{"product_id":"entropy","title":"Entropy","description":"\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"304\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"14\" data-start=\"3\"\u003eEntropy\u003c\/strong\u003e, the game unfolds over a variable number of rounds. On each turn, you move your Scientist 1 to 3 spaces clockwise around the Main board. You must end your movement on either an inner Action space on the Main board or an outer space on an Action tile, then resolve the corresponding action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"304\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Entropy - Tutorial \u0026amp; Playthrough\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nm04IBHQeo0\" height=\"759\" width=\"1349\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"531\" data-start=\"306\"\u003eThroughout the game, you will create Solar Systems by adding Stars, Planets, and Asteroids, and then populate them with Life by playing cards. You can also unlock special abilities by adding Biomes and upgrading your Console.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003eThe end of the game is triggered when any 2 of the 6 Main Objectives are completed. Once the game ends, the player with the most Victory Points wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Components\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e1 Main Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e6 Action Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e20 System Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e55 Star Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e6 taring Star Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e44 Planet Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e8 Starting Planet Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e36 Biome Tiles\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e18 Abundant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e18 Scarce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e40 Asteriod Tiles (10 of each type)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e66 Life Cards\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e22 Bacteria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e22 Plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e22 Animal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e12 Focus Cards (3 cards in each set: A, B, C \u0026amp; D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e12 Mission Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e3 Alternative Objective Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e140 Wooden Lifeform Toekns\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e60 Bacteria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e50 Plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e30 Animal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e60 Wooden Resource Tokens\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e20 Energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e20 Entropy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e20 Mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e48 Lifeform \u0026amp; Resource \"x5\" Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e1 First Player Marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e70 Victory Point Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e40 \"1s\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e20 \"5s\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e10 \"10s\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e15 Lifeform Objective Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e1 Scorepad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003e8 Player Aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Conponents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Player Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Scientist Token\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Generator Marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Creation Token\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Objective Markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolo Components\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Solo Tile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 Challenge Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19 Progress Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"533\"\u003eHow to Play\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA game of Entropy is played over a variable number of rounds. Each round consists of all players taking one turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurn Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach turn consists of 3 steps: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Movement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn your turn, you must move your Scientist between 1 and 3 spaces clockwise around the Main board. You must end your movement on either:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn inner Action space on the Main board, \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn outer Action space on an Action tile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInner Circle Actions\u003c\/strong\u003e – to land on an Action space in the inner circle, you must place your matching Creation token.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePassing Creation Tokens\u003c\/strong\u003e – while moving, if your Scientist passes over one or more of your Creation tokens, you must retrieve them.For each token retrieved this way, you may immediately activate one of your Stars, or Gain the Entropy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraffic Bonus\u003c\/strong\u003e – traffic Bonuses provide resources or other positive effects, as described in the corresponding action sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Actions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvolve a Star \u003c\/strong\u003e– Choose a Star in a Solar System in your play area and exchange it for a Star of the next tier, as indicated by the paths on the Main board OR Pay 1 Energy to add a tier I Star tile to a Solar System without a Star tile, or to a new Solar System\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAggregate Planet\u003c\/strong\u003e – Choose a Planet tile from the offer and spend the indicated Mass to take it. Then, activate the Planet’s effect, flip it over, and place it in an empty Planet space in any Solar System in your play area or a new Solar System by placing a new Solar System tile in your play area.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreate Life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Play a Life card from your hand to a Planet in your play area. To do this, the chosen Planet and the Star in its Solar System must collectively meet all Life Condition requirements. After playing the card, resolve the following in any order: Add Lifeform Tokens, place the indicated Lifeform tokens next to the chosen Planet tile, and resolve Card Effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActivate Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e – Choose any number of Stars in your play area and resolve their effects one by one by spending the required Entropy. You may use a discount from the Generator track.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet Biome\u003c\/strong\u003e – Take 1 Biome tile from the offer and place it next to a Planet in your play area. It remains there for the rest of the game. Each Planet can have a maximum of 1 Biome tile.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpgrade Console\u003c\/strong\u003e – Spend 3 Energy to upgrade one of your Focus cards assigned to the Creation tokens. Choose a Focus card assigned to a token and rotate or flip it to reveal the next tier effect. After upgrading, if possible, retrieve the corresponding Creation token from the Main board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTake Life Cards\u003c\/strong\u003e – take 2 Life cards from the offer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatch an Asteroid\u003c\/strong\u003e – Choose an available Asteroid tile and place it on an empty space of a Planet in your play area. Then pay the indicated cost.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimordial Soup\u003c\/strong\u003e – Advance your Generator marker on the Generator track by 1 step. Then gain an Energy or Mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFulfill a Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e – Each player starts the game with 2 Mission cards in their hand. If you meet the requirement shown at the top of a Mission card, you may resolve it by playing the card and gaining its reward. The other card is then removed from the game.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObjectives\u003c\/strong\u003e – Check whether you have met any Main Objective conditions. If you have, you must advance your marker on the corresponding Objective track by 1 space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLifeform Objective\u003c\/strong\u003e – Check whether you have met the condition for the Small and\/or Big Lifeform Objectives. 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