The Great River

Difficulty +3 (Moderate) Jagged Earth

The island is vast, and the Invaders are firmly entrenched in its western lands. They now seek to push east across a mighty river and open up a new frontier. Can the Spirits hold them back?

Setup Changes

Place Island Boards touching top-to-bottom, so their Oceans are on the same side. (The "Oceans" represent an immense river in the west.)

Rule Changes

Population Spills Across the River:

After the Build Step, Invaders Build in all Coastal lands without / but with .

After the Explore Step, Invaders Explore into all Coastal lands without /.

Relentless Migration Eastwards:

At the end of the phase, move each one land Inland (farther away from the Ocean). Start with the most-Inland lands and work your way to the least-Inland. (You can mark the lands that are Range 2 from the Ocean with Scenario Markers to make this easier, if desired.)

When in a land have a choice of multiple lands to go to, split them as evenly as possible, starting from the northernmost (upper) such land.

When a would be prevented from moving Inland by Isolate effects, it ignores those Isolate effects unless a Spirit pays 1 Energy.

When a cannot move further Inland, if it is on the eastern (right-hand) edge of its board, move it off the eastern edge and onto this Scenario Card. Otherwise, it moves to an equally Inland adjacent land (if possible).

Victory & Loss Conditions

Loss

If more than 3

per player escape off the edge of the map (are on this Scenario Card), the Invaders win.

Difficulty Notes

Notably Easier: ...for Spirits excellent at destroying Inland

(e.g., Lightning's Swift Strike).

Notably Harder: ...for teams with little early control of Inland

.

...for Spirits that focus on defense/counterattack to the exclusion of Destroying/moving Invaders (e.g., Vital Strength of the Earth).
...against Adversaries that create lots of extra .

Strategy

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