Games Like HASSO

One question, every turn

You don't play a card — you build a chain. Every technique has an opening and an ending, and

each one only links to the technique it fits. You lay them down face down, and when both duelists are

done, the two chains meet position by position.

The longer the chain, the more damage it carries. But every position is a clash, and a technique that

loses its clash adds nothing. You build the chain. Your opponent decides how much of it lands.

The edge, the feint and the guard

Attack beats Maneuver. Maneuver beats Defense. Defense beats Attack. When two techniques of the same

type meet, no number saves you: the position goes to whoever holds the initiative — and if

nobody holds it, both cancel out. Win a position and the initiative is yours, shielding you on the

next one. The duel has momentum, and taking it from your opponent is half the craft.

Two schools, two stretches of the wheel

The two schools overlap on only a couple of values, so mixing them means fewer techniques that link —

and a deck built to bridge the gap on purpose.

The Dojo Path

A campaign across regions where you choose your opponent at each stage, and a forge where the pieces you

combine matter for what they share — their element, their region, their era. Like matching affinities, but

with steel.

And when the campaign is done

What it is, and what it isn't