A game of Blazon allows you to act as a herald, designing your own heraldic shield by acquiring elements, placing them on your shield board, and earning awards through careful choices.

Players score Prestige by placing element cards on their shield board. Players can score bonus Prestige by earning awards for their shields. The player with the most Prestige at the end of the game wins and is crowned King of Arms.

Blazon is played in consecutive turns. On your turn, you must perform either an Acquire action or a Blazon action.

When you take the Acquire action, you may draw two Element cards from either the Tincture deck, the Device deck, or one of each. You may keep both cards or exchange one (or both) for cards that are face up.

By performing the Blazon action, you can place Element cards from your hand onto your shield board. You choose which card to place, ensuring you meet the requirement on your shield board. To place a card, you must discard any number of cards from your hand, whose combined prestige value is equal to or greater than the prestige value of the element card you wish to place on your shield board.