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The shamans from several different tribes all come together for their yearly reunion. But this time is different: in the first night, everyone shares the same ominous vision. In their dream, an oracle appears announcing a long drought.

All tribes are affected and are in grave danger! Only the best shaman will be able to prevent the drought. To find the best shaman, the oracle challenges them to a contest to put their powers to the test: they have to find mystic symbols and cover them with oracle stones according to specific rules. …

To appease Atlacoya, the goddess of drought, the oracle demands his shamans to give an account of their powers even before completing the oracle's challenges. The shamans will find disfavor only if they do not complete the number of challenges that they attested to.

Setup

For this game, turn over the game board onto its reverse side.

In his own color, each player receives:

• 3 tiles of disfavor
• 6 number tiles (2 - 7)
• 1 shaman stone (to be placed on field 15 of the score track) Each player also receives 8 oracle stones.

Game Play

Estimate how many of the 7 challenges you think you'll be able to complete. Challenges must always be completed one after the other, e.g. the first 3, the first 4, etc. In secret, each player selects one of his number tiles. …