Your First Deployment

1. Setting the Battlefield

1. Shuffle & Draw: Prepare your deck and draw your starting hand.
2. Deploy: Secretly place 8 cards into your 4x2 formation. Your formation consists of a **Front Row** (offensive/defensive line) and a **Back Row** (support/reserve).
3. Initiate: Once both formations are locked, the first turn begins.

2. The Rhythm of Combat

1. Select Attacker: Choose one active card from your Front Row.
2. Target Column: Direct your attack at one of the opponent’s four columns.
3. Resolve Damage: Damage cascades down the column. It hits the Front card first, any **Overflow** hits the Back card, and remaining damage hits the Player’s LP.
4. Reinforce: If a card is destroyed, you may reinforce that column from your hand during your next phase.
5. Pass: Control shifts to your opponent.

3. Suit Powers (Automated)

Suits are more than just colors; they are tactical modifiers that trigger during combat:

• ♦ Diamonds: On death, grants a Shield to the column to absorb further overflow.
• ♥ Hearts: Grants a Shield only if it is the last card standing in its column.
• ♣ Clubs: Overflow damage into the Back Row is doubled (×2).
• ♠ Spades: Overflow damage into the Player LP is doubled (×2).