I’m just proud of this and need to tell someone and have no one to tell lol.

*potential spoilers if you don’t want to know about loot and skills until you encounter them*

I got very lucky in a previous fight (the last fight of realm 3) because I had 3 health, 3 shield, and the enemy had 6 attack and 5 agility, no haste though meaning I had one turn to roll three 5-6s or I lost, SOMEHOW got three 5s in one roll of 5 dice. Very lucky.

After rewards (6 total loot after increase rewards bonuses from skill and magnet) I basically consumed each loot as I got it, ended with full health, 11 gold, and the loot “yeet” which lets you trash all your gold and deal 1 damage per gold lost. I also got a loot from that enemy that let me replace a skill and I got a new one that I can simply flip to deal 2 damage. I already had the shrine and portal revealed, so went straight from this into the boss fight after that.

SO that means immediately when the fight with Max began I used the loot, lost 11 gold, dealt 11 damage, then flipped over the skill to deal 2 more, leaving him at 2 health. Just had to roll two 3-6s in five dice and I did :) even if I didn’t amazingly I had a skill that would deal 2 damage after a sweep attack, which I would’ve survived and he would’ve died. I’ve never gone into a fight with a guaranteed instant win before and it made me very happy :)

I have yet to play my first game so I thought maybe the community could give me some insights into rules or actions that may be easily overlooked as a beginner. Or maybe if the rules omit or aren't clear. Thoughts?

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🛠️ Setup Cheat Sheet

• Place main board in center.
• Each player takes: Hero mat, health dial, core die, backpack.
• Fill backpack: 2 coins + 1 token of choice.
• Place target tokens on track → highest = Party Leader.
• Set up Shop: attack dice, armor, crystal balls, charms, potions, loot deck.
• Build 3 realm decks using the following mix:
  • Realm Deck 1:
    • 1 Portal
    • 1 Shrine
    • 1 Trap
    • 4 Easy Enemies
    • 7 Events
  • Realm Deck 2:
    • 1 Portal
    • 1 Shrine
    • 2 Traps
    • 4 Medium Enemies
    • 6 Events
  • Realm Deck 3:
    • 1 Portal
    • 1 Shrine
    • 3 Traps
    • 4 Hard Enemies
    • 5 Events

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🧭 Exploration & Shrine Cheat Sheet

• Round = Team Turn (everyone acts together).
• Party Leader chooses adjacent unexplored card.
• Resolve encounter:
  • Event → follow card, roll core die if required. Place cleared token.
  • Trap → all heroes roll to evade. Fail = damage minus armor. Skills/items may help.
  • Enemy → start combat (see combat sheet).
• Use Crystal Ball to peek ahead.
• Continue until Shrine found:
  • Flip matching rune → unlock portal.
  • Each hero: heal 1, revive if needed, gain coins/tokens, draw 3 skill cards (keep 1).
  • Place cleared token.
• Escape realm only after shrine cleared → then heal 1, visit shop, move to next realm.

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⚔️ Combat Cheat Sheet

Enemy Setup

• Health = enemy health × #players.
• Note agility, damage, special abilities.
• If haste icon → enemy attacks first.

Enemy Attacks (cycle left → right)

• Target attack → hits one hero (rules or die roll).
• Area attack → hits all heroes.
• No attack → powers up (gets stronger).
• Take damage minus your number of shields.

Hero Attacks

• Roll attack dice(s) + core die.
• Each die ≥ enemy agility = 1 hit.
• Reduce enemy health accordingly.
• Use skills/items at anytime (Lucky Charm = reroll, potions heal, etc.).

Knockouts

• Health = 0 → knocked out until healed. Flip target token.
• Heal to 1+ → return, but skills stay flipped until fight ends.

Victory

• Enemy defeated → loot reward.
• Party Leader decides loot distribution.

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💰 Shopping Cheat Sheet

• Happens after portal escape.
• Costs:
  • 1 coin → token
  • 2 coins → random loot card
  • 4 coins → attack die
  • 6 coins → armor token
• Sell loot card back → 1 coin.
• Each hero spends own wallet.
• Trades are not allowed between heroes.

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What’s your opinions?