Deck One (Cards!)
Deck One is a deck in Cards!, designed by Patrick Ladwig.
Contents
Physical deck
Uniform back, customized front.
Deck syntax
Deck syntax (basic):
The Four:
Let F be a set of four elements.
Let the elements of F be designated F1, F2, F3, F4.
Let the four elements be idempotent::
- Equally powerful, equally interchangeable.
- In effect, four instances of a single entity (a singleton).
The Twelve = The Forty-Eight, separated into Four Groups of Three:
Let T designate The Twelve.
Let the elements of T be designated T1, T2, T3, T4.
Let there be an attribute function of each Tn:
- Tn (F1)
- Tn (F2)
- Tn (F3)
- Tn (F4)
Read as "Tn function F1, Tn function B," etc., where n enumerates T1, T2, T3, and T4.
Game syntax
Patrick's notes:
- Four Suits/Categories/Colors
- One each, Elite/Captain/Stealth/Phantom
- Twelve each, Characters
Goal: collect one character from each color for trick/book.
- Draw-discard rummy (?)
- First empty hand wins (?)
Game syntax (basic):
- Deal 6 cards to each player
- Set deck face down in middle
- Turn over top card to create discard pile
- Player to dealer's left goes first
- Player takes top card from discard pile, if desired,
- Or draws the top card on the deck and adds it to hand
- if player has all four colors of villain, book the set
- Player selects a card from hand to discard
- Play continues clockwise
- First player to book all cards wins the game.
Skins
Line | Four | Forty-Eight |
---|---|---|
"Deck One" | Four Phantoms | Twelve Villains |
Lords Phantom | Four Projectors | Twelve Lords |
Carnevale Tenebre | Four Prizes | Twelve Characters |
"Deck One"
The Twelve are Villains related to Green Lantern.
Line |
---|
Sinestro |
Parallax |
Tattooed Man |
Black Hand |
Baron Tyrano |
Star Sapphire |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Lords of the Phantom Zone
The Twelve are DC Characters (superheroes, or their allies) who have be transformed into Lords of the Phantom Zone:
Line |
---|
Superman |
Batman |
Wonder Woman |
Green Lantern |
Flash |
Green Arrow |
Lois Lane |
Amanda Waller |
Martian Manhunter |
Zatana |
Supergirl |
Uncle Sam |
Carnevale Tenebre
The Twelve are characters from Carnevale Tenebre:
Line |
---|
TBA |
TBA |
Havelock (Oracle Man) |
Hollerith (Ticket Man) |
Sons of Hercules |
Sons of Hercules (conjoined) |
Fire Warden |
Homme Brulant |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Four Prizes:
- Golden Voucher
- Green ...
- Red ...
- Blue ...