Abyss + Leviathan: Into the depths of playful pleasure

🌀 A player’s turn

A tour takes place in three stages in this order:

1. Scheming at Court (optional)
   The player can spend a pearl to add a Lord to the Court, as many times as they wish (if slots are available).

2. Perform an action (mandatory)
   The player must choose only one of the following three actions:

   • Explore the Depths
     It reveals the Exploration cards (Allies or Monsters) one by one. Allies can be bought by opponents (with a price increase for each successive purchase). Otherwise, the active player keeps them or continues exploring.
     ➕ If a Monster appears, the player can choose to fight it (automatic victory) to obtain rewards (pearls, keys, influence points). If he leaves it, the Threat marker advances.

   • Requesting Council Support
     The player takes all of a People’s cards from the Council (without looking at them first) to strengthen their hand.

   • Recruiting a Lord
     The player uses his Allies (and possibly pearls) to pay the cost indicated on a Lord card of the Court. He keeps the lowest value Ally (federated) and discards the others.
     ⚠️ Some Lords have Powers (immediate or permanent), Keys, and bring Influence Points.

3. Controlling a Location (mandatory from 3 Keys)
   As soon as a player obtains 3 keys (via Lords or battles), they must take control of a Location. They can choose from those visible or draw several to choose one of them. The Lord (or Lords) used to activate the Location lose their powers.

🏁 End of game

The game ends when a player:

• recruits his 7th Lord , or

• must fill the Court but cannot (empty draw pile).

Each other player takes a final turn. Then:

• We unite the weakest Allies of each People still in control.

• We count the IPs of Lords, Locations, Federated Allies and Monster tokens.

The player with the most IP wins!

🐉 Abyss: Leviathan

Leviathan is the second major expansion for the Abyss game , designed to intensify the experience by introducing a new strategic dimension.

🆕 Mechanical innovations

• The Frontier : Replacing the Threat track, this new area is the setting for battles against Leviathans. These imposing creatures have three defense levels. To defeat them, players must use Allies and succeed on dice rolls.

• Specialized Conscripts and Lords : Each caste benefits from new Lords and Conscripts, experts in border defense. These cards add strategic depth, offering unique abilities to counter the Leviathans.

• Martial Law : A rule limiting players’ hands to 12 Ally cards, increasing tension and forcing more tactical choices. It is possible to spend pearls to hold excess cards.