Button questions

[deadboy]

What is the green star in the upper right hand corner? It's between the change location button and the end turn button.

 

Also when you are fighting a boss there is a button that shows up above the combat value of the boss. What does that do?

[Greenvise]

Each of the icons "green star," orange trash can, red arrow, etc. Represent turn phases. They're not so much buttons as indicators of what phase of the turn you're in.

 

The "checkmark" button above certain bosses and monsters is a button that appears whenever you're encountering a monster that takes TWO or more checks to defeat. Whenever that happens, you are always allowed to "pass" one of the two (or more) checks to another character at the location. So if Lem encounters such a boss while Valeros is around, Lem can attempt one of the checks while Valeros attemps the other one.

[da_mayor]

Actually, they are ALSO buttons, and sort of fast-forward you to that phase of the turn.  The green star represents the is the Explore phase.

[Ethics Gradient]

Yes.  And the Trash Can can be used to do optional discards as well.

 

Before pressing the big blue "End of Turn" arrow, tap the trash can, and you can can dump cards before you reset your hand and end your turn.

[Nathan Davis]

The other helpful posters have the right of it. I'll admit that expressing optional phases in a way that reflects the way most people play the game was particularly challenging.

[stevozip]

Yes.  And the Trash Can can be used to do optional discards as well.

 

Before pressing the big blue "End of Turn" arrow, tap the trash can, and you can can dump cards before you reset your hand and end your turn.

 

It seems with the latest patch that pressing the trash can bypasses the end of turn options (like Harsk's Scout Ahead ability).