Acceleration icon are mainly found on side scheme, but they can also appear some other cards such as minions and obligations. When you place threat on the main scheme at the beginning of the villain phase (step one of the villain phase), place additional threat on the main scheme, equal to the number of acceleration icons in play.
An acceleration icon can be removed from play by removing the card it is printed on, for example by defeating the side scheme, killing the minion, etc.
Acceleration Token
Acceleration tokens are functionally equivalent to acceleration icons (but are not considered acceleration icons). They are placed next to the main scheme as a reminded to add X additional threat to the main scheme during step one of the villain phase, where X is the number of acceleration tokens in play.
Acceleration tokens can enter play through several effects:
- If the encounter deck is empty, place one acceleration token next to the main scheme.
- Card effects may instruct the player to add an acceleration token to play. Acceleration tokens placed on cards other then the main scheme still add thread to the main scheme during step one of the villain phase.
Acceleration tokens on the main scheme can’t be removed from play. Unlike other tokens, when a main scheme card leaves play, the acceleration token don’t get discarded. However, acceleration tokens placed on cards other than the main scheme are removed from play when the card they are placed on leaves play.