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About the Game
The player controls the paladin, whose goal is to rescue as many monks as possible from the demon infested monastery. A Run (a full game) consists of a variable number of encounters.
From two standard decks of playing cards, select a custom set of 52 cards; each run uses only 40 of them.
The game uses five suits:
Hearts: the paladin’s combat cards Spades, Diamonds, Clubs: the demons’ combat cards Jokers: the monks
Gameplay Overview
Run Setup Choose one demon for each suit (♠, ♦, ♣)
Encounter Setup
Shuffle the 40‑card game deck and draw 4 cards
Turn
Discard X cards Draw up to 8 cards Play X cards (mana or potions may be used)
End of Encounter
Gain Potions Continue or Turn Back
Suggested background music: the original Diablo (1996) soundtrack.
Part of the Demon War series, alongside The Quest of the Mage and The Sorceress and the Demons.
—description from the designer
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