Index -> Playing the Game -> Combat -> Combat Actions

Both players have the chance to perform actions during combat, alternating back and forth, beginning with the attacker.

When it is your chance to act, you may either perform one action, or "pass." If you pass, you may still choose to perform an action after your opponent's next action. However, if both players pass consecutively, this stage of the combat ends and you proceed to Determine the Winner.

The possible combat actions are:

• Exerting to add to total attack or total defense
• Using an activated action on one of your cards that begins with the icon (if you're attacking) or the icon (if you're defending).
• Playing a tactic card from your hand.

You may perform any or all of these actions, any number of times.

You may press F5 as a keyboard shortcut when it is your turn to pass. If you are waiting for your opponent to act, but know in advance that you want to pass your next combat action, you may press F6 to queue that pass in advance. Pressing F7 will undo this "pre-pass."

You may use the User Interface Preferences to toggle whether the computer will pass for you automatically whenever you have no combat action available to take.