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    Each player starts with a 20-card deck. You can only have a single copy of each card in your deck.
  
    


  
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    Players draw 4 cards to form their starting hand.
  
    


  
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    You can only have 7 cards in your hand. Any surplus cards drawn go to the Graveyard.
  
    


  
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    From the second turn onward, at the beginning of each turn, players draw 2 cards.
  
    


  
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    To play a card, players must discard a number of cards equal to its cost, sending them to the Graveyard. For example, a card costing 1 requires discarding 1 card.
  
    


  
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    A player loses if their deck runs out of cards to draw.
  
    


  

  Creature Cards

  

  
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    Each creature has a cost (upper-left corner, i.e. number of cards to sacrifice to play it) and a point value (bottom-right corner).
  
    


  
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    Creature cards are played in either the attacking lane (??) or defending lane (???).
  
    


  
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    Creature cards remain in play unless they are removed by a card's effect or by a player wanting to free space for a creature on a full lane.
  
    


  

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    Skill cards provide unique effects but do not contribute to point totals directly.
  
    


  
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    They may target creatures, castles, or other game elements.
  
    


  

  

  
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    In addition to cost, points, and effects, a card also has an elemental affinity, marked in the upper-right corner of the card.
  
    


  
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    Cards also have rarities ranging from common, uncommon, rare, epic, and legendary, marked at the bottom-left corner of the card.
  
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    The board is divided into two lanes:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Defending Lane (???): To a player's left. Protects the player’s castle.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Attacking Lane (??): To a player's right. Targets the opponent’s defending lane.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    A player's attacking lane is the opponent's defending lane, and vice-versa.
  
    


  
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    Each player’s castle starts with 10 HP.
  
    


  
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    The goal is to reduce the opponent’s castle HP to 0 to win.
  
    


  

  Terralore is played in four phases per turn:

  

  
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     Draw Phase:
   
     Both players draw 2 cards.
   
     


  
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     Play Phase:
   
     Players place their cards facedown in either their attacking or defending lane. The placement remains hidden from the opponent.
   
     


  
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     Reveal Phase:
   
     All cards are revealed.
   
     
   
   
     
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       In round 1, and in cases where players are perfectly tied (refer to Tiebreakers section), players roll a die. The winner goes first.
     
       
   
   
     
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       In other cases, the reveal order starts with the defending lane of the player with the least castle HP, then proceeds clockwise:
     
       
     
     
       
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         Losing player’s defending lane
       
         
     
     
       
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         Opponent’s attacking lane
       
         
     
     
       
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         Opponent’s defending lane
       
         
     
     
       
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         Losing player’s attacking lane
       
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
   
   
     
   
   
     


  
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     Counting Phase:
   
     Resolve combat and effects, calculate lane totals, and apply damage to castles.
   
     
   
   
     
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       Points in the attacking lane are compared to points in the opponent’s defending lane.
     
       
   
   
     
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       Excess points from the attacking lane are dealt as damage to the opponent’s castle.
     
       
   
   
     
   
   
     


  

  

  
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    Each lane can hold a maximum of four creatures per player.
  
    


  
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    If a player attempts to play a fifth creature in a lane, they must destroy one of the creatures already in play, sending it to the Graveyard.
  
    


  

  Graveyard and Exile:

  

  
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    Destroyed cards go to the Graveyard unless a card effect states that they are Exiled, in which case they are permanently removed from the game.
  
    


  

  

  
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    Reduce your opponent’s castle HP to 0 to win.
  
    


  
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    The opponent runs out of cards in their deck before you do.
  
    


  

  

  
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    If castles are tied in HP at the end of the game, the total number of points on the field determines the winner.
  
    


  
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    If the total points on the field are also tied, the game is considered a draw.
  
    


  

  

  
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    Destroy: Send a card from the field to the graveyard.
  
    


  
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    Discard: Send a card from your hand to your graveyard.
  
    


  
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    Defending lane: The lane on a player's left-hand side, which is the opponent's attacking lane.
  
    


  
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    Attacking lane: The lane on a player's right-hand side, which is the opponent's defending lane.
  
    


  
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    Here: The lane in which the card was played.