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Wayjer

Wayjer is a card game for two players which takes about 10 minutes to play.

How can I play it?

Feel free to use free printable PDF (print on both sides - long edge). Once printeded out, you can cut them up and give it a go!

I've also printed out copies of this game on proper card stock so if you know me and want one, shoot me a message! If you don't know me and want an "official" copy, then hunt me down online and ask me nicely! (I may ask you to cover printing and shipping btw)

How to Play


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Setup:

Shuffle the deck of cards and deal 6 to each player face down. Each player may look at their cards. 2 cards will remain face down as the deck.

Rules:

Both players select 2 cards from their hand and place them face down. The card closer to your opponent is the dueling card, and the other card is wagered.

All cards are turned face up simultaneously. The player with the higher value dueling card wins both wagered cards. If the dueling cards match, both players win only the card they wagered. The dueling cards are placed in a face up pile next to the deck. The previously wagered cards are placed face up in front of the player who won them.

Repeat this process with the remaining cards in each players' hand. The game ends when each player has no cards in hand.

How to win:

Once the game ends, each player sums the values on all cards they have won.

The player with the most points wins!

Rules Clarifications:

  • When SWAP is turned face up, take the top card of the deck and place it over the SWAP card. Both cards will be discarded at the end of the round, leaving one card in the deck.
  • If SWAP and COPY are revealed in the same round, the SWAP happens before the COPY.
  • If SWAP and -1 are revealed in the same round, then SWAP happens before the -1 ability.
  • Only the player who plays the -1 card may look at the top card of the deck.
  • If you COPY a -1, each player may look at the top card of the deck.
  • If the game ends in a tie, play again to determine the true winner!

    Contents

    Each game contains the following cards: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, SWAP, and COPY as well as a rules explainer.

    Credits

    I (Jacob) designed this game and made all of the art. With that said, thank you so much to the lovely people in my life who gave me feedback on the visual design and mechanics. In the end, I went with something relatively simple, but if this inspired you, please design your own game of any complexity! I'd love to check it out when you're done.