A Post-Apocalyptic Turn Based Strategy Game - Cryptic Comet

Getting Started:
Play Example
This section will run you through a brief example of how to start
a game and a few simualted turns that denonstrate some of the
basic mechanics of the actions that you can take during your turn.
Starting a New Game
Refer to the “Start New Game” diagram in the Interface Guide
below. Start a new game by clicking on the “New Game” button.
Keep all the defaults settings for card points, tile points, map
size, specials and resources. Click on the select deck button and
select the “Imperial Demo Deck” from the deck selection menu.
Now click on the top opponents drop down box and select “The
Machine Empire” as an opponent. The start button will now be
activated so click on it to start the game.
Laying Tiles
Refer to the “Determine Lay Tiles Order” and “Lay Tiles Interface”
diagrams in the Interface Guide below. You will next roll dice
to determine who lays tiles first. Click on the “Start Roll” button
and observe who wins the roll. The dice will be automatically rerolled
in the event of a tie. Once the winner has been determined
you will wait for your turn and click the “Lay Tiles” button at the
bottom of the menu. Refer to the “Set Tile in Hex” diagram in the
Interface Guide below You will see a group of green tiles that
represent the area of valid hexes for you to lay your tiles. Drag the
tile from your hand and drop it on the hex you wish to use. Make
sure the mouse pointer is over the desired hex. Click on “Set Tile”
in the upper right hand corner to move to the next round. Players
alternate taking turns during a round in the same order as their
original dice rolls. When all the tiles have been set, you will be
presented with your Stronghold card. Click on your Stronghold
card and drag it over the tile to which you want to deploy it. Drop
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the card onto the tile by releasing the mouse button making sure
that the cursor is over the desired hex. Click on the “Start Game”
button in the upper right hand corner.
You will now receive a message that the map is being created.
Wait for the game initialization to be completed and you will
then be taken to the game board “Game Interface.” Refer to the
“Buy Initiative Die” diagram in the Interface Guide below. You
will notice that the “Buy Initiative Die” dialogue box is already
displayed. Don’t purchase any dice. Click on “Done” to bring up
the “Determine Initiative” dialogue box and click on “Roll Die.”
Once the winner has been determined, click on “Start Round” to
start the first round of turns.
Taking Your Turn
Once the initiative winner has been determined you will be
able to start your turn. The AI player has won the initiative so it
takes its turn and a dialogue box appears indicating this. The
box then changes to indicate that it is now your turn once the
AI has finished. You left click on the “Start Turn” button on the
small dialogue box and begin your turn. Examine Screen Shot 1.
You will notice that you have collected 1 resource of each type
and that the resource display at the top of the map indicates
this. At the beginning of each round of turns you will collect any
resources where you have both a tile containing resource icons
and a card with a special ability to collect the resources. The
hex must also be able to trace a supply route to a non-besieged
outpost or stronghold card that you control. You have also been
assigned 6 Action Points because you lost the turn initiative.
Examining your cards you observe that you have an Imperial
Recon card available to play and sufficient Action Points and
resources to pay for its deployment. You left Click on the Imperial
Recon Card and drag it over the icon representing your base
which contains your stronghold card. Release the left mouse
button with the cursor inside the hex containing the base icon
(Screen Shot 2 ). The card will disappear and will now be found
Screen Shot 1
Screen Shot 2