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2015 · 2-2 players · 30min · weight 1.91 · 1,512 ratings
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Users rated
1,512
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Wishing
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At a glance — v4 wide
Controlled-vocabulary primitives + 8-axis MDA aesthetic vector. Vocab v1.
Core loop (micro)
Play action cards to attack opponent's front character; defeated characters flip to reveal the next in your lineup.
MDA aesthetic vector (0–3)
Sensation
1
Fantasy
2
Narrative
1
Challenge
2
Fellowship
0
Discovery
1
Expression
1
Submission
1
Mechanic-interaction primitives (3)
- [3]hand_management_under_draw— “lawful player specializing in drawing cards and the outlaw player specializing in tricks”
- [2]variable_player_powers— “each player chooses a certain number of characters from a personal deck; lawful vs outlaw asymmetry”
- [2]attrition_clock— “whoever eliminates all of their opponent's characters first wins”
discovery_score: -0.222
Sources (2)
Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.
Wikipedia0.70LLM memory0.10
BGG tags
Mechanisms (1)
Categories (2)
American WestCard Game