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Print-and-Play Demo

The free demo set: everything needed for two players to fight tonight with printed cards and a hex board. This is also the mailing-list lead magnet for the Kickstarter — see the business-side Kickstarter gameplan (rabbit wiki).

What's in the demo

• 4 champion cards — Rufus the Ox, Vela the Eel, Cassius the Peacock, Drusa the Wall. Deal two to each player, keep one.
• Stock card set — all 14 cards below, tagged 🎯 in Cards and Deck.
• 1 arena board — the 19-hex 2-player board (arena-board-n3.png).
• 2 player mats — player-mat-fan.png.
• Water and prestige tracked with coins, dice, or drops off-mat.

Demo card set (🎯 = in the demo)

Movement

• Move-1 🎯 — instant, 0 seconds, 0💧. Step one hex; costs no time.
• Duck 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 0💧. Evade high attacks this second.
• Dodge 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧. Sidestep; void the incoming attack line.
• Jump 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧, +1★. Clear sweeps and low attacks; the crowd likes air.
• Lunge 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧. Explosive advancing step; sets up the next attack.
• Move-Circle 🎯 — duration 2, 1 second, 1💧. Circling footwork; keep facing on your foe while repositioning.

Attacks

• Stab 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧, +1★. Quick thrust.
• Swing-Low 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧, +1★. Basic rising hew.
• Swing-High 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧, +1★. Basic descending hew.
• Attack-Swing 🎯 — duration 3, 1 second, 2💧, +2★. The big committed swing, in motion for 3 seconds; threatens its arc while on the track.

Defense

• Parry 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧. Turn the blade aside.
• Kron 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧. Roof block overhead against descending cuts.

Flourish

• Kip-Up 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 1💧, +1★. Snap from prone to standing after a knockdown.
• Swashing 🎯 — instant, 1 second, 0💧, +2★. Slash your own buckler; make noise, show off.

Print and setup

• Print one copy of each stock card per player (14 cards each), plus the 4 champions (shared).
• Each player builds a 14-card deck, picks a champion (deal 2, keep 1), draws 6 cards — fight.
• Full setup sequence: Loadout and Setup. Round structure: Rounds and Seconds.

Demo rules simplifications

• No arena or character cards — stock only.
• Knockdown: Kip-Up works against any effect that puts you prone; if playing without knockdown rules, treat Kip-Up as a plain +1★ flourish.
• Card art is placeholder until Kennon's champion art lands.

To do before release

• Playtest the demo set blind (strangers, rules as written).
• Champion art from Kennon James.
• Printable card sheets (9-up PDF) and a one-page quick-start.
• Landing page with email capture serving the download.