9th Dawn III – How to Play the Card Game (Basic Rules)

Mini guide to explain the basics of the game’s card game.

The Basics of the Game’s Card Game

All credit goes to Cesar!

Card Game Basics

• Equal number or higher means you capture the other card.
• Elements get a +2 bonus on non elements.
• Dark gets a +1 bonus on all elements but light.
• When Dark defends against an element, it gets a +2.
• Ice->Fire->Earth->Ice get a +3 bonus on eachother.
• Light gets a +3 on dark.
• At the end of the game, whoever wins, gets to pick an opponent card currently under their control/color.

Attacker v Defender Bonus

• Neutral v Neutral 0 / 0
• Neutral v Fire 0 / 2
• Neutral v Grass 0 / 2
• Neutral v Ice 0 / 2
• Neutral v Dark 0 / 2
• Neutral v Light 0 / 2

• Fire v Neutral 2 / 0
• Fire v Fire 0 / 0
• Fire v Grass 3 / 0
• Fire v Ice 0 / 3
• Fire v Dark 0 / 2
• Fire v Light 0 / 0

• Grass v Neutral 2 / 0
• Grass v Fire 0 / 3
• Grass v Grass 0 / 0
• Grass v Ice 3 / 0
• Grass v Dark 0 / 2
• Grass v Light 0 / 0

• Ice v Neutral 2 / 0
• Ice v Fire 3 / 0
• Ice v Grass 0 / 3
• Ice v Ice 0 / 0
• Ice v Dark 0 / 2
• Ice v Light 0 / 0

• Dark v Neutral 2 / 0
• Dark v Fire 1 / 0
• Dark v Grass 1 / 0
• Dark v Ice 1 / 0
• Dark v Dark 0 / 0
• Dark v Light 0 / 3

• Light v Neutral 2 / 0
• Light v Fire 0 / 0
• Light v Grass 0 / 0
• Light v Ice 0 / 0
• Light v Dark* 0 / 0
• Light v Light 0 / 0

Note that Light v Dark may be bugged. In the current iteration of the game, the bonus is 0/0. It is not confirmed if this is intended or not.