Revolt N Reign Quick Start Guide
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REVOLT N REIGN is a strategy card game where players defend liberty and challenge oppression through clever planning and resource management.
Players build decks, generate Independence Points (IP), and fight across multiple paths to victory.
Players: 2
Deck Size: 60 cards
Starting LP: 100 Liberty Points
🎯 THE GOAL
Win the game by achieving ANY ONE of these victory conditions:
1️⃣ Reduce opponent LP to 0
2️⃣ Destroy all 3 opponent Unconstitutional Acts
3️⃣ Control 4 Petitions + 3 Scroll Pillars (LP ≥ 20)
4️⃣ Opponent draws from an empty deck
You only need one path to win.
🧠 THE CORE IDEA
Every turn you:
1️⃣ Draw a card
2️⃣ Gain Independence Points (IP)
3️⃣ Play cards using IP
4️⃣ Resolve all effects
The player who manages resources, timing, and strategy best will win.
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🃏 CARD TYPES (7 TOTAL)
Unconstitutional Acts (UA)
Each player starts with 3 UA in play.
They:
Drain Liberty Points each turn
Must be destroyed to win with Attack Victory
Pillars
Your economic engine.
They generate IP each turn.
More Pillars = more plays.
Suggested 18+ pillar cards per deck.
Pillar duplicates: non-rare & non-petition, any amount are allowed
Rights
Fast tactical cards that:
Deal damage
Gain LP
Draw cards
Some also count as Petitions.
Attack
Deal damage to:
Defense cards
UA cards
LP only when explicitly stated on the card (some cards)
Defense
Protect your Unconstitutional Acts with Defense Points (DP).
Damage must destroy Defense before hitting UA.
Freedom
Unique historical hero cards with powerful hybrid effects.
Maximum of three (3) per deck.
Bills
Bills represent legislative actions.
Rules:
Played once per turn
After resolving, they return to the player's hand
Cost Escalation:
Each time the same named Bills is played again, its IP cost doubles.
This doubling applies individually to each Bills card name.
Maximum of three (3) per deck.
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Pre-Game Equalization ... UNIQUE to REVOLT N REIGN!
Player 2 may play one 0-IP card before player 1 draws and starts the game.
Effects wait until the first Resolve Phase:
See Official Rulebook
🔄 TURN STRUCTURE
Every turn follows five simple phases:
1️⃣ DRAW
Draw 1 card.
If you cannot draw due to no cards in your deck(draw pile) → you lose.
2️⃣ INDEPENDENCE
Gain IP from your Pillars.
IP is used to play cards.
Unused IP does not carry over.
3️⃣ PLAY
Spend IP to play cards.
You may play:
Pillars
Attacks
Defense
Rights
Freedom
Bills
4️⃣ RESOLVE
All card effects happen in this order:
Blocks Locks → AoA → UA Drain → Attack Damage →Cleanup (5A/5B/5C) → Petition Check → LP Gain
Blocks Locks
AoA / Attack-on-Attack combat
UA Drain
Attack Damage
Cleanup (5A/5B/5C) See Rulebook
Petition Check
LP Gain / Victory check
5️⃣ END
Discard down to 7 cards.
Turn passes to opponent.
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⚔ SPECIAL COMBAT: ATTACK ON ATTACK
Attack cards can fight each other.
Cost:
Attack IP cost +1
Both cards deal damage simultaneously.
The stronger card survives with remaining damage.
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PETITION VICTORY
You win instantly if you control:
4 Petition cards
3 Pillar Scroll cards
LP ≥ 20
This represents a successful constitutional challenge.
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🧭 THE FOUR BRANCHES
Each branch specializes in a different strategy.
Bison
Direct LP damage
Eagle
Mill, exile, control
Liberty Bell
Destroy UA cards
Scroll
Petitions and disruption
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GOLDEN RULES
1️⃣ Attacker chooses which Defense is damaged
2️⃣ Damage cannot be split
3️⃣ Card text overrides the Rulebook, Glossary, and Quick Start Guide
4️⃣ Active player wins ties
5️⃣ No instant responses except drawing cards
🚀 FIRST GAME TIP
For your first match:
Focus on building Pillar cards early
Play Defense to survive UA drain
Choose one victory path to pursue
Learning multiple strategies comes with experience.
📖 WHAT TO READ NEXT
After learning the basics, the full rulebook explains:
Deck building
Advanced combat
Special mechanics
Tournament rules
Cards are Final Authority
Layer 1 — 5-Minute Quick Start
Learn instantly.
Layer 2 — How To Play Guide
Step by Step.
Layer 3 — Rulebook
Detailed mechanics.
Layer 4 — Glossary
Reference during play.
Revolt N Reign is a two-player competitive card game, a reality-based and a true category of one. Built on the Declaration of Independence, the original Constitution, the first 10 Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, every mechanic reflects the ideas of the Founding Fathers. Players manage Liberty Points, Independence Points, and board state across a 60-card pool built from seven card subsets. Resource management, deck construction, and strategic depth define every session, as players pursue four win conditions simultaneously, LP victory, Attack victory, Petition and Pillar Scroll victory, and deck-out. Synergies between card combinations, timing, and adaptability separate good players from great ones.
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© 2025 Revolt N Reign. All rights reserved. Game design, card content, and original mechanics are the intellectual property of David Michael Land. © David Michael Land 2026. All rights reserved. Game design, card content, and original mechanics are the intellectual property of David Michael Land. Revolt N Reign is inspired by the founding of the American Republic. Challenge corruption. Defend liberty.
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