Tranquility The Ascent

Tranquility: The Ascent is a standalone sequel to Tranquility, where players work together to complete a grid of numbers as they scale the mountain. Starting at the mountain’s base, players build a pyramid-shaped grid from bottom to summit. The base is nine cards wide, the row above is eight, and so on until the top row, which consists of a single summit card placed once the rest of the grid is complete.

On your turn, you must either play a card onto the mountain or discard two cards. Cards are numbered 1 to 12 and feature one of three terrain types. You cannot place cards of the same terrain type next to each other, and you must discard cards equal to the difference between numbers placed next to one another, e.g., placing a 7 next to a 4 requires discarding three cards.

Rows are completed from left to right, and the numbers on the cards can ascend, descend, or stay the same. Rows can include any number except for this one restriction: the number on a terrain card must be equal to or higher than the row’s number, meaning a 1 can only be played in the first row, while numbers 8-12 can be played on any row.

You can start a new row once at least the first two cards in the row below have been placed. Cards must always be "supported" by the two cards directly beneath them, but they do not relate to the rows above or below in any way.

If players complete the mountain and top it with a summit card, they win; if a player cannot take an action on their turn, everyone loses.

Tranquility: The Ascent includes three mini-expansion modules that can be added separately or together. "The Green Path" requires players to form a continuous path from the bottom to the top of the mountain. "The Panorama" module gives players specific number sequences to photograph. And finally, herd "The Mountain Goats" up to the summit where the grass is greener in the final module.

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