Hogwart's Battle: Rules Clarification and FAQ (Last Updated 2017-04-23) Document Organization and Spoile: Hogwarts Battle is a game that is somewhat unique in that the game starts off with simple mechanisms and gradually adds more components to make a larger game with more cards, new kinds of cards, and new rules. Many people who buy this game would like to avoid “spoilers” and ot know what is inside future game boxes. This document is organized such way to minimize exposure to spoilers, but be aware that for various reasons some spoilers cannot be avoided. The first section of this document addresses general gameplay questions. Most examples in this section are explained using cards that appear in Games 1 or 2. However, there are a couple of places where it is necessary to use cards from later games as examples. Following General Gameplay Questions, any questions about specific cards or mechanism that appear in a specific game box appear in under that game header. For example, there is a rule Clarification about a spell that doesn't appear until Game 3, so it is under the “Game 3” header. With this in mind, you can choose to stop reading the document when you get to a particular Game header you don’t wish to know about. There are several questions regarding how to resolve two different effects that get triggered simultaneously. Because the answer to this question is “spoiler heavy’ it has been moved to the end of the document (Page 10). However, be aware that you may need to refer to this question before you open to the Game Seven box. General Gameplay Questions: Q: Do | keep cards in my deck when going from one game to the next? Do | have to play the same character each game? ‘A: No. Hogwarts Battle is not a “campaign” game. Anything you acquire in a given game does not carry over into the next. The game has no memory. Even though the rules and components carry over, players will start from scratch every time they open a new game box. Q: Where are cards that have been played located? Are they in the discard? ‘A; Although the rulebook not explicitly explain this, you should consider cards that have been played to be in a “play area.” This means they are neither in your hand nor in the discard pile. As such, played cards do not trigger discard effects, they cannot be retrieved using Accio, and on the rare occasion that you have to shuffle your deck in the middle of your turn, they would not be shuffled into your new draw pile. Similarly, they are no longer in your hand and cannot be used as payment for cards that require you to discard. During Step 4-4 of the player's turn, the player will move all cards from this “play area’ into his/her discard pile, but this does not count as a discard for the purpose of triggering discard effects. Source: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/24681778#24681778 Source: htlps://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/24887751#24887751, Page 1 of 10Hogwart's Battle: Rules Clarification and FAQ (Last Updated 2017-04-23) Q: How often can I collect a reward on a card? A; There are several questions on the forum about how often a reward on a card will trigger and it would be time consuming to list every example. However, the general rule in any game (not just Hogwart Battle) is that if a card uses the word “each” it can be triggered multiple times. Without this keyword, you should assume it can only trigger once for every time itis played. The easiest example of this is to look at Bernie Bott's and the Cleansweep from Ron's starting deck. The Cleansweep does not say “each,” so you may only claim a total of one influence even if you defeat two or three villains in one turn. In contrast, Bernie Bott's says “For each Ally...” and thus can be triggered multiple times on the same turn. Source: https:/www_boardgamegeek comvthread/1687951/ Q: Where do “revealed” cards go? ‘A; Starting in year three, some game effects will instruct the player to reveal the top card of their deck and discard it under certain conditions, but does not instruct the player otherwise. The standard rule in most board games is that revealed cards return to their original location unless another instruction gives direction otherwise. In these cases, the player will return the revealed Card to the top of the player deck if the instruction does not tell them to discard. Source: General board game standard; not yet contradicted by game's designer. Q: Is a card discarded from the top of your deck still considered a discard? ‘A: Yes. In conjunction with the previous question, a player may be told to discard the top card of their deck. This stil counts as a discard and would thus trigger any discard effects of that card andlor trigger Crabbe & Goyle's attack if they are in play. Players should treat the word “discard” like a keyword, meaning any time two different cards use the word “discard,” it they are referring the same effect. Source: https://www,boardgamegeek,com/article/24787812#24787812 Dark Arts and Villain Cards: Q Ifa Dark Arts card or Villain card attacks all players, in what order should effects be resolved? A; The Dark Arts or Villain attack should be treated as if it attacks all players simultaneously. Once resolved, any abilities gained from Discard effects or other player abilities can then be resolved. For example, if Heir of Slytherin causes all players to discard a card, but one player has Marauder's Map (all players draw one card if discarded), all players must perform their discard before executing the benefits of the Marauder's Map. Source: https://www_boardgamegeek com/article/23812356#23812356 Page 2 of 10Hogwart's Battle: Rules Clarification and FAQ (Last Updated 2017-04-23) Q: When a Dark Arts card or Villain attack offers the player a choice of losing health or some other effect, can you choose to lose health when you are stunned? If you are not stunned, can you choose to lose an iternally/spell if you do not have one? ‘A: No. In short, you cannot choose a penalty you are unable to pay (unless you are unable to pay either). For example, Relashio says to discard an item or lose 2 health. if a stunned player draws Relashio they must discard an item, if they have one. Similarly, if a player is not stunned and has no item, they cannot choose the “discard an item” option and must lose two health. Source: https://www,boardgamegeek.com/article/23849427#23849427, Source: https://www_boardgamegeek.com/article/2: Source: https://www_boardgamegeek com/article/23991497#23991497 In some circumstances, the order in which villain cards are resolved can produce different outcomes. In what order are villain cards resolved? A. Villain abilities should be resolved in order from left to right. The exception to this is Bellatrix, whose ability should be resolved during the Dark Arts phase (Step 1). Similarly, if two villains are defeated in one turn, emply villain slots should be filed from left to right. Source: https://www,boardgamegeek,com/article/23840834#23840834 Source: https://www_boardgamegeek comvarticle/25666333425666333 Q: Ifa villain is destroyed during your turn, do any “Step 3” effects of that villain go away? ‘A: Yes. For example, normally when the Basilisk is in play you cannot draw cards. If you defeat the Basilisk during your turn, you can draw cards on the same turn it was defeated. Source: https://www_boardgamegeek com/article/23849516#23849516 : Do Villain effects prevent the collection of other Villain rewards? ‘A: Yes. For example, If Barly Crouch is in play you may not remove control tokens from the location. If a hero defeats a Dementor, they do not get to remove the control token as part of the reward printed on the Dementor card. This rule also affects healing rewards if Fenrir is in play. Source: https://www_boardgamegeek.com/article/23812263#23812263 @: Ifa Villain blocks part of a card effect, can you or must you execute the rest of the action ‘A: Yes. For example, Lockhart says "Draw one card, the discard any one card.” If the Basilisk is in play and you choose to play Lockhart, you would not draw the card but you would stil have to discard. Neville could thus use Lockhart to discard his Remembrall to gain to influence. Source: https://www_boardgamegeek com/article/24479506#24479506, Q: Does a card count as played even if a villain card blocks its effects? ‘A: Yes. For example, the Basilisk prevents card draw while Lumos allows all heroes to draw a card. You could play Lumos with no effect and it would stil count as one of the four cards needed to trigger Hermione’s hero ability Source: https://www_boardgamegeek.com/article/24479506#24479506 Hogwarts Cards: Page 3 of 10