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Rules assistance for Elemental Clash: Tribes
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Elemental Clash: Tribes
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Elemental Clash: Tribes is an expansion for Elemental Clash: The Basic Set released in 2012 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Andreas Propst and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Area Movement.
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About the game
Turmoil has befallen the lands and the tribes are at war. Choose your which side you are on: Will you fight with the earthbound Troll tribes, who are determined to hold their wooded, mountainous homelands in the north against their foes? Will you establish dominion over the skies at the side of the ethereal Spirits? Do you share the fanatical rage of the Goblins keen on expanding their territories or will you help the solemn and elusive Merfolk protect their watery domains? While war wages, mighty Spellcasters emerge from the depths of space and time, summoning mighty Creatures and casting powerful Spells to battle each other... The aim of the game is to reduce the cards in your opponent’s card-deck (or Spellbook) to zero by using the Spells and Creatures in your Spellbook. Players take turns that always follow the same structure. For each point of damage a Player receives through Creatures or Spells, he or she puts the top card of his or her deck on his or her Discard Pile (or Archive). Is a player unable to draw a card, he or she loses immediately. The third expansion of Elemental Clash is all about Creatures (it features more Creature and less Spell cards than previous sets), in particular the four major tribes, each being associated with one of the four elements: Trolls (Earth), Spirits (Air), Goblins (Fire) and Merfolk (Water). Furthermore, Elemental Clash: In a "Mini-Expansion" included in the game, Tribes offers an exciting new variant of play, with Spellcaster cards being introduced. Players can choose one out of the ten different Spellcasters included and build a deck around him or her. Each Spellcaster has a pre-set deck size, hand size and number of cards which you draw each turn as well as a permanent "Static Ability" and a "Flip Ability" which gives you a certain benefit once, but shuts down the "Static Ability". Featuring artwork of Enggar Adirasa and Andreas Propst.
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- The Game Crafter, LLC
Questions and answers
Elemental Clash: Tribes supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Elemental Clash: Tribes is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Elemental Clash: Tribes for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Elemental Clash: Tribes has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Elemental Clash: Tribes belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Area Movement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Elemental Clash: Tribes are: Andreas Propst. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Elemental Clash: Tribes as an expansion for Elemental Clash: The Basic Set. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Elemental Clash: The Basic Set to use it. Check that your edition of Elemental Clash: The Basic Set is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.