Hidden Leaders
In Hidden Leaders, you take the role of one of six secret leaders, each of them is allied with two of the four factions/colors. By playing heroes into your tableau, either openly or secretly, you influence the outcome of the conflict.
Number of players: 2 - 6
Game duration: 22 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
Ensure one of the factions you support wins whilst providing the best support for that faction
Turn
On your turn, first play a card from your hand and activate its effect OR discard up to 3 cards facedown into the Wilderness
After which, draw back up to 4 cards from either the faceup Tavern or the facedown Harbour deck
After which, discard down to 3 cards facedown to the Wilderness
Some Heroes are played hidden, and these may be later revealed but their actions won't be triggered, hidden heroes do NOT count towards end game trigger but do count for scoring
Game End
The game ends when a player has a certain number of visible heroes based on the player count (5-8)
2 players - 8 heroes
3 players - 7 heroes
4 players - 7 heroes
5 players - 6 heroes
6 players - 5 heroes
After which, first determine the winning faction
Undead win if red & green are both in the dark spaces, if this causes a tie with the other win conditions Undead win
Water Folk win if red & green are in the same space or on adjacent spaces
Empire wins if red is at least 2 spaces ahead of green
Tribes win if green is at least 2 spaces ahead of red
If your secret leader matches the winning team, you MAY win
If you are the ONLY player with a matching leader, you win!
If multiple players match, the player with the most heroes of the winning faction wins!
If tied, the player with the lowest total heroes wins!
If still tied, the leader with the highest card number wins!