Grotto Beasts!
Quick How-To-Play Guide
This guide explains the core basics of how to play the game. For full
gameplay rules, see the Official Game Manual.
About the Game
Grotto Beasts! is a trading card game where you and another player play in a
Rumble against each other to determine a Champion! Players summon Beasts
to their team and form strategic attacks against their opponents, adding
diverse Grottos to their sideline to boost abilities. With powerful Wishes,
players can bring chaos to score their way to victory!
Players can opt into a more specific deck, calling upon a powerful Challenger
from the Jermaverse or from the world of the Grotto Beasts itself! These
Challengers increase the crazy effects within the game and provide an even
more strategic experience.
Card Information
There are four types of cards to collect and summon in the game! Players will
construct their 40-card deck with Beast, Grotto and Wish cards. When players
agree to Rumble with Challengers, one Challenger is selected in addition to
their deck.
Beast Cards will typically be the most common card used in each player’s
deck. Beasts can attack, block, use card effects, and move between the Team
and Sideline.
Grotto Cards can only be summoned to the Sideline and are not able to move,
but provide powerful card effects for the player and their Beasts.
Wish Cards are one-time effects that once used are discarded. They bring
strong card effects to a player, and are the easiest way to interact with your
opponent.
Challengers are special characters from the Jermaverse or the land of the
Grotto Beasts, who will aid you by providing very unique card effects.
The Game Area
The place in front of each player is called the Game Area. The Game Area
contains multiple locations for card placement, including the In-Play Area,
made up of the Team and Sideline.
1. The Deck is randomized and placed face-down. If the Deck ever runs
out of cards, the Discard Pile is shuffled and becomes the new Deck.
2. The Discard Pile is where any card that has been used or defeated in
battle are placed.
3. Scored Cards are placed face-down in the Scored Cards area, and is how
players will determine who has won the game.
4. The Summoning Pool is a collection of cards that were spent in order
to Summon. Cards placed in the Summoning Pool are always face-down
and the order cards are placed here must be maintained.
5. The Team is an area where up to 5 Beasts and the Challenger may
reside.
6. The Sideline is an area below the Team where up to 5 Beasts and
Grottos may reside.
Game Flow
Each game is played over a series of turns. Each turn is made up of Phases
that guide players through the game.
The Battle
Battles are determined by the total amount of Power a player chooses to
attack with, versus the total amount of Power a player chooses to defend with.
Only Beasts on a Team may be chosen to Attack or Defend, and a player may
choose as many or as few as they like - even none at all. Challengers may also
join a Battle to attack or defend, but do not have to.
In this example, the attacking player chooses to attack with Beelt and
EEE-Vamp, while the other player defends with their Highlyre. The attacking
player’s Beelt and EEE-Vamp have a combined total 4 Power, while the lone
Highlyre has 3 Power. The attacking player assigns three of their four Power
to the Highlyre, which will defeat it, and the defending player can assign two
of their three Power to the Beelt to defeat it. The defeated Beasts are
discarded, and the attacking player scores 1 card for having one remaining
Power to deal to their opponent.
Paying Summoning Costs
Players can summon any card in their hand by paying the summoning cost
listed on the card. To pay the summoning cost, the player moves that many
cards from their hand into their Summoning Pool, face down, in an order of
their choosing. In response, their opponent draws that same number of cards
from their Summoning Pool. If the opponent runs out of cards in their
Summoning Pool, they draw any remaining cards from the top of their deck.
A player may summon as many cards in their hand as they are able and are
guaranteed one Summon per turn. However, as soon as their opponent has
zero cards in their Summoning Pool, a player may not summon any further
even if they pay the summoning cost.
Scoring Cards
The objective of the game is to score a number of cards equal to the Goal. In a
standard game, the Goal is ten (10). If players use Challengers, each player has
their own Goal they must reach, determined by the Goal listed on the
Challenger.
Typically when a player Scores a card, they move the top card of their deck
face-down into their Scored Cards area. With few exceptions, players are not
allowed to look at or use the cards they have scored. While scoring may lead
you closer to victory, you will end up losing out on these resources!
More Information
Full Game Manual: To be Revealed Soon
Grotto Beasts Wiki: In Development!
Official Website: [Link]
Official Twitter: [Link]/GrottoBeastsTCG
Official YouTube: [Link]/@grottobeasts
Grotto Beasts! Trading Card Game
© 2022 Elbertson and Sons
Created by Jerma985 and Hollulu
Game Design by J. Evan Raitt