The Game

Two players, two thousand Health each, and two decks of fifty. You know which cards you have. You may be questioning what cards you have, though.

Cards without rules text

Card games print information on every card. Forgotten Words does so to: It prints a name, a type, the numbers and the art, and usually, little more. You learn what a card does by playing it, by watching your opponent play theirs, and from the Name cards that come with every pack.

Nothing is random about this. Every card does have a single, specific effect. If you can remember or understand it, that can help you play it or play against it.

Six example cards

Dawnward Oathknight Vera, a Soul, Attack 240, Health 360, Discard 1 — **Soul**Souls fight on your Field. Each prints its Attack, its Health and its discard cost: the number of cards you discard from hand to summon it.

Twinblade Paragon, a Manifestation in Rainbow foil, Attack 830, Health 900 — **Manifestation**Needs specific cards to come out to play. Then, it goes into the Manifestation Zone. This one wears the Rainbow film on its figure.

Tidal Aegis, a Rite — **Rite**Has a Name, has an indicator of a category. What exactly a Rite does, and when you may play it, that's something you have to find out.

Verdant Fairy Grove, a Location — **Location**Some global effects that affect both player's cards. A Field holds two per player.

Dawnward Radiant Lance, a Grand Magic in Gold leaf, which requires Dawnward Oathknight Vera and two more Souls — **Grand Magic**Paid for with a variety of cards, named or unnamed, to do big stuff. This copy wears Gold leaf on its background.

The Wooden Sword, a Beyond card, with its printed tribute — **Beyond**A big card that changes the board totally in one way or another. Only its cost is printed. What it does? Look and see.

The boosters

Ashen Covenant booster pack — Ashen Covenant

Iron Liturgy booster pack — Iron Liturgy

Wild Parliament booster pack — Wild Parliament

The Long Prophecy booster pack — The Long Prophecy

Ways to play

Online duelsFind an opponent and play the deck you built against anyone also looking for duels.

Practice against the AIThree opponents, from a newcomer with a random deck to a professional built around a Secret.

The Journey63 places, 27 characters, 16 puzzles, a Crown to reach and a country with no name.

DraftPick one of four cards, fill your deck with foils and play what you got.

Friend matchesBest of three, a starting-Health handicap, no clock, or a draft for both.

TutorialA guided first duel through the eight cards every player starts with.

Screenshots

A duel in progress: both Fields, the hand, the phase rail and the stack

Cards	300+
Beyond cards	27
Deck size	50
Copies of one card	3
Starting Health	2000
Opening hand	5
Field rows	6 / 6 / 6 / 2
Boosters	5
Journey characters	27