# slaywithfriends web rules (MVP)

This document defines the rules currently enforced by the web app.
It is intentionally smaller than the full board game rulebook.

Scope: support a complete multiplayer run through at least Act I with
correct turn order, combat resolution, rewards, and map progression.

## Core loop

- 1-4 players cooperate through map rooms.
- If any player reaches 0 HP, the run ends in defeat.
- Clear the Act boss to complete the Act.

## Setup

1. Each player chooses a character and starts with that character's starter deck.
2. Each player starts with 3 Energy, 0 Block, and max HP.
3. Prepare decks needed for the selected Act.
4. Build/reveal the map and place players in starting rows.
5. Resolve Neow bonuses.
6. Start first encounter combat.

## Map rooms

- Encounter
- Elite
- Event
- Campfire (Rest/Smith)
- Treasure
- Merchant
- Boss

## Combat flow

### Player turn

1. Reset Energy to 3 and Block to 0.
2. Draw 5 cards.
3. Roll die once for round-level enemy/relic effects.
4. Resolve start-of-turn/start-of-combat/die-trigger effects.
5. Players act simultaneously: play cards, use potions/items, choose targets.
6. Resolve end-of-turn effects, then discard hand (except retained cards).

### Enemy turn

1. Remove all enemy Block.
2. Enemies act by row order, then bosses/acts-last enemies.
3. Advance cube-action enemies.

### End of combat

1. Resolve end-of-combat triggers.
2. Grant rewards.
3. Reset decks/boards/tokens according to combat cleanup rules.
4. Allow row switching before next combat room.

## Keywords required for MVP

- Energy (max 6)
- Block (player max 20)
- Strength (max 8)
- Vulnerable (max 3)
- Weak (max 3)
- Poison (max 30 across all enemies)
- Exhaust
- Ethereal
- Retain
- Scry
- Unplayable
- Area of Effect (single row + boss)
- All Enemies
- Multi-hit

## Reward handling required for MVP

- Card Reward, Upgraded Card Reward, Rare Reward
- Potion (max 3) and potion use/discard rules
- Relic, Boss Relic
- Gold
- Remove, Upgrade, Transform
- Golden Ticket behavior

## Character mechanics required for MVP

- Ironclad: Strength interactions
- Silent: Shiv + Poison limits/behavior
- Defect: Orb channel/end-of-turn/evoke behavior
- Watcher: Neutral/Calm/Wrath + Miracle behavior

## Explicitly out of MVP scope

- Daily Climb mode
- Achievement tracking
- Full unlock tree UX
- Complete FAQ card-by-card interaction coverage

## Source of truth

- Canonical rules: `docs/rules-canon.md`
- Product deltas: `docs/rules-web-delta.md`