User's Manual

Playing the Game

To begin a game of Golem Arcana, choose “New Game” from the App’s Main Menu and then

choose first of the Tutorial Scenarios. The scenario will show you how to lay out the map tiles on

the tabletop. Each tile has a number in its upper right hand corner and features an “a” side and a

“b” side. (Tile 1b is on the flipside of Tile 1a, etc.) Set up the map tiles in the configuration i ndicated

in the scenario’s description, then place Mana Well tokens of the appropriate size on the indicated

game squares.

Next, choose sides and set up each s ide ’s Golems in t he indicated squares. Place the appropriate

Golem Cards in front of each player.

The Tutorial scenarios will explain all the game’s rules. Once you’ve completed them, you can

move on to any of the other scenarios available in the App. Keep an eye out for new scenarios that

will be released and automatically downloaded into your Golem Arcana App!

Your Army

Each army consists of Golems, Knights, Ancient Ones, and Relics.

● Golems: Golems are giant magical constructs that are armed with various physical and

magical capabilities. Golems come in four classes indicating their relative size and

formidability: Warsprite (the smallest), Ogre, Titan, and Colossus (the largest). Each Golem

is represented on the board by a pre-painted figure and a corresponding Golem Card.

● Knights: Each Golem is ridden and directed by a Knight. Most Knights have one or more

special powers or abilities. Knights aren’t represented by pieces on the game board; you

access their abilities via the Golem Arcana App.

● Ancient Ones: Ancient Ones are powerful gods who have chosen to intervene on behalf of

an army. Ancient Ones have one or more supernatural powers that can be accessed once

its army has harvested Mana. Like Knights, Ancient Ones aren’t represented by game

pieces; their abilities are accessed via the Golem Arcana App.

● Relics: Relics are powerful magical a rtifacts of the Ancient Ones. Relics have a wide

variety of magical powers that can be used in various ways. Relics are represented by Relic

Cards which are provided in expansion figure sets.

Victory Points and Endgame Conditions