Tiny Epic Defenders

Sequence of Play

1. Draw and resolve Turn Cards one at a time until the Turn Deck is depleted.
2. Then reshuffle the discard pile and add one card from the Horde Deck.
3. If playing The Great Battle or The Dark War, add a new Caravan to its starting Region.
4. Repeat each round.

Turn Card Types

Defender Card: Grants action points to the Hero with the matching color. That Hero takes their turn now, spending action points on actions. Once per turn, the active Hero may Sacrifice 1 HP to gain 1 extra action (used immediately).

All Defenders Card: Grants action points to be split among all Heroes however the players agree.

Enemy Card:

1. Increase the Threat level in each Region shown on the card.
2. If a Hero is present in an attacked Region, they may Defend - taking the Threat increase as HP damage instead of raising that region's Threat.
3. If a Region's Threat would be raised but is already at maximum, that Region is destroyed:
   • The second Region shown on the card does not receive its Threat increase.
   • Instead, raise Capital City's Threat level by 1.
   • Place the Enemy Card face-down on the destroyed Region to mark it. Heroes can still move there, but cannot use its ability.
4. Discard the Enemy card after resolving.

Dire Enemy Card:

1. Attacks only 1 Outer Region.
2. A Hero in that Region may Defend by spending 2 HP. If they do, they gain an Artifact as a reward.
3. If no Hero defends, raise that Region's Threat by 1 and trigger the effect printed on the Dire Enemy card.

Defender Actions

On your turn, spend action points on any of the following:

• Move: Move to an adjacent Region.
• Secure: Reduce an Outer Region's Threat by 1 (must be in that region).
• Use Ability: Activate your Hero's, the current Region's, or an Artifact's ability.
• Fight the Epic Foe: Reduce the Foe's HP by 1 (must be in the Foe's region).
• Prepare for Action: Gain 1 XP.
• Escort Caravans: Spend 1 XP per Caravan to move and bring Caravan(s) with you.

Once per turn, a Hero can Sacrifice 1 HP to gain 1 extra action to use immediately.

Health and Exhaustion

When a Defender's HP reaches 0, they are Exhausted:

• Cannot Secure, Fight, or Defend.
• Can still Move and use other abilities.
• If a Defender starts their turn in Capital City, they restore full HP.

End of Round

1. When the Turn Deck is depleted, reshuffle the discard pile to form a new Turn Deck.
2. Draw the top card of the Horde Deck and add it to the new Turn Deck.
3. Begin the next round.

Revealing the Epic Foe

When the Horde Deck is empty, the Epic Foe is revealed:

1. Place the Epic Foe card on its designated Region, covering the left side.
2. Set the Foe's HP tracker to full health.
3. Trigger the Foe's reveal effect, if applicable.

Heroes must travel to the Foe's Region and spend actions to Fight it (1 action = 1 damage). Defeat the Foe to win!

Key Reminders

• Exhausted Defenders (0 HP) cannot Secure, Fight, or Defend, but can still Move and use Abilities.
• A Defender starting their turn in Capital City fully restores their HP.
• Destroyed Regions still allow movement but their abilities are lost.
• If Capital City's Threat reaches maximum, the players lose immediately.
• The term "General" and "Epic Foe" are synonymous in regards to Defender and Artifact Abilities.