In order to add more decision making to Clash of Empires, I am considering a card-driven variant. Throughout the game, players will create a deck of cards and play them to influence their pieces on the board.

The mechanics have been influenced by the following games.

 

Rules changes for deckbuilding variant.

Setup

• Each player draws 5 copper and 5 ruin cards.

Game turn

• Do one of the following.
  • Play an action card.
  • Take a basic action defined by the basic Clash of Empires rules.
  • Play money cards and buy a card. Purchased
    cards go into your discard pile.
  • Remove a ruins card from your hand.
• Discard cards and draw 5 more.

Scoring

• No scoring from region bonuses.

Card list

• Ruins: Gained every time you take a territory.
• Cleanup $4: Return all ruin cards from hand.
• Copper $0: Gain $1
• Silver $3 : Gain $2
• Gold $6: Gain $3.
• Quick move $2: Move any number of troops from one territory to another territory up to 2 regions away.
• Teleport: Move any number of troops from one territory to any other territory you own, or an enemy territory adjacent to one of yours.
• Surprise attack $3: Same as basic move except that you may remove 1 enemy troop from a territory that you are attacking.
• Mass attack :$6 Same as basic move, but remove 2 enemy troops before resolving combat.
• Teleport $5: Move you troops from one territory to any territory on the board.
• Deploy $4: Gain +2 troops directly onto your board.
• Mass recruit $6: Gain +3 troops in any territory.
• Parade $5: Gain +1 VP.
• Crystal ball $4: Take a basic action and draw two cards.