I also will give everyone a preview of what the gameplay will be like. This game will be a deck building game similar to games such as Dominion and the DC Deck-Building Game. However, Forest Survival is also very different in some ways to both of those games.
Object of the Game: The object of the game is to earn the most Victory Points. These points are represented by the star in the bottom right corner of every card. The game ends when all of the Disaster Cards have been survived.
Start of the Game: At the beginning of the game, each player chooses an animal to play the game as. Each animal has its own special ability that affects the gameplay. Each player starts with a specific set of Initial Cards (7 "Look for Food" cards and 3 "Sleep" cards).
Deck Building: Each player starts with a deck of 10 cards and draws 5 for their hand. At the end of a player's turn, he/she discards all cards that were played or not played from their hand. Then, he/she draws 5 more cards. If a player's deck runs out, the discard pile is shuffled. This forms an endless deck. As a player gains cards from the Gathering, the cards are placed in his/her discard pile.
Gaining Cards: During a player's turn, he/she will gain cards from the Gathering using Survival Points. A card's cost in Survival Points is listed in the heart on the top right of each card.
Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores: The animal that each player plays the game as is a Carnivore, Herbivore, or Omnivore. This is represented by the color of the card. A red Animal Card is a Carnivore, a green Animal Card is an herbivore, and a red and green card is an Omnivore. If a Carnivore plays an Herbivore Card during its turn, the card loses all its effects and just allows the Carnivore to draw a card. If an Herbivore plays a Carnivore Card during its turn, the same thing happens: the Carnivore Card only allows the Herbivore to draw a card. However, an Omnivore can use the effects of all cards. This is why the ability on an Omnivore Animal Card is usually less powerful, because the Omnivores have the ability to use all the cards in the game to their advantage.
Disaster Cards: There also will be a Disaster Card in play at all times. A Disaster Card has a Threat (like an Attack) that affects all players and triggers when it comes into play. Players can use Survival Points to Survive a Disaster Card, in the same way that cards from the Gathering are gained. When a player Survives a Disaster Card, the Threat triggers again against all other players. Also, the next Disaster Card is revealed and its Threat triggers.
If anyone has any suggestions or questions about the game, feel free to comment below!
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| The Moose card at the bottom is an Herbivore Animal Card that players can choose to play the game as. |
