The Great River

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• Scenario: The Great River
• The Great River Strategy

Scenario: The Great River

Difficulty: 3

The Great River Official FAQ Entries

Part of the Jagged Earth Expansion.

The island is vast, and the Invaders are firmly entrenched in its western lands. They now seek to push easy across a mighty river and open up a new frontier. Can the Spirits hold them back?

RECOMMENDATIONS & NOTES

• This Scenario uses the balanced boards only.

• Boards B, C, and F are best for this Scenario, then Board D. Boards A and E are easier.
  

THIS SCENARIO IS NOTABLY EASIER

• ...for Spirits excellent at destroying Inland (e.g., Lightning's Swift Strike).
  

THIS SCENARIO IS NOTABLY HARDER

• ...for teams with little early control of Inland .
• ...for Spirits that focus on defense/counterattack to the exclusion of Destroying/moving Invaders (e.g., Vital Strength of the Earth).
• ...against Adversaries that create lots of extra .

RULE CHANGES
Population Spills Across the River:

After the Build Step, Invaders Build in all Coastal lands without / but with .

After the Explore Step, Invaders Explore into all Coastal lands without /.

Relentless Migration Eastwards:

At the end of the phase, move each one land Inland (farther away from the Ocean). Start with the most-Inland lands and work your way to the least-Inland. (You can mark the lands that are Range 2 from the Ocean with Scenario Markers to make this easier, if desired.)

• When in a land have a choice of multiple lands to go to, split them as evenly as possible, starting from the northernmost (upper) such land.

• When a would be prevented from moving Inland by Isolate effects, it ignores those Isolate effects unless a Spirit pays 1 Energy.

• When a cannot move further Inland, if it is on the eastern (right-hand) edge of its board, move it off the eastern edge and onto this Scenario Card. Otherwise, it moves to an equally Inland adjacent land (if possible).

SETUP CHANGES
Place Island Boards touching top-to-bottom, so their Oceans are on the same side. (The "Oceans" represent an immense river in the west.)

ADDITIONAL LOSS CONDITIONS
If more than 3 per player escape off the edge of the map (are on this Scenario Card), the Invaders win.

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