Forest Shuffle: Exploration

Return cards to the box as for a 2-player game: Base game → 30 cards; Alpine → 55 cards; Alpine + Woodland Edge → 90 cards (see page 2).

Always close any gaps in the clearing by sliding cards together without changing their order, regardless of whose turn it is (see page 5).

Reveal the top Automa card and perform its action: add the indicated number of cards (always to the right), remove the indicated number from the clearing from the stated side (remove as many as possible if there are fewer), or look at the top draw card and return it to the box (see page 4).

Yes; if you pass a challenge you may place it behind the corresponding divider card to save your progress for later games, and passing requires meeting both the challenge goal and the chosen minimum score at game end (see page 6).

Special caves replace the base game caves: after dealing, place five cave cards and each player picks one in reverse order; each cave still scores 1 per card in it plus whatever additional points or permanent effects the cave grants (see pages 7–8).

Shuffle the new and rare cards you want to include into the deck, then return the required number of cards to the box plus one extra card per new/rare used; alternatively, for even distribution you may deal 2 random new/rare cards to each player at the start, in which case players start with 8 cards (see page 9).