Separate scorers, resource units and consumers
Tyler’s release run shows three different roles. Migo provides direct scoring. Time Angel grants Chrono when it dies, so sacrificing it can finance another decision. Leviathan consumes the unit below at turn start and gains its STR and money, making the vertical placement important. Before adding a unit, decide whether it is the scorer, fuel for an effect or a resource source. These examples explain roles, not the strength of the entire unit roster.
Place the payoff where its trigger happens
Tyler buys a move or swap to align Migo with a useful pair artifact. The purchase matters because it connects the scoring unit to the effect he can repeatedly activate. In the same early run, a Time Angel sacrifice supplies Chrono, while his first Chrono expenditure can produce Mini Dice. When evaluating a placement, trace that short chain: what scores, what it activates and what resource brings the next activation closer.
Chess units belong to the Duchess reference
The August Duchess demo update names Queen, King, Bishop, Knight and Pawn as her chess-unit family. That establishes which names to look for, but the passage does not establish each unit’s current scoring or movement rule. Read the individual tooltip rather than importing ordinary chess movement rules into the game.
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