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Base game

Karmaka

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Published
2016
Players
2–4
Play time
25–60 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
AnimalsCard GameReligious
Mechanics:
Deck / bag buildingHand managementDraftingSet collectionDirect conflict

How it plays

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Main mechanics explained

  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
Full publisher description

From the creators of Osmos comes Karmaka , a competitive card game that plays out over multiple lives. Karmaka is a tactical card game set in a karmic universe. Players begin the game as lowly Dung Beetles. In life after life (hand after hand) they climb their way up the Karmic Ladder, racing to see who will achieve Transcendence first! During each of your lives you'll be working towards three ends: Score enough points to climb the Ladder and keep up with your rivals. Stash a good selection of cards to your Future Life. This will become your opening hand next life. Play cards for their abilities to help yourself or to hinder others. But what goes around comes around. A key tension in Karmaka is that after playing a card for its ability, a rival may take the card into their Future Life. Your actions may come back to haunt you in the next life... Score points to ascend while sowing the seeds of your next life, and if necessary sabotage your rivals. But remember, what goes around comes around, and your actions have consequences in this life...and the next.

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