Stella

1. 1
   Lay. Lay fifteen Dixit cards in three lines of five. Everyone studies the same fifteen cards.
2. 2
   Hand. Give each explorer a slate, pen, and lantern. Each lantern starts Light side up.
3. 3
   Choose. Stack four word cards and pick a first scout. The first clue word waits in the pile.

Worked opening: the clue word is "Captain" beside fifteen Dixit cards. Ana crosses 3 boxes, Ben crosses 7 alone, so Ben flips Dark. Ana scouts a pirate ship shared with two others for a Spark (2 stars). Ben scouts a card nobody else picked, falls and keeps the stars already filled.

1. 1
   Reveal. The first scout flips a word card and reads it aloud. Every explorer uses the same clue word.
2. 2
   Associate. Each explorer secretly crosses one to ten boxes. All slates lock before any card is shown.
3. 3
   Announce. Each explorer announces their count and places their lantern. A lone leader flips Dark and scouting starts clockwise.
4. 4
   Scout. In turn, each scout points at one crossed card. Shared picks score stars and lone picks end your round.

1. 1
   Associate. Secretly cross one to ten boxes, then pass your pen left. Your slate stays hidden until scouting starts.
2. 2
   Announce. Announce your count and place your lantern token. A lone highest count flips Dark for this round.
3. 3
   Spark. Scout a card at least one other explorer crossed. All involved explorers fill two stars, plus one bonus for pairs.
4. 4
   Fall. Scout a card nobody else crossed to fall. You keep past stars but stop scouting this round.
5. 5
   Score. Each filled star scores one point at round end. A fallen Dark explorer loses one star per shared pick.
6. 6
   Reset. Replace one line of cards and pass the scout pawn. Reset lanterns to Light and erase all slates.

• Spark: Ana scouts a card two others crossed, so all three fill two stars.
• Fall and Super-Spark: Ben scouts a lone card and falls with past stars kept. Carla scouts a card only Dan crossed, so both fill two stars plus one bonus.

• Scouting runs clockwise from the first scout, and counts only decide who goes Dark.
• A fallen explorer keeps past stars and stops scouting, but their crosses still help others.
• A fallen Dark explorer loses one star per shared pick, so cross fewer cards when unsure.