Lords of Waterdeep Gameplay Overview

Actions

• Assign Agent — On your turn, place 1 of your available Agents on any unoccupied action space and immediately take that action.
• Complete a Quest — After assigning (or reassigning) an Agent, you may complete 1 Quest if you have the required Adventurers and Gold.
• Cliffwatch Inn — Cliffwatch Inn has 3 separate action spaces. You may assign more than 1 of your Agents here across different turns if spaces remain open.
• Aurora's Realms Shop — Take 4 Gold from the supply and place it in your Tavern.
• Blackstaff Tower — Take 1 Wizard from the supply and place it in your Tavern.
• The Plinth — Take 1 Cleric from the supply and place it in your Tavern.
• The Grinning Lion Tavern — Take 2 Rogues from the supply and place them in your Tavern.
• Field of Triumph — Take 2 Fighters from the supply and place them in your Tavern.
• Castle Waterdeep — Take the First Player marker and draw 1 Intrigue card.
• Builder's Hall — Purchase a Building tile and put it into play under your control.
• Waterdeep Harbor — Waterdeep Harbor has 3 action spaces. Assigning an Agent here lets you play 1 Intrigue card. At the end of the round, Agents here are reassigned to other action spaces.
• Start of Round — At the start of each round, resolve these steps before players take turns.
• End of Round — After all Agents have been assigned and Waterdeep Harbor reassignments are complete, the round ends.

Key Concepts

• Adventurer Types — Clerics (white): needed for Piety Quests. Fighters (orange): needed for Warfare Quests. Rogues (black): needed for Skullduggery Quests. Wizards (purpl...
• Quest Types — Arcana (blue border): magic-focused. Commerce (yellow border): trade-focused. Piety (silver border): religious. Skullduggery (green border): thievery....
• Plot Quests — Plot Quests have a scroll notation and a colored name. When completed, they provide an ongoing benefit for the rest of the game in addition to their r...
• Mandatory Quests — An Intrigue card type that forces an opponent to take a Mandatory Quest (orange border). A player with a Mandatory Quest MUST complete it before compl...
• Empty Decks — If you must draw from an empty deck, shuffle the respective discard pile to form a new deck. Exception: do not shuffle completed Quest cards back into...