that we are ready.*286351fe895313a108 16
Flor-w*Great!* At the start of the game and at the end of every round, you have to choose a [red]Magic Item[/red] from the supply. These will either give you a Collect Ability or Power. *Click on the [blue]Research[/blue] item.*1776351fe8e6456d1071 1 72 1 73 1 74 1 75 1 76 1 77 2 78 1
Flor-w*Well done!* Next, we have the [red]Monument[/red] cards and [blue]5 Places of Power[/blue]. These cards are always available to all players.1monumentdeck6351feca4bd8e00monumentdeck 1 14 1 20 1 21 2 23 2 25 2 27 2 29 2
Flor-wThe [red]Monument[/red] cards are divided into a face-down deck and two face-up cards. All monuments cost *4 Gold Essence*. You can choose to buy one of the face-up cards or the top card of the deck. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccd2402a4.92767225.jpg[/img] [tip] They always have 1, 2 or 3 VP.2monumentdeck6351feca4bd8e00monumentdeck 1 14 1 20 1
Flor-wFinally, it's important to note that [red]5 Places of Power[/red] will not refill during the game. Only one player can claim each of them.3216351feca4bd8e0021 1 23 1 25 1 27 1 29 1
Flor-wNow, the *first round* has started. The first thing to do is to *Collect Essences* from the cards in our play area. At this moment, only our [red]Seer Mage[/red] has a *Collect Ability*, so we collect one *Blue Calm Essence*.186351fee0361de008 1
Flor-wOur opponent, on the other hand, chose a *Magic Item* with a *Collect Ability*. The [green]Death/Life[/green] item lets them choose a *Black Death Essence* or a *Green Life Essence*.2736351fee0361de00
Flor-wTime for our first turn. On every turn, you can choose 1 of these 5 actions: 1. *Play* an Artifact from your hand 2. *Claim* a Monument or Place of Power 3. *Discard* a card to receive 1 Gold or 2 Non-Gold Essences 4. *Use* a Power on a straightened component 5. *Pass* for the remainder of the round1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6351ff13b35a000
Flor-wNotice that certain cards have a [blue]blue pulsating border[/blue]. This means that we currently have the Essences to *play* the card or *use* its power. *Flaming Pit* on the other hand, has a [red]purple pulsating border[/red]. This means we can *discard* it.2player_hand6351ff13b35a000
Flor-wLet's start by playing the [red]Chalice of Life[/red] from our hand. *Click on it* and we see that we get to option to put it into play or to discard it. Play it by *clicking on the yellow area* in our play area.3356351ff13b35a01035 1
Flor-w*Well done!* Next, let's use the Power of our [red]Seer Mage[/red]. This will allow us to arrange the top three cards of our deck. *Click on the Seer* and choose *My Draw Pile* in the upper menu. (Due to a bug, you can just click *Continue*)186351ff48d5a00008 1
Flor-wAs a cost to use the Power, it shows that we need to [red]turn the card[/red]. This means that we won't be able to activate it again this round. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccd3b08d8.50703871.jpg[/img]186351ff68dafd2008 1
Flor-wNow, let's order the three cards. Select the cards to put them on your deck in order from top to bottom. Click on the *Sea Serpent* first, second on the *Chalice of Fire*, and then on the *Cursed Skull*. To finish the move, click on *Confirm*. [tip] If you want to change the order, you can select *Start Over*2646351ff68dafd21034 18 38 19 64 17
Flor-w*You're doing great!* Let's discard our [red]Flaming Pit[/red] to gain a *Gold Essence*. To do this, *click on the card*. Next, we see that the discard pile in our play area has a yellow border. Click on it to discard *Flaming Pit*. Finally, we choose *1 Gold Essence* and click confirm.1playerblk_865839736351ffa616c141049 1
Flor-wIt seems that you understand the interface well already. I trust you to play our [red]Vault[/red] with a *Black Death Essence*.1676351ffca2a5a71067 1
Flor-wOur opponent had enough Essences to buy [red]Dragon's Lair[/red], they went ahead and snatched it. We won't be able to buy this card anymore. 1216351ffeb8de1f00
Flor-wLet's activate our [red]Research[/red] item to draw the *Sea Serpent* we put on top of our deck. To activate the action, we will need to *turn the card* and *pay 1 essence*. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccd60ecc9.04243052.jpg[/img] *Click on the card* and choose to spend *1 Red Elan Essence*, then click *Confirm*.2776351ffeb8de1f10
Flor-wNow, we will discard our [red]Sea Serpent[/red] to gain *2 Blue Calm Essences*.1player_discardpile_865839736351fffd9985f1064 1
Flor-wOur opponent has passed. Since they are the first player to pass, they will receive the first player marker. It's important to note that this is worth 1VP. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccd8ae322.42010716.jpg[/img]1board_passed_first63520049e31f200
Flor-wNow that we're talking about VP anyway, let's talk about the end of the game. *The game ends* if at least one player has *10 or more VP* at the end of a round. *The player with the most VP wins.* [tip] In case of a tie, the player with the most Essences wins (Gold counts double). If it's still a tie, the players will share the victory.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63520049e31f200
Flor-wLet's continue the round. Since we're the only active player left, we can continue playing until we pass. First, we activate our [blue]Chalice of Life[/blue]. Note that the Power that we're using does not require us to turn the card. We can activate this ability as many times as long as we have the required Essences.33563520049e31f210
Flor-wLet's look at the second power of our [blue]Chalice of Life[/blue]. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eccdc0d9f1.53705738.jpg[/img] There are certain "Take That" powers that will hurt other players. If we look at our [red]Sea Serpent[/red] in our discard pile below, we will see one of those powers. They always tell players to lose *Green Life Essence*. Our [blue]Chalice of Life[/blue] power lets us ignore this attack.1356352005f0b71e0064 1
Flor-wFinally, we will use our [red]Vault[/red] to put a *Gold Essence* on it. This will enable the Collect Ability next round.2676352005f0b71e10
Flor-wTo finish our turn, we will *Pass* as well. *Click on Pass in the top menu.* When passing two things will happen: 1. We choose a new [red]Magic Item[/red] from the available pool and return the old one. 2. We draw the top card from our deck. *Select [blue]Transmutation[/blue]*, this will return our [green]Research[/green] [tip] You can't keep the same item for the next round.1786352006206b0b1071 1 72 1 74 1 75 1 73 1 78 2
Flor-w*Perfect!* Next, since all players have passed, the game checks for victory. No player has 10 or more VP, so we continue to round 2.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63520090e829400
Flor-wAt the start of round 2, we will once again Collect Essences. We are asked if we want to collect the Essences from Chalice of Life. *Let's Pick them from the card.* Next, we are asked if we want to collect the *Gold Essence* on our [red]Vault[/red]. Let's keep it there so we can activate the special Collect Ability and collect *two Green Life Essences*.2playerblk_8658397363520090e8cb110
Flor-w*Perfect!* This marks the end of the tutorial. Now, you know everything there is to know about playing Res Arcana. Please rate this tutorial. *I wish you good luck with your first game!* [tip] If you are ever unsure about a certain icon, you can simply hover your mouse over the card on a computer or click and hold on a mobile device.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment635200f01ec0100
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