Fantasy Realms
71 questions players ask about Fantasy Realms. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Turns and End of Game
Scoring Hands
- How do "with" and "for each" bonuses differ?
- Does Forest need Elven Archers to pair with a Beast?
- Does the Candle still score if you hold two Wizards?
- Can Unicorn's +15 be taken more than once?
- Do Sword of Keth and Shield of Keth both get their bonus when held together?
- Does a bigger run or set score more than the printed maximum?
- Do cards in other players' hands or the discard area affect my score?
- Can Fountain of Life take strength from a card not in your hand?
- Does a blanked card stop the Jester's all-odd bonus?
Blanking and Clearing
- What is the difference between blanking and clearing?
- Does a blanked card keep its name or suit?
- If a card is blanked, does its own effect still work?
- Does Cavern still clear a Weather penalty if Great Flood or Wildfire blanks the Cavern?
- Do the Rangers protect my Armies from Wildfire?
- Does clearing the word Army also clear Armies?
- Does Rangers' clearing of Army blank War Dirigible?
- Is Wildfire's text a Penalty that Island or Protection Rune can clear?
- Can Island be used on a card with no penalty, or skipped?
- If Great Flood blanks Wildfire, does Wildfire still blank Empress?
Resolution Order
Wild Cards and Book of Changes
- What does Doppelgänger copy?
- Can Doppelgänger copy a card that is not in your hand?
- Can Mirage or Shapeshifter copy a card that is not in your hand?
- Can I choose not to use a Wild card's ability?
- Can Doppelgänger copy a Mirage, and then the copy copy another card?
- Can Book of Changes change a suit Mirage has already set?
- Can a card changed by Book of Changes give itself its bonus?
- How does Book of Changes work, and can it make a suit Wild or affect cards outside my hand?
- Is Mirage blanked by Wildfire?
- When Shapeshifter copies a card, does it take that card's suit?
Gem of Order, Collector and World Tree
- Can one hand score two separate runs or sets for Gem of Order or Collector?
- What counts as a run for Gem of Order?
- Does a Doppelgänger copy count for the Collector?
- Does a Doppelgänger copy satisfy World Tree's different-suits bonus?
- Does World Tree score when few non-blanked cards remain?
- Is World Tree worth 50 or 70 points?
Two-Player Variant
Fantasy Realms: The Cursed HoardExpansion
- With the Cursed Hoard suits, how big is the hand and when does the game end?
- In a two-player game with Cursed Hoard, how many discards end the game?
- When do I get my first Cursed Item in two-player games?
- What is the maximum hand size with Genie, Leprechaun, Necromancer and Portal?
- Do Leprechaun, Genie and Necromancer still draw if a card blanks them?
- Can I decline the Leprechaun's draw or discard that card?
- Is the end-of-game sequence done player by player or step by step?
- If the named suit does not appear with Cursed Lantern, do I lose points and my turn?
- Can the Lantern name Wild?