Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Shards Of Creation! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - The Setup
02:14 - Game Play Overview
02:35 - Start Of The Round
02:55 - Playing A Trick / The Lead
03:35 - Following The Lead
04:05 - When You Can't Follow The Lead
04:20 - Winning The Trick
05:12 - Starting The Next Trick
05:33 - Tying During A Trick
06:08 - Playing Trump Cards
07:19 - Trick Winning Summary
07:36 - Trump Abilities
08:19 - Shard Abilities
08:54 - Emptying The Deck
09:06 - Shard Abilities Continued
10:12 - Shard References
10:35 - Ending The Round
10:50 - Trump Ability Example (Odium)
11:41 - Beginning A New Round
12:12 - Ending The Game and Final Scoring
12:39 - Scoring Shard Groups
13:13 - Scoring Shard Resonance
13:52 - Collecting 6 Resonance Sets
14:08 - Scoring 4 Player Games
14:44 - Determining The Winner
15:01 - Conclusion

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