Converge: Engines of Progress
Converge: Engines of Progress Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
3 Skillset Decks, each with 6 cards: 6 Protector cards, 6 Searcher cards, 6 Merchant cards.
Each card shows a Rank, a Goal (the text along the side of the card, e.g. "Highest Merchant"), and a Discard Effect (the effect at the bottom of the card).
Combining Sets
Converge can be played using any 3 Skillset Decks from any Converge games.
Each game, choose any 3 Skillset Decks and shuffle them together to form an 18-card deck. Then continue from step 1 of Round Setup.
Round Setup
Shuffle all 18 cards together, and distribute them as follows:
- Deal a face-down hand of 3 cards to each player.
- Place 1 card face down in front of the player who most recently lost a game. This is the artifact and will remain face-down for the entire round.
- Place 1 card face up between both players to start the discard pile.
- Place the remaining cards in a face-down pile between both players to form the draw deck.
The play area consists of Player 1 Faction, the Shared Goals Area (between the players), and Player 2 Faction.
Gameplay
The game takes place over 3 rounds, during which players build factions to complete goals while also vying for the artifact. Each round is played over a series of turns, in which players attempt to fulfill goals and take the artifact. Every turn, the player with the artifact plays a card from their hand, then the other player plays a card.
Playing a Card
Each card may be played in one of three ways:
- Use Discard Effect: Resolve the effect at the bottom of the card, then discard it face up.
- Declare Goal: Place it face up between both players as a shared goal.
- Add to Faction: Place it face up in either player's faction.
Note: A player may add cards to their opponent's faction, and use discard effects to modify their opponent's faction.
End of Turn
After both players have played a card, tally their scores from the shared goals. If a player's faction fulfills a goal, they receive 1 point for each symbol shown in that goal.
Goals which require the "fewest," "most," "highest," or "lowest" only grant a point if there is a single winner. Other goals can be fulfilled by both players at once.
- If the player with the artifact scores more points, they win the round.
- If the other player scores more points, they take the artifact.
- If both players score the same, the artifact does not move.
If neither player has won, each player draws a card and they play the next turn. Play continues after the draw deck is empty until a winner is declared. If both players' hands are empty and no one has won, the player with the artifact wins!
Scoring Example
Player 1 scores 1 point from "Highest Searcher" and 2 points from "3 cards with different ranks".
Player 2 (who began the turn with the artifact) scores 1 point from "Most Merchants" and 2 points from "3 cards with different ranks".
The 3-3 tie means the artifact does not move, and a new turn begins. If all cards have been played, Player 2 wins as they have the artifact.
Winning the Round
The first player to achieve one of the following wins the round:
- Start a turn with the artifact and score more points than their opponent at the end of that turn.
- Have the artifact when all cards have been played.
Set up and play the next round.
Winning the Game
The first player to win 2 rounds wins the game.