Ruins is a unique card-crafting and shedding game by Allplay that lets players upgrade transparent cards to build powerful combos while exploring mysterious ruins.
How do you play?
On your turn, you upgrade a card using a transparent sleeve, then play it. Each upgrade layer adds value or effects, allowing for wild combinations (e.g., a single card worth four 11’s!). Players only get to claim two cards each game, so timing is crucial—and once a card hits the market, others may grab it first. The last player able to play a card wins the round.
Why is this game recommended?
Ruins mixes clean gameplay with tactical depth and striking visuals. Transparent upgrades create an ever-shifting deck of options. The easy-to-learn system and innovative mechanics make each game fast, clever, and deeply replayable.
Box contents:
- 1 score board and marker
- 1 round tracker
- 5 player aids
- 5 score markers
- 15 torch tokens (3 per player)
- 10 claim cards (2 per player)
- 60 transparent upgrade sleeves
- 50 base ruin cards (5 sets of ranks 1–10)
- 39 discovery cards (13 top, 13 middle, 13 bottom)
- 4 market tokens
- English rulebook
Game Specifications:
- Players: 2 to 5
- Age: 13 and up
- Playtime: approx. 30 minutes
- Game type: Card crafting, shedding, combo engine
- Publisher: Allplay
- Language: Language-independent components; rules in English
- Mechanics: Transparent upgrades, combo chaining, card claiming, timing pressure
- Box size: approx. 13 × 13 × 2 cm
- Weight: approx. 200 g