Objective of the Game

In Dune: Imperium – Immortality, players delve into the shadowy world of the Bene Tleilax, a fringe society specializing in genetic engineering. House leaders must carefully weigh the financial and ethical costs of dealing with them. The expansion introduces new ways to gain scientific advancements through the research track and embrace illicit creations via the Tleilaxu track, represented by Tleilaxu cards like Face Dancers and Gholas. The ultimate goal is to achieve victory points, with a suggested variant of playing to 11 Victory Points (or 10 for a 4-player game).

Preparation (Setup)

When playing with IMMORTALITY, these steps modify and add to the setup of the original game:

1. Shuffle the 30 Imperium Deck cards into the Imperium Deck (before forming the Imperium Row).
2. Place the Bene Tleilax board above the Imperium Row and Reserve cards.
3. Create a Tleilaxu Row above the Imperium Row. Place the Reclaimed Forces card to the left of the Bene Tleilax board.
4. Shuffle the Tleilaxu Deck (18 cards) and place it face down above the Imperium Deck. From it, deal two cards face up next to Reclaimed Forces to form the initial Tleilaxu Row.
5. Place 2 spice from the bank on the fourth space of the Tleilaxu track.
6. Each player takes the two new discs of their color. Then, each player places one disc as a Tleilaxu token on the leftmost space of the Tleilaxu track and one disc as a research token on the leftmost space of the research track.
7. Each player removes the two copies of Dune, the Desert Planet from their starting deck (returning them to the game box) and replaces them with two copies of Experimentation.
8. Shuffle the 15 Intrigue cards into the Intrigue Deck.
9. Place the Research Station overlay on top of the Research Station space of your original game board.
10. Each player takes a Family Atomics token and places it in their supply.
11. For Solo games: Remove three of the original Carthag cards from the House Hagal deck. Shuffle the 4 new House Hagal cards (three new Carthag cards and a Research Station card) into the House Hagal deck. Place Tleilaxu tokens for each Rival at the start of the Tleilaxu track. Do not place tokens for Rivals on the research track, as Rivals do not use it.

Flow of the Game

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Actions and How to Play

Bene Tleilax Board

The Bene Tleilax board tracks each player's relationship with the Tleilaxu through two tracks:

• The Research Track: Charts scientific gains.
  • When you trigger the Research icon, advance your research token one space to the right. You may choose between two rightward directions if available, but never move straight up or down, or to the left.
  • Immediately gain the bonus shown on the space you advance to.
  • Genetic markers represent technological breakthroughs. When your research token reaches a column with a genetic marker at the bottom, any effects on cards marked with that icon become active for you for the rest of the game.
  • Once you reach the first genetic marker, for the rest of the game, you may put Tleilaxu cards you acquire on top of your deck.
  • Once you reach the second genetic marker, for the rest of the game, triggering the Research icon no longer advances your research token; instead, you draw a card.
• Tleilaxu Track: Represents embracing illicit creations.
  • Each time you gain a Tleilaxu icon, advance your Tleilaxu token one space on the Tleilaxu track.
  • Whenever your Tleilaxu token reaches a space with a bonus, gain it immediately.
  • The first player to reach the specific Victory Point space on the track gains an additional 2 spice that was placed there during setup.

Tleilaxu Cards and Specimens

• Tleilaxu cards are acquired from the Tleilaxu Row during your Reveal turn by paying specimens, rather than persuasion. They are placed in your discard pile (or on top of your deck if you have the first genetic marker).
• You play Tleilaxu cards during an Agent turn or reveal them during a Reveal turn.
• The specimen icon means you generate one specimen: take a troop from your supply and place it in the Axolotl tanks on the Tleilaxu board.
• You can spend specimens from the Axolotl tanks to acquire a Tleilaxu card (paying the cost shown in the top right corner) or to pay for an effect with a specimen cost on one of your cards. When you spend a specimen, return it to your supply.
• You may return any of your specimens to your supply at any time.
• The Tleilaxu Row must always have two cards plus Reclaimed Forces. Missing cards are replaced from the top of the Tleilaxu deck.
• The Reclaimed Forces card is never removed. When a player "acquires" it, they choose one of its effects (recruit two troops, or advance their Tleilaxu token one space on the Tleilaxu track), but leave the card in place.
• You cannot acquire Tleilaxu cards using effects that acquire cards from the Imperium Row, nor using effects that refer to or modify a persuasion cost.

Graft Cards

• Some new cards have a modified Agent box with a special background and the word Graft.
• When you play a card with Graft during an Agent turn, it cannot be played alone. You must play two cards (and only two) on that turn.
• You may either play two cards with Graft together, or one card with Graft and one without.
• You may use an Agent icon from either card to send your Agent to a board space.
• Both played cards are considered to have "sent" the Agent, no matter which card's icon you use.
• You gain the effects on both cards, in addition to the board space effects, in any order you choose.
• Graft cards may be revealed as usual during your Reveal turn, for the effects in their Reveal boxes.
• When a pair of cards is played using Graft, both cards are considered "grafted" together. Additional effects can be triggered on some cards "if grafted."
• When a card refers to "the other grafted card," it means the card it's grafted to.

Family Atomics Token

• Each player receives a Family Atomics token during Setup.
• Once per game, you may spend yours during your turn (returning it to the game box) to remove all cards from the Imperium Row, then deal a new Imperium Row from the top of the Imperium Deck.

New Icons

• Combat icon: You may deploy troops to the Conflict this turn as though you'd sent your Agent to a combat board space.
• Genetic markers icon: Effects with these icons aren't active until your research token has reached the corresponding column on the research track.
• Immortality icon: Appears on the lower right corner of all cards in this expansion. It is purely for reference.
• Research icon: Advance your research token one space to the right on the research track. You may move to either of the two connected hexagonal spaces (in some cases, there is only one choice). You may never move straight up or down, nor to the left.
• Specimen icon: Place a troop from your supply in the Axolotl tanks on the Bene Tleilax board. To pay for a card or effect with a specimen cost, return your troop(s) from the Axolotl tanks to your supply.
• Tleilaxu icon: Advance your Tleilaxu token one space on the Tleilaxu track. Collect any bonus shown on the new space you move into.
• Trash an Intrigue card icon: Trash an Intrigue card of your choice from your hand.

Revised Board Space

• Research Station:
  • Agent icon: City
  • Combat space
  • Cost: 2 water
  • Effect: Draw two cards and research.

End of Game and Scoring

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Tips for Winning

1. Strategic Research Track Advancement: Carefully consider the two rightward directions when advancing your research token. Gaining genetic markers unlocks powerful card effects and allows you to place acquired Tleilaxu cards on top of your deck, which can significantly improve your deck cycling and access to key cards.
2. Leverage Grafting for Powerful Combos: The Graft mechanic allows you to combine the effects of two cards in a single Agent turn. Look for synergies between cards to maximize your gains from board spaces and card effects, potentially triggering additional "if grafted" bonuses.