Balance.

You fall asleep. you dream... but the dream always becomes a nightmare. And you wake up, back to reality. A cycle of the ages.

Your goal is to find Balance. 

In this game, reality is fragile, dreams are powerful, and nightmares are always one step behind. 

Each player wields a hand of 15 cards - 5 Dreams, 5 Nightmares, and 5 Reality - in a cycle of manipulation and mind games where the goal is simple: end with zero points. 

No luck - just pure strategy.

Overview:

• Each player must have the same set of 15 cards (selected from of the 39 provided) and will utilize a point slider/counter to keep track of points.
• The first player places any card to begin the game. From there on, dream cards can only be placed on reality cards, reality cards can only be placed on nightmare cards, and nightmare cards can only be placed on dream cards, unless said otherwise.
• Every card has a description and action that must be followed, and a total point value on the top right to be added/subtracted from the player's point count.
• When the first player is no longer capable of placing any cards, the game ends, and the player whose point count is closest to zero wins!

Sample game:

  

[ 2-5 player, card game, print-and-play OR play on playingcards.io ]

 

Created as a submission for Bad Art Jam

Achievements:

• Feeling The Movement- The art and/or design approach is strongly associated with the Surrealist movement.
  
• Leave Nothing to Chance- Makes no use of random elements, such as rolling dice or drawing cards.
• The Impressionism That I Get- Features surreal, abstract, or indirect content and themes.
• Color by Numbers- This game requires little to no setup before play begins.
  
• They Were Studiomates- In collaboration with Aanya Malhotra, Aria Long, and Jennifer Mei.