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There are rules in place, however, to accomodate for more open playstyles, should Players find themselves curious to try combining cards in unintended ways! This is a conversation for a different day, however!

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A quick note on 'Scripted' format: For now, Muses, Advantages, and their Arts are played together, as indicated by their matching Serial Numbers on the bottom. Playing assigned sets of cards is SolRei's 'Scripted' format, and seeks to create an easy to jump into play experience for newcomers.

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Some Arts have a special border. These indicate a unique SIGNATURE MOVE. While other Arts can be somewhat utilized by a Muse who does not meet the requirements, a Signature Move MUST be used by the named Muse! That means these are extra special abilities that are exclusive to their Muse!

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Finally we have Arts! While a Muse and Advantage are available at all times, Arts wait in a special side-deck-- your 'Script'! Before you can use these powerful abilities, you must first prepare them! Once READIED in your Arts Zone, simply pay their cost to unleash a powerful surprise technique!

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To bolster the talents of your Muse, they come equipped with an Advantage! Whether an inborn talent or precious treasure, Advantages grant extra abilities at your Muse's disposal. Muses are tied to their Advantages in the 'Scripted' format, but we may someday allow Players to 'Ad-Lib!'

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At the forefront is the Muse: the individual you'll be embodying for the duration of an Act. Your chosen Muse determines what other cards you can utilize, an Alignment which indicates what suit you'll defend with, and special abilities, which incline you to certain strategies and playstyles.

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For today, I thought it would be a good idea to share the various types of cards youll encounter while playing SolRei: The Grand 52 (besides playing cards, which I imagine most people are familiar with!) It was also maybe a fun opportunity to show off a few things I had produced over development!

A carton of playing cards for SolRei: The Grand 52 with an illustration of an anthropomorphic fox woman with flaming claws leaping from the background towards a blue cat monster while a young man with black hair and a green hoodie looks on in shock and fear. The carton is on a mousepad with a printed design respesenting the playing field for the game.

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Since Player B has seven Points of Damage, his Muse is K.O.ed! This Act goes to the last Player standing, Player A!!! Of course, both Players thank eachother for the game! After all, an Act of SolRei is a collaboration, and this stellar performance could not be possible without one another!

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It would seem Player B has no way to BLOCK the incoming Damage, which is bad for them! Damage is taken one Point at a time, so maybe if he flips a SPADE from the first Damage, he could be safe... ... Ah. Well, too bad! I guess we'll learn more about BLOCKING another time!

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What's this!? Not satisfied by just one point of Damage, Player A utilizes her Muse's special ADVANTAGE ability- "EXPLOSIVE BLOWS"- by exhausting two total cards, including a DIAMOND from her damage. If she's on Offense, this Advantage will deal an additional point of Damage to Player B! Ouch!!!

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Since Player B has no other way to change either Muse's Power, Player A has won the Showdown! Since her Muse is in Offensive position, this means she's poised to deal one point of Damage to Player B!

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Just when it seems like Player B has the upper hand, Player A reminds him of her Muse's special ability. She chooses this time to pay the cost of Ashley's AFTER SHOWDOWN ability by discarding an appropriate HEART card from her hand. With this, she gives her Muse an extra 2 Power which means...

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If both Players have played all abilities they wanted, they are poised for the moment we have been waiting for: THE SHOWDOWN! The face-down Action Cards are revealed, and the higher Power wins! Since Player A used an Art to give her 4♦ a boost, her Power comes in at 9 to Player B's 10♠! Uh-oh!

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In the Before Showdown Step, Players can activate appropriate abilities to prepare for the dramatic clash that is going to take place! Player A activates her "FENNEC CLAW" Art that she has readied and pays for its cost by flipping a HEART Action Card in her Damage, EXHAUSTING it for a Power boost!

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A Round truly begins when both Players place a card from their hand face-down in their Action Card zone. Once the cards placed are agreed upon, they can no longer be moved, and play enters the first step of the Showdown Phase- The "BEFORE SHOWDOWN" Step!

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As it feels important to lead off with, today we will be going over the SHOWDOWN. An important phase of SolRei which a Round mostly revolves around. We will be joining in the middle of a friendly game near its end! Say hello to Player A and Player B!

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Muses act as the avatar of the Player and will act as the cornerstone of one of many diverse playstyles. Players will strategize with the Arts and Abilities their Muse offers, and form plans around the Action Cards they have to win rounds and deal damage! Deal 7 points to a Rival to knock them out!

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SolRei: The Grand 52 is a head-to-head card game which utilizes simultaneous play from an ordinary deck of playing cards (known as your ACTION DECK.) The rest of your cards, a small collection of a Muse and their abilities- known as your SCRIPT, are freely able to be printed from our website!

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This sacred performance has been a time-honored tradition for centuries in the Grand. Now, for the first time, it arrives in ours! Welcome to: THE GRAND 52!

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Whether a recreation of a historical event, or a theoretical meeting of two Muses across space and time, Players experience the Show through their muses eyes, and utilize their unique energies- known as Rei- to unleash dazzling feats of power and grace!

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To honor them and to pass their legacy down the ages, a sacred ritual of play, known as a performance of SolRei is practiced. These practitioners, called Players, embody the Muse of their choosing, and with another Player, take to the stage and perform a contest in front of an elated audience.

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This world is known as the Grand, and those who are called to make their mark upon it- the MUSES! Throughout the history of the Grand, these exceptional individuals have taken part in shaping history with the help of both friends and adversaries alike.

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