Mysticana: Curse of Dragons

The ancient dragons who once terrorized your realm have returned in search of new treasure. Rally your forces and wield elemental magic to guard against their invasion. Defeat the three ancient dragons to protect your lands! Each turn you must call upon your elemental skills to improve your position without falling victim to the dragons’ curse. Lay out sets of cards exactly matching each dragon’s banish requirements before they steal away all your wealth. Begin with 3 of the 5 unique dragons in play. You must banish all three to win. Each turn, draw a new card into your hand or deploy one to a battlefield by discarding cards that match or exceed its value. Deployed cards have an immediate effect based on their element type, though you can gain even greater abilities by holding groups of the same element in your hand. When drawing a card, be wary of the dragons’ curse: should your hand's ranks ever total 15 or more, the dragons steal cards from your hand for their hoard. If their hoard reaches 15, you lose! Arrange one of the battlefields to include only the cards required by a dragon’s unique requirement in order to banish it. Once all three dragons are banished, you win and the realm is safe once more. Mysticana is a Foundation Deck: an 18-card deck that includes multiple core games using just the base cards with even more games added through small expansions. The deck features cards with 6 ranks across 3 suits (elements) which have a “rock-paper-scissors” hierarchy. While each game might make use of the deck’s design in different ways, the flexible foundation enables new games to fit in seamlessly alongside previous entries.