CYBER CARD GAME
OVERVIEW
Players use Botz to attack (HACK), defend (SHIELD) and score (RESEARCH).
LEARN
~10 Min
GROUP
2-6 Players
PLAY
~20 Min
A Player wins the game when they have 10 or more score (RESEARCH).
Requirements
Trackers for the RESEARCH gained by each Player (10-sided dice).
Trackers for the RISK dealt to each Bot (6-sided dice).
Decks containing 60 official cards (no more than 4 copies per card).
Setup
Players shuffles their 60+ card decks and draw their 7-card starting hand.
Players may send cards from their starting hand to the bottom of their deck to draw replacements.
First Player is determined at random (dice roll).
The Player that goes first does NOT draw at the start of their first turn.
PLAYER_TURN
01: Before Turn
UNUSE all your Botz and invested cards, then draw a card from your deck.
02: Start Turn
Things that happen at start of turn happen now.
03: Optional
(once per turn, at any time during your turn)
Invest chosen card from your hand.
03: Optional
(any number of times, in any order)
Play chosen card from your hand.
03: Optional
(any number of times, in any order)
USE chosen Bot of yours to RESEARCH, HACK or SHIELD.
04: End Turn
Things that happen at end of turn happen now.
COST
INVESTING CARDS
(once per turn)
Anytime during your turn, you may reveal and send chosen card from your hand to your invested cards UNUSED facedown.
Invested cards may be USED the turn played and are each worth 1 COST value.
PLAYING CARDS
(no limit to number of cards played per turn)
Anytime during your turn, you may play chosen card from your hand by changing a number of UNUSED invested cards of yours to USED equal to its COST value.
USING CARDS
(no limit to number of cards USED per turn)
Anytime during your turn, you may USE chosen UNUSED Bot of yours to RESEARCH, HACK or SHIELD.
RESEARCH
USE TO RESEARCH
(Botz can’t be USED the turn played).
(Anytime during your turn, you may USE chosen Bot of yours to RESEARCH).
USE invested cards of yours to gain 1 RESEARCH per card up to the value of this Bot
A Player wins the game when they have 10 or more RESEARCH.
SHIELD
USED TO SHIELD
(Botz can’t be USED the turn played).
(During your turn, you may USE this Bot to SHIELD).
While a Bot of yours is being USED to SHIELD, opposing Botz can't be USED to RESEARCH.
While a Bot of yours is being USED to SHIELD, opposing Botz can’t HACK USED Botz of yours.
While you have multiple Botz being USED to SHIELD, opposing Players choose which of those Botz to HACK.
Whenever a Bot has RISK equal to its value, immediately send it to its discard from play.
HACK
USE TO HACK
(Botz can’t be USED the turn played).
(During your turn, you may USE chosen Bot of yours to HACK chosen opposing Bot being USED to SHIELD or to HACK chosen opposing USED Bot that does not have a SHIELD).
Your Bot deals RISK equal to its value to the opposing Bot and that Bot simultaneously deals RISK equal to its value to your Bot.
Whenever a Bot has RISK equal to its value, immediately send it to its discard from play.
FAQs
What happens if a deck runs out of cards? A Player loses when they should draw, but can’t.
Is there a limit to the number of cards you can have in your hand at once? NO
Is there a limit to the number of Botz you can have in play at once? NO
Is there a limit to the number of invested cards you can have at once? NO
Can you invest multiple cards per turn? NO
Can you play multiple cards per turn? YES
Can you USE multiple cards per turn? YES
Can you USE a card more than once per turn? YES (if changed to UNUSED)
Can cards be played or USED during an opposing Player’s turn? NO
Is investing, playing or USING cards each turn required? NO
Is drawing a card at the start of each turn required? YES
Is changing USED cards to UNUSED at the start of each of your turns required? YES
Can any Player’s discard be searched at any time? YES
Can Players search face-down invested cards? NO
If a Bot is being USED to SHIELD and it stays USED, is it still being USED to SHIELD? YES
Can Botz be USED the turn they’re played? NO
Can Botz be USED to HACK UNUSED Botz or to HACK ally Botz? NO
Can Botz be USED to RESEARCH for 0? YES
Can invested cards be independently USED toward your next card played? NO
Does moving RISK count as deleting RISK? NO
Does dealing or removing 0 RISK count as dealing RISK? NO
How is order determined when multiple things happen simultaneously? Active Player chooses the order.