Rockman.EXE Card Game

Rockman.EXE Card Game (ロックマンエグゼカードゲーム) is a Carddass EX game from the Mega Man Battle Network series released in Japan by Bandai from 2001 to 2003.

Rules

 * Play area - Each player has nine squares to place one Navi or Virus card in each, an HP Gauge (starting with 200), a Chip Storage for Chip Cards, the Deck pile, and a discard pile.


 * Area - This is where the players will place their NAVI cards and Virus cards face up. The players may only place cards in their own areas, and only 1 card may occupy 1 square at a time.


 * Deck Pile and Deck Construction - The deck must contain 30 cards. Up to 3 cards with the same name are allowed, and it must contain at least 1 Navi Card. Up to 5 Navi Cards are allowed in a deck.


 * Discard Pile - This is where you put your used cards. Place the cards here face up in a pile.


 * HP Gauge - The official playmats have the number 200 printed on the top of the HP Gauge area. The numbers decrease downwards by the 10s (190, 180, 170 and so on). Before you begin the game, both players have to place their top card into the HP Gauge area face down, so that it covers up all the other numbers except for 200. Whenever your NAVI takes damage, move the card downwards to indicate how much damage you have taken. When the card moves down to 0, the NAVI is considered DELETED and the player controlling the NAVI loses the game.


 * Chip Storage - Place your chip cards face down here. You can place several chip cards, but you can only place 1 card each turn.

Cards
There are five types of cards in the game:

Card elements:
 * Card Name - The name of the card.
 * Card Type - The card's type: NAVI, VIRUS, CHIP, BATTLER or STYLE.
 * Level - The level of the Virus or Chip card.
 * Transfer Condition - Only present in some cards, written above the Card Effect. The condition to use the card in the Transfer Phase.
 * Card Effect - The card's effect in the game. Some cards also have additional text like character details or quotes, card details, and Extra Codes for Mega Man Battle Network 3.
 * Defense - The defensive power of Virus Cards.
 * HP - The hit points of Virus Cards.
 * Code - The card's chip code.
 * Attributes - The card's element (Aqua, Fire, Elec or Wood), if any.
 * Attack Power - The damage the card causes to the target's HP.

Setup
First, choose one Navi Card from the deck and place the card in the middle of your side of the area face down. Shuffle the remaining cards of the deck and place them to the right side of the area face down. Take the first card on top of the deck and place it face down so that it covers up the numbers, except for the number 200. This will be your starting HP. Finally, both players flip their Navi Card with the front side upwards simultaneously.

Turn Decide Phase
The Turn Decide Phase (順番決めフェイズ) is the start of the game. Players determine their turn order by playing rock-paper-scissors. The winner plays first.

Draw Phase
The first phase in a player's turn, the Draw Phase (ドローフェイズ) is used to draw cards from the deck until the player has five cards in his hand. If there are no cards to draw in this phase, the player loses 30 HP and the cards in the discard pile are shuffled and returned to the deck.

Transfer Phase
In the Transfer Phase (転送フェイズ) the player can use the Navi, Virus, and Chip cards in his hand by placing 1 character (Navi or Virus) card in an empty square in his area and 1 Chip Card faced down in the Chip Storage.

Battle Phase
In the Battle Phase (バトルフェイズ) the player can do any of the following action in any order:
 * 1) Move the cards in the area. The player must discard one card from the hand to move a character card to one empty adjacent square. Diagonal movements and moving to the opponent's area isn't allowed.
 * 2) Use the effect from one character card to attack the opponent. Each card can only attack once per turn.
 * 3) Use a Chip Card in the Chip Storage. Discard the card after use.
 * 4) Use a Battler Card in the hand.
 * 5) Do nothing and pass the phase.

The Battle Phase is over when there is nothing left to do.

When a Navi Card is attacked, the damage reduces the player's HP Gauge.

When a Virus Card is attacked, it is not harmed if its defense is equal or higher than the damage received. Damage is gradually accumulated, and the virus is destroyed and sent to the discard pile when damage reaches its HP value. If an opponent's virus performs an action (placed horizontally) in its turn, its defense power is 0, leaving it open for attacks. For example, in the case of damage done to a "HP 30/50" Virus Card:

If a panel is destroyed, the player pulls a card from the deck and places it faced down in the panel. The card is discarded when the panel returns to normal.

End Phase
The player ends his turn by saying End Phase (エンドフェイズ), and the opponent starts his turn from the Draw Phase. Optionally, the player can discard 1 unneeded card from the hand. Some card effects are only activated in the End Phase.

The game continues until one player wins by reducing the opponent's HP Gauge to 0.

Additional rules
Advanced game rules.


 * Chip usage restriction: Adds a limitation on the Battle Chips that can be used in the Battle Phase based on the user's HP Gauge:
 * Level 1 Chip Cards can only be used if HP is 110 or higher.
 * Level 2 Chip Cards can only be used if HP is between 60-100.
 * Level 3 Chip Cards can only be used if HP is between 10-50.


 * Virus transfer limit: Adds a limitation on the Virus Cards that can be used in the Transfer Phase based on the user's HP Gauge:
 * Level 1 Virus cards can only be used if HP is 110 or higher.
 * Level 2 Virus cards can only be used if HP is between 60-100.
 * Level 3 Virus cards can only be used if HP is between 10-50.


 * Virus evolution: When transfering a virus, it is possible for it to evolve by discarding a lower level virus and adding a virus of the same type with a stronger level on its place. (Example: Kabutank for Kabutank 2nd, and Kabutank 2nd for Kabutank 3rd). HP Gauge is not a restriction for viruses transfered by evolution.


 * Style Cards: During the Transfer Phase, the player can place a Style Card on a Navi Card from his area. Only one Style Card can be used per turn. Also, each Navi can only have one Style Card. If a Navi Card already has a Style Card, the player can discard the current Style to give the Navi a new Style Card.

Lotte Cards
Reprints of existing cards with some differences released by Lotte.