{"phase": "Time Jump (Draw Phase)", "mechanic": "Players draw cards from the Chrono-Deck. If a 'Temporal Anomaly' card is drawn, the active player must immediately resolve a Paradox event before proceeding."}
{"phase": "Action Window", "actions": [{"type": "Heist Card", "effect": "Collect 'Valuables' from the Timeline pile. These serve as victory points but also increase the player's 'Heat' level."}, {"type": "Snipe", "effect": "Target another player to force them to discard a random card or lose a collected Valuable."}, {"type": "Shield", "effect": "Play a 'Temporal Anchor' to protect your hand from Snipes or Time Police intervention for one full round."}], "mechanic": "Players play cards from their hand to build their heist engine. Actions include:"}
{"phase": "Enforcement (The Time Police)", "results": {"Safe": "No movement.", "Bang!": "The player with the highest Heat level is 'Busted'. They lose half their hand and all current Heat.", "Patrol": "The player with the highest Heat level loses a Valuable."}, "mechanic": "At the end of the turn, roll the 'Police Die'."}
{"card_types": [{"name": "Artifact", "points": "Variable based on era", "category": "Valuable"}, {"name": "Rewind", "effect": "Redraw your last action", "category": "Ability"}, {"name": "Paradox", "effect": "Shuffles the timeline deck", "category": "Hazard"}, {"name": "Wanted Level", "effect": "Increases Heat/Police attention", "category": "Penalty"}]}
{"game_end_condition": {"trigger": "Empty Timeline Pile", "resolution": "Players tally the total value of their collected Artifacts. The player with the highest total—who hasn't been permanently Busted—wins the heist."}}