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Combat basics

Declaring attacks, playing cards face down, revealing and resolving damage.

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Combat begins when an attacker declares an attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. against an adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. (for melee) or in-line (for ranged) opponent.

The combat sequence

Declare the attack and target.
Play cards — attacker then defender play one card face down.
Reveal both cards simultaneously.
Resolve effects in timing order, then compare values.

Ties go to the attacker — damage is dealt if attack value is at least the defense value.

Mentioned terms

Attack Adjacent Timing