Alarún

Under the watchful eye of the ancient druid Alarún, collect mysterious ingredients, obtain the rarest herbs and mix and match them into powerful potions. Secretly score bonus points and take over Alarún's migrant staff as the best druid apprentice.

Alarún is a card game with more depth than meets the eye.

The game Alarún is played in 8 rounds, each in the same way. In these 8 rounds, you lay down 24 ingredients that make up your magic square of 5x5 cards. Your druid apprentice completes your magic square.

During a round you choose 1 of 3 available actions, after the first player passes, each other player may take 1 more action.

- Swap 1 ingredient from your hand with 1 of the 3 ingredients open in the center of the table.
- Pass Do not swap ingredients.
- Swap and Pass: Swap all 3 ingredients from your hand with all 3 ingredients lying open in the center of the table. This is passing at the same time.

Score the most points by brewing powerful potions and scoring bonus points along the way. During the game you collect 24 ingredients and combine them as best you can in your own magic 5x5 square. At the end of the game, your magic square is complete. The ingredients in each row and column form potions that earn you points.