Tournament Play
Tournament Play is a game for the seriously competitive. Or not. Your objective is to score in as many tournaments as possible, thru strenuous playtesting and preparation, intentional sabotage, or simply blind dumb luck.
Print and play setup
Print the cards from here. They should be scaled correctly, but I suggest printing a single page first to make sure.Still need the tournament cards
Not sure how people can (reasonably) custom print their own dice.
Iconography
Until I can get a custom font with icons, the following symbols will have to do.
| Text | Dice | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| # |  | -1 to your score |
| + |  | +1 to your score |
| + + |  | +2 to your score |
| * |  | Special |
Components
- 4 Character Cards (example)
- 40 Decks Cards (example)
- 4 Helper Cards
- 80 Action cards (example)
- 20 Tournament cards
Card Types
- Characters A player's character card provides a special ability, in addition to determining the dice that player will roll. On the right hand side of the character card are 6 symbols. Those symbols are the 6 sides of that players dice.
- Decks Everyone playing in a tournament has one deck they have registered. These decks give players special abilities and help (or hinder) action cards being played. Decks have a special ability and between one and three colors (Red, Green, Blue)
- Actions are cards that can be played during a tournament to modify dice rolls, alter scores, or just twist the meta-game.
- Tournaments are the way players win. Each tournament has a point value in the upper left hand corner.
Other Terms
- Active Pool: All dice you have rolled for this tournament. Anytime something effects dice results, the affected die must be in your active pool, unless otherwise stated.
- Extra Pool: Dice that have not been rolled, or have already been spent are considered to be in your extra pool. These dice are not counted for totals, and cannot be spent for Special actions.
Setup
- Shuffle the Deck of Decks, Tournament Deck, and Action deck. Place them in reach of all players
- Each player chooses one of the four character cards and a helper card. Also take all 5 dice matching your color.
- Each player draws 3 deck cards. Choose one and put the rest on the bottom of the deck
- Each player draws 5 action cards to make up their hand
Gameplay
The game is played over a series of rounds, or tournaments. Each round is comprised of 3 parts: Announcement, Tournament, and Results
Announcement
The first thing that happens each round is a new tournament card is revealed. Draw a new tournament card from the top of the deck and reveal it to all players
Some tournaments give a bonus to the winner. If the text begins with "Winner:" the effect is only applicable after the tournament is won.
Other tournaments' text will change the current tournament scene by adding or removing dice, making some decks better, or assisting certian players.
Tournament
Let the games begin! Tournaments have two parts: Dice and Actions.
As we all know, luck sometimes influences the outcome of a tournament. That's where the dice come in. Before anything else this phase, each player rolls their dice (typically 4) and places the result in their Active Pool.
Even after the die are cast, strategic planning and a little bit of backstabbing can alter the course of the event. Beginning with the player with the first player and proceeding clockwise, each player chooses to take an action until all players consecutively pass.
Actions a player can take on their turn are:
- Pass
- Play an action card
- Use a special ability (see below)
Actions
To play an action card, it must be in your hand. Place the card in the discard pile and apply the effects.
Special Abilities
Special abilities are actions on characters and most decks beginning with one or more "*"s. To use a special ability, a player must move a "*" dice from their active pool into the Extra Pool for each "*" in the abilities cost. Once that is done, apply the effect of the action.
Note - A special cannot be chosen if a player would not have enough "*" dice to pay for that action.
Standings
Once all players are done playing actions, its time to reveal the winner. Each player should total up all of the +'s across dice and actions, minus the number is X's. The player with the highest total wins the tournament! They take the tournament Card and put it next to their Character (see winning below)
In the case of a tie, all tied players play in the finals. Each player picks up all 5 of his/her dice and rolls them. Add the total as before, ignoring any specials or action cards. If there is still a tie, repeat this step.
After the winner is determined, each player draws 3 cards.
Winning
As soon as a player has 10 or more points that player is the Season Champion.