Cloned from The All-Star Chaff Battle Box

Kitchen table gameplay with cards that spark joy

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• Players start the game with four cards in hand
  • Mulligans are not allowed
• Players draw from one shared library
  • Graveyards are separate
• Each player has ten lands in their command zone. They may play one per turn.
  • 5 Basic Lands - one of each
  • 5 Guildgates - either:
    • five of each allied guild
    • five of each enemy guild
• Optional Rule: The player on the draw gets a treasure token.
  • I personally play this rule (I don't know whether play or draw is correct)

Design Philosiphy

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• A classic curve topper in each color turns the game on its head when it enters the battlefield
• A low costed creature curve and abundant cheap removal (~30%) allows for interactive back-and-forth games
  • Most cards will affect the board state
  • Cards that ignore the board generate a resource advantage
• Most creatures don't have toughness higher than their power
  • Encourages creature combat
  • Trading simplifies the board and prevents board stalls
• Cards are fun and intuitive
  • Easy to parse (Charging Monstrosaur)
  • Iconic (Lightning Bolt)
  • Cool factor can override complexity (Kargan Intimidator)
• Fan favorite smoothing mechanics allow for efficient mana usage throughout the game
  • Adventure(Tempest Hart)
  • Cycling (Miscalculation)
  • Flashback (Think Twice)
  • Kicker (Phyrexian Scuta)
  • Madness (Basking Rootwalla)
  • Reconfigure (Lizard Blades)
  • Unearth (Combat Courier)
• Two for ones are uncommon, but incredibly powerful
  • Divination can turn the tide of a game
  • Many cards provide an effect worth half a card
    • +1/+1 counters (Pridemalkin)
    • 1/1 soldier tokens (Resolute Reinforcements)
    • 1 damage (Skeleton Archer)
    • A rummage or loot (Scrapwork Mutt)
    • Bouncing a creature (Man-O'-War)
  • Recently, I've added more two for ones as a catch-up mechanic
    • This makes gameplay slightly swingier
    • I avoid cards that snowball card advantage
    • Flametongue Kavu is likely too strong, but I'm ok with that
    • My local playgroup has a bunch of value enjoyers
• Colossal Dreadmaw is the king of the box
  • No creature is allowed to profitably trade with the Dreadmaw
  • It costs at least 3 mana to kill the Dreadmaw (except for Doom Blade and Terminate)