Do you start with energy Spirit Island?

Each player starts on a different Island Board, following the Setup instructions on the back of their Spirit Panel to place starting Presence (once the game begins, Spirits are not restricted to play only on their starting board).

Is Spirit Island branch and claw worth it?

They are easy to split out. And it adds a decent amount of usable spells without them. As well as a ton more blight cards. It’s worth it for the new spirits alone.

Are Spirit Island expansions worth it?

Yes, because it does make the game more thematic, and add some spices in it (highly due to event cards),makes the game more challenging and sometimes even surprised you in a good or bad way.

How many Spirit Island expansions are there?

two expansions

How many cards are in Spirit Island branch and claw?

How many cards does Spirit Island have?

119

When was Spirit Island released?

2017

How is Spirit Island solo?

How does it play solo? Spirit Island is a true solo game, in that it is possible to play with only one spirit. Overall, however, I recommend playing with two—it gives you a bigger area to play with, and you can experiment with more interesting synergies and card interactions.

What are the spirits in Spirit Island?

Spirits

Spirit	Complexity
Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island	HIGH
Stone’s Unyielding Defiance	MODERATE
Shifting Memory of Ages	MODERATE
Grinning Trickster Stirs Up Trouble	MODERATE

How do you beat Spirit Island?

Here are seven tips to help you get better at Spirit Island.

Understand Timing and Priorities.
Understand The Narrative Arc.
Communicate Effectively.
Combine Dahan and Defend Effects.
Don’t Forget About Elements.
Move!
Plan For The End Game.

Is Spirit Island too hard?

However, with Spirit Island, we just cannot deal with. We tried three different spirit combinations, most of them were low complexity. We did not use adversaries, nor blight cards, but we still had a really hard time to even trigger the second fear card before losing the game.

How do you remove blight Spirit Island?

Yep, the only way to remove blight is using powers.

How do innate powers work Spirit Island?

Innate Powers activate if they reach their element threshold just that single turn. The elements themselves only last while the cards having them are in play, typically for the rest of the round, shorter if something forces you to discard or forget them early.

Does Dahan generate fear?

Yes, they do, any time a City or Town is destroyed, by any means, it causes fear.

Are elements used up Spirit Island?

Elements can only be used by the spirit that played them; they can’t be shared unless an effect explicitly says so. For example, if you are playing River Surges in Sunlight, you cannot use water generated by cards played by Ocean’s Hungry Grasp.

How does gather work in Spirit Island?

Once you select your land, you Gather into it. This means that you can grab an explorer from any land that is adjacent to your target land. It doesn’t matter if the explorer is in a land with your presence, without your presence, with blight, etc. If your target land is an Ocean, you can Gather another explorer.

Can you push into the Ocean Spirit Island?

Yes, anyone may push invaders into the ocean, as long as Ocean’s Hungry Grasp has at least one presence anywhere on the board (ocean, coastal, or otherwise) where the push is taking place.

Does drowning generate fear Spirit Island?

I think you meant to refer to the description of “drowning” on Ocean’s spirit panel. (As said above, Drowning causes Destruction, which generates Fear. Invaders can be removed by destruction (creating Fear), removal (no Fear), or replacement by another piece (no Fear).)

How does drowning work Spirit Island?

Drowning the invader is destroying it (see the power description on the spirit board). After drowned, you then place the piece on/near the spirit board. At a later time, you can exchange the piece for energy (see the above post that describes it as “eating”).

What is gather in spirit island?

Gather and Push This means Move that many things into the target land from land(s) adjacent to it”. Gather only pulls things in from adjacent lands; boosts to a Power s Range do not affect Gathering distance.

How does ocean’s hungry grasp work?

Apart from specific power cards, Invaders are Drowned after they are moved into the ocean on a board where Ocean’s Hungry Grasp has any Presence. They do not get drowned when moved in to any other land, and Ocean’s Hungry Grasp does not need to have Presence that is actually in the ocean, just on the same board.

Can other spirits push invaders into ocean?

Other spirits can push or gather pieces into ocean spaces as long as Ocean’s Hungry Grasp has presence on that board (though not necessarily in that ocean). Invaders, Buildings, and Dahan automatically drown when moved into an Ocean with your presence.

Can you hike to Spirit Island?

Can I hike to Spirit Island? The journey to Spirit Island is by water only. While the Maligne Valley has some truly outstanding hiking trails, there is no overland trail to Spirit Island. You can not walk or hike there.