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Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
#161BGG7.8RATING
Updated Jun 9
2–4
PLAYERS
45–90
MINUTES
3
BEST WITH
2.6
MEDIUM
ERRATA1
Data port (hacking terminal) symbol meanings not in rulebooklinked official source
- RULING
- The symbols on hacking terminals are not explained in the base rulebook. Per the official Dire Wolf FAQ: ★ Clank! = add Clank! cubes to the Clank! area equal to the number of icons shown; Credits = take the credits shown; Healing = heal damage equal to the number of hearts shown; Power Crystal = take a Power Crystal; Skill = generate the Skill shown (wasted if unspent this turn); Swords = generate the Swords shown (wasted if unspent this turn). All effects are positive — there are no penalties.
AUTHOR: costguy (Kevin Salch) — quoted the official Dire Wolf FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.comDATE: 2017-12-13
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS10
Damage cubes removed from health track go into the bagpublisher
- RULING
- "Red cubes always go back in the bag."
Getting trapped inside the ship without an escape route is intentionaldesigner
- CONTEXT
- A player can be stranded near an escape pod that has been taken, with no path to any other pod and no teleport card. The question was whether this is a rules edge case or intended design.
- RULING
- "It is possible. And it is intended."
Players can hold multiple Power Crystals simultaneouslydesigner
- RULING
- "Yes, you can have more than one crystal."
Power Crystal is not discarded when activating card effects; one Crystal satisfies all effects in the same turndesigner
- RULING
- "You don't have to discard the power crystal to get the bonus effect. Also, one power crystal can supply infinite cards in the same turn."
Dark Jidu forces opponents to discard from their current handdesigner
- CONTEXT
- When Dark Jidu is defeated, each opponent must discard a card. The question was whether this applies to cards in hand (i.e., cards they have drawn but not yet played) or some other zone.
- RULING
- "It's not in their favor. They'll have one less card to play during their turn."
Players draw their new hand of cards at the end of their turn, not the start of the nextdesigner
- CONTEXT
- If a player must discard a card due to Dark Jidu but hasn't drawn their new hand yet, clarification was needed on when exactly the hand is drawn.
- RULING
- "Players are supposed to draw their new hand of cards at the END of their turn, not the start."
Stumble! is not a Program card and cannot be targeted by "Trash a Program" effectspublisher
- RULING
- "\"Stumble\" is not a \"Program\" card. \"Program\" cards have a title near the top of the card that says, \"Program\"."
Card abilities can be activated at any point during your turn in any orderdesigner
- CONTEXT
- A player asked whether a card's trash ability must be resolved immediately upon playing the card, or if it can be delayed. The designer confirmed activation is flexible and references page 10.
- RULING
- "You can activate the ability of the Renegade Hacker whenever you want during the turn." (See also: Order of Card Plays, Advanced Maneuvers, rulebook page 10.)
Resources generated by cards form a pool and persist until spentdesigner
- RULING
- "When you play the Hack, it gives you 1 skill to spend on your turn and that skill won't go away until you spend it, even if the Hack is trashed. Think of it as a pool of resources that your cards contribute to when they are played."
"Draw a card" means draw from your own personal deckdesigner
- RULING
- "Personal deck."
Q&A5
Teleporting does not cause dizziness; entering a checkpoint by any means stops Boots usecommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If you use a card ability to teleport directly into a security checkpoint, do you become dizzy and lose all remaining movement?
- ANSWER
- No — card-based teleportation does not cause dizziness, so you can still use Boots and other movement after teleporting. However, entering a security checkpoint by any means (including teleport) prevents you from spending any Boots for the rest of that turn. (Rulebook, page 10: "Unlike when using the Telepad or Hyperlift, teleporting does not leave you dizzy—you can keep moving after a teleport. Remember, however, that on the turn you enter a security checkpoint (by any means), you can't use any Boots for the rest of the turn.")
AUTHOR: donnylicious (Donovan Thunder) — quoted rulebook page 10SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(8 replies)DATE: 2018-01-31Lord Eradikus attacks only once per Adventure Row refill regardless of Boss Attack symbol countcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If multiple cards drawn to refill the Adventure Row each show a Boss Attack symbol, does Lord Eradikus attack multiple times?
- ANSWER
- No. Lord Eradikus attacks exactly once per refill, regardless of how many Boss Attack symbols appear on the drawn cards. (Rulebook, page 8: "If any of the cards drawn have a Boss Attack symbol, Lord Eradikus attacks! (But only once, no matter how many Boss Attack symbols were revealed.)")
AUTHOR: Pseudacris (Adam Harder) — quoted rulebook page 8SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(21 replies)DATE: 2019-01-19Running out of Clank cubes prevents choosing to take damage to move through enemiescommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If a player has remaining health points but no Clank cubes left in their personal supply, can they still move through enemy spaces by taking damage?
- ANSWER
- No. A player with no Clank cubes remaining cannot choose to take damage to pass through enemies — those spaces are blocked. Remaining health is irrelevant if there are no cubes to place. (Rulebook, page 10: "If you ever run out of cubes in your personal supply, then you can't choose to take damage while moving through enemies on the board.")
AUTHOR: tyrannicide (Darius the Great) — quoted rulebook page 10SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(7 replies)DATE: 2017-11-19One faction icon activates all matching faction abilities in play, not just onecommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Does a faction icon on one card activate only a single other card with a matching faction ability, or all of them?
- ANSWER
- One faction icon activates all other cards currently in your play area that have a matching faction ability trigger — not just one. However, each individual card's faction ability can only be activated once per turn, regardless of how many matching faction icons are in play.
Reshuffle your discard pile into a new draw deck when you need to draw and your deck is emptycommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- At what point do you shuffle your discard pile back into a new draw deck?
- ANSWER
- Whenever you need to draw a card and your personal draw deck is empty, immediately shuffle your discard pile face-down to form a new draw deck, then draw. (Rulebook, page 4: "Whenever you need to draw a card and find your deck empty, shuffle your discard pile and turn it face down to form a new deck.")
AUTHOR: SovietStatic (Kurt W) — quoted rulebook page 4SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(10 replies)DATE: 2018-08-17
Last researched: 2026-05-01
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