Elixir Rules

Elixir is a card game where the player embodies a wizard whose goal is to cast as many spells as they can. The first wizard to exhaust all their spells is declared the winner. The game is played between 3 to 10 players.

Contents

• 56 spells of 4 different levels:

– Level 1 : 16
– Level 2 : 24
– Level 3 : 8
– Level 4 : 8

• 112 items:

– 64 ingredients,
– 9 transactions,
– 39 objects

Setup

• Randomly choose the first player.
• Play moves in a clockwise direction.
• Sort spells by level. Each level is indicated on the back of the card.
• Place each stack, face down, in the center of the table.
• The number of ingredients required to cast a spell corresponds to the level of the card, indicated on its back.
• Mix up the items.
  

To begin…

• Each player draws spells from the pile of their choice.
• It must constitute a hand equivalent to 9 ingredients.

Example: player n°1 has 3 spells worth respectively 4 ingredients, 3 ingredients and 2 ingredients.

• The rest of the spells are set aside.
• The first player deals 5 items, face down, to each player.
• The rest of the cards will form the draw pile.
• Each player secretly reads their spells and items.
• The game can begin.
  

How to Play

• A player’s turn takes place in two steps:

– They draw an item card.
– They play their cards.

• Important! A player can play as many cards as they want, in any order they want.

How to Play a Card

End of a Turn and End of a Game

• At the end of their turn, the player announces “next!”.
• As soon as a player exhausts all their spells, the game ends and they are declared the winner.

A Few Variations

• For a longer game, each player must have spells worth 13 ingredients.
• Some cards can be used when it’s not the player’s turn.
• If the draw pile is depleted, shuffle the discard pile to form a new one.

The resolving of two cards is done clockwise.