5th Edition

This is the fifth published ruleset of Keeper of the Cards. Changes compared to 4th Edition are:

• Modified the way damage is applied; instead of the defender choosing how to use the attacker's dice, the defender chooses a "defending order" for their creatures (before dice are rolled), and the attacker applies the dice however they want, but only to the first surviving creature in that defending order. In this way, the defender still has a way to control the way damage is applied, but not in such a way as to subvert the power of the dice. This also helps to prevent stalemates.
• Added a rule prohibiting attacking the same target multiple times in one turn. So for example, if you want to attack your opponent directly with four creatures, you must now use all of them at once; you can't use just one at a time. This rule was added to prevent "ratling" type decks from subverting defenses composed of strong creatures or powerful defensive spells.
• Added the option to name abilities on creatures. All existing example creatures with abilities have had names given to said abilities. This feature makes it easier to communicate what you're doing with your creatures, plus it's damn cool.
• The starting player now only either draws one card or plays one resource on their first turn. This should prevent any first-turn advantage from being too severe.
• Added (optional) coloring of play restrictions, so that they are easier to spot in passing.
• Changed the PNG size for cards (via a script) so that they're ready for printing via printing services, like the one offered by BoardGamesMaker.com. This entailed adding a white-colored "bleed area" to the images.
• Added a website link to the tip cards, so you can point people to the website by simply giving them one of your tip cards.
• Updated the tip cards.
• Re-arranged the sets so that each page now has nine cards.
• Removed the set PDFs; I found that these PDFs were never printed at the right size, so they're not terribly useful.
• Added 8 new example cards.
• Changed the following example cards: "Intimidation".