Gog & Magog Game Manual | How to Play, Rules & Game Modes

Core Game Loop

Gog & Magog is a turn-based multiplayer tactical card combat game played between two opponents or teams. Matches feature a default pool of 30 Energy Tokens per player, zero baseline starting mana, and pre-constructed decks containing exactly 150 unique cards per player (300 total in play). Players draw 5 cards randomly to form their initial hand. Match configurations support optional round time limits controlled via a 30-second or 60-second sand timer asset.

Destiny Mode Format

In Destiny Mode, players draw cards continuously from their full pre-constructed 150-card decks that have been dynamically shuffled. Strategy focuses on adapting to random draws across successive card drafting cycles while managing a progressive mana curve to deploy creatures and summon spells against enemy defense lines.

Free Will Mode Format

In Free Will Mode, players curate a sub-deck of exactly 50 principal cards chosen from their total 150-card inventory, ensuring no duplicate creature entries are present. Players shuffle this 50-card deck and draw an initial 5-card hand. If the primary 50-card deck is completely exhausted, the game rules allow players to replenish their pool by drafting 50 additional cards from the remaining 100 unused cards.

How to Play

Gog and Magog -The Last Bastion- is a turn-based card game played between two opponents or two teams. Players have the option to select from two game modes: Destiny Mode and Free Will Mode. Additionally, players can agree upon playing with or without a time limit per round, opting for either the 30-second or 60-second Sand Timer per game round.

Destiny Mode

Each player is dealt a pre-constructed deck of 150 cards, resulting in a total of 300 cards in the game. At the beginning of the game, players draw 5 cards at random from their deck and start with 30 energy tokens and no mana. Each turn, players draw a card from their 150-card deck, which has been shifted.

Free Will Mode

Using pre-constructed decks of 150 cards each, there are a total of 300 cards in the game. Players select 50 principal cards that will serve as the main cards for the game, ensuring they do not choose the same creature card twice. They shuffle their deck of 50 cards and randomly draw five cards from it to begin the game, having 30 energy tokens and no mana. If the 50 selected cards are exhausted, players continue by drawing 50 more cards from the remaining 100 cards.