Beasts of Balance
Beasts of Balance Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 1 Plinth (the sensing base; requires 3 x 1.5V AA/LR6 batteries, not included)
- 6 Beast Artefacts
- 2 Miracle Artefacts
- 10 Element Artefacts
- 3 Migrate Artefacts
- 3 Cross Artefacts
- 25 pieces total
- A free companion app (iOS and Android) for the digital world display
How to Add an Artefact
- Look for the glyph on the Artefact.
- Touch the glyph to the Plinth.
- Place the Artefact on top of the Plinth.
Beasts
There are six Beasts, two in each of the three habitats: Land, Sea, and Sky.
Land
- Warthog (3 points)
- Bear (6 points)
Sea
- Octopus (3 points)
- Shark (6 points)
Sky
- Toucan (3 points)
- Eagle (6 points)
Each Beast has a score. Add Beasts to your world to increase your score. If a Beast is not the highest-scoring Beast in the world, it will get jealous and lose a point. If Beasts lose too many points, they become endangered and then go extinct.
Elements
You can use Elements to boost a Beast and save it from extinction.
- Earth gives points to all Land Beasts.
- Water gives points to all Sea Beasts.
- Air gives points to all Sky Beasts.
- Fire gives points to the Beast that had the Firefly hovering over it when you scanned the Element.
Migrate & Cross
You can evolve a more fabulous world using Migrate and Cross.
To migrate a beast, scan a Migrate Artefact. Upon scanning, the Beast that has the Firefly hovering over it will be selected. This Beast will move to a different part of the world, gaining points as it does so. For example, you could migrate a Toucan to the sea, turning it into a Tocean and giving it an additional 5 points.
To cross beasts, scan a Cross Artefact. Upon scanning, the Beast that has the Firefly hovering over it will be selected. This Beast will be crossed with another Beast in the world to create a new hybrid Beast. For example, an Eagle and an Octopus could cross to create an Inkwing, which would combine the existing scores of the Eagle and Octopus.
New Beasts are added to the Bestiary, where you can find out more about them.
Miracles
You can score more points by using Miracles. Miracles collect all the points the Beasts lose... as long as you can keep meeting their challenges. If you fail a challenge, the Miracle will end and you will lose all the points it has collected.
The Miracle of Distraction
The challenges include tapping on a full moon whenever it appears, or holding the sun while scanning and placing Artefacts.
The Miracle of Haste
The challenges include scanning and placing an Artefact within 30 seconds, or placing an Artefact within 15 seconds of scanning.
Elementals
When a Beast reaches 20 points, it evolves into an Elemental. For example, an Eagle with 20 points evolves into a Phoenix.
Elementals never lose points, even if they are not the highest scoring Beast in the game.
Ending the Game
What happens if the tower falls? As long as you can rebalance your Artefacts before the volcano erupts, you can continue the game.
The game ends either when the tower falls irrevocably, or when you have stacked all possible pieces.
Make sure you clear the Plinth of any pieces before starting your next game.
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