Cardians
A drafting microgame.
Players: 2
Playtime: 20 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Game Setup
Build a deck consisting of 8 blue, 8 red, and 8 yellow cards. Use one of the pre-constructed sets or mix and match multiple sets to build a unique custom deck! Shuffle the deck and deal 12 cards to each player.
10 Rounds of Play
Each round, both players will:
- Play a face-down card across from each other and next to their previous card.
- Simultaneously reveal their played card.
- Swap and shuffle hands.
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | |||
| [1][3][5][?] | [1][3][5][2] | [x]]]]]]]]↓ | |||
| [2][1][4][?] | [2][1][4][3] | ↑[ ]]]]]]]] | |||
End of Game
The game ends after the 10th round. Discard the 4 unplayed cards. Both players add up their totals for each color. The player with the highest total in two of three colors wins the game. Whenever a color is tied, the player with highest card in that color wins the tiebreaker.
The component size, playtime, and short rules are deceiving. This is definitely not your average "filler" microgame, its a brain burner with bouts of analysis paralysis!