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Exlibrium (Эксклибриум)

DISCLAIMER: This game only exists in Russian, from what I gather. I do not speak nor read Russian. I used Google Translate to figure out what was what, and it turned out to be a pretty straight-forward game. However, there could certainly be errors created along the way, so if you find any, please do let me know. I spent an unreasonable amount of time Googling what I hoped were the right Russian words and watching videos I didn't understand to piece it all together; I didn't want to make a subpar attempt at this content. You deserve better than that :)

So, without further ado:

"Exlibrium - a magic seal that helps the mysterious order of sorcerers to guard the border between the real world and the world of fiction. For many centuries members of the order have been successfully preventing creatures from the works of art and lliterature from escaping into our world. But sometimes the order fails to do so and some of those characters manage to break the walls between realities..." -Exlibrium #1, Comixology.com

"Players will gain Influence over the characters to use their abilities and maintain Order over the mighty seal." -Exlibrium Rulebook, Google Translate



Thematically, that's pretty intersting. I *really* wish I read Russian, because this is based on a comic series, and it sounds just great. Mechanically, it has basically nothing to do with any of that.

But, it's a neat card drafting game, where you build stacks of characters (thematically gaining Influence) over three rounds, using double-ended cards that give you a lot of options, and at the end of each round only the person with the most Influence over a Character (cards in a stack) will be able to use their helpful ability.

Influence (stacks) persists between rounds, so you have 3 rounds to set yourself up to have the most Influence at the end of the game, so you can actually score points (2 per character you have the most Influence over, 1 per character you have the second-most).

The Rules as I've deciphered them are inside the mod (in the Rules note), and I've included both the basic rules and advanced rules (which changes up scoring, and is actually recommended for literally anyone who's ever even touched a card drafting game before).


I used http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=734326 by NNoitoro as a starting point, so if you know Russian, you can go check that out.



PS If you're like me and you suddenly notice that there are 7 characters on the double-ended cards, but only 6 character cards, don't fret. That's just how it is.