How to Play

Gemnix Terra is a deck-building exploration game for one to four players. Reach the most Renown once the final round ends.

The turn

1
Start
Ready your characters and collect equipment income.
2
Draw
Draw five cards — Tritons draw six.
3
Play
Play cards for Gems, Movement, Power, and Influence.
4
Explore
Spend Movement to flip an adjacent unrevealed hex. +1 Renown each.
5
Act
Move characters, gather gems, resolve encounters, or challenge a rival.
6
Acquire
Spend Gems on market cards; weapons and equipment attach to characters.
7
Control
Spend Influence on a tile you occupy to claim it and score its reward.
8
End
Discard, store up to three Gems, and pass play.

White gems · Mobility and exploration

Exploration costs 1 less Movement (minimum 1).

Sylwen, Grove Warden — Gains +1 Movement at the start of each turn.

Blue gems · Card flow and recovery

Draw one extra card each turn.

Nerai, Tide Speaker — Once per turn, recover a card from the discard pile when gathering.

Purple gems · Defence and location control

Claiming control costs 1 less Influence (minimum 1).

Vorn, Ruin Sentinel — Controlled tiles cannot be claimed by a rival with equal Influence.

Orange gems · Aggression and burst power

Gains +1 Power whenever any card is played.

Ashka, Ember Herald — May spend 2 Gems for +2 Power in a challenge.