Anima: Beyond Good and Evil is a game designed by Carlos B. Garcia
Box art: Wen Yu Li Card illustrations: Salvador Espin Raul Rossell Luis NCT S. Melero Wen Yu Li Graphic design: Sergio Almagro Carlos B. Garca Editor: Jos M. Rey Translators: Brant McFarland and James Torr An im a : BE YON D GO O D AND E VI L is a game edited by Edge Entertainment and Fantasy Flight Games www.edgeent.com / www.animarpg.com / www.fantasyflightgames.com English edition and distribution: Fantasy Flight Games English Producer: Sally Karkula English Editing: Sam Stewart Thanks to John Grams and Chris Petersen for their support

THE AFTERMATH OF OMEGA

Everything ended. Omega, the ancient entity that threatened to disrupt all life in Gaa, had finally been sealed. Its unlimited source of power, the Infinity Orb, was shattered, and the splinters scattered so they could never be rejoined. Then, humanity continued forward, confident that gravest danger had past. At least, thats what everybody thought. However, the Orb was merely a key, and its destruction was the master stroke of the plan devised by a force unknown until now. At this moment, something alien is slowly creeping into the world through the fragments of the Orb, waiting to manifest itself completely. This malign influence corrupts all that comes in contact with these fragments, as the very pillars of reality are altered. Whatever it is, if it is successful, Gaia will sweep into a fate much worse than any mankind could imagine. Aware of its coming, ethnically and morally different forces are making secret preparations to stand against this unknown power. Its up to you to play them, control their abilities, and stop the approaching f inal horror. It is time to go beyond good and evil.

OVERVIEW

Anima: Beyond Good and Evil is a stand-alone expansion to Anima: Shadow of Omega. Played on its own, this game is designed for 2 to 4 players. However, if played as an expansion to Shadow of Omega, five can play. All necessary components are included with the game: 110 cards, two six-sided dice, one ten-sided die, and four different colored counters.
The objective of the game to complete a Basic Mission, and by doing so, gain access to the Final Mission. Each player draws two Basic Mission cards at the beginning of the game, and must complete at least one of them to attempt the Final Mission, which is the same for all players (see Missions on page 6). The Final Mission remains a secret to all players until a player completes at least one Basic Mission and chooses to reveal the Final Mission. All Parties must try to complete the Final Mission within the number of turns indicated in the Crisis! section of the card. If the adversary is not defeated within the specified number of turns, it will be unleashed. At this time, Parties who have not completed at least one Basic Mission are immediately destroyed and all remaining players will have just one chance to vanquish this adversary or be destroyed. If a player completes the Final Mission or defeats the ultimate adversary, he wins the game.

Game Objective

Although Beyond Good and Evil is an independent game, it has also been designed to be combined with the core Anima card game: Shadow of Omega. By combining both decks of cards, players can exponentially increase the variety and gameplay possibilities in Anima. To combine the sets, separate and group the cards from the two decks by category (Character, Advantage, Encounter, and Area). The only exceptions are the Mission cards from Shadow of Omega, because they are not compatible with the Area and Event cards from Beyond Good and Evil. Players should remove the 13 Shadow of Omega Mission cards, leaving only the Mission cards from this expansion. If players wish to play with the old Mission cards from Shadow of Omega, the Mission, Area, and Event cards from Beyond Good and Evil must be removed instead.

The Legacy of The Shadow

In Anima: Beyond Good and Evil there are five different types of cards: Characters, Areas, Encounters, Missions, and Advantages. The following is a breakdown of each card type.

Types of cards

Each player controls a Party of Characters who move through the world and attempts to fulfill Missions. At the beginning of the game, each player controls one Character. However, there are several Areas where more Characters can be recruited (see Areas on page 5). A group of one or more Characters controlled by a single player is known as a Party. Certain Event cards (like The Gate) may also add Characters to a Party. A Party can be composed of a maximum of four Characters; three normal Characters and one Arcane Character (see page 5). In certain situations, due to Combat, Events, or the actions of another player, a Character from a Party may die. When this happens, the Character card is placed in the Character discard pile. If a player loses all his Characters, he draws one card from the Character deck and puts it in play, thereby creating a new Party. Each Character has a specific gender, as well as values for Combat Ability and Speed, which are used to determine the outcome of confrontations and the order of play. The Combat and Speed values of a Party are calculated by adding the attributes of all Characters in the Party. For example, if a Party is has the Witch (Combat 2 and Speed 3) and the Executor (Combat 4 and Speed 2), the Partys values are Combat 6 and Speed 5. Finally, each Characters Abilities are listed at the bottom left of each card. There are three icons: Magic, Ki, and Trickery. These icons determine which Advantage cards each Character may use. For example, a Character who is skilled only in Trickery may not be used to play a Magic card (see Advantage on page 6).

Characters and Parties

1- Combat Ability Value 2- Speed Value 3- Character Gender 4- Skills 5- Special Abilities
Combat Male Character Female Character
Spinning: Spinning a Character means turning that card 90 degrees horizontally. Some Characters have special Abilities that require the player to spin their card, and Characters are spun when an Ability Card is used. Spinning a Character indicates that the Character has already acted in a turn, and cannot use another power or Ability card until he is unspun. For example, if you spin the Witch at the beginning of the turn to cast a curse on another Character, the card remains spun until the next turn and cannot be used to play a Magic card. Whether a Character is spun or not does not affect whether that character participates in confrontations, so the Characters Combat and Speed are still added to the Partys total.

Besides normal Characters, Beyond Good and Evil introduces a new category of Character: Arcane Characters. These are powerful individuals that may join a Party under special circumstances to reinforce it even more. These cards are easily recognized because their back is red instead of blue, and because the Characters name is surrounded by a golden frame. To obtain an Arcane Character, a player must have three normal Characters in his party, then move to an Area that allows recruitment as a reward (see Recruit on page 1. Once 1) there, instead of recruiting a normal Character, the player can recruit an Arcane Character by discarding an Advantage card as payment. As a special rule, Arcane Characters cannot be expelled during the Reset phase, although they can be killed normally.

Arcane Characters

Area cards represent places in the world Characters can visit to obtain Advantages, recruit companions, or fulfill Mission objectives. Each Area card consists of two parts: the Exploration table, which is used when players explore the Area, and the Reward box, which indicates the reward for successfully exploring the Area. Certain Areas also have special rules, explained on the card. If the Area card bears the Trade symbol, it means players can trade while their Party is in that Area (see Trading on page 10). Areas also have a level, indicating how dangerous they are. Levels are explained in greater detail in the Encounters section (page 7).
1- Trade 2- Exploration Table 3- Area Level 4- Rewards 5- Special Rules

Trade Icon

There are two different types of missions: Basic and Final. Each Basic Mission has one objective. When a player completes the objective, he receives a reward, indicated on the card. In addition, the player has an opportunity to attempt the Final Mission and win the game. However, a player does not have to attempt to accomplish the Final Mission after finishing a Basic Mission. He may choose to complete his second Basic Mission (thereby gaining the advantages from this second mission) before moving on to the Final Mission. An uncompleted mission should be placed to the left of a players playing area faceup or facedown (depending on whether the mission is known to the other players.) Once it is completed, a mission is placed faceup on the right of the players play area to show that it has been completed. Resistance Missions: Certain Missions require the Party to stay in a specific Area for several turns. In this situation, Characters do not need to Explore multiple times to remain in the Area (see Exploration Phase on page 10); they stay there automatically. The Mission takes place in the Exploration Phase, so other Parties can attack the Party during the Interaction Phase. If the Party is defeated, whether by enemies from the Mission or a rival player, the Party is expelled from the Area and must restart the Mission from the beginning.

Missions

Advantage cards represent the capabilities a player has to achieve his objectives. There are two different types: Plot cards, used directly by the players to influence the game, and Ability cards, used in conjunction with a Character to effect aspects of the game. A player can have a maximum of five Advantage cards in his hand.

Advantage

1- Card Type 2- Special Rules 3- Phase

Trickery

Ability cards: Abilities represent a Characters skills and talents. Each Character card grants the use of certain powers indicated on the card. There are three different types: Ki, Magic, and Trickery. A Character must be spun after using an Ability card and the icon on the Ability card must match an icon on that Character card. Plot cards: Plot cards are used without spinning a Character. Each one has different effects and duration. Unless specified otherwise, a Plot cards effects are instantaneous, and do not remain in play. Besides the normal Plot cards, there are three special Plot card subtypes: -Incidents: Incidents are Plot cards used during the Reset phase to cause effects that last for the entire turn. -Trap Cards: Trap Cards enable players to leave Events in an Area that will benefit them or harm rivals. Trap Cards are played during the Reset phase by placing them facedown over an Area, so that only the player who placed them knows what the Trap is. The Trap is inactive until a Party is present in the Area at the end of the Movement phase. At this time, the Trap is turned faceup, its effects are resolved against all Characters in the area, then it is discarded. Trap Cards have priority over Incidents.
-Factions: Factions are plot cards that represent the Party allying with a specific group, that in turn provides the Party with certain Abilities. A Party can only belong to one Faction at a time - if a player wishes his party to switch Factions, he must discard his current Faction. Additionally, certain Factions are fundamentally opposed. If two parties belonging to opposing Factions move into the same Area, they must declare Combat in the Interaction Phase (See page 10). If this expansion is combined with Shadow of Omega, a Party can belong to both a Faction and an Organization. For example, a player could belong to Abel (Faction) and the Black Sun (Organization), gaining the benefits of each.

When a Party visits an Area, they often encounter situations and problems - ranging from fighting creatures to suffering unfortunate accidents. These situations are referred to as Encounters. However, not all Encounter cards are negative some even provide unexpected benefits. Encounters, like Areas, have a level indicating the difficulty of the Encounter. There are three different Levels, 1, 2, and 3. For an Encounter to take place, the Encounters level must be equal to or less than the Area where it occurs. This means, for example, that in the city of Tsukikage (Level 1), a player cannot run into Tiamat (Level 3), but a party can run up against a Thornhound (Level 1). If the Encounter card is a higher level than the Area the Party occupies, the Encounter has no effect and goes directly to the Encounter discard pile.

Encounters

1- Encounter Type 2- Combat Ability 3- Encounter Level 4- Special Rules

Creature

Creatures: Creature Encounters are fought using Combat rules (see page 12). Each creature has its own Combat Ability and special capabilities. There are two types of creatures - natural creatures, and supernatural (or mystical) beings. Events: These are problems and situations that effect a Party in a variety of ways. Preliminary Encounter: A Preliminary Encounter can be a Creature or an Event. Whenever a new Area is played, or one is pulled from the Discard Deck, an Encounter card is placed in front of the Area card. This Encounter is referred to as a Preliminary Encounter. If the encounter is an Event, the Party entering the Area suffers its effects, then it is discarded. If the Encounter is a Creature, the Encounter remains in the Area until it has been defeated. Combats with Preliminary Encounters are resolved in the Movement phase.

GAME TURN AND PHASES

Each game turn consists of four different phases. The order of play amongst the players is determined by their Parties speeds. The Party with the highest speed goes first, then the Party with the next highest speed, and so forth. If two Parties have the same speed, both roll a die. The Party with the higher result goes before the Party with the lower result. Each player has an opportunity to take actions during phase. Once all players have performed their actions in a particular phase, the next phase starts. Once all players have acted in the Exploration phase, the turn ends and a new turn begins. The following is a summary of the phases: 1. - Reset Phase Straighten all spun cards and activate all incapacitated Characters. Discard unwanted Characters from the Party. Use any special ability or Advantage cards that must be used in this phase. 2. - Movement Phase Declare the Partys movement: Move to an Area already in play. Seek new horizons (only one player per turn). Rest. Resolve any Preliminary Encounters. After all movement is finished, reveal any Trap cards. 3. - Interaction Phase Trade with any other Character in any Area with a trade icon. Declare Combat against any other Party in the same Area. 4. - Exploration Phase Explore the Area the Party is occupying. If the Exploration is successful, request the reward.

Ability and Plot cards, as well as a Characters special abilities, are normally used during a specific phase listed on the card. A player must wait until the correct phase to use them, unless they are an Interruption or Combat cards. Interruption: These cards may be used at any time to interrupt or modify the effects of an Advantage or Encounter card, Creature, Special Ability, or even a die roll, as indicated on the card. For example, the card Absorb Power allows a player to take the Advantage cards another player just used in a Combat. Naturally, Interruption cards can be used to react to other Interruption or Combat cards, even if the player is not part of the Combat. Combat: These cards can be used by players when a confrontation begins. They must be used before either of the parties in the combat have rolled dice, unless the card expressly states otherwise.
When are Advantage cards and special abilities used?

SETUP AND PHASES

The following section details how to prepare the play area and provides an overview of all of the actions a player can take during his turn. First, the different types of cards are separated into piles and shuffled. Then, each pile is placed on the table according to the diagram on page 9. Lastly, each player chooses a counter to represent his Party.

Preparations

Area Deck Discard Area Deck
Encounter Deck Discard Encounter Deck
Arcane Character Deck Discard Arcane Character Deck
Character Deck Discard Character Deck
Advantage Deck Discard Advantage Deck
Area Preliminary Encounter

PLAYER

Active Mission Character Spun Character Advantage card Completed Mission
Each player draws two Mission cards, keeping them secret. These Mission cards are the objectives a player must meet to win the game. The rest of the Mission cards are placed aside without any player seeing what they are. Then, each player draws two Character and four Advantage cards. Of these, each player keeps one Character and three Advantages, discarding the rest. The discarded cards are shuffled with their respective piles. Then, a number of Area cards equal to the number of players are put into play, and a Preliminary Encounter is placed in front of each card facedown (see page 10).

Start of Play

Reset phase
At the beginning of the Reset phase, all players unspin their spun characters and turn incapacitated Characters faceup. Then, beginning with the Party with the highest Speed, each player can perform any number of the following actions. Discard and Expel: During this Phase, a player can discard any number Advantage cards, or expel any Characters from his Party (except Arcane Characters). This is the only way a player can voluntarily discard cards or Characters. The player with the least amount of Characters may automatically recruit any expelled Character, and the player with the least Advantage cards may pick up any one Advantage card discarded by the other Parties. If two or more players are tied for the fewest Character or Advantage cards, neither of them may pick up the expelled cards. If a player is holding the maximum number of Advantage cards (typically five), he can not draw additional cards. A player with four characters cannot recruit new characters for his Party. Also, if a Party intends to leave an Area, the Player must declare it during this phase.

In this Phase players declare where their Party is going, choosing one of the following options: Move to an Area in play: The Party moves to any Area on the table. If there is a Preliminary Encounter in front of the Area, the Party must overcome it to enter the Area. If the Party loses the Combat against the Creature or an Event causes a player to lose his turn, the player (and his party) cannot act for the rest of the turn and do not count as having entered the area. Otherwise, the player places his counter on the Area card to show his Party is in the Area. The maximum number of Areas on the table at any one time is equal to twice the number of players in the game (with 3 players, 6 Areas; 4 players, up to 8, etc). Seek new horizons (only one player per turn): If a player chooses this option, he may perform one of two actions: draw a new card from the Areas deck and place it on the table, or select one Area from the discard pile and place it on the table. In either case, the player must draw an Encounter card and place it on top of the Area as a Preliminary Encounter. The player then moves his Party to this area, following the rules above. From this moment on, the Area is in play and any player can choose to visit it. Only one player per turn can seek new horizons, so it is only possible to play one new Area per turn. When a new Area is introduced into play, if the total number of Area cards is greater than the allowed maximum (as explained in the last section), an Area is removed from play and placed in the Area discard pile. The player that put the new Area in play decides which Area is removed. Areas where there is a Party, Areas with an undefeated Primary Encounter and Areas where there is an unactivated Trap cannot be discarded. Another player may prevent a specific Area from being discarded by discarding one of his Advantage cards. If this happens, the player selecting an Area must choose a different Area to discard. If it is impossible to select an Area without violating one of the above conditions, the new Area is added without any other Areas being discarded. Rest: A Party may chose to rest rather than visit an Area or seek new horizons. To rest, the Party does nothing during the Movement Phase. If the Party is in an Area, it is expelled from that Area. Then, during the next turn, the Party receives +2 Combat and +2 Speed.

Movement phase

During the Interaction Phase, each Party may (but does not have to) select one of the following actions: Declare Combat: A Party can initiate Combat against any other Party located in the same Area, provided neither Party outnumbers the other Party by more than one Character. When Parties belonging to opposing Factions are in the same Area, they must fight (unless one Party outnumbers the other by more than one Character). The loser of a Combat must allow the winner to take a random Advantage card from his hand and is expelled from the Area, meaning his Party cant take any actions in the rest of the turn. Trade: If two parties are in Areas with the Trade icon, they can freely trade Advantage or Character cards. There are no limits as to how many cards can be traded, except that both players must agree on the trade before enacting it.

Interaction Phase

During this Phase, Parties who have successfully reached an Area and have not been expelled may explore the Area:

Exploration Phase

Explore: When a player declares hes going to Explore the Area, he rolls
a die and checks the result on the Exploration Table (found on the left side of the card). The results may be different depending on the number rolled: -Nothing: There is no Encounter, and the Player may claim the reward for exploring. -Encounter: The player draws the indicated number of cards from the Encounters deck. The players Party must then encounter each card in the order in which they are drawn. If the Party is defeated by a Creature, or an Event makes the player lose his turn or kills one of his Characters, he is expelled from the Area and cannot claim the Reward. Any Creatures drawn during the Exploration Phase are discarded after the Phase is over, whether or not they are defeated. Remember that an Encounter can not be a higher level than the Area it is in. For example, if a Party visits Deimos (Level 1) and draws the Dark Judgement (Level 3) Encounter card, it is discarded. If an encounter is discarded because it is too high a level, the Party counts as successfully exploring the Area. -Special: Many different special effects can occur when exploring an Area. Unless these effects expel the Party from an Area, or force the player to lose a turn, the Party may continue exploring the Area. Rewards: Once a Party has successfully Explored an Area, the Partys player can claim one reward. A Party can successfully explore an area multiple times, claiming a reward each time. The rewards are listed on the Area card, and will be from among the following: -Advantage: Draw a number of Advantage cards equal to the Level of the Area. A player may not draw Advantage cards that would exceed his hand limit - so if he had four Advantage cards in hand, he could only draw one card regardless of the Area Level. -Recruit: The player draws a Character from the pile and adds it to his Party. If the Party already has four Characters, the player may not draw more. If a Party has three normal Characters and recruits one more, the player has the option of choosing an Arcane Character by discarding an Advantage card. A player cannot recruit in the same Area on consecutive turns. -Mission Objectives: Often, the reward for successfully exploring an Area is completing a mission objective. For example, the Temple of the Sun mission objective is located in Tsukikage. A player must chose between completing a mission objective or selecting another reward. The word Mission always appears next to this option. -Special: Some Areas like Karh or the Sea of Sand have special rewards that provide different unique benefits. The effects are described on the card. The word (EX) always appears next to them. For example, Azraels Blessing is found in Paradise. Should a Party choose this reward, that Party receives +4 in all Combat rolls during the next turn.

The Final Mission remains secret to all players until at least one player has completed one of his Basic Missions. At the beginning of a Round, any player who has completed at least one Basic Mission can chose to reveal the Final Mission by drawing one Final Mission card from the Final Mission deck and turning it faceup. If two players decide to reveal the Final Mission simultaneously, the player with the higher speed does so first. There may be only one Final Mission in play. However, any player who has completed at least one Basic Mission may attempt the Final Mission. The Final Mission has a time limit, indicated by the Crisis! section on the card. The number in the heading of the Crisis! section shows how many turns the players have to complete the Quest section of the card. When the Final Mission is revealed, place the 10-sided die on the card. The number on the die face should match the time limit. At the end of each Exploration Phase, lower the die number by one. If a player completes the Final Missions objectives before the die reaches zero, he wins the game. If no player completes the objectives within the time limit, the Crisis is unleashed. When a Crisis is unleashed, normal gameplay ends. All players who have not finished at least one Basic Mission lose the game automatically. If this leaves one player, he wins the game. If this leaves more than one player, they must immediately confront the menace described in the Crisis! section of the Final Mission card, no matter the status of their Party or what Area they are in. Each player has one chance to overcome the challenge listed in the Crisis! section. The players take their chance in turn, starting with the player whos Party has the highest Speed. The first Party to overcome the challenge wins the game. If all the Parties fail to overcome the challenge, no one wins the game: Omega has broken free, destroying the world in the process. Players may not use Advantage cards to interrupt other players during a Crisis.

End of Game

COMBAT AND OTHER RULES
This section further explores Combat, Speed, discards, and incapacitated Characters. Parties often find themselves fighting against Creatures or other Parties. When fighting a Combat, each side calculates its Combat Ability and rolls a six-sided die, adding the die result to Combat Ability. The side with the higher total wins. If the results are a tie in Combat against a Creature, the Party wins. If there is a tie between two Parties, it remains a tie and neither side receives benefits or suffers drawbacks (they cannot face each other again in the same turn). If a Party ever loses a Combat by 5 or more points, one Character from the Party (chosen by the player) dies, and must be discarded. If a mission requires a Party to fight a opponent, the Party fights as if they were fighting a creature. The opponents Combat Ability is equal to the missions level, unless the mission provides a specific value.

Combat

Some Missions and Events require a Speed Check. Calculate the Partys total Speed and roll a die: if the combined total is equal or greater to the difficulty listed on the Mission card, the check is successful.

Speed Checks

Some cards incapacitate a Character during a turn. When this happens, the Character card is turned facedown. An incapacitated Character cannot act during the turn, and its Combat Ability is not added to the Party total. However, the Character counts toward the total number of Party members. During the Reset phase, incapacitated characters are put in action again and turned faceup.

Incapacitated Characters

When a player loses his turn (whether from being defeated in Combat or because of an event) he may not take any actions for the remainder of the turn. If his Party is in an Area, it is expelled from the Area.

Losing your turn

If a Partys Speed is modified during the Reset phase the order of play remains the same until the following turn.

Changes to the Speed

Whenever a card is discarded from play for any reason, it is placed in its respective discard pile. When one of the piles is used up, take the discard pile, shuffle it well, and put it into play as the draw pile. The only exception to this rule is the Area deck. If all cards have been played, the discard pile is not shuffled: players who seek new horizons can choose an Area from this pile.

Discards

OPTIONAL RULES
The following are optional rules players can add to their games to make them more interesting or challenging: Tree Structure for Areas: Place all of the Area cards in a tree or pyramid shape on the table, ordered by level (Level 1 Areas at the bottom and Level 3 Areas at the top). A Party outside the tree may only enter Level 1 Areas. Once a Party is in an Area, it may move to any other Area of the same level, or an Area that has a value of one greater or lesser than the Area it currently occupies. Each time a player moves up or down a level, they must draw a Preliminary Encounter card. If the Party is defeated, it is expelled from the Area tree. At the beginning of the next turn, the Party must begin at a Level 1 Area. When the tree structure rule is in play, the card Zeppelin Voyage from Shadow of Omega allows a Party to move to any Area, regardless of its level. Open rolls: Every time a 6 is rolled during a Combat, the die is rolled again and the new amount is added to the roll. This means that the outcome of even the most uneven combats is up in the air.

EXAMPLE OF PLAY

The following is an example of a three player game: Player 1s Party is made up of the Samurai and the Priestess (combined Combat 7 and Speed 6). Player 2s Party consists only of the Seer (Combat 2 and Speed 3). Player 3s Party consists of the Agent and the Executioner (combined Combat 7 and Speed 5). Based on their Parties Speeds, Player 1 will go first, followed by Player 3. Player 2 goes last. Reset phase: First, all three players unspin their spun Characters. Then, Player 1 acts. He decides to put his Abel Faction Advantage card into play, and do nothing else. Player 3 decides to use his Agents special ability to exchange one of his Advantage cards with one of Player 1s cards. He does do, then spins his Agent. He then declares that he has finished. Lastly, Player 2 has a chance to act. Unfortunately, he has nothing he wants to do, so he immediately ends his turn. Then the Reset Phase ends. Movement phase: Player 1 begins the Movement phase by declaring that his party will go to Maisen, one of the Areas in play. There is no Preliminary Encounter, so he arrives easily, but there is an inactivated Trap card there. Next Player 3 moves. He decides to seek new horizons. He draws an Area card, Albidion, from the deck (Level 2). He draws a Preliminary Encounter, which turns out to be Dark Judgement (Level 3). He discards it since its a higher level than the Area (Albidion) his Party just entered. Then, he puts his counter on Albidion and has finished. Lastly, its Player 2s turn, who declares hes following Player 3 to Albidion. Since everyones moved, the Phase is ended by revealing the Trap card in Maisen, which turns out to be Unleashed Danger. Interaction Phase: Like in the other Phases, Player 1 acts first, but since he cant Trade and no other Party is in his Area for him to attack, he does nothing. Now its Player 3s turn, he chooses not to attack Player 2s Party or Trade with him. Player 2 does the same, and the Phase ends. Exploration Phase: Player 1 declares he wants to explore Maisen, so he rolls a die, getting a 3. He checks the Area card and finds he must draw an Encounter. He takes the first card from the corresponding pile, which turns out to be a dangerous Creature named Amenhotep. Usually the Encounter would be discarded, since Amenhotep is Level 3 and Maisen only Level 2, but because of the Trap Unleashed Danger (that raises the Areas Level by one until the end of the turn), Player 1s Party must face Amenhotep. He follows the Combat rules and his roll is lower than Amenhotepss. Player 1 is defeated and his Party is expelled from Maisen. Because of this, he cant claim any Reward and his turn ends. Now Player 3, who is in Albidion, takes his actions. He also declares hes going to explore, so he rolls a die and gets a 6: he must draw two Encounter cards. The first is Shadow of Azrael, but since it is a Level 3 Creature it goes straight to the discard pile (Albidion is a Level 2 Area). The second card is Ascension, allowing him to exchange one of his normal Characters for an Arcane Character. Finally he can claim his Reward. He chooses Advantage, so he takes two cards from the Deck. Then, Player 2 explores in Albidion and rolls a 1, resulting in no Encounters. He chooses Discredit as his reward, and discards an Advantage card to force Player 1 to discard the Faction Abel. Now that all players have finished their actions, the Turn is over and the next one starts.

GAME PHASES

1. - Reset Phase Unpin all spun cards and activate all incapacitated Characters. Discard any unwanted Characters from the Party. Use any special ability or Advantage card that must be used in this Phase. 2. - Movement Phase Declare the Partys movement. Move to an Area in play. Seek new horizons (only one player per turn). Rest. Resolve any Preliminary Encounters. After all movement is finished, reveal any Trap cards. 3. - Interaction Phase Trade with any other Character in any Area with a trade icon. Declare Combat against any other Party that is in the same Area. 4. - Exploration Phase Explore any Area the Party is occupying. If the Exploration is successful, request the reward.

Combat Male Character

Female Character

11 March 2011

By: Andrei Dobra, Games Editor
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Beyond Good & Evil HD is the latest in the array of high definition remakes we've seen appear in the last year or so and Ubisoft's attempted at seeing if there are enough fans to warrant fully investing in Beyond Good & Evil 2, one of the most anticipated sequels in the whole gaming industry.
Beyond Good & Evil HD review Ubisoft
The title was launched as part of the Xbox Live House Party promotion and wants to deliver the same great game originally released back in 2003, but with upgraded graphics fit for a new console generation. Has it succeeded or should Beyond Good & Evil HD slowly sink to the bottom of the oceans on the planet Hillys, alongside the possibility of a fully pledged sequel? Let's find out. Leading lady Jade.. and her unusual companions Beyond Good & Evil HD has a pretty tough job ahead of it, adding a few new features to one of the most critically acclaimed titles of yesteryear, and trying to cement it into mainstream gaming culture, after they original failed to actually sell lots of units.   For a guy like me, who hasn't played the original game and was fresh into the whole Beyond Good & Evil experience, it has pretty much succeeded. Even if it is a high-definition remake, the improved graphics and resolutions still take a back seat to the story and the unique characters, including leading lady Jade and her friends. Beyond Good & Evil paints a world where things may look cute and cuddly, thanks to the anthropomorphized animals, but there are some serious things afoot, starting with the invasion of the weird DomZ aliens and reaching even the Alpha Section, a force that promises to help the residents of Hillys in front of the evil monsters. Jade, with the help of her Uncle Pey'J and others must use her photography and stealth skills to uncover the conspiracies behind all of these events and restore peace to her world. Photography plays an important role in the game, perhaps more than the actual fighting, as it is used not just to complete objectives and missions but also to earn credits and pearls, one of the special currencies in the game world. While it may seem a bit annoying at first, taking photos becomes quite interesting and, dare I say it, addictive, so you'll start to search for rare animals in order to complete your collections in no time.
You'll still do quite a lot of fighting and platforming though, and even if it has a simple combat system, with just one button to press, it becomes more difficult as it progresses. Platforming is pretty good, but there are some instances where navigating the levels becomes too complicated. The actual levels in the game are pretty much split between wider, open ones and small,
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cramped little rooms or corridors. You'll find yourself going through a lot of loading screens, while extra animations like when saving your progress at special stations throughout the world can also get tiresome. Still, exploration is one of the most important things to do in the game, as not only can you uncover secret items or new animals to photograph, but also other activities, like racing or chases with looters that are quite exciting. Moving around the world can get a bit annoying because of the dodgy camera system, however, as the angles that the game chooses to display its action are extremely bad and fail to show you that you have enemies in the new chamber you're entering or if you have a special nook or cranny that you can explore. The most important thing, however, is that Beyond Good & Evil HD still has a lot of charm for a game originally launched in 2003, starting with Jade, who has emotions just like a normal human being, and ending with the world of the game which is extremely memorable. Explore the oceans of Hillys.. and conquer its puzzles Graphics-wise, Beyond Good & Evil HD manages to take the old game and really give it a new coat of paint. The textures could have used some more work, but, overall, things have improved and they'll keep people interested in the game. It's not Crysis 2, but don't forget that the base is still a title released 8 years ago for platforms like the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube or the original Xbox. Overall, Beyond Good & Evil HD, for those who haven't played the original, is a great choice and will prove certain delight, even if its visuals aren't what you might expect in 2011. For those who still keep the older one in high regard, it's a pretty fun blast from the past which feels great even after many years. Beyond Good & Evil HD is available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 MS Points and will appear on the PlayStation Store later this year.

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