The Rules

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General

Recommended age

Eredan ITCG is recommended for players 13 years old and up.

Goal of the Game

Each player faces off against online opponents in a duel between decks of cards. The goal is to eliminate the opponent by doing the most damage possible to their characters, or by forcing a deck out situation to occur.

Winning Conditions

A player wins the game when:

- The three characters of his opponent are dead and at least one of his characters remain alive.

- If all the characters involved are dead at the end of the game, the system calculates the total damage inflicted on all of the characters as well as any points gained from healing. The player who gets the highest combined score wins.

- If the beginning of a turn the player can not draw enough cards to complete his hand of 5 cards, the game will end in a deck out situation at the end of turn if the other victory conditions are not met.

Creating Decks and Guilds

To create a deck that is playable, you must make a deck that has 3 characters and 20 cards.

Decks are based around guilds; Affiliations of characters denoted by a guild notation such as Kotoba , Zil Warriors, Noz'Dingard Mages, etc., or playing/combining non-affiliated cards called Mercenaries.

Different guilds cannot be combined in the same deck. Mercanaries, however, can be added to any deck as non-affiliates.

Example: you can not put Télendar (Zil Warrior) with Iro The Duelist (Kotoba) and Amaya(Kotoba), as they consist of two different guilds. However, you can place Aez the Wandere (Mercenary) with Iro and Amaya to create a playable deck.

So long as there is one guild member in a deck, the deck istself is considered a deck of that guild. Having two mercanaries and one Zil, for example, will make the deck a Zil affiliated deck.

This is important because you can only put non-affiliated cards and cards of the same guild as the characters in the deck. You can not put cards affiliated to different guilds that of your deck.

Example: You can not put the cards Wakisashi or Katana, both affiliated with the Kotoba, in a Deck considered to be Noz'Dingard.

You can not put more than three copies of the same card in a deck. Cards bearing the words "unique" can only have one copy of that card in the deck. Evolutions of a card are considered copies of the same card, and are still limited by the unique and 3-card restrictions.

Example: Lightning Bolts (level 3) is unique, but earlier evolutions are not. You can put in this deck: 1 Lightning Bolts (level 3), or a combination of 3 lower evolution cards between level 1 and 2, but not both.

Gameplay

Beginning

All characters face each other on the waiting area. Each player receives 5 cards in his hand.

Initiative

The computer randomly selects which player begins play. The computer generates a number secretly for each player and chooses the one that got the highest score.

Turn 1 (Player 1: Won the Initiative)

A round consists of several phases described below.

Phase 1: Choice of characters

Player 1 chooses one of his characters and an enemy character from the waiting area. This starts the first round.

If the turn number coincides with the bonus number of a character, he gets the bonus listed on their card, such as “Turn 1: Attack +1”, He will get a bonus +1 attack if chosen on turn 1. (For more information about the turn bonuses please consult the Glossary or the Tutorial).

Phase 2: Playing cards

Each player can play a card from his hand. If this first card played is a card that has the word “Chain” on it, the player can then play a second card. If the chain has restrictions on card type, that can be chained to the card, it will be indicated on the card.

Phase 3: Battle Resolution

The characters do their physical attacks, each character is compared to the difference between his opponent's Attack and Defense. The excess is deducted on the character's life points. If a character casts a spell for damage, the difference is calculated between Spirit and the magic damage.

=> At the end of the fight, when the two characters back to the waiting area, if a character in the game goes to 0 health, then that character is considered dead and out of the game.

Phase 4: Tapping

The characters involved in the previous combat are tapped, and they can not be selected again to participate in a fight until untapped. However they can still be the target of Effects (Healing, Damage magic etc.). Once all active and alive characters are tapped in the waiting area for a player, they all become untapped and ready to fight again.

Step 5: Discard=

At this time, players can discard as many cards from their hand as they want (Be careful, discarding too many without having any more to draw from can result in a loss!!!). Any player with more than 5 cards in hand must discard one or more cards to keep only 5 for the start of the next turn.

Turn 2/Player 2

Each player draws enough cards from his deck to bring his hand to 5 cards (or more if by special actions allow you to draw more cards).

Turn 2 consists of the same five phases as Turn 1, with player 2 now choosing the participants instead and playing first. Characters involved in teh fight are again tapped and placed in the waiting area.

Turn 3 follows suit, with player 1 choosing the participants again, and so on back and forth untill the game ends.

Ending the Game

The game ends when one of the victory conditions is met or an opponent has abandoned the fight. The person who abandoned the battle lost by forfeit.

Special Topics

Contradictory rules

If a rule is contradicted by a card text, the card overrides the rule.

Order Bonuses

In case of multiple orders, such as a character has Round 2: Attack +1 and Round 3: Defense +1, if a card were to activate order bonuses, then the character would benefit from the effects of each bonus and then get Attack + 1, Defense +1.

Experience & Evolutions

With each game played, the cards are gaining experience though being played. The method to gain differs from the type of card, whether the card is of a character or not. Different play rooms offer different levels of experience gain as well.

Sorcery and Mage attacks

If you play with a character that is a pure Mage (and not Multi-classed) and cast a spell that produces direct damage (such as Fireball, Lightning, Flame Arrow etc.), the character does not attack its listed attack on his card. The damage of spells replaces their physical attack. This is to offset pure mages being able to chain spells.

Spells and Theurgy damage and resistance

When damage is produced by a Theurgy or a Spell, The printed defense score in not the damage reducer, but rather their spirit score becomes thier defensive score..

Example: Aku plays a Flame arrow on Pilkim (Defense 2, Spirit 2). The spell would deal 5 points of damage, but subtracting the Spirit of Pilkim. The arrow only does 3 Points of spell damage.

Card order resolution

There can be (normally) up to 4 cards played in a turn between the two players, and they resolve in order. The order is

1- First card of the player who chose the characters is played first.

2- First card played by the second player.

3- Second card of the choosing player played third.

4- Second player's card last played fourth.

There are special cards that retrieve an extra card from the discard pile (hungry void, cloning), and these cards are considered to go fifth in order.

Item restrictions

A character can only equip one weapon and armor . Ie a single sword or a single shield. There is no restriction on other kinds of objects ( jewelry, scrolls , potions etc.).

Note: a game effect, dual wield , allows a character can carry 2 weapons. Dual wield has to be on one of the two weapons equipped in order to wield a second one handed item.

Classes and Thier Abilities

Fighter

Accustomed to war, fighters are hardened warriors, and they have more hit points than other classes. Their class speciality is that they can chain a second card if the first card is an item of certain restriction type labelled on their card.

Mages

Mages are masters of sorcery. Frail physically, they compensate with great mental and magical powers. Mages special ability is to be able to gain chain on spells that are not area of effect.

Marauder

Marauders are thieves, rogues, and brigands. They hit hard and fast, but cannot take the physical punishment that warriors do, which is reflected in thier lesser defense and life scores. Each Marauder gets +1 attack when facing a particular class.

Priest

Priests offer support to their party in many different ways. Priests can use the cards Theurgy, which can buff themselves or others, dibiliate opponents, and heal parties. Use of a Theurgy does not cause the priest lose their physical attack, but they cannot chain theurgy as mages can with spells.

Craftsman

Craftsmen create unique items that are specific to thier class alone. However, they can attach these objects reserved for them on any character in play alive.

Castes

Castes are not classes in thier own right, but are a sub section of guilds and classes. All castes have specific powerful cards that only thier members can use. Castes allow for “themed” decks to emerge in Eredan.

Class effects

Warriors

Used to war, these warriors are tough, they have more Health points than other classes, but usally have low Spirit scores. Warriors can CHAIN (play a second card) if the first card is an item card. For Instance, Hares gains CHAIN if he plays a piece of Armor.

Mage

Mages focus on training their mind over their body, so while they have high Spirit scores, they have low Attack values. You will gain a CHAIN and if the first card you play is a spell that is a Non-AoE. If a mage plays a damage dealing spell, he does not make a physical attack.

Marauder

Marauders focus on being quick and powerful. They usually have high Attack, but low Defense. The Marauder obtains +1 in attack when he confronts a specific class.

Priest

Priests can use Theurgy cards. Using a Theurgy card does not negate a character's attack. Unlike spells, Priests do not automatically gain CHAIN on Theurgy.

Craftsman

When your craftsman is in combat, you can attach Craftsmen items on any character in the field.

Courtier

A courtier obtains Attack +1 and Spirit +1 when he is facing a character from the opposite sex.

Unknown

Members of an unknown class follow their own special rules.

Particular cases : Hybrid-Classes

Some characters can be sort of hybrid-classes, they have several jobs, these are the particular rules:

Mage /Warrior

Mage Template with more Health points. Can use cards limited to Mages and Warriors. Loses CHAIN on spells. Loses his warrior ability to use a second card if the first is an item card. Can use Damage Spells and also Attack in that Combat round.

Mage / Marauder

Mage Template with more Health points. Can use cards limited to Mages and Marauders. Loses CHAIN on Spells. Conserves Marauder capacity (Attack +1 against character classes). Can use Damage Spells and also Attack in that Combat round.

Marauder / Warrior

Marauder Template with more Health points. Can use cards limited to Warriors and Marauders. Conserves Marauder Capacity (Attack +1 against a certain character class)

Warrior/ Priest

Priest Template with more Health points. Can use cards limited to Warriors and Priests.

Priest / Marauder

Priest Template with more Health points. Can use cards limited to Marauders and Priests. Conserves the Marauder's capacity (Attack +1 against a certain character class)

Mage / Priest

Priest Template . Can use cards limited to Mages and Priests. Loses CHAIN on Spells. Can use Damage Spells and also Attack in that Combat round.

Races

The race determines the nature of the character. Here are the races :

The Dais, the Elfines, the Hom'Chaïs, the Humans, The Guemelites, The Golems, The Beasts, the Solarian, and the Undead.

Among these races, only two have particular effects:

- Golem :We can attach any item card without any restrictions. The Golem takes the warrior's bonus by default or the most important bonus.

- Guemelite : The Guemelites can throw spells that correspond to their element. A water Guemelite will throw water spells ect. Caution, Guemelites do not have chains on their spells.

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 ==Classes and Thier Abilities==
-====Fighter====
+===Fighter===
 Accustomed to war, fighters are hardened warriors, and they have more hit points than other classes. Their class speciality is that they can chain a second card if the first card is an item of certain restriction type labelled on their card.
-====Mages====
+===Mages===
 Mages are masters of sorcery. Frail physically, they compensate with great mental and magical powers. Mages special ability is to be able to gain chain on spells that are not area of effect.
-====Marauder====
+===Marauder===
 Marauders are thieves, rogues, and brigands. They hit hard and fast, but cannot take the physical punishment that warriors do, which is reflected in thier lesser defense and life scores. Each Marauder gets +1 attack when facing a particular class.
-====Priest====
+===Priest===
 Priests offer support to their party in many different ways. Priests can use the cards Theurgy, which can buff themselves or others, dibiliate opponents, and heal parties. Use of a Theurgy does not cause the priest lose their physical attack, but they cannot chain theurgy as mages can with spells.
-====Craftsman====
+===Craftsman===
 Craftsmen create unique items that are specific to thier class alone. However, they can attach these objects reserved for them on any character in play alive.
-====Castes====
+===Castes===
 Castes are not classes in thier own right, but are a sub section of guilds and classes. All castes have specific powerful cards that only thier members can use. Castes allow for “themed” decks to emerge in Eredan.
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-'''Initiative'''
-The computer randomly chooses who will be the first to start the game. The AI throws a dice for each player and selects the one who has the highest score.
--Certain characters can increase the initiative.
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-'''Round 1/Player 1'''
-A round is composed of several phases:
-'''Phase 1''' : Character choice
-Player 1 chooses one of his characters and one of the opponent's characters. This starts the first round.
-⇒ If the round number corresponds to a character's order, he will obtain the bonus that is indicated on the card. ( for more information on Orders, you should check the tutorial)
-'''Phase 2''' : Playing Cards
-Each player can play 1 card in Hand. If your first card allows a CHAIN, the player will be able to play a second card. Some cards allow a limited CHAIN, such as CHAIN:Item, in which case the second card must be an Item card.
-'''Phase 3''' : Confrontation resolution
-For each character, we compare the difference between Attack and Defense with the opposition. The excess is deducted from the character's Health points
-⇒ If a character goes to 0 Health points, he dies at the end of the round (although this card can still be a target, as some particular cards can place them back in-game).
-⇒ If a character involved in a fight goes to 0 Health points and hasn't attacked yet, he will do it anyway.
-'''Phase 4''' : Tapped
-The characters that were involved in Combat are then tapped (if not dead of course), and they cannot participate in the fight again until all the characters have been tapped. However these tapped characters can still be a target for some particular cards. Once all of the living characters are tapped, the next round will 'un-tap' them.
-'''Phase 5''' : Discard
-Players can discard as many cards as they want (caution, a player that does not have enough cards to draw at the beginning of the round will lose the game at the end of the round!). The player that has more than 5 cards in hand must discard one or several cards to keep 5.
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-'''Round 2/Player 2'''
-Each player draws to 5 cards in HAND (some cards can allow a player to draw more than five). Same as phase 1 and 5. Player 2 cannot choose a tapped character to fight. Round 2 then starts. Then, it is Player 1 that plays and so on.
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-'''End Game'''
-The game stops when all the player's characters are dead or if one of the players leaves the battle. The player wins a game if he still has some characters that are alive. If every character is dead on both sides, the computer will calculate and sum the damage and healing inflicted during the battle round.
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-'''Important Points'''
-'''Contradiction in rules'''
-If a rule is contradicted by text on a card, the card will prevail.
-'''Order Activation'''
-In the case where there are multiple orders, for example, a character has Order 2: Attack +1 and Order 8: Defense +1, if an effect activated the Order, the character will then benefit from the effects of each bonus and will obtain Attack +1, Defense +1.
-'''Experience and upgrades'''
-Based on the actions taken each game, the cards will gain experience. The way cards gain experience will vary depending on whether it is a character or not.
-'''Mage Attack/ Spell damage'''
-Spell cards can only be thrown (played) by a mage character (with the exception of Guemelites, on which see GUEMELITES). If this spell produces direct damage (like Fireball, Thunder bolt, Blazing arrow etc), the mage character does not perform a physical attack. The damage of spells substitute those of the Mage.
-'''Damage, Spell Resistance and Theurgy'''
-When damage is produced by a spell or Theurgy card, we do not consider the opposing defense, but the score of the opponent's spirit. Such damage is 'magical damage', and just as 'physical damage' is resisted by defense, so 'magical damage' is resisted by Spirit.
-Example : Aku plays "Blazing arrow" against Aez (Defense 3, Spirit 1). The Spell deals 5 damage points but minus the Spirit of AEZ, IE: 1. Therefore, the Blazing arrow damages the opponent for 4 Health points.
-'''Card order resolution'''
-Card resolution order is important because some cards affect the cards that the opponent plays.
-This order is observed:
-''- The First card of the active player is played first.
-- The First card of the passive player is played second.
-- The Second card of the active player is played third.
--The Second card of the passive player is played fourth.''
-'''Items restriction'''
-A character can only have one item for each type: Weapon and Armor. For instance, only one sword and one shield. There are no other restrictions concerning other items (jewels, scrolls, potions ect).
-Note: A game effect, "Dual Wield" enables a character to wield two weapons so long as they are both considered 'one-handed.'
 == Class effects ==

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