Rulebook
In-depth instructions for gameplay
Overview
Strategically stack tiles to conquer islands and their biomes in this board expanding, resource control game for 2-5 players. Tactically unleash volcanoes to disrupt your opponents and unlock powers, causing molten lava to cascade downhill, destroying everything in its path. When the lava reaches the ocean, rich volcanic soils emerge, inviting new opportunities for expansion across these evershifting lands.
Quickstart
Get up and playing in 5 mins
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This guide gets you up and running in a two player game - instructing you how to make your first few turns, they aren’t necessarily the best moves to take, but cover a wide range of options. It ignores a few things like the volcanic powers and sacrifices - you can skip them for the first playthrough or add them later for a more indepth experience.
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DIY
How to make your own set to play at home
Lore workings
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Created with extensive input from my lore aspiring citizen, the littlest guy I know, Huon Croucher
Millions of years ago, when the Australian continent pulsed with molten fire, the Earth’s heartbeat gave birth to ancient spirits. They sculpted life not with gentle hands, but with eruptions that split mountains and rivers of lava. Their creations—small, flame-tempered critters—thrived in the inferno. But when the seas rose to drown the land, the spirits spent their last embers shielding their favored creatures, then sank into the asthenosphere to dream.
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Aggressive Disruption: Focus on volcanoes (especially with Lateral Eruption or Magma Bomb if it proves effective), Pack Critters, and Cooperative Critters (against non-cooperative opponents) to actively remove opponents and seize territory.
Expansionist Engine: Prioritize Bountiful Resources, Crafty Critters, and Flying Critters. Aim to create and utilize volcanic soil for rapid expansion and control multiple biome types for resource generation. Island summoning would also fit here.
Pay Sacrifice to the Bonus Boss: Exalted Sacrifices, Frugal Ritual, and churn out sacrifices for points. Target a few key areas to gain the tallest biome and largest biome bonuses.
Defensive/Economic Build: Herding Critters for bonus resources/points, Lava Diversion, and Volcanic Migration to protect assets, while steadily building a wide and connected board presence for biome edge scoring.
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Volcanic power icons
Adding in reminders as to when everything can activate
Strategy
General and advanced tactics
General tips
- Target tiles with multiple players on them
- Set off a volcano, it unlocks you a power, gives you a point, and wipes out opponent critters!
- Maximising the same colour early on will help set off an early volcano
- Look to split up well connected biomes
- Connect opponents together and knock them off
- Look to take over the tallest stack or largest biome (particularly in end game) for big bonus points!