@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ of you.
Shuffle the legendary deck and deal 5 cards from it to each player. Each player
looks at their legendary cards and leaves them face-down in front of them.
Shuffle each of the leg decks and draw one leg of each type and place it on the
corresponding space on the board.
B efore starting the game everybody draws 6 cards. The first player to grab the
weather die goes first. They roll it, then take their turn.
@ -138,6 +141,11 @@ During gameplay you will often discard cards. It is important to note that
discarded cards will be returned to your deck frequently. This is in contrast
to destroyed cards which are removed from the game permanently.
Many cards effect the size of your initial hand as well. There is no hard upper
limit on hand size, however if there aren't enough cards in your deck to fill
your hand, then your hand will consist only of however many cards are available
to be drawn.
% Once that’
\subsection { Movement}
@ -306,288 +314,182 @@ get to add it to your sled team.
\end { tabular}
\subsection { New Days}
On any turn the current player may choose to take a new day. Any other players
may choose to join them in the new day or to sit it out.
All participating players in a new day abandon all current risks. They shuffle
all of their cards (other than in-play dogs and attachments) into their deck.
This includes cards in play, in their discard pile, and in hand. Once their
decks are reshuffled, each player draws a new starting hand of 6 cards.
Once all players have decided whether or not to participate in the new day, the
player whose turn it is (the player that called the new day) rolls the weather
die to determine the weather for the day.
\subsection { Weather}
\section { Effects} % Don't forget to mention legs and their effects
The weather die determines the weather effecting all players. Players who are
off the board (as in the start of the game) are not effected by weather.
The six sides of the die show the six kinds of weather that can happen. The
board shows a summary of what each weather's effect is. Here they are described
more fully.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/snowflake} Snow causes the supply to be
emptied. All cards in the supply are destroyed and removed from play.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/sun} Sun causes all players to have $ 1 $
additional speed.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/wind} Wind causes all players to have
$ 5 $ additional speed, however each player gets hypothermia.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/cloud} Cloudy weather cancels all speed
bonuses.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/storm} Stormy weather prevents
increased initial hand sizes from taking effect.
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/rain} Rain causes all players to have
$ 3 $ additional speed, however each player starves.
\section { Effects}
There are a number of effects referred to throughout the game. These effects are
described here.
\subsection { Speed}
Speed (\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/speed} ) is provided by some
cards and is added to the distance you move every time you move (including the
automatic movement at the end of your turn). For example if have $ + 3 $ speed in
play, then you would move $ 4 $ spaces at the end of your turn. You can keep track
of your speed over time using the meters on the side of the board.
\subsection { Legs}
Each coloured section of the board represents a leg of the race. The effects of
each leg are indicated by the leg cards drawn at the start of the game. These
effects are incurred by any players on the given leg. Each leg card has the
effects for a leg in the first half of the game, on the left, and one for a leg
in the second half of the game, on the right.
Many legs incur starvation or hypothermia. When you enter these tracks you
increase your starvation or hypothermia counters appropriately. The effects of
hypothermia and starvation are described in the following sections.
\subsection { Hypothermia}
Each point of hypothermia you have alternates between reducing your speed by
1 and increasing the
\includegraphics [width=1em,height=1em] { images/icons/hand.png} of each of your
cards by 1. These effects are tracked on the scale in the corner of the board.
Whenever you play a { \color { personal} personal} card you reduce your hypothermia by 1 as soon as
it hits the table, before resolving its cost, even if you fail to pay for it.
If you reach a hypothermia of 7 it can no longer increase, but you cannot move
until it is reduced.
\subsection { Starvation}
Each point of starvation you have alternates between reducing your speed by
1 and increasing the
\includegraphics [width=1em,height=1em] { images/icons/deck.png} of each of your
cards by 1. These effects are tracked on the scale in the corner of the board.
Whenever you play a { \color { food} food} card you reduce your starvation by 1 as
soon as it hits the table, before resolving its cost, even if you fail to pay
for it.
If you reach a starvation of 7 it can no longer increase, but you cannot move
until it is reduced.
\section { Card Types}
There are 7 unique types of playing cards in the game. This section describes
each of them in detail.
\subsection { \color { dog} Dogs}
When you play a dog it stays in front of you on the table and provides a passive
bonus. You may only have up to 6 dogs at a time. When a dog dies it is destroyed
unless otherwise stated. When you are instructed to sacrifice a dog you must
kill one of your own dogs. If you are unable to do so then the card has no
effect. You may also sacrifice any of your dogs at any time, typically to make
space for other dogs.
\subsection { \color { attachment} Attachments}
Attachments must be played on dogs. Unless otherwise stated dogs can only hold
one attachment each. If you have no dogs in play then attachments are discarded
when played, to no effect. You may discard your own attachments whenever you
wish. When the dog an attachment is on dies, that attachment is discarded.
Armour is a particular attachment that can protect a dog even when you are
instructed to sacrifice it.
\subsection { \color { sled} Sled}
Sled cards have the symbols
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/backpack.png} and
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/shopping-cart.png} on them. The number
after the \includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/backpack.png} indicates how
many cards to add to the supply from one of the upgrade decks of your choice.
All of these cards must be added from the same deck. The number after the
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/shopping-cart.png} indicates how many
cards from the supply you may add to your discard pile. Note that these cards
are discarded, and will be available when you next take a new day.
\subsection { \color { personal} Personal}
Personal cards have the symbols
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/eye.png} and
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/trash-can.png} on them. The number
after the \includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/eye.png} indicates how many
of the top cards of your deck to look at. The number after the
\includegraphics [height=1em] { images/icons/trash-can.png} indicates how many of
those you may destroy. Whatever cards you do not destroy you choose whether to
discard or to shuffle back into your deck.
\subsection { \color { food} Food}
Most food cards provide draw. Additionally, as mentioned above, food cards
reduce your \starvation .
\subsection { \color { movement} Movement}
Movement cards, as you may have guessed, provide movement. Movement was already
explained in the mechanics section above.
\subsection { Utility}
Utility cards are those which do not fall under the other categories.
\subsection { Unique Cards} % E.G. Vigilance - immunity, meditate - effect
\section { Icons}
This is a reference page for the icons used in this game:
\begin { itemize}
\item [\raisebox{-0.3em}{\includegraphics[height=1em] { images/icons/dog-sled-icon.png} } ]
Speed, the number following it indicates how far to move.
\end { itemize}
\section { Game End}
% What initiates the end game (ie. once the last card is drawn, at the end of the fourth round etc.), when the game is actually over (ie. each player gets one more turn--including the player who drew the last card), how players tally their points, and restate what the victory requirement is/who wins.
When the first player crosses the finish line, each other player gets one last
turn. Once each player has had their last turn, whoever is furthest past the
finish line wins the game.
\subsection { Solitaire Mode}
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Setup\par }
The game can also be played alone by counting how many turns and days it takes
to win.
To begin the game separate out each of the decks of cards based on the
symbols in the lower-right corner. Give each player a starting deck. Indicated
by a coloured rectangle in the corner. Each player should take a token marking
their position to match the colour in the rectangle on their card.
Also give each player two dice: one blue to keep track of hypothermia and one
red to keep track of starvation. Each player places their wheel dog on the
table in front of them, shuffles their deck and draws 6 cards.
Decide which expansions to use, shuffle them and place them face down near
the supply.
Finally roll the weather die to determine initial weather (although it wont
effect anyone until they get to the hills).
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Objective\par }
This is a race. Your goal is to be the first to cross the finish line. You will
do this by upgrading your deck and your sled dog race team while slowing down
your opponents and surviving the harsh northern climate.
The path on the board is marked with walls, you will criss-cross up and down
each side of the board to arrive at the finish line. A summary of this motion is
outlined below.
{ \centering \includegraphics { images/rules/board_ order} \par }
You will unlock a new powerful card when you reach the checkpoints marked below.
{ \centering \includegraphics { images/rules/checkpoints} \par }
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Costs\par }
When a card is played the three costs are resolved in order.
First the player must discard as many cards as the ``energy'' cost
(blue number) of the card from their hand. Second, the player must discard as
many cards as the ``health'' cost (red number) of the card from the top of their
deck. Finally the player must resolve the ``risk'' cost (black number) of the
card.
Whatever the risk of a card is, that many cards must be played from the top of
your deck on the subsequent turns successfully. Only then does the original
card's effect take place.
Additional risk costs stack. If at any point you cannot afford the cards being
played as risk, the risk card fizzles and does nothing.
Any cards used as payment for risk have their effects occur when they are paid
off, even if the parent risk card fizzles.
An example is illustrated on the next page. A dog trap is played with a hand of
6 cards and a deck of 23 cards. As risk a move and mush are played. The risk of
the mush is breakfast. The result is a hand of 4 cards and a deck of 14 cards.
\clearpage
\includegraphics { images/rules/example_ 1} \par
\includegraphics { images/rules/example_ 2} \par
\includegraphics { images/rules/example_ 3} \par
\includegraphics { images/rules/example_ 4} \par
The result of this is that the player has spent 4 turns in order to successfully
play (in order) move, breakfast, mush, and dog trap. Note that the risk cards
only took effect once they were fully paid in the following turns. If at any
point the player were unable to pay for a card all unresolved cards would fizzle
and have no effect.
{ \noindent \Heading \Large New Days\par }
On any turn the current player may choose to take a new day. Any other players
may choose to join them in a new day or not.
All participating players abandon all current risks and shuffle all of their
cards (except for in-play dogs and attachments) into their deck. They then draw
a new starting hand. The starting hand size is 6 cards, but is often modified
during the course of play. There is no upper limit to hand size.
Once everyone has decided whether or not to partake in the new day, the player
who started it rolls the weather die to determine the weather.
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Weather\par }
The weather die has 6 unique symbols on it. Each symbol has a specific effect on
those players who are not immune. These are:
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/snowflake} Snow cancels the effects
of all sled (green) cards.
\vskip 0.5em
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/sun} Sun provides +1 speed.
\vskip 0.5em
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/wind} Wind provides +5 speed but gives all players hypothermia.
\vskip 0.5em
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/cloud} Clouds cause -1 speed.
\vskip 0.5em
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/storm} Storms cancel all movement.
\vskip 0.5em
\includegraphics [width=1.5em] { images/die/rain} Rain provides +3 speed but gives all players starvation.
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Effects\par }
There are some common effects that have special handling.
{ \bf Speed} is provided by some cards and is added to whatever distance a
card indicates to move. For example if you play a card that says ``move 10'' and
have +5 speed you will move 15 squares.
{ \bf Recover} allows you to draw cards of your choice from your discard pile.
Recovered cards may also be shuffled into your deck.
{ \bf Immune} players are not effected by other players cards, do not take
damage, and are not effected by the weather (either positively or negatively).
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Conditions}
There are a few conditions that you must contend with during the race.
\definecolor { energy} { HTML} { 003FFF}
\definecolor { health} { HTML} { FF0000}
{ \color { health} \bf Starvation} increases the health cost of every card by 1 for
each starvation you have. Keep track of starvation using the red die.
{ \color { energy} \bf Hypothermia} increases the energy cost of every card by 1 for
each hypothermia you have. Keep track of hypothermia using the blue die.
Neither { \color { health} starvation} nor { \color { energy} hypothermia} effect
costs that are 0 to begin with (not including costs that are reduced to 0).
If either your { \color { health} starvation} or { \color { energy} hypothermia}
reaches a level of 7 you have died. Move back 30 myriameters and set them both
to 0.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large The Board}
Each coloured section of the board represents a leg. Each leg has its
own effect, listed at the end of the board. Additionally there may be a blue
and/or red number next to each leg. When you enter a leg, if you have
less { \color { health} starvation} than the red number you set your
{ \color { health} starvation} to it. Similarly if you have less
{ \color { energy} hypothermia} than the blue number you set your
{ \color { energy} hypothermia} to it. This applies even if you enter the leg
moving backwards.
Whenever you pass another player on the board you take 1 damage and they are
moved back 1 square. This process is iterative, so there can never be two
players on the same space of the board.
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Card Types}
There are 8 types of cards. The remainder of this booklet describes them in
detail.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { dog} Dog Cards}
When you play a dog it stays in front of you and provides a passive bonus. You
may only have up to 6 dogs at a time. You may kill friendly dogs whenever you
wish. When a dog dies it is destroyed unless otherwise stated. When you are
instructed to kill a dog it must be one of your dogs. If you are
unable to kill one of your dogs the effect of the card will be voided.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { attachment} Attachment Cards}
Attachments must be played on dogs. Unless otherwise stated dogs can only hold
one attachment each. If you have no dogs in play attachments are discarded when
played, to no effect. You may discard your own attachments whenever you wish.
When the dog an attachment is on dies, that attachment is discarded.
Armour is a particular attachment that can protect a dog even when you are
instructed to kill it.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { food} Food Cards}
As soon as you play a food card reduce your { \color { health} starvation} by 1.
This happens before payment. Food cards generally provide draw.
% \vskip 1em
\clearpage
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { personal} Personal Cards}
As soon as you play a personal card reduce your { \color { energy} hypothermia} by
1. This happens before payment. Personal cards have the text ``Destroy up to X
of Y''. This means you look at the top Y cards of your deck, choose up to X of
them to destroy, then choose which of the remaining cards to shuffle back into
your deck and which to draw into your hand.
For example first aid says ``Destroy up to 1 of 3'' so when you play it you look
at the top three cards of your deck. You may permanently destroy one of them and
decide which of the rest you draw and which you shuffle into your deck. Thus
personal cards can act as an expensive form of draw.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { sled} Sled Cards}
Sled cards are used to upgrade the cards in your deck. They have the text ``Take
X of Y''. This means you add cards to the supply from an upgrade deck until it
has at least Y cards in it. Then you choose X of them to place in your { \bf
discard} pile. The new card(s) will become available to you when you take your
next new day.
When an upgrade deck runs out of cards shuffle all destroyed cards of that deck
back into it to refresh it. If all cards of a deck are in use it can no longer
be upgraded from (this should be very unlikely).
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Utility Cards}
In general utility cards either have unique effects or interact with other
players.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { movement} Movement Cards}
In general movement cards move you along the track. Note that each square of the
board represents a myriameter (10 kilometers). Your current speed is added to
the movement printed on movement cards when they take effect.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large \color { damage} Damage Cards}
When a player takes damage they add a damaged card to their discard pile. Damage
can be played for its cost to remove it from the deck, or destroyed by personal
cards. If a damaged card is discarded as part of the payment of another card
then the payment fails and the turn ends immediately. Damage cards can be
played as risk.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Legendary Cards}
At the start of each game each player draws 5 random legendary cards. Whenever
they pass a checkpoint they must add one of them to their discard pile.
\vskip 1em
{ \noindent \Heading \Large Single Player}
When playing alone use the flip side of the game board. This side is more
punishing. If you die in single player mode you lose. The goal is still to
finish the race in as few turns as possible.
\vskip 1em
\hrule
\vskip 1em
\vfill
{ \small I hope you enjoy the game. - Louis A. Burke}
\end { document}
