Anachrony reference sheet

Overview

• 1–4 players, ~30 min/player; up to 7 rounds called Eras [p.6 — Game Overview]
• Lead one of four Paths (Harmony, Dominance, Progress, Salvation) preparing for an asteroid impact [p.6 — Game Overview]
• Core loop: power up Exosuits → warp assets from the future → take Actions with Workers [p.6 — Game Overview]
• After Era 4 the Impact hits, triggering Collapsing Capital tiles and the Evacuation Action [p.18 — Impact]
• Game ends when all Capital Action spaces collapse OR after Era 7 [p.11 — Clean Up Phase]
• Most Victory Points wins; tiebreaker: most Water, then most total Resources [p.19 — Final Scoring]

Setup

1. Place Main board (2–3 players: use side with 2 Hex slots per Capital Action) [p.5 — General Setup]
2. Place Research dice, Evacuation tile (A side up), Anomaly stack, Paradox die/tokens [p.5]
3. Shuffle Recruit pool deck (11 cards) and Mine pool deck (11 cards) separately; place beside board [p.5]
4. Sort buildings into 4 type stacks (primary stacks), face up beside board [p.5]
5. Arrange 9 Timeline tiles left-to-right; place Impact tile between tiles 4 and 5; place 1 random Superproject above each Timeline tile (first face up, rest face down) [p.5]
6. Randomly select 5 Endgame Condition cards; place face up above board [p.5]
7. Each player: pick Path, take Player board (A or B — all same side), colored components (6 Exosuits, 9 Warp tiles, 8 Path markers, Morale + Time Travel markers) [p.6 — Player Setup]
8. Each player: take starting resources/workers/Energy Cores per Path board; pick 1 of 2 Leader cards [p.6]
9. Place Focus markers on leftmost Timeline tile; set Morale + Time Travel markers to starting positions [p.6]
10. First Player = person who most recently had a 'déjà vu'; players receive 0/1/1/2 Water in clockwise order from First Player [p.6]

Turn structure

Each Era proceeds in this order [p.7 — Game Turn]:

1. Preparation — Flip next Superproject face up; shift building stacks; refresh Recruit pool and Mine pool cards
2. Paradox — Players with most Warp tiles on any past Timeline tile roll Paradox die (skip Era 1)
3. Power Up — In clockwise order, each player places up to 6 Exosuits on Hex slots (bottom 3 cost 1 Energy Core each); gain 1 Water per empty slot
4. Warp — Each player secretly selects 0–2 Warp tiles, reveals simultaneously, places on current Timeline tile and receives those assets immediately
5. Action Rounds — Clockwise, players alternate: place 1 Worker (on Player board OR on Main board in Exosuit) and take its Action, OR pass
6. Clean Up — Retrieve Workers (Motivated → Active, others → Tired); retrieve Exosuits; check for Impact (end of Era 4); check for game end; advance Focus markers

Actions

Main Board Actions (require Exosuit on Hex space)

Player Board Actions (no Exosuit needed)

Scoring

• Buildings: VP value printed bottom-left of each tile [p.21 — Appendix]
• Superprojects: VP value printed upper-left of each tile [p.22]
• Breakthroughs: 1 VP each; +2 VP per set of 3 different shapes (Circle+Triangle+Square) [p.19]
• Time Travel track: VP per step as printed on Player board track [p.17]
• Morale track: VP (positive or negative) per current position at game end [p.16]
• Anomalies: −3 VP each remaining on Player board at game end [p.8]
• Unfulfilled Warp tiles: −2 VP each at game end [p.19]
• Endgame Conditions: 3 VP each condition met (ties: all score full amount) [p.19]
• VP tokens: face value accumulated during game [p.19]
• Evacuation: VP per Path board condition (max 30 VP) [p.15]

End of game

• Game ends immediately after Clean Up of the Era when the last Collapsing Capital Hex flips to unavailable, OR after Era 7 [p.11]
• Untangle the Continuum: fulfill all remaining Warp tiles (return asset from Active/powered Exosuit); each unfulfilled tile = −2 VP [p.19]
• Score Endgame Conditions (3 VP each met) [p.19]
• Tally all scoring sources on scoring pad [p.19]
• Most VP wins; tiebreaker: most Water → most total Resources → shared victory [p.19]

Glossary

• Era: one round of play; game lasts up to 7 Eras [p.6]
• Exosuit: powered armor required to take Main board Actions; costs 1 Energy Core per bottom-row Hex slot [p.9]
• Focus: the Timeline tile a player's Power Plant Actions target for Time Travel; starts on current Era tile [p.16]
• Warp tile: tile placed on Timeline to receive assets 'from the future'; must later be returned via Power Plants [p.9]
• Paradox token: received when rolling Paradox die; 3 tokens triggers an Anomaly [p.8]
• Anomaly: tile placed on a building spot; −3 VP at game end; can be sealed with resources [p.8]
• Motivated: Worker returned to Active column (not Tired) during Clean Up [p.11]
• Hex space: Main board Action slot; blocked for the rest of the Era once occupied [p.11]
• Hex Pool space: Main board slot that is always available; unlimited Workers may be placed [p.11]
• Collapsing Capital tile: post-Impact replacement for Capital Action Hexes; flipped to unavailable after use [p.18]
• Genius: Worker that acts as any Worker type when placed on an Action space [p.11]
• Time Travel marker: tracks successful Warp tile returns via Power Plants; each step worth VP [p.17]

FAQ

• Q: Can a Genius substitute for another Worker type when paying a Worker cost? — A: No. Genius substitution only applies when placing on Action spaces, not when spending Workers as costs, retrieving Worker Warp tiles, or for Evacuation scoring. [p.19 — Frequently Overlooked Rules]
• Q: Can a busy Worker (currently on an Action space) be spent to pay a Superproject Worker cost? — A: No. Only Active or Tired Workers (on the Player board columns) may be spent. [p.19]
• Q: When returning a Worker Warp tile via Focus, where must the Worker come from? — A: Active column only (it was warped in as Active). [p.19]
• Q: Can you remove a Warp tile from the present Timeline tile using a Power Plant? — A: No. Power Plants only remove Warp tiles from past tiles when shifting Focus. Present-tile Warp tiles can only be removed via certain building/Superproject retrieve abilities. [p.19]
• Q: Does the Impact tile count as a Timeline tile for Power Plant range? — A: No. Ignore the Impact tile when measuring Power Plant range. [p.19]
• Q: Do you advance the Time Travel marker when removing a Warp tile via a building's retrieve ability or when gaining an Anomaly? — A: No. Only returning a Warp tile by paying its asset during a Focus shift advances the marker. [p.17]