Wondrous Creatures

Wondrous Creatures

#238BGG8.1RATINGHOT #4
Updated Jun 12
1–4
PLAYERS
40–80
MINUTES
2
BEST WITH
3.0
HEAVY
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ERRATA3
  • Sweeping a card is not the same as discarding it
  • Placing a card in the discard pile (via Pondire or Throboros effects) is not "discarding from hand"
  • Regular Crew Member scores 1 VP per adjacent habitat in solo mode (same as Captain)
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS29
  • "Trigger previous" chains cannot resolve backwards past a second "trigger previous"
  • Tingent's target token advances even when an achievement cannot be claimed
  • Taking a Beast using the Captain ability is a separate basic action, not a free action
  • Player order is determined after card selection, during the setup resource handout phase
  • Recharging via a Net counts as one card only and does not trigger Wayfinder
  • Sweeping is not a free action
  • Throboros and Throiamet only trigger when a card is discarded from hand, not when swept
  • Tingent in Wilderness mode: no matching card or face-down card counts
  • Tingent's crew member movement when already adjacent
  • Tingent move icons: Captain vs. Regular Crew Member (solo only)
  • Tingent's last turn at game end: completes the achievement but gains no trophy
  • When egg storage is full, the egg returns to supply and the player gains 2 VP instead
  • The pond hex is not a playable space; lily pads are decorative background art
  • Special effect icons on habitat tiles are limited to once per round regardless of nets used
  • Free actions are usable on any turn type; on a Recharge turn, spend the net before retrieving crew
  • Egg sourcing rules: specific/choice species come from supply; random/unknown species come from the egg pouch
  • When the time track token lands on the butterfly net space, the player collects a butterfly net
  • CYANIU (#104): the 5 VP are scored independently of how the card is played
  • CYANIU (#104) played for free (e.g., via Starbeak): the player CAN still choose to discard up to 5 cards
  • "Last played Instant card" effect has no effect if no Instant card was played previously that turn
  • Blizzard (#53) copying Healathan (#110): only the Instant Effect is copied, not the play cost
  • Blizzard (#53) copying Berrong (#52): the chain produces no effect
  • Butterfly Net habitat tile: crew placement gives 1 net; spending that net can score 3 VP
  • Card #031's effect does not trigger if no trophy tokens are available
  • Throiamet (#118) + discovery token: both effects apply simultaneously
  • Butterfly nets may be spent before collecting placement resources; there is no required order
  • Tingent selects target cards by their fixed end-game score, not by end-of-game bonuses
  • Tingent's Captain Energy allocation is a single continuous process; cannot be interrupted to bypass the Energy Limit
  • Sweep terrain action is mandatory once activated; Sweep is resolved before drawing a card

CATEGORIES

Fantasy

MECHANICS

End Game BonusesHand ManagementHexagon GridOpen DraftingSet CollectionTagsVariable Player PowersWorker PlacementWorker Placement, Different Worker Types

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