BraveRats
BraveRats Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Overview
Game time: 5 minutes
Number of players: 2
Each player represents a clan and competes to win control of the kingdom.
Contents
- 8 Blue Cards
- 8 Red Cards
- 1 Rulebook
Preparation
Each player takes a set of 8 cards of the same color.
How to Play
Players secretly choose one of their cards and place it face down in front of them.
Starting a Round
Once the 2 cards have been selected, both players flip over their cards at the same time.
Each card has a strength and a special power that both determine who wins the round.
The card with the highest strength wins, but some special powers can overrule this.
The special powers are mandatory and always count.
The Following Rounds
Set the cards aside with the losing card turned face down as a reminder of who won the round.
The game then proceeds to the next round.
Both players choose a new card from their hand and simultaneously reveal them.
In the case of a draw (the strength of both cards is equal), the round is put on hold. The winner of the next round also wins the previous round that was on hold (it may happen that several rounds in a row are on hold).
End of the Game
The game ends when a player has won 4 rounds. This player's clan conquers the kingdom!
If the players run out of cards before this happens, declare a tie and play again!
The Cards
7 - Prince
You win the round
This card always wins the round except against the Princess and the Musician.
It doesn't matter if the Assassin has turned the tables, the Prince beats the Assassin. However, the Musician still puts the round on hold.
Warning: if the opponent plays the Princess against your Prince, he doesn't just win the round, he wins the game!
6 - General
The card in your next round gets +2 strength
The General's power affects the next round. If the opponent plays the Wizard in the next round, it does not nullify the General's power.
5 - Wizard
Nullifies the special power of your opponent's card
The Wizard nullifies the opponent's special power, which simply means that the highest card wins the round.
4 - Ambassador
If you win with this card, it counts as 2 victories
This effect is valid even if the round is on hold. If the player who played the Ambassador wins the round following a hold, it's worth 3 victories.
3 - Assassin
The lowest strength wins
The lowest strength wins, except against a Prince.
2 - Spy
Next round, your opponent reveals his card before you choose yours
If both players choose the Spy the same round, their powers nullify each other.
1 - Princess
If your opponent plays the Prince, you automatically win the game
If your opponent plays the Prince, the game ends immediately and you win, regardless of the number of victories.
0 - Musician
This round is nullified and put on hold
This power wins over all powers, except the Wizard's.
Game Variations
Some of the variations can be used in combination with others.
A. Traitor: Before the game, both players exchange a card randomly.
B. Lucky Draw: The 8 starting cards are shuffled to make a draw pile. Each player draws 3 cards and chooses one to play. As soon as a card is played, a new card is drawn.
C. Fast Rat: The game is won after 3 victories instead of 4.
D. Draft: Shuffle all 16 cards. One player draws 4, chooses one to keep and gives the rest to the other player who chooses one to keep and gives the rest back and so on. Then the other player draws 4 new cards, chooses one to keep and so on until all cards are dealt.
E. Random Deal: Shuffle the 16 cards and deal 8 to each player.
F. Princess Attack: Before the game, one player exchanges his Princess for the opponent's Prince. This means one player starts with both Princes, the other with both Princesses.
G. The Emperor: Play 3 times. The first to win 2 games wins.
Results Table
The table below shows the outcome of every possible card matchup. Rows are the Applewoods (red) card played; columns are the Yargs (blue) card played.
| Applewoods \ Yargs | 7 - Prince | 6 - General | 5 - Wizard | 4 - Ambassador | 3 - Assassin | 2 - Spy | 1 - Princess | 0 - Musician |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 - Prince | X *1 | A | A | A | A | A | Yargs win the game | X |
| 6 - General | Y | X | A | A | Y | A | A | X |
| 5 - Wizard | Y | Y | X | A | A | A | A | A |
| 4 - Ambassador | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | A | A | X |
| 3 - Assassin | Y | A | Y | A | X *2 | Y | Y | X |
| 2 - Spy | Y | Y | Y | Y | A | X | A | X |
| 1 - Princess | Applewoods win the game | Y | Y | Y | A | Y | X | X |
| 0 - Musician | X | X | Y | X | X | X | X | X *3 |
X: round is on hold
Y: Yarg clan wins the round
A: Applewood clan wins the round
If the General was played in the previous round:
*1 The player who played the General wins the round (9 vs 7).
*2 The player who did not play the General wins the round (3 vs 5).
*3 The round is nullified and put on hold.
Credits
Original game idea by Seiji Kanai.
Illustration by Christophe Swal.
©2014 Blue Orange. All rights reserved for all countries. BraveRats and Blue Orange are trademarks of Blue Orange.