The 7th Continent

Each player starts with a character card, a matching character figure, and one fire figure. The group shares a Satchel & Journal card, which provides reference information and a place to store certain cards. Players choose one clue card to determine their journey, which then instructs them to place a specific starting terrain card face-up in the play area. Exploration cards with matching Roman numerals are placed face-down next to each indicated path on the terrain card, to be revealed later.

The primary objective of The 7th Continent is to lift the curse afflicting your explorer. This is achieved by following the narrative path laid out by your chosen clue card and making decisions throughout the game. The specific conditions for lifting the curse are revealed as you progress through the story, requiring exploration, problem-solving, and overcoming various challenges.

Players take turns being the active player, and the group can decide who takes a turn and how many turns in a row. On your turn, you perform one action. Actions are indicated by symbols in white squares found on terrain cards, exploration cards, or cards in your hand/inventory. Other players on the same terrain card can choose to become 'involved' in your action. To perform an action, you draw a number of action cards from the action deck, as indicated by the diamond symbol. You can use item cards or skill cards from your hand or inventory to modify the action's cost or add success symbols. After drawing, you flip the cards and count the star symbols. If the total number of stars meets or exceeds the required number (indicated by the star symbol on the action), the action is a success. Otherwise, it's a failure. Consequences for success or failure are then applied, and you must discard down to your hand size limit.

The 7th Continent is a cooperative narrative adventure game and does not feature a traditional scoring system. Success is measured by the collective achievement of lifting the curse and progressing through the story, rather than accumulating points or competing against other players.

The game concludes in one of two ways: either you successfully lift your character's curse by fulfilling the conditions of your chosen clue card, resulting in a victory for all players, or you lose. A loss occurs immediately if you are ever required to draw an action card from the action deck, and the deck is empty, forcing you to shuffle the discard pile, and you draw a 'Curse' card from this newly formed deck. Curse cards drawn normally from the action deck have no effect.