Dragon Fodder Games

What is Mana War?

Mana War is a deck of 50 cards with 5 different types of "mana". The deck is intended to be a big game in a small box. With these 50 cards, players can play any number of games, or make up their own. Unlike a traditional deck of cards, there are no numbers or values, just suits. This results in games that are very easy to learn, but challenging in their simplicity.

Game Rules

  • Mana Lord 4-6

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Shuffle the deck. Deal one card to each player.

    Rules

    The player who dealt goes first. On your turn you must do 2 things, in either order: Guess a players card, and look at a players card. You must choose 2 different players. If you guess correctly, you keep their card and they draw a new one. If the card you look at is the same as yours, both cards are discarded. You may collect multiples of the same mana type. Turn order goes around the circle.

    Objective

    Be the first player to collect at least one of each mana type.

    Drinking Rules

    If someone guesses your card, take a drink.
    Whenever 2 cards are discarded, everyone drinks.

  • Mana Grid 1

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    Shuffle the deck. Deal a 4x4 grid of face-up cards off the top of the deck.

    For easy mode, deal a 3x3 grid instead.

    Rules

    Draw one card at a time and place it on top of another card in the grid. You may not place it over top a card with the same symbol.

    Objective

    Win the game by completing every column, row, and both diagonals with no repeating symbols. If you run out of cards in the deck, you lose the game.

  • Mana War 2

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Shuffle the deck. Put the top 5 cards of the deck face up in a horizontal line between the players and place the rest of the deck at one end. Each player gets 4 cards.

    Rules

    On your turn, draw a card. Then, starting with the card closest to the deck, lay down a card below it from your hand that matches. If you can’t, play any card face down instead. Trade 3 different cards, or 2 of the same from your hand to draw a new card. Do this until 3 rows have been made.

    Objective

    Have the fewest face-down cards + cards in your hand at the end of the game.

  • Tug-O-Mana-War 2-10

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Game Setup ▶  How to play

    Shuffle the deck. Deal 2 rows of 4 cards on the table plus one card on either end to create a long oval shape. Find a token and place it in the middle of the oval.

    Rules

    Split into 2 teams on either side of the table. Take turns drawing a card from the top of the deck. You may move the token to an adjacent or diagonal space if it matches that card. If you can’t move the token, replace any other card on the table with the one which was just drawn.

    If the deck has no cards left, shuffle the used cards from both teams together to make a new deck.

    For a 4-player variant, add an additional 2 + 1 card triangle above and below the middle of the 4x2 rows. Each of the 4 players then try to move the token to the card closest to where they are sitting.

    Objective

    Move the token all the way to the left-most card to be the winning team.

  • ⚔ Secret Bonus Game! 2-5

    Kickstarter backers who pledge for the Special Edition of Mana War will find an additional secret bonus game!

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More Game Rules

  • Mana Storm 3-5

    Game Setup

    Shuffle the deck. Deal the entire deck out evenly amongst all players. Remove extra cards from play.

    Rules

    Players choose a card from their hand and place it face down in front of them. Pass the remaining cards to the left and pick a card from the hand passed to you. After 5 cards are picked this way, reverse the passing direction and repeat until all cards are gone.

    Objective

    Be the player at the end of the game with the most of the same mana type. Ties go to the player with the most of a second mana type.

  • Regular War 2

    Game Setup

    Shuffle the deck. Deal half the deck to each player.

    Rules

    The rules are the same as War with a standard deck of playing cards. The win order is dictated by the order of the symbols on the box or back of the cards. Each symbol wins over the next 2 symbols that follow it clockwise.

    Objective

    Win the game by collecting the whole deck of cards.

  • Mono War 3-5

    Game Setup

    Shuffle the deck. Deal 7 cards to each player. Flip over the top card of the deck onto the table.

    Rules

    Starting with the first player who can play a matching card to the face-up card, take turns clock-wise attempting to match a card from your hand. If you can't match the card, you must draw one instead and your turn is over. You may also play 2 of the same cards to reverse the turn order, or 3 of the same cards to play "wild" and select a new color for the next person to have to match.

    Objective

    Be the first player to get rid of all their cards.

  • Mana Jungle 2-4

    Game Setup

    Remove all Leaf mana from the deck and set them in a pile. Shuffle the rest of the deck. Deal 7 cards to each player.

    Rules

    Dealer plays first. Trade a Sun, Earth, and Water mana to gain one Leaf mana. Trade two Fire mana to destroy one Leaf mana. Traded cards go to a discard pile. You may do either of these things as many times as you are able to in a turn. Draw back up to 7 at the end of your turn. Shuffle the discard pile to replace an empty draw pile.

    Objective

    Be the first player to have three Leaf mana.

  • Manemory 2-5

    Game Setup

    Shuffle the deck. Tile out all the cards from the deck face-down onto the table.

    Rules

    Take turns flipping over 2 cards at a time. If both cards match, the player gets to keep those cards and play again. If they don't match, They are flipped back over and it is the next players turn.

    Objective

    Have the most cards after the last pair of cards is uncovered.