The game is played in turns. An in-game day is considered a turn. The passing of a turn is the passage of a day. Journeys are measured and scored based on number of days and the Curio brought back. Each unique discovery counts as an additional point.

1. Start the game by generating a single hex in a . You get 10 Supply and Material.
2. Each day has enough time for you to perform two of the following: Movement, Encounter or Downtime.
   • Movement: You may either move your entire caravan or, from among your caravan, choose between one and five party members to set out as a group. Moving the entire caravan (6 or more characters) is slow, but cheap. A caravan can cover one space per day and consume a flat rate of 2 supply regardless of how large the caravan is. A dispatched party can cover up to two spaces per day, but consume a rate of 1 Supply per party member each day. When entering an unknown space for the first time, stop all movement and roll an Encounter Check with a ■.
   • Encounter: Once per day, you may spend 1 Supply to roll an Encounter Check in a place you’ve already been, add ■.
   • Downtime: See the options noted below.
3. Find a Curio.
4. Bring discoveries home! (get points for Curio? some kind of legacy game system! the rewards let you do better encounters, have better stuff and stats)

Encounter Check

Whenever you discover a new location, consult this section to determine what you encounter. Rolling ✷ should mean that the encounter provides opportunity to acquire or discover something of value. Rolling ✕ means that something stands in your way, such as an obstacle or another character. ⋀ or ✇ should be spent to change the nature of the encounter. If you encounter another character, then ✇ could mean they have hostile intent, and ✇✇✇ means you’re ambushed; ⋀ might mean you encounter a traveling merchant.

By default, roll ⧫⧫⧫⧫; add up to ⧫⧫⧫ for circumstances that would advance the plot or make a favorable outcome more likely. Add up to ⧫⧫⧫ for the reverse. If you roll an encounter in an unknown area, add ■; in an area you’ve already been, add ■.

You may even upgrade one side or the other, or both sides—though you should limit it to one upgrade. A ❂ or ⦻ may be used to trigger any result, rather than the one corresponding to the number of ✷ or ✕.

Discoveries

When you encounter a Discovery, draw a card and interpret its meaning.

Acquisition

A successful encounter increases your Supply or Material equal to net success—unless otherwise indicated, you get to choose which depending on your need. How you come across these provisions is up to you and should make sense in the circumstances. They might be the lost supplies of an ill-fated predecessor, or the result of a particularly fortunate foraging.

Obstacle

An obstacle is something that must be overcome before anything else can occur. It is an environmental puzzle or skill challenge that must be passed. If you come to an obstacle in a region and you cannot envision it, draw a card to inspire the nature of the obstacle.

Conflict/Goal

Another character, person or beast, stands in your way and issues a challenge. This may be combat, social, or general in nature. Draw a card to determine what the NPC wants.