Unicorn Apocalypse is a two-player Trading Card Game set in a world facing imminent destruction by a comet. Two civilizations are racing to evacuate their people through portals to a “New Home”.

Objective

Players aim to either:

1. Have the most evacuees in their “New Home” when 7 Comet cards are in play, or
2. Open all 6 of their portals first.

The Attack valueis the number shown in the top-left corner of the card and is also referred to as the card’s Level. Build Pointsequal the number of hammer icons near the bottom left side of the card — one (1) 🔨 = 1 Build Point. A card’s Ability (Special Ability) is indicated by the icon located to the right of the Attack value in the top-left corner of the card.

1. Level 1 — Anchor Cards (4):Special ability: cancels all special abilities except the Level 7 Archangel Card’s special ability.
2. Level 2–5 — Engineer Cards (16 total, 4 of each):
   • Level 2: 4 Build Points if they win against a Level 1
   • Level 3: 3 Build Points if they win against a Level 2 or lower
   • Level 4: 2 Build Points if they win against a Level 3 or lower
   • Level 5: 1 Build Point if they win against a Level 4 or lower
3. Level 6–10 — Fighter Cards (20 total, 4 of each): 1 Build Point if they win against the previous level or lower.
4. Level 7 — Archangel Cards (4): 1 Build Point if they win against a Level 6 or lower. Special ability: win immediately if revealed during a War.
5. Level 11 — Ancient One Cards (4):1 Build Point if they win against a Level 10 or lower. Special ability: allows removing opponent’s last played Build Point build card from a portal.
6. Level 12 — Ancient One Cards (4): 1 Build Point if they win against a Level 11 or lower. Special ability: allows placing a card from hand as a 1-point build card on any portal.
7. Level 13 — Comet Cards (4): Win against Level 12 or lower. Always go into play when revealed, whether the player wins or loses.
8. Level 14 — Unicorn Cards (2): Win against Level 13 or lower. Can be played as either a Comet Card or a 4-point build card.

1. Each player takes their 64-card deck and sets up their play area. Set aside the 1 promo card and 2 quick guide cards.
2. Arrange the play area:
   • Draw pile on the far left (54 cards)
   • Discard pile below the draw pile
   • 6 Portal cards in a row (closed side up), ordered by build cost: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
   • New Home card on the far right of the 12-cost portal
3. Shuffle the deck and draw 7 cards to form the starting hand.

1. Each player chooses a card from their hand and places it face-down on the battlefield (play area), then simultaneously reveals their card.
2. The higher-level card wins the battle.
3. The winner can use the card’s build points on a portal of their choice (except for Comet and Anchor Cards).
4. If players play the same card level, initiate a War (see War Rules).
5. After each battle or war, players draw to replenish their hand up to 7 cards.
6. Repeat until a win condition is met.
7. If the draw pile is exhausted, shuffle the discard pile to form a new draw pile.

1. Each player draws 3 cards from the top of their decks and lays them face-down on the battlefield.
2. Each player then draws a fourth card from the top of their deck, places it face-down, then reveals that card simultaneously.
3. The player with the highest-level card wins and uses all the Build Points from their cards that were played in the War.
4. If fourth cards match, repeat the War process.
5. If one or more comets appear in a war they go immediately into play on the battlefield.
6. Level 7 Archangel card automatically wins in a war if revealed.
7. If the same number of Level 7 Archangels appear in a war it’s a tie; repeat the war process until there’s a clear winner.
8. Special abilities trigger only if they are the first or last card in the war and you win the war. Special abilities do not trigger if the card was face-down, except for Level 7 Archangels. Level 1 Anchor Cards also do not cancel Level 7 Archangel’s special ability.

• Players can allocate Build Point cards to any portal in any order. Build Points on a single card cannot be used for more than one portal. Any additional Build Points left over after building a portal are lost.
• When a portal’s build cost is met, flip it face-up (open) and move build cards to the New Home pile as evacuees.
• Each card in the New Home pile counts as 1 evacuee victory point (EVP).

The game ends when either:

1. 7 Comet cards are in play: The player with the most evacuees wins.
2. A player opens all 6 of their portals: That player wins immediately.