Monster Hunter World The Board Game Ancient Forest Rulebook

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World: The Board Game - The Ancient Forest,
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Introduction How to Win
Welcome, hunters of the Fifth Fleet! Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - The Ancient
Forest is a multi-session cooperative campaign game. Choosing quests will give you the chance to earn
Elder dragons have been with us since the dawn of time. Creatures of immense size and potency, As hunters of the Fifth Fleet, your group will undertake more monster parts, which may be used to improve
their very presence alters the ecosystem and reshapes the land, leaving disaster in their wake. quests to track down and slay the monsters of the New weapons and armour. Your hunters will need better
For years, we have hunted them in a battle for survival. And yet, once every decade or so, World to ensure the safety of the Astera basecamp and equipment in order to stand a chance of slaying the
they migrate across the sea, leaving the Old World behind. But for what reason? the Research Commission. more difficult monsters. Choose your quests wisely!
Appointed by the Guild, you are A-List hunters of the Fifth Fleet. Having travelled across the ocean, you have Choosing a quest allows you to hunt a specific monster. Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - The
reached the destination of the elder dragons’ crossing: an enigmatic continent known only as the New World. Completing quests unlocks additional quests and Ancient Forest is intended to be played over
With your help, we will find the missing link between these ancient creatures and this mysterious land. allows you to progress through the game. multiple play sessions. The character sheets will
allow you to keep track of your resources, potions,
Before we may unravel this mystery, however, we must secure Astera, the Research Commission’s first outpost in To win Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - weapons, and armour between gaming sessions.
the New World. Herein may be found hunters, scholars, and engineers, all working together to explore, research, The Ancient Forest, you must complete a quest, Character sheets may also be used to track which
and understand this new land. Arrayed against us are huge primordial monsters, creatures that have ruled before the campaign timer runs out. quests you have available to choose from next time.
this place since the dawn of time… but that rule is now coming to an end.
The Fifth’s banner promises a change in the wind. It’s your job to fulfil that promise.
Credits
Game Concept Product Owner Playtesting
Mat Hart Alex Hall Daniel Adams Phil Manwaring
Alena Argüello Alex Marrotta-Valencia
Lead Design Sculpting Patricio Argüello John Parish
Sherwin Matthews Russ Charles Joshua Armstrong Andrew Patras
Ben Charles Andy Blinston Matt Price
Lead Development Tom Lishman Henry Clark Thomas Silcock
& Additional Design Holly Woolford Michael Coomber Michael Skalka
Jamie Perkins Markus Copeland Daniel Veress
Graphic Design & Layout James Docherty-Saunders Kate Warrington
Additional Development & QA Tom Hutchings Matt Doran Chris Wills
Jordan Connolly Cristina Ruiz Michael Early
Bryce Johnston Abigail Thornton Mindy Early Special Thanks
Samantha Laydon Matthew Gilway Joshua Dahdrai, David Haddon,
Steve Margetson Project Management Barry Gingel Marina Koh, Kanae Muraki
Dominic Westerland Ben Clapperton Mike Jenkins and Michele Pearce at
Matthew Elliott James Kingwell @CAPCOM Europe.
Writing John Laffan
Richard August Editing Christopher Leffler Extra special thanks to all
Eadwine Brown Juandré Luchies of our Kickstarter backers!
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Steamforged Games Ltd. Team

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Contents
Game Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Stamina Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Game Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hunters Movement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Playing Area Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hunters Making Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hunter Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Monster Arcs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Palicoes (1-2 Players Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hunters Damaging Monsters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Part Breaks & Break Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Gameplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bonus Movement Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Phases of a Quest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hunters Causing Elemental Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Monster Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hunters Causing Status Ailments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Time Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dodging Monster Attacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Campaign Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Armour & Elemental Resistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Potions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Gathering Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ending Your Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing Your Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 HQ Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Scoutfly Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Forge Reference Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hunting Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Weapon Rarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Reward Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Nodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Forging New Armour and Weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Terrain Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing Weapon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing Armour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Select a New Quest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Miniatures & Base Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Physiology Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Behaviour Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Monster Hunter World: The Wildspire Waste. . . . . . . 38
Monster Turn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Arena Quests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Moving Monsters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Single Player Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Monster Attacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Speed Run Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hunters Suffering Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Explorer Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hunters Suffering Status Ailment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ending a Monster’s Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Game Components Quest Book Game Board
The quest book contains Hunters battle the monsters of the New World in the
Hunters all the in-game information If starting Assigne
the advent d Starting
1
Ancient Forest, represented by the game board. Areas
you need to play, including of the game board are divided into nodes, used to
ure here, Point
the group
The shoreline gains 1
potion .
light reflectin near the Southwe
st If starting Investig 3
water. Ahead g from the shallow Camp basks in the advent
ation 2
Startin
you see the pools where the overhead ure here, g Point
of thick entrance the sun, bright the group
boughs,
yawning to the Ancient Kestodon and gains 1
world behind open like Forest, formed Aptonoth The handler potion .
a gaping ‘I’d be very standing
green canopy, you fade away maw… he by an by the tracks
the Scoutflie leaving an all-too-b
to silence
as you step
sounds from arch
under the
‘It’s aggressiv
careful pursuing
e even by this beast,’
gives you
an appraisi If starting Investig
ation 4
5
s excitedly rief Jagras standard she says, idly ng glance.
cluster around sense of calm, soon the rich take that
route…’ scratchin
the advent
ure here,
Startin
g Point
When choosing a hunter, you should be aware that each hunter creates a dramatically different playing experience the quests and adventures determine where miniatures are positioned.
a huge footprint broken as ‘It’s still she gestures s. But, if g her chin.
hungry. to a dirt you insist the group
in the soil. Good luck!’ on tracking The thunder gains 1
Her warning path leading into potion .
Discard
Follow
the said, she the forest.
it,
terrain.
of water
concentra Flickerin
7
1 time card. Scoutflies! vanishes
into the The river
The Great tes your
mind g light paints
Gain 1 Follow forest. below surges
Jagras is
on the hunt, as you scan the darkness eerie shadows
Progres track token. Gain and her advice, that give
into the nearby
s to entry
21.
reveal
1 track
and slowly obscures forest, and and you’re on its crunch through mind to vicious across the
walls, dancing
to keep token, advanc the path the trail. tiny bones, predator
or discard then e . of the creature thick foliage of s. Your feet pools
it. Progres choose whethe you seek. the trees revealin
g sparklin kick up dust of
s to entry r g metals and
and gems…
If starting Investig 2 With so
many tracks,
or
26.
Discard
Follow
what
1 time card.tracks you can .
Search
the cave .
the advent ation 1 Startin Gain 2 Gain 2 Discard
track tokensthere’s no time Each hunter
through their unique weaponry and fighting style. The four hunters in this set are: for each monster as well
ure here, g Point Progres track tokens 1 time card.
the group . Progres to waste! s to entry . rolls on
A Great gains 2 s to entry 13. the followi
Jagras is on the potions 16. 1-2 Gain ng table.
evidence loose; the . or 1 Dragon
– dozens last week Discard 3-4 Gain ite ore
of corpses, Investig
This will ripped apart has presented you 2 time ate the 1
5-6 Gain Fulcrum ore
heard of
be a hunt
to in with
Jagras consumitest even the most a frenzy, and left plentiful If starting Investig
ation
4 cards.
Monste Each Hunter area .
gains
1 Ancien
t Bone
3 Startin r Bone Once each
ng hunters experien half eaten. the advent large. Progres 1 Piercin
in a single ced of trackers. You’ve ure here, g Point g
s to entry Claw and 1. hunter
has rolled .
bite. That the group 24. Progres
won’t be The beach gains 2 Head downri or s to entry
Each hunter you. stretches potions 11.
gains 1 out before . ver to where
Great Jagras The sea you, an Discard the or
surges across
Claw. The forest it, exquisite 1 time cards. Great Jagras Turn back
Hit the rises behind leaving glistenin expanse of untouche
as downtime activities.
Gain 1 trail Progres was from this
track token. running? withdra
w back into you, an oppressiv g foam to mark d sand. s to entry last seen . Progres sinister
Progres its ferny e memory each wave. 14. s to entry place .
s to entry grip and , but you 30.
27. leave this may have
or beautifu to
Stay and
dig around
Do you… l scene behind.
Just when
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pile of always looks this way before?
Progres r Bone Gain 1 with hope familiar Things
s to entry medium
.
Progres
s to entry
track token. as you head a grisly sight, but dung, somethin . You’re definitel look familiar
25. for a clearing it fills g in the y lost. Eventua. But then…the forest
22. your pick,
rocks outside
ahead. glitterin lly, you
or when you g in the
Head back No time see some sun. You’re see a cave,
into the Discard to tracks, half
forest, 1 time card. look back . buried in
about to
use
you can
Discard see betwee towards a camp Progres
Gain 3
track tokens
the dust.
1 time card. n the trees . s to entry Mine the Discard
18. . ore, then 1 time card.
Progres
s to entry or Each hunterenter the cave .
9. Wait, listen… rolls on Discard
is that the followi 1 track
someth token.
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s to entry 1 Dragon
us? 3-4 Gain ite
30. 1 Fulcrum ore
5-6 Gain ore
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has rolled.
Progres
s to entry
Follow or 7.
the tracks
Discard you can see, and
1 time card. hope they’re
Progres Gain 1 track token. fresh .
s to entry
6.
1 1 1 1
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Jumping Slash Lunging Stab Advancing Slas Shot Iron Bow
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Campaign Name:
Palico Name:
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Palico Name:
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Great Sword Hunter hits with Dual Blades Hunter favours Sword & Shield Hunter is Bow Hunter carefully judges the monsters to forge new
serious force, building charge swift strikes and mobility over incredibly versatile, offering perfect moment to attack, punishing equipment. You’ll keep a
with each attack to unleash raw hitting power, dashing in a balance of defensive monsters with a hail of arrows
formidable power at the end of with a flurry of blows before proficiency and offensive before closing in to cause maximum record of anything your
a combo. dodging to safety. capabilities. damage with the finishing shot. hunter gathers or forges on
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Monsters
The monsters of the Ancient Forest are as varied as they are deadly. Stamina Boards Forge Reference Cards
The five monsters in this set are:
Each hunter has their own stamina board, which Each hunter has their own set of new weapons and
you’ll use when your hunter attacks or is attacked by armour they can forge during the game, noted on the
Fanged Wyvern Fanged Wyvern Brute Wyvern
Great Jagras Tobi-Kadachi Anjanath
Great Jagras Rew

ard Table 0
Reward Table Anjanath Rew
ard Table
50 Tobi-Kadachi 60 65
4
Behaviours with
physical damage inflict
1 4 2 5 2 5
monsters. Additional types of cards are placed on the hunter’s forge reference card. This card also tells you
instead
elemental damage. of
Part Break Rewards Part Break Rewards
1 3 Part Break Rewards Behaviours with
inflict –1
Remove Leaping .
Item Item behaviour deck. Bite from the Item were broken.
Gain 1 if the
Number Rolled Number Rolled behaviours into Shuffle discarded Number Rolled
0
Small Medium was broken. the behaviour
Anjanath Scale
3
Monster Bone Monster Bone Gain 1 if the deck.
1 1 1
Claw Pelt
Great Jagras The monster
suffers 5 damage. Tobi-Kadachi Anjanath Pelt
stamina board to keep the play area nice and tidy. which monster parts and other resources you’ll need
2 2 2
Hide Scale was broken.
Great Jagras Tobi-Kadachi Anjanath Nosebone Gain 1 if the
3 3 3
Great Jagras
Scale Electro Sac Anjanath Tail was broken.
Gain 1 if the Reckless Aggressi
4 4 4 on
Mane were broken.
Glutton ous Electrode was broken. Shocking Each time this
monster suffers
Great Jagras Gain 1 if the Each time this Tobi-Kadachi Gain 1 if the While this monster Anjanath Fang from an attack
5 monster deals 5 has 5 card, after the 3 or more damage
damage to a
hunter it regains 1 or more behaviours with 30 health or less, monster moves attack is resolved
Claw Membrane the
Great Jagras 1 lost health. Tobi-Kadachi gain +1 . Monster Keenbone 2 nodes towards
6 6 6 .
to gather to be able to forge each weapon or piece of

Sharp Claw Monster Keenbone Flame Sac
7 7 7
Claw Large
Piercing Claw Tobi-Kadachi Monster Bone
8 8 8
Small was broken. Medium Anjanath Pelt
Monster Bone Gain 1 if the Monster Bone
9 9 9
Hide Thunder Sac Large
Great Jagras Monster Bone
10 10 10
was broken. was broken.
Leaping Bite
Scale
Heavy Bite
Flame Sac
Tail Swing
Great Jagras Gain 1 if the Monster Keenbone Gain 1 if the
armour. These cards are numbered XX-XX.

11 11 11
Mane Electrode Inferno Sac
Great Jagras Tobi-Kadachi
12 12 12
2 4
1 1
2 3
3
1
Remove Crush
3
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1 2 2
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Iron Bow
Chrome Slicer Starting Weapon Steel Bow
Steel Knife Carbalite Ore
x2,
Dragonite Ore Alloy Bow
Fucium Ore x2,Dragonvein Crystal x2 x1, Malachite
1
x3, Monster Bone Ore x1,
Hunter’s Knife x1, Malachite
Ore x1, Dragonite Ore x8 2 Medium x1
3 x4 Fucium Ore
Dragonite OreBone Medium x1 x2
Monster
1 x5 2 x5
1
Dragonite Ore x2, Carbalite Ore x2,
x3, Dragonvein
Starting Weapon
2 x5 3 x1 x6 2 x6 1 x4 2
Crystal x2
1 x6 Remove:
Add:
2 Enhanced
Use all attack
cards with x6 3 x2
1 x8 2 x4
Add:
2 Advancing Slash,
Any 2 Cards
Advancing Slash,
2 Helm Splitter
create your hunter
attack
to
deck. Remove:
Add:
Remove:
Add:
Remove: 2 Feint 2 Feint,
2 Enhanced 2 Skilled Feint 3 Charged Shot 2 Skilled Feint,
2 Advancing Slash Advancing Slash
cards with
to Heat EdgeHunter’s Bow 3 Enhanced
Charged Shot
Use all attack attack deck.
create your hunter Flame Knife x2, Rathalos Carapace x2,
Monster Hunter’s Stoutbo
Rathalos Scale
Rathalos Wing
x1 Bone Small x1 w
x2, Hunter’s Proudb
x1, Rathalos Tail
Great Jagras is a gluttonous creature Tobi-Kadachi builds up a static charge in its Anjanath is a ferocious predator
Monster Bone
Rathalos Scale x1, Inferno Sac x1 4 x1
13 x5 Large x1, Monster ow
Hunter’s Knife Rathalos Plate 1 1 x1 2 x6 x6 2 x4
Medium x1, Boulder
Bone x1
Bone
3
Monster Hardbone
x4
Starting Weapon 1 1 x2 2 x6
Remove:
Add: 1 x4 2 x6
Monster Keenbone x2,
x2, Quality Bone
x3
Remove:2 Advancing
2 Advancing 4Slash,
Power Double Slash, Add:
2 Sword & Shield Coating
Remove: 1 x3 2 x5 3 x2
that will attack monsters even fur as it moves, which may be discharged for that prowls the Ancient Forest
Add: 2 Blazing Combo
2
2 Poison Coating, 4 Power Coating, Add:
x4
1 x6 Remove:
2 Advancing Slash
2 Advancing
Double Slash
Combo 2 Paralysis Coating 2 Shot 2 Poison Coating,
2 Paralysis Coating,
Remove:
4 Power Coating, Add:
2 Poison Coating,
2 Enhanced Shot 2 Shot,
2 Arc Shot 2 Paralysis Coating,
2 Enhanced
cards with
to Hunter’s Bow 2 Strong Arc Shot,
Shot
Grand Barong
bigger than itself when hungry. spectacular and powerful attacks. Prepare for in constant search of prey. It’s
create your hunter Monster Bone
Small x1
Chief Kukri Monster Hardbone
x2,
x3 Pulsar Bow
x2, Quality Bone
Bone Kukri Large x1, Monster
Monster Bonex1, Boulder Bone x1
Bone Monster Keenbone 1 x6 2 x4 Electrode x2, Tobi-Kada
Flying Kadach
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Small x1 Medium
1 x3 2 x4 3 x3 Electro Sac x1, chi Claw
Coral Crystal x2, Tobi-Kadachi Claw
Strikebow
It balloons to enormous an electrifying encounter. extremely aggressive and will

Monster Bone x2
Tobi-Kadachi Pelt x2, Tobi-Kadachi Scale x2,
3 1
Remove:
x2
3 1 x3 2 x5 Add:
4 Power Coating Add: x2 2 x5 3 x3
x2, Dragonvein
Crystal x2
x1
2
2 Poison Coating,
1 x5 2 x4 Remove:
2 Shield Bash,
2 Strong Shield
Bash,
2 Chop Reversal
2 Paralysis Coating
Remove:
x9 3 x3
Add: 2 Chop 4 Power Coating Add:
Remove: Bash Remove:
2 Strong Shield 3 High Power Coating,
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Great Jagras Scale
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x2, Great Jagras
Hide Great Jagras Mane
Great Jagras Claw Claw x1 x3 4 x1
1 x31 2x6x5 23
Scale x2, Sharp Matched Slicers
Bone Kukri x1, Great Jagras 1 x4
meal. Beware a crushing defeat. Its bite is far worse than its bark.
Chrome Razor
Anjanath Scale Anja Arch
Dual Slicers
Dice
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Monster Bone
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Buster Blade 1Ore x2,1Carbalite
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2
Fucium Crystal x1, Machalite Firecell Stone
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behaviour deck. Blast from the gain +1 . 2 Rising Slash 2 Impact Double 2 Double Slash, Add:
Part Break Rewards behaviours into Shuffle discarded Part Break Rewards
Slash 2 Impact Double
the behaviour
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Bone Hatchet 2 Rapid Spin
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were broken. Use all attack s Spin
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Large Large
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Buster Sword Inferno Sac
1 x2 Kadachi Claws
you gain after slaying a monster.

1
2 2 Electrode x1, Tobi-Kada
were broken. were broken.
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Rathalos Scale Scale Electro Sac x2, chi Claw
Gain 1 if the Azure Rathalos Gain 1 if the x2 Coral Crystal x2,
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Starting Weapon
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2
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Tail Swing Talon Dive

Rathalos Medulla Gain 1 if the Azure Rathalos Gain 1 if the Small x1 Alloy Helm Bone Helm Jagras Helm Kadachi Helm Anja Helm Anjanath Fang
11 11 Monster Bone Helm Helm x4, Anjanath Pelt
2 Ore x5 3 x3 1 x1 x4,
2
Inferno Sac Inferno Sac Add: Firecell Stone
12 12
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1 Greater Sword
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Set Bonus:
Slugger Palico Rally Evade Extender Marathon Runner Weakness Exploit Azure Rathalos Mastery
Rathalos is an apex predator and the biggest Azure Rathalos is a subspecies of Rathalos. Alloy Greaves Bone Greaves Jagras Greaves
Kadachi
Greaves Anja Greaves
Rathalos
Greaves
Rath Soul
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threat in the Ancient Forest. Territorial and Take all of the aspects that make Rathalos
Machalite Ore x1, Great Jagras Scale x1, Tobi-Kadachi Scale x2, Anjanath Scale x1, Rathalos Shell x1, Azure Rathalos Carapace x1,
Monster Bone Small x1, Anjanath Pelt x1,
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Dragonite Ore x1 Ancient Bone x1 Great Jagras Mane x1 Warm Pelt x1 Rathalos Tail x1 Azure Rathalos Tail x1
Machalite Ore x2
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hostile, its fiery breath and vicious claws such a devastating foe and make it faster. Poison Resistance Thunder Attack Sleep Resistance Focus
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Time Cards Armour Cards Palico Cards Physiology Cards
Quests have a time limit Hunters mainly protect Kadachi Mail
A trusty companion, a Physiology cards contain the vital statistics of each
Alloy Greaves
Brief Respite
measured using time cards. Keep Hunting
er token face
down.
Flip your hunt
er token face
down.
themselves by leaping hunter’s Palico will stay Flashf ly Cage
Vigorwasp Spr
ay monster. These cards are numbered XX-XX.
Cards are drawn from a out of the way of monster with them throughout their
Flip your hunt Discard 1 attac
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Discard 1 attac
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rightmost slot Discard any num
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If the monster
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Flip your hunt The monster
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If the monster bol, don’t resolve it.setting their health dial
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fail the quest. These cards numbered XX-XX. numbered XX-XX.

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Palico Tokens Each monster is controlled by a deck of behaviour

cards featuring unique attacks. These cards are
Weapon Cards Attack Cards When a Palico’s ability is used, it’s numbered XX-XX.
sometimes marked using a Palico
Each hunter is defined by Hunter’s Pulsar Hatchets
These cards represent 1 Lunging Stab
token.
Shot 1 Heavy Bite
the weapon they carry. Stoutbow the attacks a hunter can
Weapon cards determine perform and are played 2 1 1
what attacks a hunter can
make as well as how much
one at a time to cause the
hunter’s miniature to move 1 1 2
Hunter Tokens 2
5
3
damage they cause. These and attack the monster.
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Hunter tokens show which hunters

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card you play attack
cards are numbered XX-XX. Multiple attack cards may

ed this turn.
1 x4 2 x6
1 x3 2 x4 3
are able to take a turn. When a
Break Tokens
x3
5
Add:
be played in sequence 1
Remove: ing,Remove:
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4 Power Coat ing,
2 Paralysis Coat2 Rapid Spin
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their hunter token face down.

combinations. These cards If this attack

Additionally, hunter tokens are When a hunter inflicts break
are numbered XX-XX.
card
slot of your stam is placed on the 5th
ina board, disc
numbered to show how threatening damage on a monster it’s marked

ard it.
2 x3 3 x9 4 x2
1
Remove:
1 they are to the monster. with a break token.

3 Rising Slash Add:
2
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Elemental Tokens Broken Tokens

When a hunter damages a monster with an elemental When a monster’s body part is
Damage Cards Elemental Damage Cards attack it’s marked with an elemental token. broken it’s marked with a broken
token.
When your hunter attacks, When your hunter uses
damage cards will be drawn
from a deck to determine
elemental attacks,
elemental damage cards
Health Dials
the amount of damage will be drawn from a deck
caused to the monster. 3 2 to determine the amount 3 2 Hunters and monsters each have their own health dial
showing how much damage they may take.
When a hunter’s damage
deck runs out, their weapon
of damage caused to the
monster. These cards are
Ailment Tokens 10
20 30
8
9
0
has become blunt and numbered XX-XX.
1 1
When a hunter damages a monster with an ailment
40
110 0
must be sharpened. These
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Game Set Up The Wildspire Waste
Playing Area Set Up If you own Monster Hunter World: The Board Game
- The Wildspire Waste and you want to include
Place the game board in the centre of the playing area. Take the 10 elemental damage cards and shuffle them its contents in your campaign, you will need to
Note that the game board has artwork on both sides, to create an elemental damage deck. include cards XX-XX during setup. Page XX covers
choose whichever side up you prefer. everything you’ll need to include this content.
Place this deck face down near the game board.
Place a stamina board in front of each player.
Place the quest book and a supply of tokens
within reach of the players.
10 11
Hunter Set Up There are 3 types of armour – head , body , and legs . Take a character sheet* and write your name and your
hunter’s name at the top.
Take your hunter’s 3 starting armour cards and place each one
Starting with the youngest, players select a hunter to use Each weapon card will list a number of cards using this
on the matching slot of your stamina board to equip them. Set up your playing area as shown below.
during the game. The hunter you select will have a unique symbol . These are the weapon’s damage cards.
symbol identifying which cards are used to play that hunter: Take the combination of damage cards shown on the Attack deck Damage deck
weapon card from the game box. These cards form your
for the Great Sword Hunter hunter’s damage deck. Player Name:
Hunter Name:
Campaign Name:
Palico Name:
for the Dual Blades Hunter
for the Sword & Shield Hunter
for the Bow Hunter

1 Stamina board
These are the starting cards for your hunter. 1

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2. 3 armour cards
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Monsters Successfully Hunted: Campaign Duration:
3. 20 attack cards
1 2
Take the miniature and starting cards belonging to your

1 2
hunter, marked by their symbol.

1 2 3 *Ran out of character sheets?

Download a printable sheet
from www.steamforged.com

Hunter’s Knife
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For example, the Great Sword Hunter starts with 8x 1 damage cards, Chainmail Chainmail Chainmail
3x 2 damage cards, and 1x 3 damage card in their damage deck. Buster Sword Helm Mail Greaves
1 x10 2 x2 1 x8 2 x4
2 3 x1
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Weapon card Armour cards
Palicoes (1-2 Players Only)

Shuffle the Palico cards and give two to each player.
Each player selects one Palico card to keep and returns Shieldspire Vigorwasp Spray
the other card to the game box.
Palico abilities may be used once per quest. If your

Palico ability is used in the hunting phase it can only be
used during your turn.
1 node of
token within
Place a Palico s token is a hunter Select
If you’d like, there’s room on your character sheet to
a hunter within
your hunter. Thi all damage and hunter, 2 nodes of you
to
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Gameplay Types of Quests Hunter Tokens
Each quest will be marked with a for an assigned Give a randomly selected hunter token to each player.
Phases of a Quest quest, or / / for an investigation quest. Place this face up near your stamina board.
Assigned quests introduce the players to a new
Each quest is composed of three phases: gathering, hunting, and HQ phase. monster they haven’t hunted before. Investigation Investigation Quests
quests require you to hunt a monster you’ve already
Selecting Your Quest slain, but are more challenging. There are two types of investigation quest: investigation
Distribute hunter tokens, construct time deck quests (indicated by and tempered investigation
You must complete the Great Jagras assigned quest quests (indicated by or ). When selecting an
before taking on any other quests. Once the Great investigation quest, you may choose to play either an
Gathering Phase Jagras assigned quest has been completed, the players investigation or a tempered investigation quest.
Gather tracks and resources, find the monster may choose to either take on an assigned quest for
any of the other monsters, or take on a Great Jagras
Remember, to win your campaign you must
investigation quest.
complete a quest, before the campaign timer
Hunting Phase
runs out!
Face the monster, slay the monster Once a monster’s assigned quest is completed, the
players may choose to take on an investigation quest
for that monster. Each time you attempt an investigation quest, you must
Return to HQ select the next available adventure entry point.
Gather rewards, forge new equipment, select a new quest Assigned quests may be attempted as many times
as the players need but once completed, can’t be Investigation quests feature a monster with a higher
Great Jagras attempted again. Investigation quests may only be
attempted a maximum of 4 times per monster, whether
degree of difficulty than assigned quests, and greater
rewards for completing them. Tempered investigation
Select a Quest they’re completed or not. quests feature a monster with the highest degree
of difficulty and the greatest share of rewards for
A gluttonous creature that will attack monsters even bigger than itself when hungry.
completing them.
To hunt a monster, the players must select a quest
1
It balloons to enormous proportions after each gigantic meal. Beware a crushing defeat.
for that monster. During a quest the players will track

down the monster, fight it, and eventually slay it before 5 Assigned Quest
returning to the Astera basecamp.
Each monster has its own set of quests located within

Time Limit 35 time cards
2
that monster’s section of the quest book.
Scoutfly Level
3 2-5
For your first quest, turn to page XX in the quest book;

Starting Entry Point 1
4
the Great Jagras section.
Investigation Quest
Each quest has the following information:
1. The name and type of quest Time Limit 30 time cards
2. The time limit
3. The Scoutfly level Scoutfly Level 3-6
4. Adventure entry point Starting Entry Point 2, 3, 4, 5
5. A minimap
Tempered Investigation Quest

Complete or Fail
Time Limit 30 time cards
The hunters complete the quest by slaying the
monster. The hunters fail the quest if they exceed Scoutfly Level 4-7
the time limit, or if they faint three or more times Starting Entry Point 2, 3, 4, 5
between them. If the hunters fail the quest,
immediately skip to the HQ phase on page XX.
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Monster Setup The Time Deck The Campaign Timer
For the monster being hunted, locate the cards with the Locate the time cards. The campaign timer determines the maximum number The campaign timer for a standard campaign of
monster’s symbol. These are the monster’s behaviour cards. of days that may be spent performing quests and Monster Hunter: World - The Board Game is set to 25
Separate the time cards with this symbol into one downtime activities at the basecamp before the players days. Record spent campaign days on your character
pile, and time cards with this symbol into another fail the campaign. sheet.
pile.
Each time you choose one of the following, 1 campaign
Cards with the symbol form the base time deck, day is spent: It’s entirely up to you how you spend your days,
and will always be in the time deck. Cards with the although we recommend spending around 20 days
symbol will sometimes be added into the time deck • Perform an assigned quest. Additional days are not performing quests, and no more than 5 days on
during quests. spent to repeat an assigned quest if the hunters fail. downtime activities.
• Perform an investigation quest, whether the hunters
Great Jagras Tobi-Kadachi complete or fail it.
Tactical Shift Recovery
• Perform downtime activities, to a maximum of 3
Flip your hunter token face down. Flip your hunter token face down. activities per day.
Discard 1 attack card from the Discard 1 attack card from the
rightmost slot of your stamina board. rightmost slot of your stamina board.
Discard any number of Discard any number of
attack cards from your hand. attack cards from your hand.
Draw attack cards until there Draw attack cards until there
are 5 cards in your hand. are 5 cards in your hand.
The monster regains 5 lost health.

If no damage is inflicted during the
Up to 2 hunters may
next hunter’s turn, at the end of their
move up to 1 node each.
Anjanath Rathalos turn, the monster regains another
5 lost health.
Base time deck
Check the time limit for the selected quest. Shuffle the
base time cards and then draw the amount of cards
equal to the time limit for the quest. This is your time
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deck for the quest. Place the time deck face down to
the side of the game board.
The monster also has three physiology cards, each For the remainder of the quest the players will be
featuring the monster’s symbol. Each physiology card instructed when to draw or discard one or more cards
also has a symbol matching one of the three types of from the time deck to mark the passage of time.
quest / / . Locate the physiology card for the
selected quest and return the other two to the game box. When a time card is discarded, any effects listed on the
card are ignored and the card is placed on the discard
Locate the monster health dial and the monster’s pile. When a time card is drawn, any effects listed on
miniature. the card are resolved before placing the card on the
discard pile.
Place the monster’s miniature, physiology card and
behaviour cards, and health dial, to the side of the Quests may ask you to discard a time card and place it
game board. next to the time deck. Cards discarded like this aren’t
placed on the discard pile and instead have their own
location. Cards discarded in this way are counted later
in the quest to resolve a special effect.
If the players ever need to draw or discard time cards

when the time deck is empty, the players fail the quest.
Immediately skip to the HQ Phase on page XX.
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Gathering Phase Hunting Phase
In this phase, you’ll track down the monster you’ve chosen to hunt. Along the way you may acquire monster tracks, In this phase, your hunters will face the monster they’ve tracked down in brutal combat and attempt to slay it.
potions, or useful materials.
Preparation Preparation Nodes

Turn to the pages for this monster’s adventure in the Each time you attempt an investigation quest, you Turn to the section in the quest book illustrating the During an encounter with a monster, each miniature
quest book. must select the next available adventure starting point, information for the selected quest. Search the game must be centred on a node. When a miniature moves,
named Investigation Starting Point. box for the terrain tokens required for the quest as move it from its current node to an adjacent node. An
Set the monster health dial to the health shown on the quest’s minimap. adjacent node is any node located directly next to the
level on the monster’s physiology card, miniature’s current node, in any direction.
For example, the first time you attempt a Great Jagras
shown within this symbol. The monster’s starting node and
investigation or tempered investigation you would
direction
start from the first investigation starting point, which
Locate the track tokens and place them face down in
in the case of the Great Jagras is entry 2, named
the playing area. Mix the track tokens up so that you The hunters’ starting nodes
Investigation 1 Starting Point. Your next investigation
won’t know which ones you’re picking up.
or tempered investigation would start from entry 3,
Bush: place a bush token on this node
named Investigation 2 Starting Point and so on.
You’ll begin each adventure at a starting point determined
by the selected quest, and progress according to the Pond: place a water token on this node
instructions given at each step of the adventure.
Scoutfly Level Place the monster’s behaviour deck, which you
prepared earlier on page XX, face down next to the
Playing Your Adventure Upon locating the monster, flip all track tokens in monster’s physiology card.
the pool and consult the quest’s Scoutfly level in the
One player should take the quest book and read aloud quest book. The Scoutfly level will instruct you to add Each player takes a turn placing their hunter’s miniature on
the text for the adventure’s starting point. You’ll then be an additional behaviour card when constructing the any of the hunter starting nodes. Multiple hunters may be
faced with an option of where to go next. As a group, monster’s behaviour deck. placed on the same node. Place the monster’s miniature
decide which direction to go in and then progress 1 1 on the monster’s starting node facing the direction shown
1 0 0 1
Adjacent nodes highlighted in white.
through the adventure to the stated entry.
-1 1 by the arrow on the node symbol of the minimap.
Each time you reach a new entry, continue to read the Shuffle your attack deck and draw a hand of 5 cards. Multiple hunters may be on the same node, so long as
text aloud. You may gather new resources or potions. Locate all 13 of the monster’s behaviour cards and Ensure your hunter token is face up. you understand which miniatures are on which nodes.
Any resources gathered are gained by all players, follow these steps in order: Hunters can’t move to the same node as a monster.
and should be marked on your character sheets. Any 1. Remove the 3 behaviour cards with .
potions gathered should be put into a communal pool 2. Place the remaining 10 behaviour cards to one side.
for all hunters to use. 3. Determine which of the 3 removed cards to add in Terrain Nodes
using the Scoutfly level.
4. Add the determined card to the 10 behaviour cards. Use the minimap for the quest to identify which terrain
Record the number of potions your group has
5. Shuffle these 11 cards to create the monster’s is used in this encounter, and where. The types of
on one group member’s character sheet.
behaviour deck. terrain and their effects are:
6. Return the track tokens to the supply.
When you gather track tokens, place the track tokens in 7. Return the other 2 removed behaviour cards to the game box. Bushes
a communal pool. Track tokens represent your hunters While a hunter is on a bush node they have
following and catching up with their quarry. These will With the gathering phase now complete, the players –4 threat. Bushes don’t affect monsters.
change how monsters behave in the hunting phase, and progress to the hunting phase.
they may alter some of your choices during the adventure. Ponds
When a hunter enters a pond node for any
Retreat Swing Forward Roll Jagras Spit reason they must discard 1 damage card.
Remember, for the first quest of the campaign you’ll
Ponds don’t affect monsters.
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Hunting Phase Summary The Monsters
Hunting Phase Step 1
(Monster Turn) Miniatures &
To resolve a monster’s turn, follow these steps in order:
Base Markings
Monster miniatures have markings on their base that
1. Draw the top card of the monster’s behaviour deck
divide them into four arcs. These arcs are the front,
and reveal it
left, right, and rear of a monster. Monster arcs help
2. Use the monster’s behaviour card to determine the
to determine which way a monster is facing, where a
target for its attack
monster attacks, and which parts of a monster may be
3. Resolve the behaviour card
attacked by your hunter.
4. Discard the behaviour card
If a monster’s behaviour deck is ever empty, shuffle

all of the discarded behaviour cards to form a new
behaviour deck.
Physiology Cards
1. Monster Name 9. Part Break Value - The amount of break tokens
If the group has fainted three or more times, the
2. Quest Type required to break the body part
hunters fail the quest. Progress to the HQ phase on
3. Monster Health 10. Break Token Stash - Where break tokens are placed
page XX.
4. Elemental Resistances for each body part
5. Status Ailment Resistances 11. Part Break Rule - The effect that triggers once a part
Hunting Phase Step 2 6. Special Rules has been broken
(Hunter Turn) 7. Monster Body Parts - The areas of the monster that 12. Elemental Token Stash - Where elemental tokens are
may be attacked placed
As a group, choose a hunter whose hunter token is face
8. Part Armour - The armour value of each body part of 13. Status Ailment Token Stash - Where status ailment
up, then follow these steps in order:
the monster tokens are placed
1. Choose to use combat actions or preparation
actions
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2. Resolve the chosen actions Great Jagras 0 4
3. Draw a time card 7
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Behaviours with inflict
2
physical damage instead of
elemental damage.
If a time card can’t be drawn because the time deck is
empty, the players fail the quest. Immediately skip to
the HQ Phase on page XX. 7 0 3
4 5
The monster suffers 5 damage.
If the monster’s behaviour allows more hunters to take

a turn, repeat step 2.
Hunting Phase Step 3 Gluttonous

(Check For Quest Complete) 6 Each time this monster deals 1 or more
damage to a hunter it regains 1 lost health.
If your group hasn’t slain the monster, return to step 1.
If your group has slain the monster, the hunting phase

ends and the players progress to the HQ phase, see
page XX.
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Behaviour Cards Monster Turn The Monster’s Target
Monster behaviours are presented as a series of symbols. When the monster takes a turn, perform the following The monster’s target is the hunter who currently has the monster’s attention. The target is used to determine which
steps in order: way the monster will move and attack.
1. Behaviour Name
1. Draw a card from the monster’s behaviour deck and If the behaviour has the close target symbol , If the behaviour has the farthest target symbol ,
2. Track Symbol place it face up. If the monster’s behaviour deck the monster’s target will be the hunter closest to the monster’s target will be the hunter farthest from it,
is empty, shuffle the discard pile to create a new it, determined by counting the nodes between the determined by counting nodes between the monster
3. Target Symbol - The monster’s target behaviour deck monster and the hunters. In the event of multiple and the hunters. In the event of multiple hunters being
2. Resolve the monster behaviour card from left to hunters being the closest, the monster will target the the farthest, the monster will target the farthest hunter
4. Movement Symbol - The monster’s movement right. The following section will describe each of closest hunter with the highest threat value. Threat with the highest threat value.
these steps in detail values are printed on hunter tokens.
5. Attack Symbol - The monster’s attack 3. If there are no hunters on the game board at the
start of the monster’s turn, draw a behaviour card
6. Monster Body Part and place it face up. Then the monster’s turn ends,
Heavy Bite Belly Charge
skip to page XX.
7. Hunter Turn Symbol
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8. Hunter Attack Symbol
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There’s useful information that can be obtained
from all parts of the behaviour card, so remember
to pay attention to the back of the cards too! If a monster’s target faints during the monster’s turn, immediately determine a new target for the monster.
If there are no hunters on the game board, the monster’s turn ends, skip to page XX.
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If the number is on the left of the symbol, the monster moves to the node on it’s left. If the number is on the right of
Moving Monsters the symbol, the monster moves to the node on It’s right. Remember, before and after each node of movement, the
monster rotates to face its target as shown below.
When a monster moves, it moves in relation to its
target. In any instance that there are multiple eligible
nodes that a monster can move to, the players choose. Flying Fire Ball
The monster must always directly face an adjacent
node by having that node in the centre of its front arc. 5 3
This means that the monster may only face one of 2 8
eight directions because there are a maximum of eight 5 2
adjacent nodes at any time.
Before and after each node of movement, including when

the monster’s movement symbol is numbered 0, the
monster rotates to face its target. If this would cause the
monster to not directly face an adjacent node, the monster
instead faces the closest adjacent node to its target.
Adjacent nodes highlighted in white.
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The number in the movement symbol shows how many When a monster moves into the same node as a hunter,
nodes the monster will move. If the number is at the top the hunter will immediately leap out of its path and
of the symbol, the monster moves towards its target. move to an adjacent node that is within the monster’s
With each node of movement, the number of nodes front arc before it turns to face its target. If there are no
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between the monster and its target must decrease. available adjacent nodes within the monster’s front arc,
the hunter may move to any adjacent node. The hunter
If the number is at the bottom of the symbol, the does not play cards onto their stamina board to make
monster moves away from its target. With each node of this movement.
movement, the number of nodes between the monster Belly Charge
and its target must increase. Irrelevant of which node the hunter moves to, the
monster will continue its movement until it has moved 3 1 2
1 an amount of nodes equal to the number shown in its
movement symbol.
3
6
2
If the monster would move in such a way that takes it

Performing the Belly Charge behaviour, the Great Jagras moves three times
off the game board, the monster instead moves as far towards the hunter, ending in the same node as them. The hunter is moved to
an adjacent node of their choice, and then the Great Jagras turns to face them.
as it can up to the edge of the game board and then
Movement symbol
doesn’t move any further.
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Monster Attacks Hunters Suffering Damage
A monster can attack in different ways, which can be When your hunter suffers damage, reduce their health
identified using the following symbols: dial by the physical or elemental damage value of the
monster’s attack.
Range - The maximum range of the monster’s
attack, counted in nodes from the monster to The amount of damage each hunter suffers is reduced
the hunters. by armour or elemental resistance as shown on page XX.
Dodge Value - How difficult the attack is for

the hunters to dodge. This is explained in more Hunters Suffering
detail on page XX.
Status Ailment
Attack Node - The monster will attack its
When a monster attack with a status ailment effect
target and any other hunters positioned on the
damages a hunter, the hunter suffers the status ailment.
same node. If the target is not within range, no
hunters are attacked.
If a status ailment lasts until the end of your next turn,
place a status ailment token on your hunter’s weapon
Attack Arc - The monster will attack hunters
card as a reminder. Status ailments are:
within the red highlighted arcs that are also
within the attack’s range.
Stun - Choose one attack card from your hand and
place it face down on your stamina board. If you
Physical Damage - The amount of physical
can’t place a card on your stamina board, this status
damage caused to hunters.
ailment has no effect.
Single node monster attack.
Elemental Damage - The amount of elemental damage P
oison - Your hunter loses 2 health at the end of your
caused to hunters. next turn.
S
leep - You can’t place attack cards on your stamina
board to attack, move, or dodge until the end of your
next turn.
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P
aralysis - If you have more than 2 cards in your
Status Ailment - The monster’s attack causes a status hand, discard down to 2 cards.
ailment in addition to physical damage.
B
lastblight - Your hunter has –2 armour until the end
of your next turn.
Stun Poison Sleep Paralysis Blast

Ending a Monster’s Turn
The monster’s behaviour determines how the hunters
may react.
H
unter Turn Symbol - The number of turns the
hunters may take after this behaviour.
H
unter Attack Symbol - The number of attack cards
each hunter may play face up on their stamina board
during their turn.
Whole arc monster attack. Once the monster’s turn ends, it’s the hunters’ turn.
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The Hunters Stamina Bars
Attack cards will show stamina in one of three ways:
Stamina Boards Normal Stamina No Stamina
These attack cards use stamina and These attack cards don’t use stamina and are not
Your stamina board is used to measure how much At the end of your turn, as your hunter’s stamina slowly
are placed on your stamina board placed on your stamina board when played. Discard
stamina your hunter has. Stamina boards have 5 attack recovers, you’ll draw a time card that will instruct you to
when played from your hand. these cards after resolving their effects. These cards
card slots. During the hunting phase attack cards are discard the rightmost card on your stamina board.
don’t count towards the maximum allowed by the
placed on the stamina board from left to right, to show
Stamina End monster behaviour.
attacks being made and stamina being used. Unless otherwise instructed, whenever you remove
These attack cards use stamina and
attack cards from your stamina board, remove the cards Jumping Slash 1
are placed on your stamina board
When your hunter’s stamina board is full of attack cards, one at a time from the right. If you’re given the option
when played from your hand. Playing
you can’t play any more cards onto it. to remove attack cards from any slot of your stamina
this card will end your turn.
board, slide remaining cards to the left to fill empty slots
vacated by the cards you’ve removed.
2
Anatomy of Attack Cards If this attack card is placed on the 5th
1 2 1 1 slot of your stamina board, discard it.
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Rising Slash Charge Up Tackle Wide Slash
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This attack card does not count towards
the maximum allowed by the . You may discard this attack card after
Gain +1 for the next attack card you placing it on your stamina board.
play this turn which inflicts damage.
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While this attack card is face up on your
6 If this attack card is placed on the 5th

slot of your stamina board, discard it.
Draw +1 if this is the first attack card
you played this turn.
stamina board, your
resistances are doubled. At the start of
your next turn, discard this card.
To make the Wide Slash attack, the hunter would place it in the left-most free space on their stamina board.
1 1 2 1 Hunter Turn
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When you take a turn you must choose either combat actions or preparation actions. You can’t use both combat
Attack cards are presented as a series of symbols, sometimes including instructions. actions and preparation actions in the same turn. These actions may be performed in any order, and unless
otherwise stated each action may be repeated.
1. Attack Card Name - The name of the attack card 8. Break Symbol - The amount of break tokens
2. Starting Weapon Symbol - Attack cards with inflicted on the monster Combat actions are: Preparation actions are:
this symbol are part of the weapon’s starting deck, 9. Combo Symbol - The number of face up attack Play an Attack Card - You may play attack cards face up Use a Potion - Once during your turn, you may use a
featuring a hexagonal border cards that must be on your stamina board in order from your hand and resolve their effects. potion to recover health and stamina. If you have no
3. Agility Symbol - Used to dodge monster attacks to play this card Walk - Once during your turn, you may move your potions you can’t choose this option.
and move during your turn 10. Weapon Symbol - Attack cards with this symbol hunter one node. Sharpen - Once during your turn, you may shuffle your
4. Stamina Bar - The attack card uses stamina and is placed belong to weapons forged during the game, featuring Sprint - You may play attack cards face down from your discarded damage cards into your damage deck.
on your stamina board when played from your hand a square border hand onto your stamina board to move your hunter Walk - Once during your turn, you may move your
5. Damage Card Symbol - The amount of damage 11. Bonus Movement Symbol - Allows your hunter additional nodes. hunter one node.
cards drawn that inflict physical damage to the to move up to this many nodes without placing Sprint - You may play attack cards face down from your
monster. The amount of damage the monster suffers is additional attack cards on your stamina board hand onto your stamina board to move your hunter
reduced by the monster’s armour as shown on page XX 12. Status Ailment Symbol - The status ailment additional nodes.
6. Special Rules - Any special rules the attack card has inflicted on the monster
will be explained here 13. Bonus Armour Symbol - While this attack card is Remember, when your hunter’s stamina board is full To end your turn, draw a time card and resolve its
7. Range Symbol - The maximum range of the attack, on your stamina board, your hunter gains additional of attack cards, you can’t play any more cards onto it. effects. The following section will describe each of
counted in nodes from your hunter to the monster armour equal to this number these steps in detail.
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Hunters Movement Monster Arcs Sharpen Bonus Movement Symbols
Once during your turn, you may move your hunter one When you attack the monster, check which arc of the When your damage deck is empty, your hunter’s attacks If an attack card has a bonus movement symbol, the
node without placing cards on your stamina board. This monster your hunter is within. This impacts which parts will cause no further damage until your hunter sharpens hunter may move up to the amount of nodes shown
is called walking. of the monster may be attacked. their weapon. without playing face down cards onto your stamina
board. If the bonus movement symbol is to the left of
During your turn, you may play attack cards face down Once during your turn, if you chose to use preparation the damage symbol, this movement is made before
from your hand onto your stamina board to move your actions, you may shuffle your discarded damage cards damaging the monster. If the bonus movement is to
hunter. This is called sprinting. Attack cards played to into your damage deck to sharpen. the right of the damage symbol, this movement is made
sprint don’t count towards the maximum allowed by after damaging the monster.
on the monster behaviour. While resolving an attack, if the amount of damage
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cards remaining in your damage deck is lower than the Helm Splitter
When sprinting, your hunter may move an amount of your attack card, calculate the damage of the
of nodes up to the agility symbol on each card attack using the cards remaining in your damage deck. 1
being played. 3
When a hunter’s damage deck is empty, attack cards
can be played but they will cause no damage.
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For example, if you play an attack card onto your

To make an attack, follow these steps in order:
stamina board that draws 2 damage cards, but you
only have 1 card remaining in your damage deck,
1. Select an attack card from your hand.
draw the 1 remaining card to determine the damage
2. If it has a range symbol, the monster must be in
for the attack. Your hunter will need to sharpen
range to play this card.
before their attacks can continue to cause damage
3. Check which monster arc your hunter is in, and
to the monster.
select a body part in that arc to attack.
4. Resolve any effects of the attack card.
5. If the attack card has a damage card symbol, draw
When the number is in the centre of the
damage cards.
6. If the attack card has a stamina bar, place it face up
If your hunter is on a node which is positioned in two monster arcs,
choose a part in either arc to attack.
Part Breaks & Break Tokens 1 symbol, the movement may be made in any
direction.
on the leftmost empty space on your stamina board.
If your attack card has the break symbol , place the
number of break tokens on the monster’s physiology card 1 When the number is at the top of the symbol,
Whenever your attack deck is empty, shuffle your The monster arc you attack can impact the outcome of
in the break token stash of the body part being attack. the movement must be made towards a
discarded attack cards to form a new attack deck. a hunt and its rewards, so choose wisely!
monster. With each node of movement, the
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When a body part has an amount of tokens equal to its number of nodes between your hunter and
part break value in its break token stash, that body part the monster must decrease.
Hunters Damaging has been broken. If the broken part has any part break
rules, resolve them. When the number is at the bottom of the
Monsters symbol, the movement must be made
Then remove all break tokens from the body part’s token 1 away from a monster. With each node of
When you attack the monster, draw a number of stash and replace it with a broken token to mark the movement, the number of nodes between
damage cards equal to the of your attack card. body part as broken. your hunter and the monster must increase.
Add together the values of any damage cards drawn, Part break rules remain in play until the monster is slain. If the attack card has a range and the monster is not
then reduce the total by the armour of the body part Each part of a monster can only be broken once per within that range, the card can’t be played. However,
being attacked. Monster armour can only reduce hunting phase. some attack cards allow your hunter to move as part of
damage from an attack to a minimum of 1. Reduce the the attack. If the card allows your hunter to move into
monster’s health by the result, then discard any damage range before causing damage, it may be played.
cards drawn.
Breaking monster parts guarantees certain rewards
Use the monster health dial to track how much health upon completing the quest, so break as many parts
the monster has. Once the monster has been reduced as you can to increase your rewards!
to 0 health, it has been slain.
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Hunters Causing Hunters Causing Dodging Monster Attacks Potions
Elemental Damage Status Ailments To dodge a monster’s attack, you must play attack cards Potions are used during a quest to recover lost health
from your hand face down onto your stamina board. The and stamina. Potions may be found throughout a quest.
An attack card that has an elemental damage symbol An attack card that has a status ailment symbol will
total agility on those cards must equal or exceed the
will inflict elemental damage to a cause a status ailment in addition to causing damage.
dodge symbol of the monster’s attack to be successful. Record the number of potions your group has on one
monster in addition to physical damage. These are These are status ailment attack cards.
group member’s character sheet, regardless of who
elemental attack cards.
If a monster’s attack is successfully dodged, your hunter gained them. Anyone in the group may use potions
When you attack a monster with an status ailment
does not suffer any damage or status ailments from the regardless of whose character sheet they’re recorded on.
When you attack a monster with an elemental attack attack card, place a status ailment token of that type
attack, and moves a number of nodes up to the agility
card, place an elemental token of that type on the on the status ailment token stash on the monster’s
of the attack cards played to dodge. When you use a potion, discard all the attack cards on
elemental token stash on the monster’s physiology card. physiology card.
your stamina board and then shuffle your discarded cards
into your attack deck. Additionally recover all health your
A monster’s elemental resistance is shown as either: A monster’s status ailment resistance is shown as either: Remember, when your hunter’s stamina board is full
hunter has lost by setting your hunter’s health dial to full.
of attack cards, you can’t play any more cards onto it.
Resistance 1 - Elemental damage is caused Resistance 1 - Status ailment is caused
The group may carry a maximum of 3 potions and any
when there is 1 or more tokens of this type when there is 1 or more tokens of this type
additional potions found must be ignored.
in the monster’s elemental token stash in the monster’s status ailment token stash
Armour &
Resistance 2 - Elemental damage is caused Resistance 2 - Status ailment is caused Elemental Resistance
when there are 2 or more tokens of this type when there are 2 or more tokens of this type
in the monster’s elemental token stash in the monster’s status ailment token stash When suffering damage from a monster’s attack your
hunter’s armour or elemental resistance reduces the
Immunity - Elemental damage can’t be caused Immunity - A status ailment can’t be caused by amount of damage your hunter suffers.
by this elemental type. Don’t place tokens of this this status ailment type. Don’t place tokens of this
type in the monster’s elemental token stash type in the monster’s status ailment token stash
In addition, some armour will provide hunters with
special abilities or other bonus effects. Make sure
After placing a token, check the monster’s elemental After placing a token, check the monster’s status
to read your armour cards carefully to understand
resistance as shown above to see if elemental damage ailment resistance as shown above to see if a status
when these abilities or effects come into play!
has been caused. ailment has been caused.
When elemental damage is caused, draw an elemental When a status ailment is caused, resolve the status ailment Your hunter’s armour is calculated by adding together
damage card and reduce the monster’s health dial by the as listed below. Then remove all tokens of that type from the the amounts shown within this symbol on any
value of the card drawn. Then remove all tokens of that status ailment token stash and return them to the supply. pieces of armour they have equipped, as well as
type from the elemental token stash and return them to their weapon.
the supply. Then discard the elemental damage card. If a status ailment lasts until the end of the monster’s
next turn, place a token for the relevant status ailment Reduce a monster’s physical attack damage by the total
If the elemental damage deck is empty, shuffle the on the monster’s behaviour deck as a reminder. armour of your hunter. Armour doesn’t reduce damage
discarded cards to form a new deck. from elemental monster attacks.
Stun - The dodge value of the monster’s next
attack is 1 and can’t be increased or decreased Your hunter’s elemental resistance is calculated by
by any other effect adding together the amounts shown within these
symbols on any pieces of armour
Poison - The monster loses 2 health at the end they have equipped as well as their weapon. Your
of its next turn hunter’s elemental resistance is calculated for each
type. Reduce a monster’s elemental attack damage by
Sleep - Only resolve the hunter turn and hunter the total resistance to that type.
attack symbols of the next monster behaviour
Elemental resistances don’t reduce damage from
Paralysis - If the monster’s next behaviour card physical monster attacks.
has a movement symbol, reduce the number in
the movement symbol to 0
Blastblight - Each part of the monster has

–1 armour until the end of its next turn
32 33
Anatomy of Armour Cards Hunter Fainting HQ Phase
Armour cards are presented as a series of symbols, When your hunter’s health dial reaches 0, your hunter
In the HQ Phase, you’ll carve resources from the slain monster, forge new armour and weapons, and set up for your
sometimes including instructions. faints and their miniature is removed from the board
next quest.
while they’re carted back to camp to recover.
1. Armour Card Name - The name of the armour card
2. Starting Weapon Symbol - Armour Discard 2 time cards. Discard any attack cards on your
Recovery Forge Reference Cards
cards with this symbol are part of the weapon’s stamina board.
Discard all attack cards in your hand and on your Each hunter has their own forge reference card showing
starting deck, featuring a hexagonal border
stamina board before shuffling your discarded attack the weapons and armour they may forge and the
3. Armour Slot Symbol - Identifies which Your hunter may return to the hunt at the start of your
cards into your attack deck. Shuffle your discarded resources required to forge them.
slot of your stamina board this is placed on when next turn. At the start of your next turn place your
damage cards into your damage deck. Return your
equipped: head, body, or legs hunter’s miniature on any of the starting nodes and
hunter’s health dial to full. Weapons are separated into lines based on the
4. Armour Symbol - While this armour card is return your hunter’s health dial to full.
resources required to forge them. More powerful
equipped, your hunter gains armour equal to this
If you failed the quest, progress to the forging new weapons can’t be forged unless you already own the
number If the group has fainted three or more times, the
armour and weapons section of the HQ Phase. You do weapon that precedes them in their line.
5. Elemental Resistance Symbol - hunters fail the quest. Progress to the HQ phase on
not roll on reward tables or collect break rewards.
While this armour card is equipped, your hunter gains page XX.
elemental resistance equal to this number and type Ancient Forest Dual Blades Forge Reference
Shuffle discarded elemental damage cards back into
6. Special Rule - Any special rules the armour card has
Ending Your Turn
Matched Slicers Dual Slicers Chrome Slicers
the elemental damage deck. Starting Weapon Dragonite Ore x1, Machalite Ore x1, Fucium Ore x2, Carbalite Ore x2,
will be explained here

Monster Bone Medium x1 Dragonite Ore x3, Dragonvein Crystal x2
1 x10 2 x2 1 x8 2 x3 3 x1 1 x5 2 x5 3 x2
7. Set Bonus - A special rule that is only active when

Remove: Add:
Remove: Add: 2 Lunging Stab, 2 Enhanced Lunging
Use all attack cards with to 2 Lunging Stab 2 Enhanced 4 Blade Dance Stab, 4 Enhanced
create your hunter attack deck. Lunging Stab Blade Dance
your hunter has all 3 pieces of armour belonging to You may choose to end your turn at any time. Usually Bone Hatchets
Monster Bone Small x1
Wild Hatchets
Monster Bone Large x1, Monster Bone
Strong Hatchets
Monster Hardbone x2,
that set equipped this will be when you run out of attack cards to play, or if
Medium x1, Boulder Bone x1 Monster Keenbone x2, Quality Bone x3
1 x7 2 x3
1 x5 2 x5 1 x3 2 x5 3 x2
your stamina board is full.

1
Remove: Add:
Use all attack cards with to Remove: Add: 2 Double Slash, 2 Impact Double Slash,
create your hunter attack deck. 2 Double Slash 2 Impact Double Slash 2 Rapid Spin 2 Strong Rapid Spin
Bone Hatchets Pulsar Hatchets Kadachi Claws
2 3
Monster Bone Small x1 Electrode x1, Tobi-Kadachi Claw x2, Electrode x2, Tobi-Kadachi Claw x2,
Electro Sac x2, Coral Crystal x2 Thunder Sac x1
1 2 3
Your turn can come to an end as a result of playing
1 2 1 2 3
Leather Mail
x3 x4 x5
Rathalos Helm
x7 x3 x3 x4 x3
Remove: Add:
Remove: Add: 2 Bladed Fangs, 4 Shocking Rush,
certain attack cards, so choose the order of the

Use all attack cards with to 2 Bladed Fangs 4 Shocking Rush 2 Rapid Spin, 2 Enhanced
create your hunter attack deck. 2 Rapid Spin 2 Demon Mode Demon Mode
attack cards you play wisely!

Bone Hatchets Blazing Hatchets Anja Cyclone
Monster Bone Small x1 Anjanath Scale x3, Anjanath Fang x2, Anjanath Fang x4, Anjanath Pelt x4,
Flame Sac x1 Firecell Stone x2
1 x7 2 x3 1 x1 2 x9 3 x2 1 x1 2 x9 3 x4
Remove: Add:
Remove: Add: 1 Six Fold Slash, 2 Blazing Fold Slash,
Use all attack cards with to 1 Six Fold Slash, 2 Blazing Fold Slash Any 1 card, 2 Blazing Double Slash
create your hunter attack deck. Any 1 card 2 Double Slash
When you end your turn, draw a time card and resolve
For example, using the above reference card for the dual blades hunter, the
2 1 5 its effects. Strong Hatchets can’t be forged unless you already own the Bone Hatchets
and the Wild Hatchets.
7
Ending The Hunting Phase
Set Bonus: Rathalos Mastery
When this hunter plays a elemental
attack card, instead of placing an
1
elemental token draw 1 elemental
damage card. This doesn’t effect
monsters with immunity .
6
There are three ways in which the hunting phase may end. Ancient Forest Armour Forge Reference
4
1. If the monster’s health dial has been reduced to 0, Alloy Helm Bone Helm Jagras Helm Kadachi Helm Anja Helm
Rathalos Rath Soul
the monster has been slain. The quest is complete,

Helm Helm
Carbalite Ore x1, Monster Bone Small x2, Great Jagras Mane x1, Tobi-Kadachi Claw x1, Anjanath Scale x1, Rathalos Shell x1, Azure Rathalos Carapace x1,
Ancient Bone x2 Great Jagras Claw x1,
Dragonite Ore x1 Electro Sac x1 Anjanath Tail x1 Rathalos Marrow x1 Azure Rathalos Marrow x1
move on to the HQ phase, and gather your rewards.

Ancient Bone x1
1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
2. If you have fainted three or more times, the hunters Speed Eating Constitution Fire Attack
Set Bonus:
Rathalos Mastery Intimidator
fail the quest. Move onto the HQ phase. Alloy Mail Bone Mail Jagras Mail Kadachi Mail Anja Mail
Rathalos
Mail
Rath Soul
Mail
3. If you ever need to draw or discard time cards when

Carbalite Ore x2, Monster Bone Small x1, Great Jagras Claw x1, Electrode x1, Anjanath Fang x1, Rathalos Webbing x1, Azure Rathalos Wing x1,
Ancient Bone x1 Great Jagras Scale x1, Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x2,
Dragonite Ore x1 Monster Bone Small x1 Wingdrake Hide x1 Anjanath Nosebone x1 Rathalos Plate x1 Azure Rathalos Plate x1
the time deck is empty, you fail the quest. The 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
players move onto the HQ phase.

Set Bonus:
Slugger Palico Rally Evade Extender Marathon Runner Weakness Exploit
Azure Rathalos Mastery
Kadachi Rathalos Rath Soul

Alloy Greaves Bone Greaves Jagras Greaves Anja Greaves
Greaves Greaves Greaves
Machalite Ore x1, Great Jagras Scale x1, Tobi-Kadachi Scale x2, Anjanath Scale x1, Rathalos Shell x1, Azure Rathalos Carapace x1,
Carbalite Ore x2, Monster Bone Small x1, Great Jagras Hide x1, Tobi-Kadachi Pelt x1, Anjanath Pelt x1, Rathalos Wingtalon x1, Azure Rathalos Wingtalon x1,
Ancient Bone x1 Flame Sac x1,
Dragonite Ore x1 Great Jagras Mane x1 Warm Pelt x1 Machalite Ore x2 Rathalos Tail x1 Azure Rathalos Tail x1
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Poison Resistance Thunder Attack Sleep Resistance Focus
The only requirement for new armour is to have the resources shown to
forge them.
34 35
Weapon Rarity Reward Tables Forging New Changing Weapon
Weapon cards will have one of four coloured symbols The reward table for a monster is located on the reverse
Armour and Weapons When you equip a new weapon, follow the steps below
on them, indicating how rare they are. The higher the of its physiology card, and is used to determine which in order:
Now that you have your new resources it’s time to forge
rarity of a weapon, the more powerful it is. resources you’ve carved from the slain monster.
the new armour and weapons you want.
1. Locate the new weapon card and replace the old
Each group member rolls a number of dice as shown weapon card with it on your stamina board
Starting symbols are rarity 1. When you forge a new weapon or piece of armour, note
below. Check your result against the monster’s reward 2. Construct a new damage deck using the damage
it down on your character sheet. Remember to cross
table to determine the resources you’ve gathered as cards listed on your new weapon card.
off any resources from your character sheet that you’ve
White symbols are rarity 1 shown below. 3. Replace your attack deck with your starting attack
used to forge new armour and weapons.
weapons. deck.
Tempered 4. Replace attack cards in your attack deck as
You may freely trade any resources or armour you have
Yellow symbols are rarity 2 Number of Assigned Investigation Investigation instructed by your new weapon.
with other group members. However, you can’t trade
weapons. Hunters Dice Dice Dice
weapons with other group members.
Green symbols are rarity 3
2 Hunters 3 Each 4 Each 5 Each Changing Armour
weapons. 3 Hunters 2 Each 3 Each 4 Each Particularly rare sets of armour sometimes feature
When you equip a new piece of armour, simply locate
set bonuses. Set bonuses are only active when your
4 Hunters 2 Each 3 Each 4 Each the new armour card and replace the old armour card of
Purple symbols are rarity 4 hunter has all 3 pieces of armour belonging to that
the same type with it on your stamina board.
weapons. set equipped. For example, a hunter equipped with
When rolling on a reward table, each die may be spent
all 3 pieces of Rathalos armour will be able to make
to gain a single reward. However, you may combine any
use of the Rathalos Mastery set bonus. Select a New Quest
Break Rewards number of your dice to gain a specific reward. Record
any resources you gather on your character sheet.
It’s time to choose another quest and proceed with your
Breaking parts of a monster will grant you a number of hunt! If you failed the quest, you may either reattempt it
additional rewards. When resolving reward tables, each or choose another available quest.
group member gains the break rewards for monster Great Jagras Reward Table
parts broken during the quest. To continue your adventure, return to selecting a quest
Number Rolled Item Part Break Rewards
on page XX.
Break rewards can be found on the reward table for
1 Monster Bone Small
2 Great Jagras Claw
each monster. 3
4
Great Jagras Hide
Great Jagras Scale
5 Great Jagras Mane
6 Great Jagras Claw Gain 1 if the were broken.
7 Sharp Claw
8 Piercing Claw
9 Monster Bone Small
10 Great Jagras Hide Gain 1 if the was broken.
11 Great Jagras Scale
12 Great Jagras Mane Gain 1 if the was broken.
In this example, the players could choose to take the four separate rewards
shown on the table for results 1,3,5, and 6. However, if the players really want
the Great Jagras Scale on the 4th result, they could combine the 1 and 3
results to get 4. If they wanted the Monster Bone+ on the 12th result, they
could combine the 1, 5, and 6 results in order to get 12.
36 37
Appendix Index
Monster Hunter World: Arena Quests
The Wildspire Waste For those who don’t wish to play a full campaign but
would still like to enjoy Monster Hunter: World - The
Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - The Ancient
Board Game, arena quests are a single session version
Forest, known as the Ancient Forest set, can be played
of the experience.
with Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - The
Wildspire Waste, known as the Wildspire Waste set.
When playing an arena quest, players use hunters
with pre-set weapons and armour to battle a specific
This gives you new hunters to experience, monsters to
monster. Once the monster has been slain, the players
hunt, and equipment to forge!
have won the game.
If including hunters from the Wildspire Waste set in
To play an arena quest, turn to the arena quests section
your Ancient Forest set campaign, follow the below
of the quest book and select an arena quest to play.
steps in order:
Follow the game set up steps starting on page XX of this
rulebook. When setting up your hunter and their cards,
1. When selecting your hunter, select any of the four
equip each hunter as instructed by the arena quest.
hunters from the Wildspire Waste set.
2. If you’ve selected a hunter from the Wildspire Waste
If you’re playing an arena quest with 1 or 2 players, give
set, follow the steps shown in the hunter setup
each player a Palico to use as described on page XX.
section on page XX of the Wildspire Waste set’s
rulebook.
When creating the monster behaviour deck, don’t use the
Scoutfly level to determine which card is added to the
If including the additional monsters from the Wildspire
deck. Instead, randomly select 1 of the 3 behaviour cards
Waste set in your Ancient Forest set campaign, follow
featuring the to add to the monster’s behaviour deck.
the below steps in order:
1. When selecting your first quest of the campaign, Single Player Campaign
select the assigned quest for the Great Jagras, or
the assigned quest for the Barroth. When selecting your hunter, select 2 hunters to play
2. When you’ve completed your first quest, you may with instead of 1. Then follow the remaining set up steps
select the assigned quest for any of the monsters in for each hunter you’ve selected. Throughout your single
the Ancient Forest set or the Wildspire Waste set. player campaign, resolve rules and card effects as if
3. Completing the assigned quest for any monster each hunter is controlled by a different player.
allows you to select the investigation quests for that
monster.
4. Adding the Wildspire Waste set gives more
Speed Run Campaign
quests to choose from for your final hunt.
For those seeking an additional challenge for their gaming
experience. The campaign timer may be reduced to any of
the following levels – the shorter the campaign timer, the
more challenging the campaign will be to complete.
Medium campaign - 20 days

Hard campaign - 15 days
Explorer Campaign
For those seeking a more relaxed gaming experience, don’t
use the campaign timer and take as long as you need!
38 39
Gameplay Summary
Select a Quest
Gathering Phase
Read through your adventure in the Quest Book
Check the amount of tracks you’ve gathered against the Scoutfly Level
Hunting Phase
Monster takes their turn
Hunters take their turn
Continue until the monster is slain or the hunters fail the quest
HQ Phase
Hunters recover
Hunters select their rewards
Hunters forge any equipment they wish to forge
Select another quest or perform downtime activities
Hunter Symbols Monster Symbols
Track Symbol Monster Health
Target Closest Head Body Part

Starting Weapon Symbols
Agility Symbol Range Symbol Target Furthest Torso Body Part
Damage Card Break Symbol Hunter Turn Symbol Leg Body Part
Bonus Movement Combo Symbol Hunter Attack Symbol Tail Body Part
Bonus Armour Movement Symbol Wing Body Part
Elemental Symbols Attack Symbol Claws Body Part

Elemental Damage
Range Attack Node
Fire Water Ice Thunder Dragon Dodge Value Attack Arc
Elemental Resistance Monster Elemental Damage
Fire Water Ice Thunder Dragon Fire Water Ice Thunder Dragon
Status Ailment Symbols Stamina Bars
Stun Poison Sleep Paralysis Blast Normal Stamina Stamina End

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Stop! If this is your first time playing Monster Hunter

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Buster Sword Matched Slicers h Hunter’s Knife

During the course of your

1 x7 2 x4 3 x1 1 x10 2 x2 1 x8 2 x4 1 x8 2 x4 Player Name:

Use all attack Use all attack

will carve parts of slain

your character sheet.

Great Jagras Rew

to gather to be able to forge each weapon or piece of

armour. These cards are numbered XX-XX.

Ancient Forest rence

It balloons to enormous an electrifying encounter. extremely aggressive and will

proportions after each gigantic attack without being provoked. Edge e

Great Sword Forg

Six sided dice which are used to determine the rewards

you gain after slaying a monster.

Tail Swing Talon Dive

make it a daunting prospect indeed. Brace for an airborne onslaught.

Be prepared for burning terror.

random events. If the time You may disca

fail the quest. These cards numbered XX-XX. numbered XX-XX.

are numbered XX-XX.

t suffer damage the end of the ove this token at

Palico Tokens Each monster is controlled by a deck of behaviour

Hunter tokens show which hunters

cards are numbered XX-XX. Multiple attack cards may

their hunter token face down.

combinations. These cards If this attack

numbered to show how threatening damage on a monster it’s marked

1 they are to the monster. with a break token.

MHW:AF 10/500 MHW:AF 1/500

Elemental Tokens Broken Tokens

attack it’s marked with an ailment token.

for the Dual Blades Hunter

for the Sword & Shield Hunter

for the Bow Hunter

These are the starting cards for your hunter. 1

Monsters Successfully Hunted: Campaign Duration:

Take the miniature and starting cards belonging to your

hunter, marked by their symbol.

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Starting Weapon Cards

Use all attack cards with to 0 0 1

Weapon card Armour cards

Palicoes (1-2 Players Only)

Palico abilities may be used once per quest. If your

LTD. MHW:AF 2/500

for that monster. During a quest the players will track

Each monster has its own set of quests located within

For your first quest, turn to page XX in the quest book;

4. Adventure entry point Starting Entry Point 2, 3, 4, 5

Tempered Investigation Quest

The monster regains 5 lost health.

Base time deck

If the players ever need to draw or discard time cards

Preparation Preparation Nodes

If a monster’s behaviour deck is ever empty, shuffle

If the monster’s behaviour allows more hunters to take

Hunting Phase Step 3 Gluttonous