Index -> Playing the Game -> Main Phase -> Playing Cards

During your main phase, you may play an item, ability, or unit card from your hand. To play a card, you may either:

  • Click and drag it from your hand to the appropriate section of the playmat; or
  • Double-click it. If it's a unit, you'll be asked which quest to play it to.


Power cost

To play a card, you must have enough available power to pay its cost. You may play as many items, abilities and units as you like each turn, subject to the limitations of your available power.

Your avatar's power bar updates throughout your turn to show you how much power you have remaining. If you are trying to play a card and can't, check the power bar - you might not have enough power to play it.

Your power is fully restored during your draw phase. Unspent power doesn't accumulate from one turn to the next. However, any power you have left over at the end of the turn can be used to play cards during other player's turns.

Hinting

To aid you in playing cards, a flashing border appears around any cards in your hand that you have sufficient power to pay for.

Playing cards to the playmat

Ability cards are played to the ability area at the right of your avatar.

Item cards are played to the item area at the left of your avatar.

Unit cards are played to the quest of your choice. If you play a unit from your hand by double-clicking it, you will then need to click on a quest to indicate where you'd like to play that unit.

Ability limit

You can have only three abilities on the playmat at a time. Normally, abilities are applied during your quest phase and this doesn't become a problem. Many abilities that don't have levels provide a method to destroy themselves.

For more information on the Playing Cards, see: