River Surges in Sunlight
While capable of some direct offense, River Surges in Sunlight is best at flooding out Explorers and Towns, displacing them from lands where they might Build or Ravage.
While capable of some direct offense, River Surges in Sunlight is best at flooding out Explorers and Towns, displacing them from lands where they might Build or Ravage. The ability to get free Sacred Sites makes a wide range of Powers more useful. On most of Spirit Island, the rivers run high during the rainy season, as one would expect. There is one exception: the lingering remains of an ancient curse keep a high ridge shrouded...
Setup
Put 1 Presence on your starting board, in the highest-numbered Wetland. You start with your 4 Unique Power Cards and 0 Energy.
Openings
Full Bottom Track (Minor Powers)
Exploits River's strong, perfect-element Uniques to reliably unlock level 3 Massive Flooding from turn 4 onwards.
G2 bottom. Play River's Bounty and another card. 1 Sun, 2 Water elements.
G2 bottom. Reclaim River's Bounty. Play 3 cards. 2 Sun, 3 Water elements.
Reclaim, gain Minor. Play River's Bounty and the Minor. Keep 2 Sun, 3 Water, 1 Earth in hand.
G2 bottom. Reclaim River's Bounty. Play River's Bounty and 3 more cards to unlock max-level Massive Flooding (3 Sun, 4 Water, 1 Earth).