by wrrlykam
The references to them in the rules are a little vague.There are two mentions of 'counters' on page 2 of the rules, one in the contents description, the other just tells you where to place them when setting up.
The second set of references are in the Special Card Overview.
The remaining references are on the cards.
So no direct reference on what to do with the counters, it is a cases of putting two and two together. Thankfully I had a twelve year old to tell me what to do with them. :modest: otherwise I'd have spent half the game pawing over the rule sheet.