This game started off as a weekend long Game Jam project while I was interning at Square. I decided to spend a couple more weeks to flesh out some more functionality for the game.
Divination is a fantasy card game played on the terminal. To play, clone this repo and compile the source code. You can do so with g++:
g++ -o divination.out -g source/*.cpp -Iheaders -std=c++11
Now, simply run divination.out from the command line and it will load the game. Cloning this repo should come with a default.deck file that contains a list of available cards.
Divination is played with two players with access to the same terminal. Opposing players take turns playing cards, attacking the opponent, and using spells/abilities. Here is a list of commands:
help -- Display this message.
end -- End the current player's turn.
quit -- End the game.
attack minion target -- Orders minion to attack the target minion.
attack minion -- Orders minion to attack the opponent.
play card [player target] -- Play card, optionally targeting player's target minion.
use minion [player target] -- Use minion's special ability, optionally targeting player's target minion.
hand -- Describe all cards in your hand.
board -- Describe all cards on the board.
Here is a quick rundown of the rules / flow of the game:
- Each Player starts with 2 magic, 20 health and 4 Cards.
- Player 1 starts first.
- At the beginning of each turn (except the first), the active Player gains 1 magic and draws 1 card (if they can).
- A turn consists of any number of valid commands and lasts until the active Player types "end".
- The first Player to 0 health loses.
Magic: The resource used to play cards.
Graveyard: Contains the most recent Minion that died for each Player.
Deathrattle: An effect that gets triggered when that specific Minion dies.
Charges: The number of activations remaining for a Ritual.
Resurrect: Bring a Minion back to life with its base stats.
Summon: Create a Minion and put it immediately into play (as long as there is room on the board).
Minions: The primary type of cards in Divination to defeat your opponent. Each turn (including the turn they are first played), a Minion can either attack an opposing Minion, or attack the opposing Player. When attacking another Minion, each Minion deals its damage to each other and is removed to the Graveyard if its health falls to 0 or below.
Rituals: A special kind of card that has an inital cost, and an activation cost each time its special ability is triggered. Each player has room for one Ritual at a time. Playing a Ritual when one was already in play removes the older one.
Spells: One-time use cards that carry out the action described in its text.
Enchantments: A card that modifies the stats or capabilities of the selected Minion. Any Enchantment can be cast on either Player's Minion, unless indicated otherwise. Enchantments are applied in the same order they were played (if/when order matters).