Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Overlap illuminated cards to preserve the right forest resources, play richer pages, and complete public and secret manuscript objectives.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Layering
Place components over earlier pieces so their order and overlap affect play.
Read the full game description
Continue an illuminator monk’s manuscript by laying beautifully foiled cards so that one corner overlaps another. Every placement can reveal resources, cover species you still need, or satisfy the requirement for a valuable gold card. After placing, draw from the face-up display or either deck, keeping the hand small and the choices visible. Immediate card points combine with public and private objective patterns when the end of the game is triggered, producing a compact spatial puzzle with meaningful trade-offs in every turn.
