Complete Rulebook

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1.0 Terrus General

1.1 These Terrus rules apply to any Terrus game with two or more players.

1.2 To play, each player (referred to as a ruler in game) needs:

A clade card.
Their own deck of traditional Terrus cards, called a den (at least 60 cards)
6 basic structures (farm, hive, butchery, lumber mill, stone quarry, mineral mine) to contribute to the market.
24 basic resources (4 of each type - plant, bug, meat, wood, stone, crystal)

to contribute to the market.

Small items to represent tokens.
A way to clearly track life totals, called vitae. (The Terrus: Vitae Counter app is a useful free resource that also provides easy reference to the clade card, which is central to any Terrus deck.) https://vitalis-8d0f6ebf.base44.app/

1.2a In constructed play (a way of playing in which each player creates their

own deck ahead of time), each deck must contain at least sixty cards. A

constructed deck may contain no more than one of any card with a particular name. Constructed decks cannot contain basic resources or basic structures.

1.2b In deck-building play (a way of playing in which each player builds their

deck by bartering for cards at the market), each deck begins with only one of each of the 6 basic structures and 6 basic resources. Then each player’s 60-card deck, or a random assortment of cards, or a curated collection is mixed together and placed in a stack called the Wilds Deck, which will feed the market.

1.2c In limited play (a way of playing in which each player gets the same

quantity of unopened Terrus product and creates their own deck using only this product), each deck must contain at least forty cards. A limited deck may contain as many duplicates of cards as are included in the product. Limited decks contain no basic resources and use the same market setup as constructed format.

1.3 Each player may also have a sideboard, which is a group of additional cards the

player may use to modify their deck between games of a match.

1.3a In constructed play, a sideboard may contain no more than fifteen cards.

The one-card limit (see rule 1.2a) applies to the combined deck and sideboard.

1.3b In limited play involving individual players, all cards a player opens but

doesn’t include in their deck are in that player’s sideboard.

1.4 There is no maximum deck size.

1.5 Most Terrus tournaments (organized play activities where players compete

against other players to win prizes) have additional rules covered in the

Terrus: Conquer the Clade Tournament Rules

(found at www.terrusgame.com/events/rules).

These rules limit the use of some cards, including barring all cards from some older sets.

1.5a Tournaments usually consist of a series of matches. A two-player match

usually involves playing until one player has won two games.

1.5b Players can use the Terrus Store & Event Locator at