Rex Murphy Innsmouth Bag Twister

⭐How it Plays! ⭐

• Floods the bag early with Deep Knowledge, Faustian Bargain.

• Use Rex’s ability to control how many curses actually enter.

• Rushes Cryptic Grimoire flip by Scenario 2

• Use Whitton Greene to find key tomes

• Has enough soak to survive Innsmouth’s brutal treacheries

• Has consistent clueing even before upgrades.

⭐ Upgrade Path (First 10 XP) ⭐ Early upgrades turn the deck into a curse machine.

Stirring Up Trouble x 2 (2 XP) -- Replace Working a Hunch

Blasphemous Covenant (2 XP) -- Your stabilizer. Makes curse tokens predictable.

Cryptic Grimoire upgrades (4–8 XP) -- Flip ASAP. The upgraded versions give:

• Fast clue bursts
• Enemy control
• Recursion

Occult Reliquary (3 XP) -- Slot compression for tomes + accessories.

⭐10-20 XP ⭐ These upgrades make Rex explode clues.

• Higher Education (5 XP) -- consistency engine
• Pathfinder (1 XP) -- Innsmouth mobility
• Captivating Discovery (2 XP) -- curse‑friendly draw
• Eidetic Memory (3 XP) -- replay Stirring Up Trouble
• Jeremiah Kirby (2 XP) -- upgrade for better draw

⭐20-30 XP ⭐ These upgrades turn Rex into a clue vacuum.

• Research Notes (2 XP) -- clue‑drop tech
• Extensive Research (2 XP) -- massive clue bursts
• On the Trail (2 XP) -- curse‑friendly clueing
• Forewarned (1 XP) -- treachery protection

⭐ Evolving Deck ⭐

Early game (0–10 XP) -- You’re a curse‑adder with decent clueing.

Mid game (10–20 XP) -- You become a curse‑controller with multi‑clue bursts.

Late game (20–30 XP) -- You’re a curse‑powered clue vacuum who:

• Controls the bag
• Resolves curses safely
• Uses Grimoire for free clues
• Clears locations in 1–2 actions