Jabberwocky deck

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Jabberwocky
Designers Kevan, Raven and Tyrethali
Date 2nd May 2001
Players 2+
This is a playable deck - it's finished, tested and ready to play.
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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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe...

Special Rules

Dead Monsters

The Jubjub Bird, Frumious Bandersnatch and Jabberwock are all Monsters. A Monster is slain if it has been sent to the discard pile from play, earlier in the game, and is not currently in play.

Card List

The Jabberwock
Thing
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
Jaws that Bite
Action
Play only if the Jabberwock is in play. Destroy any non-Jabberwock Thing in play.
Claws that Catch
Action
Play only if the Jabberwock is in play. Target player must discard their hand.
Jubjub Bird
Thing
Tumtum Tree
Thing
Action: Stand awhile in thought. Instead of playing a Thing this turn, you may draw a card.
Frumious Bandersnatch
Thing
Uffish Thought
Action
Play only if there are no Monsters in play. Draw three cards.
Whiffling
Action
Return a Monster to any Player's hand, or put a Monster into play from your hand.
Gyre
Action
Play only if the Jubjub Bird or Frumious Bandersnatch is in play. Target player discards a card.
Gimble
Action
Play only if the Jubjub bird or Frumious Bandersnatch is in play. Target player destroys a non-Jabberwock Thing they control.
Eyes of Flame
Action
Return all non-Jabberwock Things to their owner's hands if the Jabberwock is in play.
Vorpal Blade
Thing
Action: Snicker-Snack! Destroy a Monster.
O Frabjous Day!
Action
Play only if the Jabberwock has been slain. You win the game.
Callooh!
Action
Play only if the Jubjub Bird has been slain. Search the draw pile for a card and put it into your hand.
Callay!
Action
Play only if the Bandersnatch has been slain. Search the discard pile for a card and put it into your hand.
Burble
Action
Play only if the Jabberwock is in play. Each Player discards a card at random.
Seeking the Manxome Foe
Action
Search any player's hand, and take one card from it.