~Calendra~
Complete Rules Guide
Using this guide:
This video series summarizes the pages of the Calendra rule book as an audio-visual guide for new players!
Follow along if you are confused!
Still have questions?
Check the Frequently Asked Questions Page:
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Rules: Objectives!
Rounds of Play:
Calendra is played in rounds.
For this video, we will explain how to setup and start the first round of play.
We also cover the objectives of the game, and details about how the game ends.
Field of Play:
Each player has a field of 10 spaces,
formed by two specific rows of 5.
1. Front Row = Garden
2. Back Row = Court
For this segment of the rules, we will expand on how cards are played in this space, and why.
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Rules: Game Layout!
How cards play:
Each Card has at least one special ability for:
1. Affecting other cards in play
2. Achieving victory
3. Altering opponent strategy
This video covers a basic breakdown of these abilities and how rounds are won with them.
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Rules: Rounds vs Games!
How it all ends:
The previous segment of the rules details the four pathways to win a round.
This video covers what happens after a round is over, and the difference between winning a round and winning the game.
Card Abilities:
Every single card in Calendra contains one or more abilities… but there are only 6 unique abilities in the game.
This video helps explain the difference between the six abilities, and what cards they appear on.
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Rules: Card Abilities!
Get to know the cards!
In Calendra, there are 120 playing cards.
The cards are divided into five suits that are based on the four regular seasons (winter, spring, summer, & autumn), plus one ‘Ferric’ season to help force an unbalanced way that the other cards interact.
Every season (other than the Ferric) is comprised on an identical set of 25 playing cards, and each card in the game has some sort of ‘Ability’ that affects how it interacts with the other cards.
Though there are over 100 cards in the game, there are only six abilities that these cards might possess:
Swap, Anti-Swap, Anti-Plague, Anti-Weather, Score-Changing, & ‘The Ancient’
Explore this selection of specialized videos to see visual examples of how these abilities look when used in the gameplay!
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Rules: Player Changes!
Less than 4 Players?
Calendra can be played with less than four players if needed. There are just a few important rules that must be followed.
This video helps explain the different ways to set up the game based on whether you have two or three players in the game.
