Mystic Vale
Are the 20 starting cards sleeved before the first game, and do advancements stay unsleeved?
The designer confirmed this, and the rulebook's first-game section says the same.
- Mystic Vale rulebook · Rulebook · For the First Game
- JohnDClair · Designer · 2016-03-24
Yes. Each player's 20 starting cards go into sleeves before the first game and stay there. Vale cards are never sleeved. Advancements start unsleeved in the middle of the table, and you sleeve them onto cards in your Discard Phase.