So, if you have any questions about how to play, how to post a turn, how to use the Codex Forum Game Template, or want to do anything like open hand play, I am good for that.
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P1T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Merfolk Prospector
Forest’s Favor
Tiger Cub
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
NextHand
Verdant Tree
Young Treant
Playful Panda
Rich Earth
Rampant Growth
Discard
Forest’s Favor
Ironbark Treant
Tiger Cub
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Merfolk Prospector - ($2)
Calamandra - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Calamandra 2/3+A, lvl 1 -
Elite: -
Scavenger: -
Technician: -
Lookout:
In Play:
- Merfolk Prospector 1/1
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 3
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 5
Thanks for setting this up. I’m gonna go set up my place space upstairs then I’m ready to start. I’ll use the same template others are using for their games and I should be able to work it out.
Play normally, and I’ll try to do the same. Feel free to unspoil things like my worker pile or hand etc to make sure I’m not messing anything up. Would you like to play first or 2nd?
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The template i linked is a google spreadsheet that automates some of the fiddly aspects of turn tracking. I wrote a sizeable chunk of the code, so I am definintely familiar with what it can and cant do and some of the pitfalls new users get into.
Thanks, I’ve made my turn on the actual table. Trying to work out the sheet now. Where to enter the cards I’ve drawn for the next turn? The Generate button says i need to “draw” cards first.
oh, the script handles the shuffle/draw too. I think I get it. I’ll try it that way 
@zhavierI’m not getting the spreadsheet. I thought I had it, but it discarded my entire hand.
Is there a walk through I can refer to, to guide me through using it?
My attempt was:
- change my player number to 2.
- Set my specs and yours.
- Click “start game”
- Manually type the names of cards into the Worker, board and patroller slots. Type same cards and costs into the action slots.
- click “discard/Draw”
- select tech cards from drop down.
- Move tabs to generate post.
So, you probably didnt delete the cards you played/workered from your hand. Typically, I cut/paste the cards into the in play or patrol slots from my hand and type them into the play and cost areas. Your tech choices arent actually saved until your next turn starts, so you can change them after you see what I do with my next turn.
[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog
Mad Man
Scorch
Makeshift Rambaster
WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
NextHand
Bloodburn
Bloodrage Ogre
Pillage
Bombaster
Charge
Discard
Scorch
Careless Musketeer
Mad Man
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Nautical Dog - ($3)
Jaina Stormborne - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Jaina Stormborne
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Nautical Dog
-
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 3
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 6
Hopefully I did that right.
I drew 5 cards, Played a hero (Jaina), put a card in as a worker (Makeshift Rambaster), played Nautical Dog. Put Jaina in squad leader and Nautical in the technician slot. Floated 1 gold.
Discarded 3, drew 5.
Is teching actually the first thing you do in the turn, rather than the last thing you do? How is that represented on the spreadsheet?
Looks like you did everything right. So, In the rules, Teching is represented as the last thing you do, after discarding and drawing. In a live game, teching is actually what you do while the other player takes their turn. You spend the time from when you ended your turn to when you start deciding on your tech choice, and then lock it in. In the spreadsheet, you can discard/draw, then select cards in the dropdown, but the generate post won’t do anything with that tech selection. The tech cards arent actually in your deck until your nexxt turn starts. This results in some weird situations, mainly involving technician bonus triggering a reshuffle. The way you play out your patrol, I could have killed your nautical Dog. If I had, the dog would goto the discard, your tech cards would NOT be in your discard (leave the tech cards fields blank in the spreadsheet to simulate this) and then you would hit draw 1, reshuffling and taking 1 at random. Then you would start your turn with 6 cards in hand and 3 in deck, and 2 tech cards in your now empty discard. This has the result of delaying your ability to play the tech cards, or at least lower the probability drastically that they will be in your next hand.
P1T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Murkwood Allies
Tiny Basilisk
STARTING HAND
Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
Young Treant
Playful Panda
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
NextHand
Forest’s Favor
Rampant Growth
Tiny Basilisk
Murkwood Allies
Ironbark Treant
Discard
Verdant Tree
Tiger Cub
Playful Panda
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Rampant Growth on Calamandra (move rampant growth to discard) - ($3)
Cala kills Jaina, Cala gains 2 levels and heals by hitting level 3 which is her midband.
Merfolk exhausts for gold - ($4)
Young Treant, reshuffle draw (hit draw 1 button, which will automatically bring in my tech choices from the beginning of the turn) - ($2)
Worker - ($1)
Tech 1 - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Young Treant 0/2+A
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Merfolk Prospector 1/1
- Calamandra 3/4, lvl 3
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 3
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 6
It’s already overwhelming.
Feel free to unspoil things and make sure I’m not cheating!
[b]P2T2[/b]Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Fire Dart
Ember Sparks
STARTING HAND
Charge
Bloodburn
Bloodrage Ogre
Bombaster
Pillage
WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Bloodburn
NextHand
Bombaster
Fire Dart
Careless Musketeer
Mad Man
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Bloodrage Ogre - ($4)
Captain Zane - ($2)
Charge (on Ogre) goes to discard - ($0)
nautical dog attacks treant
Zane attacks Treant (treant dies)
Ogre attacks Calamandra (both die)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Nautical Dog
- Captain Zane (editted him in, forgot to place him correctly)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 7
Nice play, spent a few cards though, and dont have a tech 1 yet, let’s see what I can do about that. Zane got levels from Calamandra, so “Zane 2/2, lvl 3” would be how we mark that on the forum.
Feel free to unspoil mine as well, it might help you learn. Under normal circumstances, you shouldnt need to actually click generate post, btw. Discard/draw automatically generates the post for you.
P1T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Wandering Mimic
Centaur
STARTING HAND
Ironbark Treant
Forest’s Favor
Rampant Growth
Tiny Basilisk
Murkwood Allies
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Murkwood Allies
NextHand
Playful Panda
Forest’s Favor
Wandering Mimic
Verdant Tree
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Ironbark Treant - ($2)
Tiny Basilisk - ($0)
Merfolk Exhausts for Gold - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Ironbark Treant 1/2+AAA
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Tiny Basilisk 1/2
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Merfolk Prospector 1/1
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 7
Issues: I forgot to tech. Can I fix that?
[b]P2T3[/b]failed turn
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Careless Musketeer
Fire Dart
Bombaster
Mad Man
Charge
WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Bloodburn
Mad Man
NextHand
Bloodrage Ogre
Bombaster
Ember Sparks
Pillage
Scorch
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Jaina Stormborne - ($4)
Nautical Dog (dies) attacks Treant (1/2+A)
Fire Dart Treant (dies) - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($1)
Zane Attacks Basilisk (both die, draw cards)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Jaina Stormborne
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 8
Sorry for the confuzzlement there. Hopefully I’ve repaired the board state:
Corrected turn:
[b]P2T3[/b]Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Ember Sparks
Flame Arrow
STARTING HAND
Ember Sparks
Pillage
Bloodrage Ogre
Scorch
Bombaster
WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Bloodburn
Mad Man
NextHand
Flame Arrow
Pillage
Bombaster
Bloodrage Ogre
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Zane level up ($5)
Zane (now 3/2) attacks treant (1/2)
Nautical Dog attacks Treant (both die)
Tech 1 - ($4)
Bombaster then ability to kill Basilisk - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Captain Zane (3/2)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 7
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 8
So, because you have zane out, you cant summon another hero. Once you have Tech 2, Tech 3, or Heroes’ Hall, you can summon another hero or 2, but because zane is out, you are locked to zane for the moment. If you could kill zane, then you could get out Jaina, but alas, here we are.
Regarding tech: You had a reshuffle, draw 1, as marked in the post. You can identify which card was not in your deck (the draw 1 after the reshuffle), put that one back in your deck from your hand, then manually enter the 2 tech cards into the deck, and then click draw 1. It will generate a mostly accurate and fair turn. If you had not had a reshuffle, I would say just put the 2 cards in your discard and proceed as normal.
And given that you need to rewind to fix the turn error:
Recreate the board state from the beginning of your turn, put the cards in the deck, discard, etc in the sheet in the right place, then change the turn number, starting gold, and then simply proceed with your turn. There will be errors in the post that is generated regarding starting hand and such, but the gist of the turn will be there which is enough for forum play.
If you need to rewind your game state, Google Sheets has automatic version control to do it for you. Saves a lot of hassle.
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Ohh, nice spot.
Sorry for that.
I’ll try to fix things 
Depending on how you access the spreadsheet, the spreadsheet version control can get really screwy.
P1T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Wandering Mmic
Fairie Dragon
STARTING HAND
Forest’s Favor
Wandering Mimic
Playful Panda
Verdant Tree
Young Treant
Centaur
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Murkwood Allies
Verdant Tree
NextHand
Rampant Growth
Playful Panda
Centaur
Wandering Mimic
Tiger Cub
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Exhaust Merfolk for gold - ($8)
Young Treant - ($6)
Calamandra - ($4)
Tech 2 Balance - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Young Treant 0/2+A
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Calamandra 2/3
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Merfolk Prospector 1/1
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Balance)
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 5
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 8