Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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The official how to play rules video for The Presence from Purple Lantern Games!

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0:00 Intro
0:44 Setup
5:42 Winning as the Visitors
6:04 Secret Cards
8:12 Winning as the Spirit
8:50 Hope & Nerve, Revealing the Script
9:37 Succumbing
10:13 Secret Spirit Setup
13:33 Revealed Clue Cards
13:47 Playing as the Visitors
14:42 Movement
15:31 Light and Darkness
16:21 Distance & Communication
17:23 Investigate
17:52 Spirit Clues
18:14 Clue Cards & Fear Cards
18:46 Fear & Being Knocked Out
19:31 Small Clues
20:11 Item Cards
20:57 Rest Action
21:24 Trade Action
21:37 Ending a Visitor Turn
22:12 Playing as the Spirit
23:17 Move a Presence Die
24:03 Increasing Presence
24:44 Playing a Spirit Card
26:12 Drain Powers
27:00 Visitor Choices and Bonding
27:33 Manifestation
29:41 Ending the Spirit Turn
29:52 Upkeep Phase
31:56 Distance & Communication in Detail