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. Cards cannot affect Locations unless they specifically say otherwise.
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 with all players on Level 1. Any attempt to advance beyond the last Level advances to the last Level instead. Each player should keep track of their Level separately.
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.
(Possible) Cards to Make
For notes on various things appearing in the Mario games, check here, here and especially here. Things in bold are referenced by existing cards already.
- Daisy
- Blooper
- Snifit
- Chain Chomp
- Wiggler
- Pider
- Angry Sun
- Frog Suit
- Hammer Bros. Suit
- Koopa Shell
- Blue Shell
- Magic Wand
- Vegetable (?)
- Ripe Vegetable (?)
- Kuribo's Shoe
- Mini Mushroom
- Mega Mushroom
- Yoshi Coin
- (Other) Coin
- Switch Block
- ♪ Block
- (Other) Block
- Chocolate Island
- Pipe Maze
- Cloud Tops
Other Thoughts
- With as many enemies as there are, there should be more cards that are affected by the number/type 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 more cards that affect the players' hands besides just discarding cards
- There should be a couple of cards that let you draw cards faster
- 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)
- Actually, global Levels mean that all the advances up to the last Level are basically meaningless
- Seperate Levels would make the game a lot slower, but less random
- For now, I'm going with seperate Levels, but this still raises some questions
Card List
Rescue the Princess
Action
Play only in Bowser's Castle. If you are 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.
Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!
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.
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.
? Block
Action
Play this only if your Jump Check is greater than 1. Draw two cards.
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.
1-up Mushroom
Action
Discard your hand and draw enough new cards to reach your hand size limit.
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.
Jump Combo
Action
Discard a number of cards to destroy an equal number of enemies.
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. Either way, destroy Key.
Jump
Action
Destroy target Enemy.
Toad
Action
Draw three cards, then discard two.
Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way.
Spade Game
Action
Draw three cards. If they are not all the same type, discard them.
Warp Whistle
Action
Lay the Location stack out and choose 3 cards from it. Discard 2 of the chosen cards and use the remaining one as the location.
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, then target opponent loses a turn.
You Forgot the Princess!
Action
Play this on the person with the highest(or tied for highest) level. If the last card used to advance their level was not Rescue the Princess, they must go back a level.
Chance Time
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.
Triple Jump
Action
You may perform three more actions, not including this one.
Super Hammer
Action
Destroy target thing. Add 2 to your jump check for this action.
A Letter from the Princess
Action
Draw cards until you draw a non-Enemy Thing or an Action, discarding all other cards drawn.
I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you.
Backtracking
Action
Destroy the top Location card on the stack.
Yoshi Wings
Action
If you control Yoshi, advance to the next level.
Super Mushroom
Thing
Add 1 to your Jump Check. If you are forced to discard a card, you may destroy this instead.
Tanooki Suit
Thing
Enemy cards have no effect on you.
Fire Flower
Thing
Action: If your Jump Check is greater than 2, destroy target Thing.
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.
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.
Yoshi
Thing
Increase your Jump Check by 1.
Action: Destroy target thing.
Key
Thing
Decrease your Jump Check by 1.
P-Wing
Thing
Increase your Jump Check by 2. This card is destroyed upon advancing to the next level.
Cape Feather
Thing
If your Jump Die is less than your previous Jump Die, it becomes the previous number instead.
Music Box
Thing
While in play, no Action may be performed by any Enemy. This card is destroyed upon advancing to the next level.
Thwomp
Thing
Action: A Player whose Jump Die was 2 or less must discard a card from their hand. Thwomp counts as an Enemy only when using this action.
Airship
Thing
The Jump Check of all other players is decreased by 1 for every three Enemies you have in play.
Coins
Thing
Roll a die and place that many counters on this card. Destroy when all counters are gone.
Action: Sacrifice a counter to draw a card.
Brick Block
Thing
If one of your Things is about to be destroyed, you may destroy this Thing in its place.
Goomba
Enemy
Action: Target player whose last Jump Check was less than 3 must discard a card.
Koopa Troopa
Enemy
Action: Target player whose last Jump Check was less than 4 must discard a card.
Hammer Bros.
Enemy
Action: All players whose last Jump Check was less than 3 must discard a card.
Bowser
Enemy
Play only in Bowser's Castle. The game cannot advance to the next level when Bowser is in play.
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.'
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.
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.
Magikoopa
Enemy
Reduce all other players' maximum hand size by one.
Bob-omb
Enemy
Action: Destroy this card. Target player must discard three cards.
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.
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.
Bullet Bill
Enemy
Action: Destroy target thing controlled by a player whose last Jump Check was less than 3.
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.
Dry Bones
Enemy
If this card is destroyed, return it to its owners hand instead.
Buzzy Beetle
Enemy
Play only in Vanilla Dome. If this card is destroyed, the owner of the card may search the deck and discard pile for a Blue Shell card. If none are in the deck or the discard pile, any player who has one may play it immediatly.
Cheep-Cheep
Enemy
If the current location is neither Soda Lake nor Cheese Bridge, any player may use an action to destroy this card.
Bill Blaster
Enemy
This card cannot be destroyed by a player whose Jump Check is 6 or less.
Action: Add a counter to this card.
Action: Remove a counter from this card and sacrifice an enemy, other than this one, to make target player discard a card at random. If that Enemy had Bill in its name, return it to your hand instead.
Shy Guy
Enemy
Play only if you control more than 2 other enemies.
Piranha Plant
Enemy
Players must discard a card to play a Location or any card with the word Pipe in its name.
Bandit
Enemy
Action: Steal a random card from the hand of any player whose last Jump Check was less than 4 and add it to your own.
Donut Plains
Location
Action: If your Jump Check is at least 6, destroy target Enemy.
Soda Lake
Location
Don't roll for your Jump Check. Your Jump Die is always 3.
Bowser's Castle
Location
If your Jump Check is 1 or less, discard a card.
Yoshi's Island
Location
If your Jump Die is a 1, re-roll.
Vanilla Dome
Location
If your Jump Die is a 6, re-roll.
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.
Forest of Illusion
Location
You cannot play another Location card unless your Jump Check is at least 6.
Bonus Round
Location
You may perform two Actions on your turn instead of one.
Minus World
Location
All Location cards are copies of this card. "Out of Time" may be played at any time.
Koopahari Desert
Location
Ghost House
Location
When this card comes into play, all players must remove all non-Enemy Things from the game. Non-Enemy Things cannot be played while this card is in play. When Ghost House leaves play, return everything removed from the game by this card to play.
Cheese Bridge
Location
You may draw two cards at the beginning of your turn instead of one.