HOW TO PLAY

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Trailblazer Heroes is a collaborative pattern-matching strategy card game.

Take turns to place Resource Cards into the Field to match the colored elemental patterns on the Quest Cards.

 

Win together by solving all 6 Quest Cards!

Trailblazer Game Board with Example Cards
Example event card

However, negative historical Events may appear as you draw cards. Event Cards mess up your patterns.

Example hero card

Use your Hero and Elemental Abilities to move Resource Cards around and fight back against the negative Events.

 

Discuss with your team and think strategically – otherwise the game ends when all of the spaces in the Field are filled.

All the quest cards
Header Set Up

To start, place the Playmat at the center of your playing area. Separate the cards into:

  • Hero Cards
  • Resource Cards
  • Quest Cards
  • and Barrier Cards
 

Hover your mouse over each of the seven numbers below to view the game setup steps.

1. Action Phase

Play cards into the field:

Place Resource Card(s) face up onto any free space on the Field.

Use your Hero’s Ability:

Discard 2 Resource Cards of the elements specified on your Hero Card to use your ability.

Use an Element Ability:

Discard 2 Resource Cards of the same element to use an Element Ability, as specified on the Element Ability Reference Card.

For example, if you discard 2 Earth cards, you may use the Swap ability.

2. Draw Phase

Draw back up to 4 Resource Cards in your hand.

If you draw an Event Card, read it aloud and immediately resolve the Event by following the steps in the Event Cards section on the back.

Keep drawing until you have 4 cards in your hand.

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