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Setup: each player has 12 clans; start with as many territories as players. A random Brenn chooses the Capital and places its Citadel and one Sanctuary. Place clans in turn until each player has two on the map; remove four-player Action cards with fewer players.

Assembly: the Capital’s chieftain becomes Brenn, or the incumbent stays if there is no chieftain. Check victory and return Pretender tokens, distribute Advantage cards to chieftains, flip the Crows token for direction and draft actions. A chieftain has the unique largest clan count in a territory; ties produce no chieftain.

Draft: with three or four players, set one random Action card aside and deal four each. Keep one, then two, then three from the four currently held, passing the rest; previously kept cards may be passed later. Two players conduct two separate three-card drafts, keeping one and passing two, then keeping two and passing one, for six cards each. In two-player games the Crows token is not used except to resolve the Gates of Tír Na Nóg territory effect.

Season: the Brenn must open with a Season card. Later turns play one Season card, pass or take a Pretender token. Passing does not prevent a later action; consecutive passes by everyone end the Season. Triskel cards use their printed timing. Discard Action cards at Season end and retain unused Epic Tales.

Map and buildings: one clan establishes presence; nobody owns buildings. Newly explored territories must touch at least two existing territories. Building a Sanctuary grants an Epic Tale. An Advantage gained this round remains usable even after losing its chieftainship. Clan and building supplies are limited.

Clashes: moving into a territory with opposing clans normally starts a clash; placing clans does not. Players other than the instigator may shelter clans in vacant Citadels in turn order, one per Citadel. Exposed clans then alternate attacks, withdrawals or Epic Tale maneuvers; all involved players may agree to stop before a maneuver.

Maneuvers: an attacked player discards an Action card or removes one exposed clan; without an Action card, a clan must be removed. Withdrawal goes only to adjacent territories where that player is chieftain and starts no new clash. A clash ends with no exposed clans or unanimous agreement; sheltered clans return to the territory.

Victory: be present in six territories, present among six total Sanctuaries, or chieftain over six total opposing clans. Each Deed supplies one missing requirement for one condition and cannot count twice. Claim a Pretender token on a Season turn while qualifying. At the next Assembly, only token holders compete: most current conditions wins, with at least one required; a tied Brenn wins, otherwise play continues.