Mario Bros. deck

Mario Bros.
Designer	MagiMaster
Date	3-21-2007
Players	2+
This is an unfinished deck. It is incomplete, and is not playable.
To play Dvorak: Draw five cards each and leave the rest as a draw pile. On your turn, draw a card from the draw pile and play one Thing and/or one Action. (See the full rules.)
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Take on the role of a plumber in the Mushroom Kingdom. This means you are in charge of rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser and his Minions.

Special Rules

Locations are a type of Thing. Locations are played into the middle, on top of the current Location. Only the topmost Location is counted as in play and affects all players. No Things or Actions (or Thing abilities) can be played if there is no Location in play.

Enemies are also a type of Thing. Enemies have no special rules, but some cards only affect enemies.

At the beginning of the game, the players should decide on how many Levels the game will last. The game begins on Level 1.

At the beginning of each players' turn, they should roll a six-sided die. The result is their Jump Check for that turn. The Jump Die refers to the number rolled on the die for your Jump Check before anything modifies it.

Equipment

You need something to keep track of which Level the game is on and a six-sided die. You will also need a few objects to act as counters.

Notes

My original idea for this deck was fairly similar to the one for the Monty Python and the Holy Grail deck. However, it's becoming quite different.

Currently, the biggest problem seems to be the lack of Action cards. Many Things have actions, but there should be more Action cards. Right now though, I can't really think of any.

(Possible) Cards to Make

For notes on various things appearing in the Mario games, check here and here. Things in bold are referenced by existing cards already.

• Piranha Plant
• Blooper
• Buzzy Beetle
• Cheep-Cheep
• Shy Guy
• Snifit
• Chain Chomp
• Dry Bones
• Thwomp
• Wiggler
• Pider
• Frog Suit
• Hammer Bros. Suit
• Koopa Shell
• Chocolate Island
• Koopahari Desert
• Pipe Maze
• Ghost House
• Cheese Bridge

Other Thoughts

• There should be several cards that depend on the number of enemies you control
• There should be more interaction between the cards (and not just the player/Jump Check)
• The locations should all be fairly unique, but I don't have many good ideas at the moment
• There should probably be some cards that affect the players' hands besides just discarding cards
• There should be a couple of cards that let you draw cards faster
• There could be a card to go back a Level
• Should each player keep track of their own Level, or should there be a global Level?
  • Global Levels speed the game along, but make things more random (I could let you rescue the princess seven times, and then win on the last level)
  • Seperate Levels would make the game a lot slower, but less random

Card List

Rescue the Princess

Action

Play only in Bowser's Castle. If the game is on the last Level, you win. Otherwise, destroy the stack of Location cards and advance to the next Level, then shuffle the discard pile (including this card) into the draw pile.

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Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!

Card by MagiMaster

Warp Pipe

Action

Play this only if your Jump Check is greater than 4. Destroy the stack of Location cards and advance to the next level. This cannot be used to advance beyond the last level.

Card by MagiMaster

Starman

Action

Play during a Jump Check to make it an automatic 6, or during your turn to increase your next Jump Check by 3.

Card by Bucky

Question Mark Block

Action

Play this only if your Jump Check is greater than 1. Draw two cards.

Card by MagiMaster

Flagpole

Action

Play this only if your Opponent controls no Enemies or your Jump Check is 5 or greater. Reveal cards from the top of the deck until you find a Location. Put that Location into play and shuffle the deck.

Card by Bucky

1-up Mushroom

Action

Discard your hand and draw enough new cards to reach your hand size limit.

Card by MagiMaster

Out of Time

Action

Play this only if there are at least 5 cards in the stack of Location Cards. Destroy those cards but do not advance to the next Level.

Card by MagiMaster

Jump Combo

Action

Discard a number of cards to destroy an equal number of enemies.

Card by MagiMaster

Keyhole

Action

Play only if you control Key. If you are at Star Road, advance to the next level twice. Otherwise, advance only one level. You cannot use this to advance beyond the last level. Either way, destroy Key.

Card by Bucky

Jump

Action

Destroy target Enemy.

Card by MagiMaster

Toad

Action

Draw three cards, then discard two.

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Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way.

Card by MagiMaster

Spade Game

Action

Draw three cards. If they are not all the same type, discard them.

Card by BM

Warp Whistle

Action

Lay the Location stack out face-down and choose 3 cards from it. Discard 2 of the chosen cards and use the remaining one as the location.

Card by BM

Bowser's Overkill

Action

If you have less than 5 enemies in play, draw 3 cards and discard all non-enemies from the draw. If you have 5 or more enemies in play, than your opponent loses a turn.

Card by BM

You Forgot the Princess!

Action

If the last card used to advance the level was not Rescue the Princess, go back a level.

Card by CashCrazed

Glitch

Action

All players throw their hands face down into a pile, then the pile is mixed up and each player takes as many cards from the pile as they originally had.

Card by CashCrazed

Super Mushroom

Thing

Add 1 to your Jump Check. If you are forced to discard a card, you may destroy this instead.

Card by MagiMaster

Tanuki Suit

Thing

You cannot be affected by Enemy actions.

Card by MagiMaster

Fire Flower

Thing

Action: If your Jump Check is greater than 2, destroy target non-Location Thing.

Card by MagiMaster

Yoshi Egg

Thing

Action: Search the deck for a Baby Yoshi card. If you find one, put it into play and destroy this card.
Action: Destroy this card to destroy target enemy.

Card by MagiMaster

Baby Yoshi

Thing

Reduce your Jump Check by 1.
Action: Destroy target enemy and add a counter to this card.
Action: Remove 3 counters from this card to search the deck for a Yoshi card. If you find one, put it into play and destroy this card.

Card by MagiMaster

Yoshi

Thing

Increase your Jump Check by 1.
Action: Destroy target thing.

Card by MagiMaster

Key

Thing

Decrease your Jump Check by 1.

Card by Bucky

P-Wing

Thing

Increase your Jump Check by 2. This card is destroyed upon advancing to the next level.

Card by CashCrazed

Super Feather

Thing

If your Jump Die is less than your previous Jump Die, it becomes the previous number instead.

Card by MagiMaster

Goomba

Enemy

Action: Target player whose last Jump Check was less than 3 must discard a card.

Card by MagiMaster

Koopa Troopa

Enemy

Action: Target player whose last Jump Check was less than 4 must discard a card.

Card by MagiMaster

Hammer Bros.

Enemy

Action: All players whose last Jump Check was less than 3 must discard a card.

Card by MagiMaster

Bowser

Enemy

Play only in Bowser's Castle. The game cannot advance to the next level when Bowser is in play.

Card by Bucky

Lakitu

Enemy

This card cannot be destroyed by a player whose Jump Check is less than a 6.
Action: Create a Spiny Token. This counts as an Enemy with the text: 'This cannot be destroyed by a player whose Jump Check is less than 5.'

Card by MagiMaster

Pokey

Enemy

Play only in Koopahari Desert. This card comes into play with 3 counters. If this card would be destroyed, remove a counter instead. If there are no counters on this card, destroy it.

Card by MagiMaster

Blargg

Enemy

Play only in Vanilla Dome. If another Location is played, destroy this card. This card cannot be destroyed otherwise.
Action: Target player must discard a card at random.

Card by MagiMaster

Magikoopa

Enemy

Reduce all other players' maximum hand size by one.

Card by MagiMaster

Bob-omb

Enemy

Action: Destroy this card. Target player must discard three cards.

Card by MagiMaster

Boo

Enemy

Play only in Ghost House. If any player's Jump Check is 1 or less, they must discard a card or skip their turn. This card cannot be destroyed by a player whose Jump Check is less than 6.

Card by MagiMaster

Big Boo

Enemy

Play only in Ghost House. If another Location is played, destroy this card. It cannot be destroyed otherwise. If any player's Jump Check is 2 or less, they must discard two cards or skip their turn.

Card by MagiMaster

Bullet Bill

Enemy

Action: Destroy target thing controlled by a player whose last Jump Check was less than 3.

Card by BM

Banzai Bill

Enemy

Action: Destroy two target things controlled by a player whose last Jump Check was less than 4. They may discard three cards, or their entire hand, to prevent this.

Card by MagiMaster

Donut Plains

Location

Action: If your Jump Check is at least 6, destroy target Enemy.

Card by MagiMaster

Soda Lake

Location

Don't roll for your Jump Check. Your Jump Die is always 3.

Card by MagiMaster

Bowser's Castle

Location

If your Jump Check is 1 or less, discard a card.

Card by MagiMaster

Yoshi's Island

Location

If your Jump Die is a 1, re-roll.

Card by MagiMaster

Vanilla Dome

Location

If your Jump Die is a 6, re-roll.

Card by MagiMaster

Star Road

Location

If your Jump Die is 3 or less, it becomes 1. If your Jump Die is 4 or more, it becomes 6.
Action: If your Jump Check is at least 6, draw a card.

Card by MagiMaster

Forest of Illusion

Location

You cannot play another Location card unless your Jump Check is at least 6.

Card by MagiMaster

Bonus Round

Location

You may perform two Actions on your turn instead of one.

Card by CashCrazed