Advent of the Wyrms was one of the games that made me want to revisit the Decktet. It’s a soliatire game that was released in 2020 so it gave me a way to see what people have been doing with the Decktet more recently. For a certain definition of recent. I suppose.
The theme is that you are trying to prevent the revival of world destroying dragons. Wyrms are one of the six suits of the Decktet and this game revolves around that suit. Oh and you use the extended deck so 45 cards.
To win the game, you need to place four sets of three ascending cards. Each set needs to share a common suit. Remember, most of the cards have more than one suit. You can be working on up to five sets.
Shuffle the deck and deal out a hand of four cards. If you get a Wyrm card, shuffle it back in and deal out a new card. A turn is play a card/discard a card, then draw a card.
If you draw a card that includes the Wyrm, you have to discard a card that matches its rank, matches one of its other suits, the suit-free Excuse card or two cards from the top of the deck (which is the worst option) You discard the Wyrm card too.
If you make four sets before you run out of cards, you win. If you don’t, you lose.
I can’t help but compare Advent of Wyrms to Adaman, one of the first, if not the first, solitaire games for the Decktet. Both games definitely feel games originally designed for traditional cards adopted for the Decktet.
Adaman is more intricate and I think it’s more difficult. I have managed to win Advent of the Wyrms and I haven’t won Adaman yet. I feel safe saying it’s the deeper game.
On the other hand, Advent of the Wyrms is a more fluid game with a definite tempo of play. It’s definitely simpler but that also makes it easier to
just get a game rolling. Advent of Wyrms is, at least for me, more fun.
Mind you, I don’t think Advent of Wyrms really pushes what you can do with the Decktet. Not it has to. Innovation is not a requirement for quality.
Advent of the Wyrms is a fun game but more of one I’ll probably use to warm up before playing another Decktet game than on its own.
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