Intro
It is a time of wizardry and power. In the esteemed Academia Magicas, novices from the House of Elementas shall be given their final test: Trial of Grandis. As a Chief Apprentice of your Noble House, you shall lead a quartet of novices through a maze of primordial elements on the ancient Fields of Grandis to earn your Elementor ranks and stand as honoured Magi of Magicas.
Basic Mechanics
- Your objective is to win as much Victory Points (VPs) as possible, while striding through each terrain square to reach the end of the field.
- The Trial ends when all terrain squares at the finishing line are occupied.
- Each Player begins with 5 cards in his/her hand and draws 2 extra cards at the start of turn.
- Each Player may conduct a maximum of 3 movement/actions with his/her playing cards during a turn.
- Each Player can hold as many cards as he/she can in hand at the end of turn, but beware of the thief.
Cards
- There are 2 types of Cards that can be drawn from the draw deck: Scroll Cards and Action Cards.
- Scroll Cards are used for basic movement to each terrain square (see movement)
- Action Cards are special magic scrolls with extra spells such as VP Thief, Revive Mana and etc that can be used to your advantage.
Movement
- The Field of Grandis is a land of power, with terrains warded by elements that bars entrance from those who do not wield them.
- Fire, Ice, Thunder and Poison Wards of varying degrees protect each terrain.
- To stride the fields, you must be proficient in utilizing the Elementas Scrolls (Cards) to calm the elements of each terrain.
- You can move straight or diagonal to the adjoining square by casting your Scroll Cards according to the element and number of scrolls required. e.g. A square guarded by a Level 2 Fire Ward can only be entered by casting 2 Fire Scrolls (cards).
Victory Points
- The field is divided into sections, each section of terrain squares with their own VP value, ascending to the highest VP value at the finishing squares.
- At game end, only the VP value of the terrain squares occupied by each of your Novices is accumulated.
- VP Points can also be earned by performing the Lock Spell (see Lock Spell)
- Player with the most accumulated VPs wins the game.
Lock Spell
- When 2 or more Novices move into the same terrain square, the latest Novice to arrive at the square automatically performs a Lock Spell on the Novice(s) before it.
- Novice under the Lock Spell cannot perform any movement or action until the spell-caster moves away from the square OR the spell is broken with a Lock Breaker action card.
- There is no limit to the number of Novices occupying a square; the last Novice to enter a square will always be the spell-caster.
Trial of Grandis is a strategy card + board game with a minimum luck factor in drawing cards.
Free downloadable files (print & play game board, rules of play, etc) will be available soon.