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Introduction

Welcome to Gigachad Smackdown, a fast-paced trading card game where strategy, resource management, and epic battles determine who reigns supreme! Assemble your deck of Chads and Gigachads, outsmart your opponent, and claim victory. Whether you're a casual player or a competitive strategist, Gigachad Smackdown offers a variety of modes to suit your playstyle.

Components

• Chad Cards: Regular character cards with unique stats, abilities, and moves.

• Gigachad Cards: Rare, powerful character cards with enhanced stats and abilities. Gigachad cards are marked by a Gigachad face to the left of the number in the bottom right corner of the card.

• Item Cards: Items or abilities that modify a Chad’s stats or grant effects.

• Effect Cards: One-time-use cards with special effects like forcing swaps, discards, or shuffles.

• Recommended Items:

  • Notebook or paper: HP and EP for multiple character cards is a lot to keep track of in your head. Consider keeping track of your stats in a notebook or on a sheet of paper.

  • Damage and EP counters: Consider using small items like coins, paperclips, or handmade counters to keep track of damage and EP.

  • Card sleeves, boxes, or binders: Protect your cards from bends, tears, and other mishaps by storing them in card boxes or binders and placing them in card sleeves during play.

Objective

Defeat your opponent’s active Chads by reducing their HP to 0. Victory conditions may vary based on the selected game mode or house rules.

Deck Construction

Standard Deck

• Deck size: 20 cards

• Up to 2 copies of any single Chad card

• Limit of 2 Gigachad cards per deck (no duplicates allowed for Gigachads)

Mini Deck Sizes:

• 5-Card Mini Deck (no Gigachads allowed)

• 10-Card Mini Deck (limit of 1 Gigachad card)

Game Setup

1. Shuffle your deck and place it facedown as your draw pile.

2. Each player draws 5 cards to form his starting hand.

3. Set your Energy Points (EP) to the starting pool based on the mode:

   1. Standard and Team Modes: Start with 5 EP.

   2. Mini Deck Modes: Start with 3 EP.

4. Each player selects his active Chads and places them face-up in the active zone.

   1. For standard mode, select 1 active Chad.

   2. For team mode, select up to 3 active Chads.

5. Each player selects up to 3 Chads to be placed face-up in the bench zone.

Energy Points (EP)

• Maximum EP Pool: 10 EP is the maximum EP that a player can accumulate at any given time. A player cannot gain any more than the maximum of 10 EP, even by using effect cards or item cards.

• EP Gain Per Turn: At the beginning of his turn, a player gains 2 EP that can be spent or saved for future use. If a player reaches the 10-EP limit, he cannot gain any more EP at the beginning of his turns until he is below the 10-EP limit.

• Use EP to execute moves and retreat active Chads to the bench. Each active Chad can only use one move per turn, even if the player has extra EP.

Gameplay Phases

Phase 1: Draw Phase

Draw one card from your deck at the beginning of your turn.

Phase 2: Energy Phase

Gain 2 EP at the beginning of your turn. You cannot exceed the limit of 10 EP by any means.

Phase 3: Action Phase

You may perform any combination of the following actions during your turn:

1. Use Moves: Spend EP to execute a move listed on an active Chad card. Each active Chad can only use one move per turn.

2. Play Cards:

   1. Place a Chad into an active or bench position.

   2. Use Item or Effect cards to modify gameplay.

3. Retreat Active Chads: Spend 1 EP to move an active Chad to the bench or swap an active Chad with a benched Chad. In Team Mode, you may retreat or swap up to 2 Chads per turn. Each swap costs 1 EP.

4. Resolve Effects: Apply any effects caused by effect and item cards or Chad abilities.

Phase 4: End Phase

Ensure your cards and stats are in order and pass the turn to your opponent.

Modes of Play

Standard Mode

• Deck Size: 20 cards

• Active Chads: 1

• Benched Chads: Up to 3

• Victory Condition: Defeat 3 active Chads or all opponent’s Chads.

Team Mode

• Deck Size: 20 cards

• Active Chads: Up to 3

• Benched Chads: Up to 3

• Victory Condition: Defeat 5 active Chads or all opponent’s Chads.

Mini Deck Modes

5-Card Mini Deck

• Deck Size: 5 cards, no Gigachads

• Active Chads: 1

• Benched Chads: Up to 3

• Victory Condition: Defeat 2 active Chads or all opponent’s Chads.

10-Card Mini Deck

• Deck Size: 10 cards, including up to 1 Gigachad

• Active Chads: 1

• Benched Chads: Up to 3

• Victory Condition: Defeat 2 active Chads or all opponent’s Chads.

Special Rules and Clarifications

1. No Gigachad Duplicates: Gigachads are unique and cannot be duplicated in any deck.

2. Draw Pile Exhaustion: If your draw pile is empty, you can no longer draw any cards for the rest of the game.

3. Item Card Rules:

   1. Up to two item cards may be attached to a Chad or Gigachad card.

   2. Attached items cannot be removed or swapped for other items unless removal of items is forced by an opponent’s effect card, move, or ability.

   3. If a Chad or Gigachad is retreated, its item cards remain attached.

   4. When a Chad or Gigachad is defeated or discarded, any item cards attached to it are also discarded.

House Rules

While this manual provides the core rules for playing the game, players are also encouraged to experiment and develop their own unique playstyles and house rules. Here are some ideas for customizing your gameplay:

1. Deck Size Adjustments: Try different deck sizes, such as 15-card or 40-card decks, to see how it changes strategy and balance.

2. Modified EP Systems: Adjust the EP cap or regeneration rate to make moves more accessible or challenging. For example, start with 3 EP or regenerate 4 EP per turn.

3. Alternative Win Conditions: Instead of winning by knocking out a set number of opposing Chads, experiment with objectives like defeating a certain number of Gigachads or battling until someone runs out of cards.

4. Custom Game Modes: Invent new modes tailored to specific player counts or scenarios. Examples include cooperative modes, where two players team up against a shared adversary, or a “Sudden Death” mode with no bench allowed.

5. Card-Specific Rules: Create special rules for specific cards to increase their value or introduce thematic effects. For example, active Gigachad cards could impose restrictions on EP regeneration for both players.

6. Limited Draft Play: Introduce drafting mechanics by having players build their decks from a shared pool of random cards at the start of each game instead of building their own custom decks beforehand.

7. Flexible Bench Limits: Adjust the number of active and benched Chads allowed to suit your deck sizes and game complexity.

8. Collaborative Deck Building: Share decks and create hybrid strategies with friends to explore unique combinations of cards.

9. Stat Overhaul: Reimagine what the HP, EP, and attack damage numbers on the cards represent to completely change how the game is played.

If you develop a fun variant, consider sharing it with your friends or the community! Player creativity is a vital part of keeping the game exciting and dynamic.