Dvorak Card Game
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The Dvorak Card Game is a customizable card game.
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Overview
The Dvorak Card Game is a simple and versatile card game in which players create their own cards. These are usually made from index cards, though paper and cardboard may also be used. Alternatively, games can be played online via a MUSH.
Rules
The game revolves around two types of cards: Actions, which are discarded when played, and Things, which remain in play on the table in front of whoever played them.
Creating Cards
Decks are made either before or during a game. When a card is created it's immediately shown to all players for their approval, halting play if necessary. A card is shuffled into the draw pile if it's accepted unanimously; if not, it's rejected and is set aside without affecting the game. If opposing sides refuse to approve individual cards, multiple cards may be lumped together into a single approve-or-reject vote.
Playing
To start a game, shuffle the cards into a face-down draw pile and clear a space for the face-up discard pile to come. Deal five cards to each player, then decide who goes first, via rock paper scissors, flipping a coin, rolling dice, etc.
Players draw a card to begin each turn. They may then play an Action and/or a Thing. After this, players end their turns and discard down to five cards if they have more than five.
If the draw pile is ever empty when someone needs to draw from it, the discard pile is shuffled to form a new one. If the discard pile is also empty, however, players must simply continue without drawing anything.
Winning often requires a player to achieve a certain goal or play a certain card, but every deck is different. Some decks allow players to be eliminated. In these, the winner is usually the last player remaining.
Special Rules
Some decks contain "special rules" which alter the basic ones. These may decrease hand sizes to three cards, for example, or may even create a card type other than Actions and Things. While infinitely versatile, these are most often used to tell players how to win.
When created, special rules are proposed and accepted as normal cards are. However, they are set aside, not shuffled into the draw pile, if they are accepted.
Rule and Card Conflicts
Some cards can bend the rules. For example, if someone plays a card that says "draw three cards to start your turn," the basic "draw one" rule no longer applies to them.
Beyond that, if one card denies something and another permits it, the denial takes precedence. (E.g., "Nobody can draw cards" trumps "Draw a card.") If cards contradict each other on the same issue, the more specific one takes precedence. (E.g., "This player's hand size is seven" trumps "Everyone's hand size is four.") Finally, if contradictory cards are equally specific, the last-played one takes precedence.
Special rules count as cards for conflict resolution purposes. As such, they always take precedence over the basic rules, but they may be overruled by other cards.
External link
- Dvorak Card Game (http://www.dvorakgame.co.uk) -- Contains the full set of rules and numerous well-made decks that can be printed out and played.