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Mud Puppies is an in-progress card game being created by TranquilTails. The game is a multiplayer PVP race to the finish, as players attempt to create as many crystals as possible to win, while also taking care of their beloved axolotls. Mud puppies has been in development since 31/07/2023 and has 7 passionate team members working behind it on their own jobs. We use zero AI tools for our game and value our art team heavily with a majority of our team working on art for the project.
HOW TO PLAY
Setting up
This game is recommended for playgroups of 1 to 4 players depending on gamestyle, however it can be played with more with some rules adjustments.Shuffle both decks thoroughly.The starting player is either the youngest, or the player who lost the previous game played.At the start of a cycle, lay axolotl cards equal to the number of players, then the active player selects one. Go down the play order selecting axolotls until none remain. Then the active player takes their turn and performs their action of choice.
On your turn you can
Perform a primary action
-Make food (equal to game section).
-Generate crystals.
-Feed (play) an axolotl on the field. (if you can meet the cost of axolotls you choose to play).Perform a secondary action (IF YOU CHOOSE TO)
-Buy an accessory from the face up cards available.
-Buy an accessory by flipping the top card of the accessory deck. (If you have enough money to buy it you must purchase it, if not place it at the bottom of the deck)
-Play your accessory onto an axolotl on the field.
Crystals
Crystals are a win condition in both gamemodes.
You gain 1 crystal by having 5 crystal shards.
Each axolotl has a crystal shard value on it, choosing to generate crystals means you gain crystal shards equal to the total crystal value of axolotls ALL you control on the field.
Gamemodes
Mud Puppies has 3 main game modes:
Gamemode 1: standard
Mud Puppies is split into 3 sections.
As you play through each of the sections, the speed of the game should ramp up.
Section 1: This is the start of the game. Food generation is set to 2, and you cannot gain crystals.
After 3 rounds of section 1, section 2 activates.
Section 2: Flip cards off the top of the accessory deck equal to the player count, this is now the accessory store where you purchase accessories. Every player will generate 1 money at the end of the round, and you can now create crystals.
6 rounds of section 2 and section 3 activates.
Section 3: Food generation is now set to 3, and money set to 2.
After 6 rounds of section 3, the game ends.
Once all rounds are over, whoever has the most crystals wins, if two players have equal amounts crystal shards are counted, if it is still equal, tied players do 3 more rounds of section 3.
Gamemode 2: swiftplay
The game is always set to tier 2.
Play the game until someone reaches a number of crystals selected by the playgroup.
Once the amount of crystals selected is gained by a player, they win the game.
Gamemode 3: solo-play
This plays the same as gamemode 1 but with minor differences.
Flip 3 cards from the axolotl deck, choose one, the rest go on the bottom.
Any cards that would target an opponent's card instead give +1 crystal value to themselves or the attached card.
Keep track of high scores you have earned for your final crystal score.
WHO ARE WE
TranquilTails is a group of 7 young adults looking to get our creative vision across. With a majority of our team being quality artists, we pride ourselves on our visual talent, as well as our unique vision for what games can be. A majority of our members are located in Australia, with a portion being from New Zealand.
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