Let's learn how to play Via Magica!

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ValkiriaThe goal of the game is getting more points than your opponents by opening portals. 2vmg_portal_count_38586581

ValkiriaThis is your crystallization area, that is, your board. The first thing you need to do is to choose three of the six available portals. Those will be the portals you can open in the first place.3vmg_myportalactiverow

ValkiriaNow, let's go below in order to see our opponent's board.4vmg_myportaldonestock

ValkiriaThis is your opponent's crystallization area. Here, you can see the portals they are trying to open.6vmg_playerportalactiverow_38586581

ValkiriaBack to the top again! This is the portal pool. When you open a portal, you have to choose another one from here. You cannot select a portal you already have, either in your crystallization area or already opened.8vmg_portalstockrow

ValkiriaThere are four kinds (colours) of portals: 9archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

Valkiria- Green (hourglass): they give points depending on properties of other portals you have (portal colour or animus)10vmg_ttbar_7_0

Valkiria- Yellow (lightning): They give you additional crystals, portals or allow you to fill additional animus spots.11vmg_ttbar_29_0

Valkiria- Purple (crown): They just give you points.12vmg_ttbar_62_0

Valkiria- Blue (infinity): They allow you to use a particular kind of animus as wild tokens.13vmg_ttbar_73_0

ValkiriaNow, choose these portals: the first one, the third one and the last one.14vmg_myportalstock_item_5

ValkiriaThose are the different kind of animus tokens that can be taken out from the token pool, with their respective quantities. When somebody draws a token (randomly), everybody can use a crystal to fill a portal spot of the same kind. When a [blue]Wild[/blue] token is drawn, all tokens are returned to the bag and the next person starts drawing [blue]next turn[/blue]. 1vmg_tokenhelpimage

Valkiria!!! Notice that the person who draws tokens is the [green]first[/green] one to draw a new portal (or more, if it is the case) in case of simultaneous incantatum (that is, two or more people open a portal at the same time).2vmg_portalstock

ValkiriaA Water token has been drawn. 3vmg_tokenarea_item_19

ValkiriaWe are going to fill a spot now. Select one of your crystals (little blue stones).4vmg_gem_85703153_0

ValkiriaNow, click on this spot, which can be filled by water.5vmg_cspot_29_2

ValkiriaNow, a Fire token has been drawn. Since you don't have anything which can be filled with fire, your turn is skipped.1vmg_tokenarea_item_21

ValkiriaLet's get to the point of the game: opening a portal.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

Valkiria!!! Notice that you can fill any spot with Wild tokens!1vmg_tokenarea_item_22

ValkiriaYour opponent has opened this portal and is going to choose a new one from the pool.1vmg_playerportalstock_38586581_item_16

ValkiriaThis is your opponent's collection of opened portals.2vmg_playerportaldonestock_38586581

ValkiriaThe stones used for the opened portal have returned to their stone pool.3vmg_gemzone_38586581

ValkiriaA new portal has been added to the portal pool after your opponent has chosen.1vmg_portalstock_item_28

ValkiriaYou have opened a portal!1vmg_myportalstock_item_29

ValkiriaNow, it appears in your portal collection area, and the crystals used have been returned to your pool.2vmg_myportaldonestock

ValkiriaThis portal allows you to fill up to two Shadow spots. Since you only have one, you can only fill this one.3vmg_cspot_5_4

ValkiriaNow, we have to draw a portal from the pool. Take this one.3vmg_portalstock_item_76

ValkiriaYou can see how many points you have obtained taking a look at the History.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

ValkiriaThese are your total points so far.3player_score_85703153

ValkiriaAnd these are your opponent's points so far.4player_score_38586581

ValkiriaWhen somebody opens 7 portals, the game ends, and the person who got the most points wins! !!! In case of simultaneous incantatum, everybody can open the respective portals and apply their effects.5vmg_portal_count_85703153

ValkiriaYou can get bonus points if you complete some achievements. *Each of these can only been obtained once per game.* !!! You can get as many as you want from the first row, but [red]*only one*[/red] from the second row. Choose carefully!6vmg_rewardarea

Valkiria!!! !!! Besides, you can only decide to get a bonus from the second row the very moment you fulfill the condition! For instance, you cannot get the 3 portal bonus when you open your fourth one, only when you have just opened your third one.7vmg_rewardarea_item_6

ValkiriaThis is everything you need to know. I hope you have learned how to play Via Magica and liked this tutorial. Enjoy!8archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

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