Too Many Bones

To set up, each player places their character's mat, character chip, and skill dice on the table. The initiative die is placed on the initiative track. The Unbreakable Battle Mat is laid out, and enemy tokens, such as the Bridge Troll and Troll Youngin, are placed on the battle mat and initiative track according to their initial initiative values. Ensure all character-specific components, including the character's reference sheet, are accessible.

The primary objective in Too Many Bones is to strategically defeat a series of enemies and ultimately a boss, progressing through an adventure. For the character Figment, a key aspect of achieving this is through the clever manipulation of time and turn order, using his unique abilities to gain an advantage over opponents.

A turn begins with rolling the initiative die. Figment's innate ability, 'Time Adept,' allows him to re-roll his initiative die and move his position on the initiative track up or down by one space. His 'Time Lord' ability (innate +1) extends this to also moving one ally or enemy. Skill dice like 'Time Jump' allow moving an enemy's initiative die to the top of the track and dealing damage. 'Skism' deals damage to all enemies above Figment on the initiative track. 'Warp' allows increasing or decreasing the round counter. 'Borrowed Time' lets you place exhausted 'Time Skipper' dice into your backup plan. 'Chrono Trigger' deals damage to the weakest enemy at the start of each round, with increased damage if the round number matches the die's value. 'Chrono Buffer' grants buff HP to the weakest gearlock, with increased HP if the round number matches the die's value. 'Chrono Seer' grants bones to the weakest gearlock, with increased bones if the round number matches the die's value. 'Temporal Disorienter' can stun a 1-point enemy, or a 5-point enemy if the round number matches the blue number on the die. 'Temporal Rectifier' heals a gearlock for 1 HP, or 3 HP if the round number matches the blue number. 'Temporal Splitter' places a 'Weaken 1' effect on an enemy, or a 'Disable' effect on a 5-point or less enemy if the round number matches the blue number. 'Phase Ghost' and 'Phase Wraith' summon a phase token to the battle mat, which acts as a dummy for enemies to attack. Consumables like 'Kobold Claw' deal true damage to enemies already taken their turn, and 'Kobold Eye' allows exhausting locked dice to resolve their effects immediately. 'Flash Rewind' can revive a KO'd gearlock or prevent a KO.

While specific scoring details are not provided in this segment, the game's progression involves overcoming encounters and defeating enemies. Success in battles and completing objectives contribute to overall progress towards the adventure's goal, rather than a cumulative point score.

The game concludes upon the successful defeat of the final boss of the chosen adventure, or if all gearlocks are defeated. Figment's unique abilities, particularly his time manipulation, can significantly influence the pace and outcome of the game.