Next Kingdom is a card game played against four opponents. A mystical portal opened and four races and some mystical creatures came through. You are one of the four Kingdoms that are under siege.
Various card types exist for the basic game-play:
- Standard
- Offensive (forces the opponent to draw cards)
- Defensive (blocks you from having to draw cards)
- Shift (changes direction of play)
- Carry (allows for stacking more cards during your turn)
Graveyard:
- Some rules / spells drag cards into the graveyard
- Graveyard cards can be resurrected to allow for more strategy
Spells:
- Ruins are generated every turn
- Ruins may be used to cast spells
- Spells allow for higher level strategy
Potions:
- Potions augment spells and game play
Next Kingdom is a flexible game genre and anything is possible in future versions. The rule is "if its fun, its in!"