{"id":1165,"date":"2025-04-10T20:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/?page_id=1165"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:16:34","slug":"setup-deployment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/howtoplay\/setup-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup &amp; Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prepare the Battlefield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place the official <strong>19-Hex hexagonal board<\/strong> at the center of the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the <strong>center hex<\/strong> \u2014 this is the <strong>Resonance Hex<\/strong>. Place the Resonance marker there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each player places their <strong>Home Base<\/strong> token at one of the two opposite <strong>point-hexes<\/strong> on the outer ring of the board (straight across from each other).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each player then places their <strong>Sanctum Token<\/strong> on an unoccupied hex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" class=\"wp-image-1405\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Game-Board-with-Zones.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Game-Board-with-Zones.png 720w, https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Game-Board-with-Zones-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Select Your Hexmasters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each player chooses <strong>3 Hexmasters<\/strong>, selecting from six available classes:<br><strong>Warrior, Mage, Archer, Cleric, Druid, Rogue<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place your chosen Hexmasters near your play area. These will be deployed during the game, one at a time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attach a <strong>Focalis selector ring<\/strong> to each Hexmaster, aligned with their Class Edict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hexmaster-Attuned-with-Glyphex-and-capped-with-Siglum.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hexmaster-Attuned-with-Glyphex-and-capped-with-Siglum.jpg 855w, https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hexmaster-Attuned-with-Glyphex-and-capped-with-Siglum-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hexmaster-Attuned-with-Glyphex-and-capped-with-Siglum-768x746.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build Your Lexicon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each player constructs a <strong>Lexicon of 12 unique Glyphexes<\/strong> \u2014 no duplicates allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shuffle your Lexicon into a face-down stack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each player <strong>draws 1 Glyphex<\/strong> from their Lexicon to begin the match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Echo Start Protocol (Turn Order)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Player 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begins the game with <strong>1 CE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deploys 1 Hexmaster<\/strong> adjacent to their Home Base<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That Hexmaster:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cannot move or activate<\/strong> an Edict this turn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cannot be targeted or damaged<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Player 1 <strong>does not gain CE<\/strong> at the end of Turn 0 (this is a <em>pre-turn<\/em>, not a full turn)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Player 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begins the game with <strong>1 CE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the start of their Turn 1:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gains <strong>+1 CE<\/strong> (Total: 2 CE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Takes the <strong>first full turn<\/strong> of the game:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>May <strong>deploy<\/strong> a Hexmaster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May <strong>attune<\/strong> (1 CE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May <strong>move + activate an Edict<\/strong> with a single Hexmaster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May begin setting up CE plays or pressure zones immediately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic Setup Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First Game? Consider These:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sanctum placement<\/strong> shapes your revival flow \u2014 avoid crowding near your Home Base.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open with a versatile Hexmaster \u2014 Rogues and Druids can manipulate space early.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your first Glyphex draw could shift your entire opening \u2014 pick your first deploy to match its strengths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a4ec831\" data-block-id=\"a4ec831\"><style>.stk-a4ec831 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare the Battlefield Select Your Hexmasters Build Your Lexicon Echo Start Protocol (Turn Order) Player 1: Player 2: Strategic Setup Tips First Game? 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