Havok & Hijinks

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Havok & Hijinks
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Designers Adam Trzonkowski and Kristen Trzonkowski
Illustrators Andy Carolan, Amanda Martin and Dan Stewart
PublishersEpic Slant Press LLC
Players2-4
Setup time1 minute
Playing time15–30 minutes
ChanceMedium
Age range13+
Skillsnone

Havok & Hijinks is a card game designed and published by Epic Slant Press LLC in 2014. [1] In it, participants play a baby dragon searching to fortify their hoard, with the goal to be the first player to obtain 15 points worth of treasure. Designed to allow for fast matches, games generally last between 15 and 30 minutes and can be played by two to four players. [2]

Contents

Description

The game involves 84 cards: 40 "Hijinks" cards, 40 "Havok" cards, and 4 double-sided Dragon cards (the Amber dragon, the Obsidian dragon, the Pearl dragon and the Ruby dragon). [2] Other accessories are available, such as play mats and affinity tokens, but are not required for gameplay. [1] [3]

Hijinks cards are used as both offense and defense, depending on the card. Each card has an affinity and a bonus effect that dragons of matching affinities may take advantage of. Havok cards are split between Event cards and Treasure cards. Event cards can be beneficial or detrimental, while Treasure cards are advantageous. [4] Both card sets often feature pun-infused card names such as "Three Dragon Moon," a reference to the Three Wolf Moon t-shirt, or "Panda-monium."

The double-sided Dragon cards included with the base game have one side (the "Ready" side) in which the dragon can perform one of two special abilities. These abilities are specific to that particular dragon (e.g. the Amber dragon has skills in trading while the Ruby dragon excels at stealing). Upon using one of these abilities, the dragon becomes tired and must be flipped over to the "Tired" side. While on this side, none of the dragon's abilities may be used. Only by fulfilling the condition listed on that side (e.g. the Obsidian dragon must successfully break a treasure) may the dragon be flipped back to the "Ready" side. [5]

Rules and Gameplay

The game begins by each player selecting a baby dragon to play as. Each player is then allotted a single treasure worth 1 point to begin their treasure hoard, as well as a hand of three Hijinks cards. A player's turn consists of up to four stages:

When a player has collected 15 points worth of treasure, they are declared the winner. [5]

Card sets

Expansions

Promotional cards

The game can be impacted by the double-sided dragon cards used by players. Epic Slant Press released several dragon cards not included in the base game. These additional cards include various cards of the Crystal Dragon, which has the ability to change elemental affinity, allowing for the player to capitalize on the bonuses found on all Hijinks cards. [8] Such promotional cards were given out at various conventions, including Gen Con and Dragon Con, as well as to those who signed up for the company's newsletter. [6]

Other promotional cards were included in the original Kickstarter campaign, including permutations of the original four dragon cards. [1] [8] Epic Slant Press LLC has made many of these promotional cards available for sale, where they aren't out of print. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Adam Trzonkowski. "Havok & Hijinks is now shipping". EpicSlantPress.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. 1 2 Game Salute. "Havok & Hijinks". GameSalute.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  3. 1 2 3 Epic Slant Press. "Havok & Hijinks". SquareUp.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. ↑ The Cardboard Republic. "Havok & Hijinks review". TheCardboardRepublic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. 1 2 Adam Trzonkowski and Daniel Solis. "Havok and Hijinks Rulebook" (PDF). EpicSlantPress.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  6. 1 2 E.B. Wollmaus. "Havok & Hijinks: Of Mini-Expansions, Crystal, and Jade". HavokandHijinks.com. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  7. ↑ E.B. Wollmaus. "October Special: Expansions, Conventions, and more!". HavokandHijinks.com. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  8. 1 2 Adam Trzonkowski. "Havok and Hijinks Kickstarter Page". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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