Aquatica Duellum

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Additional actions — Five actions to strengthen a turn: play mercenary cards, activate helper animals, rotate or refresh board locations, raise locations, and achieve goals with crown-based effects
• card crafting — Location and mercenary cards are not replenished unless players refill via specific actions
• Card supply and replenishment — Location and mercenary cards are not replenished unless players refill via specific actions
• end game bonuses — Prosperity points from completed locations and discarded mercenaries are tallied at game's end
• End-game scoring — Prosperity points from completed locations and discarded mercenaries are tallied at game's end
• Goals and scoring — Achieve goals to place large achievement tokens and gain end-game Prosperity points; end-game occurs when a crown or Manta condition is met or four sacred goals completed
• Locations and costs (vortex) — Purchase or conquer locations on the Vortex board; costs vary by faction (coins for squids, coins on top for turtles) and depths determine availability
• Main action — Play a card from your hand and fully or partially resolve its effect
• Manta leader and crown track — Moving the Manta leader across territories; collecting crown symbols advances along the crown track and can lead to instant victory
• Mercenaries and card management — Mercenary cards are obtained and placed below the board; they are flipped to active and score Prosperity points at end
• Raising locations and depths — Raising depth progresses location cards; deeper depths yield bottom effects but may forego some benefits
• Simultaneous Actions — Five actions to strengthen a turn: play mercenary cards, activate helper animals, rotate or refresh board locations, raise locations, and achieve goals with crown-based effects
• Track advancement — Moving the Manta leader across territories; collecting crown symbols advances along the crown track and can lead to instant victory
• Vortex management and refill — Refill the Vortex one card at a time starting from the lowest cost; rotation changes card costs for both players

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• to convince the masses to join your alliance and bring peace Justice and unity to the fragmented World
• The Last additional action is gaining the support effect on the crown track

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