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* The new Stars suit replaces the Major Arcana cards |
* The new Stars suit replaces the Major Arcana cards |
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* When a Stars card is activated or played, the Color die is rolled twice, with the powers available dictated by the outcome |
* When a Stars card is activated or played, the Color die is rolled twice, with the powers available dictated by the outcome |
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** Normal suits keep the same powers, a Star |
** Normal suits keep the same powers, a Star allows discarding and drawing cards or swapping hands, and a Wild 'powers up' the other die roll |
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* There is an optional 'simple' mode played with three trios per player where orientation is ignored |
* There is an optional 'simple' mode played with three trios per player where orientation is ignored |
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| Agnostica | ||
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| John Cooper, Kory Heath, Kristin Matherly, Jacob Davenport (original), Peter Strait (variation) | ||
| Agnostica, a simplified version of Gnostica, involves capturing territory on an evolving board made up of Zark City cards. | ||
| Players: | 2 - 5 | |
| Length: | Long | |
| Complexity: | High | |
| Trios per color: | 3 (5 for the complex game) | |
| Number of colors: | 1 per player | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| deck of Zark City cards, Color die | ||
| Setup time: | 5 minutes | |
| Playing time: | 45 - 120 minutes | |
| Strategy depth: | High | |
| Random chance: | Medium | |
| Game mechanics: | Modular board, Card game | |
| Theme: | Mystical | |
| Status: Complete (v1.2), Year released: 2016 | ||
A variant of Gnostica which replaces the powers of the Major Arcana cards with random effects from rolling the Color die.
Differences[edit | edit source]
- Tarot suits are replaced with their French equivalents (Cups = Hearts, Rods = Clubs, Discs = Diamonds, Swords = Spades)
- The new Stars suit replaces the Major Arcana cards
- When a Stars card is activated or played, the Color die is rolled twice, with the powers available dictated by the outcome
- Normal suits keep the same powers, a Star allows discarding and drawing cards or swapping hands, and a Wild 'powers up' the other die roll
- There is an optional 'simple' mode played with three trios per player where orientation is ignored