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listed on the monster card. Depending on the number, it will either attack the monster or miss, resulting in either the monster or player taking damage, respectively. If the player manages to kill the monster, they will gain certain rewards such as loot or money. If the monster is a boss, the player gains soul(s) in addition to these other rewards. If the player dies, their turn ends, and they discard an item, a loot card, and 1¢. They also deactivate their character, and any activatable items they control.
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The basic edition contains eleven characters, their starting items, 107 monster cards, 104 loot cards, 105 treasure cards, 3 bonus soul cards for advanced play, a six sided die, an eight sided die, 100 pennies, and the rulebook. A gold box edition of the game includes an expansion pack with 99 cards,
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On a player's turn, they may buy one item from the shop for 10¢, attack a monster, and play one loot card. Each monster battle is handled differently, with some having counters, and some denying certain number rolls. To attack, the player must roll a number greater than or equal to the die value
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including a random foil card, four characters and their respective starting items, 30 monster cards, 30 loot cards, and 30 treasure cards. The game began shipping to backers in December 2018. During 2019 and 2021, several new cards were made that were given away with
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Among the new cards added to the collection are Kickstarter-exclusive "Warp Zone" cards, officially licensed crossovers featuring characters and items from other video games and franchises. They include characters, items, and monsters from
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The game started its development around 2017 when Javon Frazier of Studio71 US approached McMillen; Studio71 was in the process of making the
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campaign launched on June 27, 2018, and broke its funding goal of $ 50,000 within the first 1.5 hours.
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such as all 17 tainted characters, as well as other content from the original video game. Several
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route for gaining funding for the game, as they had used that successfully for
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Designers
Edmund McMillen
Card game
card game
Edmund McMillen
Tyler Glaiel
The Binding of Isaac
Isaac
Judas
Maggy
Cain
Kickstarter
Magic: The Gathering
Cyanide & Happiness
The End Is Nigh
The Legend of Bum-bo
Kickstarter
Nicalis
Repentance
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
cartoonists
Sam Kieth
Tom Bunk
Alex Pardee
Peach Momoko
Agnes Garbowska
Friday Night Funkin'
Cave Story
VVVVVV

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