Welcome to the Lodge, GBU Family!

Fraternal Fantasy is a hilarious party trading card game where GBU colleagues become superheroes in the Secret Order of the Cake. Use Insights Profile colors (🟡 Yellow/Fun, 🟢 Green/Empathy, 🔵 Blue/Order, 🔴 Red/Doing) to power whimsical Powers like dance parties, RPS battles, and monkey wrenches. Battle in the shared Battle Row, block with Toughness, and win by zapping Life to 0.

Perfect for team-building: 2-6 Players | 15-45 Min | Ages 10+

Objective: Last player with Life >0 wins!

GBU Oath: Play fair, laugh loud, loser buys cake! 🎂

Pack Contents (33 Cards Total)

• 14 Character Cards (1 each: Jen Stockdale, Anna Meek, Mary Koczan, Robin McDougal, Autumn Krewson, Karen Ferguson, Tim Rodman, Ken Elliott, Jess Inman, Steve Guidas, Laqueeta Coleman, Rachel Cummins, Natasha Herleman, Stacey Nowe).
• 16 Energy Cards (4 Red 🔴, 4 Yellow 🟡, 4 Blue 🔵, 4 Green 🟢).
• 2 Alliance Cards
• 30 Life Tokens (coins/pennies).
• Trivia Sheet (for Rachel – print 10 GBU facts).

Deckbuilding: 40+ cards (50% Characters, 40% Energy, 10% Alliances). Max 4 copies/card.

Card Anatomy (Beginner Breakdown)

Character Card Example (Jen Stockdale)

• Orbs: Personality order. Dominant (left) gives summon bonus & Power color match.
• Cost: Energy to summon (left #).
• Toughness: Blocks damage (right #). Total Row Toughness defends Life.
• T: Talents: 3 traits – yell 1/turn for "inspiration" (+1 to minigames/Powers via group vote).
• P: # Orb: Power cost (pay # any Energy; match orb = -1). Tap after use.
• Dept.: Synergy with Alliances (e.g., +Toughness).

Energy: Tap to pay (any color works!).

Alliance: Play once for team buffs.

Setup (2 Min)

1. Decks: Shuffle into 40+ card piles (split pack for quick play).
2. Life: 20 tokens each (cap at 20).
3. Hands: Draw 7. Mulligan once (reshuffle & draw 6).
4. Energy: 1 random each in your zone.
5. Battle Row: Empty middle table (max 5/side).

YOUR Deck | Hand (hidden) | Energy Zone

---------------- BATTLE ROW ----------------

YOUR SIDE | OPP SIDE

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OPP Energy | Hand | Deck

First Player: Best GBU quote! Turns clockwise.

Your Turn (5 Steps – No Attacks Turn 1!)

1. Untap: Straighten ALL your tapped cards/Energy (opponent waits).
2. Energy Phase: Draw 1 Energy to zone (deck out = lose). Play any from hand (unlimited).
3. Summon: Play 1 Character – pay Cost (any Energy combo).

• Dominant Bonus: ≥50% payment in left orb color = Cost -1 (min 1).
• E.g., Jen Cost 4 🟡: 4 any = OK; 2+ Yellow = pay 3! Place in YOUR Row side.

1. Power Phase: Activate 1 untapped Row Character.

• Yell Talent for inspiration (+1 via vote).
• Pay P# (orb match -1). Declare target (per table). Resolve! Tap Character.

1. Alliance: Play 1 (once/game).
2. End: Draw 1 card (hand max 8, discard excess).

Tapped = Sideways: Can't use until your next Untap.

Power Resolution (Damage, Targets, Defense)

Always: Tap Character + pay P#. Announce target. Resolve instantly.

Damage Flow:

1. Hits target's Row Toughness total first (subtract evenly).
2. Leftover → their Life tokens.
3. Row empty? Straight to Life.
4. Character Toughness 0? Discard.

Healing: To your Life (+tokens, cap 20).

Defense:

• Passive: Row Toughness.
• Active: Powers like Mary's +2 Toughness, Stacey's erase.
• Minigames: Bypass Toughness (direct Life/turn skip).
• No interrupts – fast fun!
  

CE = Community Engagement. Orbs: Match ≥50% payment = P# -1.

Minigames: Judge fairly – 10-30s max!

Synergies:

• 3+ same Dept. = +1 Toughness all.
• Cake icons: Group cheer = +1 Life all!

Winning

• Life to 0 or deck out.
• Multiplayer: Last standing (free-for-all or teams).
• Party Tiebreaker: Most Life + fun votes → RPS.