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[blue]Breathe deeply... Let the whisper of thought come to your ear...
Harmonize your Chakras and let go so that the negative energies will disappear...
Meditate on your strategy and let your feelings guide you towards victory!
[green][tip] This tutorial is best viewed on a computer!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
NekonyancerJust a quick warning before we start: if you perform an incorrect action, the game may *softlock.* This happens in many tutorials.
If that happens, don't panic. Just refresh and click a little more carefully. :)2maintitlebar_content000
Nekonyancer[blue]*Your goal is to harmonize five Chakras.*[/blue]
Your *Chakras* are the seven colored circles on your player board (see arrows). *Harmonizing* them means arranging three energy of the proper color into each one.3maintitlebar_content000ph_85332445_2_1 12 ph_85332445_3_1 12 ph_85332445_4_1 12 ph_85332445_5_1 12 ph_85332445_6_1 12 ph_85332445_7_1 12 ph_85332445_8_1 12
NekonyancerThis is the [red]*lotus board.*[/red]
*Meditate upon its importance for a moment...*
Good.4plenitude_red000maya 1
Nekonyancer[red]*These are Plentitude tokens.*[/red] At the end of the game, your harmonized chakras will score points according to the values on the tokens, which range from *1* to *4.*5plenitude_purple000plenitude_purple 1 plenitude_darkblue 1 plenitude_blue 1 plenitude_green 1 plenitude_yellow 1 plenitude_orange 1 plenitude_red 1
NekonyancerUnfortunately, we can only see *one* of the tokens right now! [blue]*This token on our player board*[/blue] shows our opponents which one we can see.
Note that our opponent can see [green]*a different one!*[/green]6meditation_85332445_blue000plenitude_blue 2 plenitude_orange 3 meditation_85332445_blue 2 meditation_11941354_orange 3
NekonyancerThe bottom half of the lotus board features nine [red]*Maya spaces,[/red]* sorted into three Maya flows (columns). These spaces are filled with *energy.*7maya000energy_1 1 energy_2 1 energy_3 1 energy_4 1 energy_5 1 energy_6 1 energy_7 1 energy_8 1 energy_9 1
NekonyancerOn your turn, you can do *one* of the following actions:
*- Receive energy from the Lotus board.*
*- Channel energy.*
*- Meditate.*8maintitlebar_content000
Nekonyancer[blue]*Let's learn about receiving energy first.*[/blue]
When receiving energy, you may take 1-3 *differently-colored* energies from a single flow (column) on the Lotus board. However, if there is a [red]*negative*[/red] (black) energy in the flow, it must be among the energy you take!9energy_3000energy_5 1
NekonyancerAfter receiving energy from the Lotus board, it must be placed on your player board.
There are two options for placement:
- Onto the [red]*Bhagya bubbles,*[/red] each of which can hold one energy.
- Directly into a Chakra, requiring an [blue]*inspiration token.*[/blue]
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NekonyancerLet's try it!
*Select all three energy from maya flow on the left.*
*Place them in your green chakra!* You may need to minimize this window.
[green][tip] The green chakra is the chakra of love! <311energy_1010
Nekonyancer*Great!*
Since we placed the energy directly into a Chakra, we had to place an inspiration token in this [red]*notch.*[/red] The token is *stuck here* until the Chakra is harmonized!
[green][tip] It's dangerous to have more than two of your tokens stuck at a time![/green]
Also, note that the [blue]*Maya flow*[/blue] was refilled with more energy from the universe!1inspiration_85332445_562914937bfa1b00energy_10 2 energy_11 2 energy_12 2 inspiration_85332445_5 1
NekonyancerLet's take some more energy.
*Select the yellow and purple energy from the rightmost Maya flow. Place them in your [blue]Bhagya Bubbles!*[/blue]
This step is buggy though, so just click continue...1ph_85332445_1_262914948ebccb00energy_13 4 energy_14 4 ph_85332445_1_1 2 ph_85332445_1_2 2 ph_85332445_1_3 2
Nekonyancer*Next, we'll learn about channeling energy.*
When you channel, you'll simply place an [blue]*inspiration token*[/blue] onto an *[red]inspiration space*[/red] on your board. You'll then move energy however that space specifies.
[green][tip] You can hover over each space to see what it does!1ph_85332445_channel_8629149eb8dd8300inspiration_85332445_1 2 inspiration_85332445_2 2 inspiration_85332445_3 2 inspiration_85332445_4 2 ph_85332445_channel_1 1 ph_85332445_channel_2 1 ph_85332445_channel_3 1 ph_85332445_channel_4 1 ph_85332445_channel_5 1 ph_85332445_channel_6 1 ph_85332445_channel_7 1 ph_85332445_channel_8 1
NekonyancerLet's try it!
[blue]*Click on this inspiration space!*[/blue]2ph_85332445_channel_6629149eb8dd8310ph_85332445_channel_6 2
NekonyancerThe space we chose lets us move one energy up and one other energy down.
*Select the [blue]yellow energy.[/blue] Move it one space down!*1maintitlebar_content629149ffd761710energy_7 2
Nekonyancer*Next, select the [blue]cyan[/blue] energy. Move it up!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment62914a01cb34110energy_1 2
Nekonyancer*Great!*
Note that the inspiration token you used is stuck on this space, so we can't use it again.1inspiration_85332445_462914a041c4b300
NekonyancerLet's channel again.
*Click on this inspiration space!* It will let us move one energy down one space and another energy down two spaces!1ph_85332445_channel_362914a115fc8910
Nekonyancer*First, move the [blue]purple energy[/blue] down by one space.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment62914a1de480710energy_14 1
Nekonyancer*Next, move the [red]yellow energy[/red] in your Bhagya bubble down by two spaces.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment62914a1fae8f210energy_13 1
Nekonyancer*Great!*
You're a natural! Your connection to the universe is clearly quite strong. :)1maintitlebar_content62914a21c467800
NekonyancerWe just received more energy. As you can see, we now have [green]*three yellows.*[/green]
You can never have more than three energy of the same color (except black) on your board, and there's no way to get rid of energy.
[red]This means we can no longer receive yellow energy from the lotus board, even for blocking purposes!1energy_1262914a9a7b12d00energy_17 3 energy_13 3 energy_7 3
Nekonyancer*Let's use this space next!* It will let us move three energies down one space!1ph_85332445_channel_262914ae33212e10
NekonyancerWait a second... We want to move [red]*these three energies*[/red] down, but we can't! When the purple Chakra fills up with energy that's NOT all purple, it will be *blocked,* and other energy will be unable to pass through it!
We have to use all three movements from this action, so we would have to move one of our [blue]well-placed energies[/blue] out of alignment!
*Click on "Cancel" at the top!*1maintitlebar_content62914b08c59c510energy_10 1 energy_17 1 energy_12 1 energy_14 2 energy_1 2 energy_4 2 energy_7 2 energy_13 2
Nekonyancer*Let's use this one instead.* It will let us move one energy one space.1ph_85332445_channel_762914b0c1fcdc10
Nekonyancer*Move the [blue]blue energy[/blue] down one space.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment62914b0faad9010energy_12 2
NekonyancerAll our inspiration tokens have been used up.
This is a good time to *meditate.*
Meditating will reset all the [red]*inspiration tokens that are on inspiration spaces.*[/red] It will also allow you to peek at one of the *[blue]Plentitude tokens.*[/blue]1plenitude_red62914b38ddd4400plenitude_purple 2 plenitude_darkblue 2 plenitude_green 2 plenitude_yellow 2 plenitude_orange 2 plenitude_red 2 inspiration_85332445_1 1 inspiration_85332445_2 1 inspiration_85332445_3 1 inspiration_85332445_4 1
NekonyancerTo meditate, simply click on the color here that you want to peek at.
*Let's go with purple!*2meditation_purple62914b38ddd4410meditation_purple 16
Nekonyancer*Wow, purple is worth 4 points!* We should make sure to harmonize that one!
Note that all your *[red]inspiration spaces*[/red] are clear now, but the token in the green Chakra's notch is still stuck.1plenitude_purple62914b48c6d8100ph_85332445_channel_1 1 ph_85332445_channel_2 1 ph_85332445_channel_3 1 ph_85332445_channel_4 1 ph_85332445_channel_5 1 ph_85332445_channel_6 1 ph_85332445_channel_7 1 ph_85332445_channel_8 1
Nekonyancer*Our opponent harmonized their first Chakra!* (see arrow)
The three blue energies in it are now locked in. When a Chakra is harmonized, it helps your other energies move around freely. In fact, *they can move as if the blue chakra was gone.*
If our opponent moved the [red]*red energy*[/red] down by three spaces, they could move all the way *[blue]here,[/blue]* skipping over the blue Chakra!1maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00energy_23 1 energy_6 12 ph_11941354_5_2 2
NekonyancerBy the way, did you notice that negative energy does not have a Chakra it belongs to? Instead, negative energy must be channeled all the way down into the [blue]*earth.*[/blue]
Negative energy in the earth is said to be [green]alleviated.[/green]2ph_85332445_9_362914bb9113ab00ph_85332445_9_1 2 ph_85332445_9_2 2 ph_85332445_9_3 2 ph_85332445_9_4 2
Nekonyancer[green]This is good for two reasons:[/green]
*1. *Each alleviated energy is worth one point at the end of the game.
*2. *Negative energy in the earth allows you to use [blue]*this powerful inspiration action!*[/blue] Hover over it to see what it does. If you're desperate to find energy of a certain color, this can be very handy!3ph_85332445_9_162914bb9113ab00ph_85332445_channel_8 2
NekonyancerWhen one player harmonizes *5 chakras,* play continues until all players have had the *same number of turns.*
*[blue]Then, we count up points!*[/blue]4maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
Nekonyancer[red]*Each player scores:*[/red]
- Points for each harmonized chakra, according to the corresponding Plentitude token.
- 1 point for each negative energy channeled into the earth.
- 2 points for the *Harmonization bonus.* You get this bonus if you have the longest string of consecutive harmonized Chakras *from the bottom going up!*5maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
Nekonyancer*That's everything you need to play the base game!*
But there are two modules from the expansion I should explain too!7maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
Nekonyancer[img]https://x2.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/https___x.boardgamearena.net_data_tutorials_https___snipboard.io_SMVjnz.jpg[/img]
*This module adds white, positive energy to the mix!* When they're in the Maya flows, positive energy acts similarly to negative energy: If you take energy from a flow with positive energy in it, the positive must be among the energy you take!
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NekonyancerOn your board, positive energy has a unique attribute: it can make your blocked chakras act as if they're harmonized.
[img]https://x2.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/https___x.boardgamearena.net_data_tutorials_https___snipboard.io_H4j1Ra.jpg[/img]9maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
NekonyancerIf a player ever has a white and a black energy in the same chakra at the end of their turn, the energies will *cancel each other out.*
The player must discard both, and can take half of a Yin-Yang token from the bank. This is worth 1 point at the end of the game. If they acquire another half, the completed Yin-Yang is worth *3 points!*10maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
Nekonyancer[img]https://x2.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/https___x.boardgamearena.net_data_tutorials_https___snipboard.io_M6sY4p.jpg[/img]
Three objective cards will be available. The first person to complete one will get 2 points. The second person to complete that same objective will get 1 point.
[img]https://x2.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/https___x.boardgamearena.net_data_tutorials_https___snipboard.io_gU4IOR.jpg[/img]
That's it! Simple module.11maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Chakra!*[/blue]
If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message!
A big thank you goes out to *Mistergos* for bringing this game to BGA!
Have fun! :D12maintitlebar_content62914bb9113ab00
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