Hey @JJJdragon31 , so I just wanna check a few things.
When you say “first time playing” I assume u mean first time playing codex rather than just first time playing it by forum?
I don’t mind telling you I’m on GMT time but I’d imagine that we can find a time to play even if you’re not (might be we just start a game using Discord then continue just on forum).
I would ask for your discord but I spotted a JJJdragon31 on the fantasy strike server so unless there’s another one I’m gonna assume that’s you
Have you read the rulebook? (no worries if you haven’t, I should be able to teach anyway)
And finally, when are you free? I’m actually free this afternoon if you wanna get started but if that doesn’t work I can do most days this week starting on Monday
I am ready now If you are. yes I am jjjdragon31 . I watched a yt tutorial of the basics and should be able to figure the rest out with some help
Sorry I just have to eat lunch but should definitely be ready in half an hour if that’s okay?
That’s good to hear, I think first game Bashing vs Finesse is probably still a good idea though
P1T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Older Brother
Wither
Tenderfoot
Bloom
Timely Messenger
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
NextHand
Brick Thief
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Discard
Bloom
Older Brother
Wither
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Timely Messenger - ($2)
hire Troq - ($0)
Timely Messenger damages your base
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Troq(2/3a)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician:
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Timely Messenger(1/1)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 3
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 5
Thoughts
setsuki is scary, she must die at all costs
i’d be very unlucky to draw both t-rex’s next turn so hopefully I can build tech 3 (or if i’m exactly one gold short I can worker and build verdant tree and the extra 3g above the cost of t-rex would let me insta-build with a verdant ree)
P2T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Fruit Ninja
Timely Messenger
Helpful Turtle
Bloom
Spark
WORKERS
Bloom
NextHand
Tenderfoot
Brick Thief
Older Brother
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Wither
Discard
Spark
Timely Messenger
Fruit Ninja
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Float ($4)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader:
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician:
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
- River (2/3)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 19
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 3
Gold:
- Gold: 4
- Workers: 6
P1T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Iron Man
Revolver Ocelot
STARTING HAND
Spark
Brick Thief
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
NextHand
Spark
Revolver Ocelot
Bloom
Older Brother
Wither
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
build my Tech 1 - ($3)
Hire helpful turtle - ($1)
Troq will deal 1 dmg to River
Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Timely Messenger(1/1a)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Helpful Turtle(1/2) healing 1
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Troq(2/1)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 3
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 6
P2T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Nimble Fencer
Star-Crossed Starlet
STARTING HAND
Tenderfoot
Brick Thief
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Older Brother
Wither
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
NextHand
Spark
Older Brother
Star-Crossed Starlet
Timely Messenger
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
River attacks Timely Messanger
Wither on Troq (River levels up) - ($3)
Worker - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: River(2/4)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician:
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 19
- Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 7
P1T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Hired Stomper
Iron Man
STARTING HAND
Revolver Ocelot
Bloom
Spark
Older Brother
Wither
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
NextHand
Iron Man
Iron Man
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Hire Revolver Ocelot - ($4)
Older Brother - ($2)
Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Revolver Ocelot(3/3a) sparkshot
- Elite: Older Brother(2+1/2)
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Helpful Turtle(1/2) healing 1
- Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 2
- Workers: 7
P2T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Cloud Sprite
Leaping Lizard
STARTING HAND
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Older Brother
Timely Messenger
Spark
Star-Crossed Starlet
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
NextHand
Wither
Fruit Ninja
Cloud Sprite
Nimble Fencer
Brick Thief
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tech 2 - ($4)
Play Older Brother (technician) - ($2)
Float ($2)
Discard 4, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: River(2/4)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Older Brother
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 19
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 5
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 2
- Workers: 7
P1T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
The Boot
Harvest Reaper
STARTING HAND
Brick Thief
Iron Man
Fruit Ninja
Iron Man
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Fruit Ninja
NextHand
Hired Stomper
Wither
Bloom
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
Discard
Older Brother(2+1/2)
Iron Man
Iron Man
The Boot
Harvest Reaper
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tech 2 - ($4)
Hire Troq - ($2)
Ocelot attacks River, deals 2+a dmg and takes 2 dmg
Older brorther trade with River
Hire brick thief, deal 1 to tech 2 - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Brick Thief(2/1a) resist 1
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Helpful Turtle(1/2a) healing 1
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Revolver Ocelot(3/1) sparkshot
- L3 Troq(2/3)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 5
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 8
P2T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Backstabber
Leaping Lizard
STARTING HAND
Wither
Nimble Fencer
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Cloud Sprite
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
Spark
NextHand
Wither
Leaping Lizard
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Star-Crossed Starlet
Timely Messenger
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Cloud Sprite (3/2) - ($8)
Build Tower - ($5)
Brick thief(2/1) (hit tech 2, repair tech 2) - ($3)
Float ($3)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader:
- Elite: Cloud Sprite (3/2)
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Older Brother
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
- Brick Thief
Buildings:
- Base HP: 19
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tower HP: 4
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 5
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 3
- Workers: 8
P1T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Trojan Duck
Trojan Duck
STARTING HAND
Bloom
Wither
Hired Stomper
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Fruit Ninja
Bloom
NextHand
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
Iron Man
Wither
Iron Man
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Midband Troq - ($5)
Troq attacks older brother, takes 3, you draw a card, deals 1 to base
Revolver ocelot and the brick theif will destroy your tech 2 building, base to 17
Ocelot takes 1 dmg, and the brick theif dies, dmg tech 1, deal tech 2 as brick thief attacks
Hired Stomper, deals 3 to could sprite, it dies - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Hired Stomper(4/3)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Helpful Turtle(1/2a) healing 1
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Revolver Ocelot(3/1) sparkshot
- L5 Troq(3/1)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 6
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 9
P2T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Cloud Sprite
Grounded Guide
STARTING HAND
Star-Crossed Starlet
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Timely Messenger
Leaping Lizard
Wither
Fruit Ninja
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer
NextHand
Cloud Sprite
Leaping Lizard
Backstabber
Wither
Nimble Fencer
Discard
Wither
Star-Crossed Starlet
Fruit Ninja
Leaping Lizard
Cloud Sprite
Grounded Guide
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
rebuild tech 2
Recruit River AND midband - ($6)
Wither on Troq and level up river to level 5 - ($4)
Play timely messenger
Float ($4)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Timely Messenger
- Elite:
- Scavenger: River
- Technician:
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
- Brick Thief
Buildings:
- Base HP: 16
- Tech I HP: 4
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tower HP: 4
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 6
Gold:
- Gold: 4
- Workers: 9
P1T6
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball
STARTING HAND
Iron Man
Iron Man
Wither
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Fruit Ninja
Bloom
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
NextHand
Trojan Duck
Trojan Duck
Harvest Reaper
The Boot
Discard
Wither
Iron Man
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float, in upkeep: helpful turtle heals - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
build Tech 3 - ($4)
Iron Man - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Iron Man(3/4a)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Hired Stomper(4/3)
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Revolver Ocelot(3/2) sparkshot
- Helpful Turtle(1/2) healing 1
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tech III HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 2
- Disc: 4
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 10
P2T6
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Blademaster
Appel Stomp
STARTING HAND
Cloud Sprite
Leaping Lizard
Backstabber
Nimble Fencer
Wither
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer
backstabber
NextHand
Cloud Sprite
Fruit Ninja
Wither
Appel Stomp
Cloud Sprite
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($13)
Worker - ($12)
Play Leaping Lizard - ($11)
Build Tech 3 - ($6)
Float ($6)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Timely Messenger(1/1)
- Elite:
- Scavenger: River(3/4)
- Technician:
- Lookout: Leaping Lizard (3/5)
In Play:
- Helpful Turtle (1/2)
- Brick Thief
Buildings:
- Base HP: 16
- Tech I HP: 4
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tech III HP: 5
- Tower HP: 4
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 6
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 6
- Workers: 10
P1T7
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Harvest Reaper
The Boot
Trojan Duck
Trojan Duck
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Fruit Ninja
Bloom
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
NextHand
Wither
Brick Thief(2/1a) resist 1
Hired Stomper(4/3)
Trojan Duck
Older Brother(2+1/2)
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float, helpful turtle heals - ($11)
Hire Trojan Duck, deals 4 to your tech 3 - ($4)
ocelot kills timely messenger, takes 2 dmg
Hire Troq - ($2)
Hire Stomper trades with River, troq gets 2 lvls
Midband Troq - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Iron Man(3/4a)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Trojan Duck(8/9) obliterate
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Revolver Ocelot(3/1) sparkshot
- lvl 5 Troq(3/4)
- Helpful Turtle(1/2a) healing 1
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tech III HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 5
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 10
P2T7
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Blademaster
STARTING HAND
Cloud Sprite
Appel Stomp
Wither
Fruit Ninja
Cloud Sprite
WORKERS
Bloom
Tenderfoot
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer
backstabber
Fruit Ninja
NextHand
Blademaster
Leaping Lizard
Star-Crossed Starlet
Wither
Discard
Timely Messanger
Appel Stomp
Wither
Blademaster
Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($17)
Worker - ($16)
play Cloud Sprite - ($14)
play Cloud Sprite - ($12)
Brick Thief attacks (Deal 1 damage to tech 3 heal 1 from my tech 3)
Leaping lizard and Brick thief attack Squad Leader
Float ($12)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader: Helpful Turtle (1/2)
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician:
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Cloud Sprite
- Cloud Sprite
- Leaping lizard (3/2)
Buildings:
- Base HP: 16
- Tech I HP: 4
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tech III HP: 2
- Tower HP: 4
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 2
- Disc: 4
Gold:
- Gold: 12
- Workers: 11
GG
P1T8
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Brick Thief(2/1a) resist 1
Older Brother(2+1/2)
Wither
Hired Stomper(4/3)
Trojan Duck
WORKERS
Tenderfoot
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Fruit Ninja
Bloom
Timely Messenger(1/1a)
NextHand
Iron Man
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball
The Boot
Harvest Reaper
Discard
Iron Man(3/4a)
Older Brother(2+1/2)
Trojan Duck
Hired Stomper(4/3)
Brick Thief(2/1a) resist 1
Wither
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Ocelot trades with your helpful turtle
Troq deals 4 to your base and Duck deals 12 (with their abilities too)
GG!
Float ($9)
Discard 5, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
- Squad Leader:
- Elite:
- Scavenger:
- Technician: Trojan Duck(8/9) obliterate
- Lookout:
In Play:
- Revolver Ocelot(3/1) sparkshot
- lvl 5 Troq(3/4)
- Helpful Turtle(1/2a) healing 1
Buildings:
- Base HP: 20
- Tech I HP: 5
- Tech II HP: 5
- Tech III HP: 4
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 6
Gold:
- Gold: 9
- Workers: 10
GG @JJJdragon31 , hope that wasn’t too harsh a learning curve; there are so many things to remember and anyone here will tell you that even after a hundred games we can still slip up
If you ever have rules questions or want playing advice, I know there is at least a thread for the first one and anyone will be glad to help with the second.
Overall though, not bad for first game and hopefully I haven’t put you off a second