Stacks

• primary field consists of stack(s)
  • a stack has certain operations
    • Push
    • Pop
    • Switch items
  • Stack Status
    • Stack Size
    • Stack Empty
    • Stack Full
    • Stack Overflow - If a stack is forced to overflow it instantly is resolved.
    • Stack locked

Stack Resolutions Ideas:

• Player resolves a stack with an effect
• Both players choose not to add / cannot play to a to stack
• Stacks have turn timers to resolve
• Stack pointer will resolve a stack in a given time
  • pointer can be moved by card effects
• Stacks automatically resolve when “overflow”

Key Concept:

• No “mental” stacks!
  • All call and response type gameplay must be represented on a stack by playing cards
    • This stack is temporary and must be resolved before gameplay continues

Card Activations:

• On Push
• On Pop
• On Stack Created
• On Stack Resolved
• On Stack Full
• On Stack Overflow

Cards Effects

• Deal Damage
• Heal Damage
• Prevent Damage
• Cause Activations (define activations!!)
• Prevent Activations
• Stack Modify (Push, Pop, Swap)
• Stack Blocker (No actions for X turns)
• Gain Action Tokens
• Gain Requisition Tokens
• Remove Opponent Action Tokens
• Remove Requisition Action Tokens
• Force Resolve Stack (Empty)
• Requisition card
• Draw Card
• Discard Card
• Trash Card

Gameplay / Phases:

• Players take it in turns to play cards on to stack
  • Card effects might allow them to
    • Play additional cards
    • Buy cards from the pool
    • Claim victory points
• A turn is over when both players cannot or pass playing on the stack
• Turns resolves using the given stack resolution rule if applicable
• Game ends as first to claim the majority of VPs

Playfield:

• Three stack areas

Resource:

• Actions Tokens

  • Allows you to play cards on to stacks

• Requisition Tokens (Money)

  • Allow you to pick a card from the pool (Market)

• Question:

  • Does the game start with a stack or is it empty?
    • Starting stack
      • Could be a good idea to avoid starting hands?
        • Is it possible to have a base stack, that will allow players to acquire new cards to stack
    • Multiple Starting stacks / hubs
      • specialised resources to be pulled from various stacks allow for material acquire new cards
    • Empty field
      • Requires players to have starting hands / materials to acquire new cards