Can the heroes pick up gems while standing still?
No. Heroes can only pick up gems when they land on them as part of their movement.
Can heroes exchange gems with each other?
No. However, when they are both at a meeting place, they can use gems from either or both of their sacks to pay the gem cost of a troll banishment spell.
Can we choose not to move a hero on our turn?
No. Each player must move one (and only one) of the heroes on their turn using at least one of their movement cards. If the movement cards and available gems permit neither hero to move, then the player discards all of their movement cards and ends their turn.
Can we win the game if the dragon has captured a child?
Yes. It does put more pressure on you, and you may need to give rescuing the remaining children a higher priority, but it is certainly still possible to banish all the trolls and win.
Are the starting positions of the heroes fixed?
Yes. Esmeralda starts at her campsite and the Wizard starts in his castle. Note that these are not meeting places, and both heroes will need to be moved at least once in order for players to banish their first troll.
If the event deck runs out, do we reshuffle?
Yes. Reshuffle and continue.
What happens if you have two cards of one colour, but only one gem of that colour is left on the board?
You won't be able to use those cards, you'll have to play your third card. If you are ever unable to play any cards at all, you discard all three and end your turn. The Parsimony event card allows the player holding it to play just one card of a matching set of two or three.
If your hero is standing by the last gem of a particular colour, can you play a card of that colour so they circle the board and return to their starting point?
Yes, in this case, it is acceptable for the hero to make a 360 degree turn, circling back to their starting point and picking up that gem. This is especially sweet if the other hero was popposit ethem.
If you've reshuffled and the Somersault event card comes out a second time, could you flip an already flipped troll back the other way?
Yes.
