How to play
Betray rivals. Twist the tide. Win ugly.
A survival card game of monsters, tomes, and treachery. For those who like their card games fast, loud, and a little vicious.
Win by breaking your Hex. Or by making sure nobody else can.
Swift rounds.
Every bad choice leaves a scar.
Dirty betrayal.
Rivals make plans. Ruin them.
Wicked tomes.
A well-timed tome can spoil a sure win.
Doom of the dice.
No mob is safe until the dice have spoken.
How it works
Round by round
Round by round, rival mobs clash beneath the Gloom through 3 phases: Draw, Set, and Clash.
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The Keeper decides the fate of the table by choosing how many resources each player draws.
1–2 monsters
1–2 tomes. The Keeper draws +1 extra tome.
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Starting with the Keeper, who must enter, each player may either enter the round or pass.
Enter the round by setting 1 monster facedown in the Fray. This becomes your Mob Boss and leads your mob. If it falls, your round is over.
Pass and sit out of the round.
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Led by the Keeper, all players reveal their Mob Bosses. Activate monster abilities if their conditions are met.
From there, play continues in turn order. Each player makes one move per turn until only one Mob Boss remains.
On your turn, you do one of the following:
🔮 Cast a Tome on yourself or a rival.
🦑 Summon a Monster to strengthen and protect your mob.
⚔️ Enter Melee by attacking a rival, tally the power and roll the dice; the highest total wins.
👋 Pass and do nothing, but beware: if everyone passes, a Free-For-All Melee begins.
The last Mob Boss standing survives the round and breaks 1 hex. One curse lifted, one step closer to victory.
How to win survive
Break your Gloom’s Hexes first, or stand alone when the Dark Deck runs dry.
Protect your Mob
Monsters are your survival. Choose a Mob Boss to lead each round and outwit rivals with savage abilities. But guard them well; if you run out of monsters, you’re out of the game.
Twist the odds
Tomes change everything. Cast wicked magic to fortify your mob, weaken rivals, and punish plays, twisting the tide of each round until you break your hex.
Enter Melee
Melee is where mobs collide. Stack power through tomes and summons, tempt the odds with a roll of the dice and fell your rivals, melee after melee.
The play area
The table is divided into several game zones.
Diagram X shows a 2-player round, with each rival mob facing the Gloom. For games with more than 2 players, place each Mob Zone around the centre, all eyes turned inward.
Betray rivals. Twist the tide. Win ugly.
A survival card game of monsters, tomes, and treachery. For those who like their card games fast, loud, and a little vicious.
Win by breaking your Hex. Or by making sure nobody else can.