Altered Glossary

4.2.5 Night

4.2.5.a There are two daily effects during night.

4.2.5.b Rest Characters in the Expedition zone are sent to Reserve.

Remark. A number of statuses (Asleep , Anchored , Fleeting ) and abilitys (Eternal) modify the Rest effect.

4.2.5.c Clean-up Each player chooses as many objects in their Reserve as their Hero's reserve limit and as many objects in their Landmark zone as their Hero's landmark limit. All non-selected objects are discarded simultaneously.

Remark. The first player must make their choice known before the second player chooses which objects to discard, and so on, in initiative order (see Rule 6.1.g ).

4.2.5.d If a player has no Hero, their reserve limit and landmark limit are equal to 2.

Remark. A player may have excess objects in their Reserve and or Landmark zone at the end of the day, if the clean-up effect has been modified, the limits have changed, or a reaction triggered off clean-up and put some objects in one of these zones.

1.3.2 Day progress

1.3.2.a Each day is divided in five phases.

1.3.2.b In the Morning phase, the opponent of the first player becomes the first player (Succeed), players ready their Characters, Permanents, and Mana Orbs (Prepare), draw two cards (Draw) and may put one card from their Hand in their Mana zone.

1.3.2.c In the Noon phase, nothing happens unless one or more reactions trigger "At Noon".

1.3.2.d In the Afternoon phase, starting with the first player, players alternate taking turns until both have passed; during their turn, a player may play any number of quick actions and then either play a card or pass; once a player has passed, they cannot take more turns this day.

1.3.2.e In the Dusk phase, players sum up the statistics of all the characters in each of their expeditions. An expedition moves forward if one of its statistics is:

• one of its Region's types;
• (strictly) greater than the opposing expedition's corresponding statistic;
• (strictly) greater than zero.

• Rest: All Characters in Expeditions are sent to the Reserve. Characters with the Fleeting status are discarded instead of going to the Reserve. The Anchored and Asleep statuses are removed from Characters during this phase.
• Cleanup: Players must discard excess cards from their Reserve and Landmark Zone, keeping only two cards in each of these zones.

3.2.7 Landmark zone

3.2.7.a The Landmark zone is a private, visible zone.

Remark. Players may have more objects in their Landmark zone than their landmark limit. They need only to discard excess objects during Night.

3.2.10 Reserve

3.2.10.a The Reserve is a private, visible zone.

Remark. Players may have more objects in their Reserve than their reserve limit. They only need to discard excess objects during Night.

4.2 Day structure

4.2.a A day contains five phases: Morning, Noon, Afternoon, Dusk, and Night.

4.2.b At the beginning of each phase, Reactions are checked.

Remark. Only reactions that trigger "at [that phase]" should exist in Limbo at that moment.

4.2.c During Morning, Dusk, and Night, some daily effects resolve.

4.2.d After each daily effect, Reactions are checked.

Remark. After a daily effect, both reactions that triggered during this effect and reactions that trigger "after [that daily effect]" exist in Limbo. They can be played in any order, as described in Section 4.4.

4.2.e Once there are no more Reactions in Limbo, the next daily effect is resolved; if there are no more daily effects in this phase, the next phase starts.

4.2.f During Afternoon, the players take turns in succession, until all players have passed.

Clarification of the phases of a day

Morning Phase

• First Player Marker Transfer: If it's not the first day, the First Player Marker is passed to the other player.
• Straightening of Mana Orbs and Exhausted Cards: Players straighten all Mana Orbs and all exhausted cards on the board.
• Card Drawing: Each player draws two cards from their deck.
• Placement of Cards in Mana Zone: Starting with the player who has the First Player Marker, each player can choose to place a card from their hand in their Mana Zone, face down. This card becomes a Mana Orb.

• Activation of "At Noon" Abilities: All effects or abilities of cards with an "At Noon" trigger are activated. The player with the First Player Marker activates and resolves their abilities first, followed by their opponent.

• Turn by Turn: Starting with the player who holds the First Player Marker, each player plays a card on their turn or chooses to pass.
• Quick Actions: Before playing a card, a player can perform as many quick actions as they wish, such as activating exhaustion or support abilities.
• Playing a Card: To play a card, the player must exhaust a number of Mana Orbs equivalent to its hand cost (if played from the hand) or its reserve cost (if played from the Reserve).
• Passing: A player can choose to pass their turn if they cannot or do not wish to play a card. Once a player has passed, they can no longer play cards for this phase.
• End of Phase: The Afternoon phase ends once both players have passed their turn.

• Activation of "At Dusk" Abilities: All effects or abilities of cards with an "At Dusk" trigger are activated and resolved before the advancement of Expeditions.
• Comparison of Statistics: Players compare the statistics of Characters in play for each region type (Forest, Mountain, Water).
• Advancement of Expeditions: If a player's statistics in a region are higher than their opponent's, their Expedition marker advances one space for that region. Each Expedition can only advance once per Dusk phase.
• Revelation of Tumult Cards: When an Expedition marker moves onto a face-down Tumult card, it is turned face up, and its effect is resolved.

• Rest: All Characters in Expeditions are sent to Reserve. Characters with the Fleeting status are discarded instead of going to Reserve. The Anchored and Asleep statuses are removed from Characters during this phase.
• Cleanup: Players must discard excess cards in their Reserve and Landmark zone to keep only two cards in each of these zones.

Instants / Atomic Actions

"Atomic Instants" in Altered are precise moments at the beginning of certain game phases where specific abilities are triggered simultaneously. These instants occur at the very beginning of the "At Noon", "At Dusk", or "At Night" phases. During an Atomic Instant, only cards that are already in play at that moment can have their corresponding abilities triggered. This means that a card played after the start of the Atomic Instant will not be able to trigger an ability related to that instant, even if it would normally enter play during this phase. Atomic Instants are crucial for determining what content is added to the pool of effects to be resolved, thus ensuring an orderly and precise resolution of abilities.