In Hand of Manus players take roles of craftsman guild leaders, competing to construct and present the best hand for valorous warrior Manus, who lost his hand in a battle. Each round players design and then test their constructs in a test room. A hand consists of three parts - shoulder, forearm and wrist and each part has affinity to different elements, so it's performance depends on testing conditions. Every round players bet on expected performance for their hand and then secretly influence testing conditions. Whoever fulfills their bet scores points accordingly, and a first player to get 12 points wins.