The Quick Start

The Quick and Dirty

Deal 6 cards to each player
Decide who goes first
The first player
- Picks up a card from the draw deck
- Plays a card (collect users, jacked their opponent, or shield/remedy their User Base) else, discard a card.
Continue to the next player
Repeat until someone gets 1 million or more users or the draw deck is empty

If you are confused, take your time to go through the full instructions on this site or download the PDF. If not, enjoy the game!

About
the game

ABOUT THE GAME

In App Wars, your company just released an app and the goal is to beat the competition by acquiring the most users. Battle your way to the top by acquiring, stealing, swiping, and slowing your opponent with the arsenal in your hand. Do you have what it takes to dominate in the Startup Wars?

The goal of this game is to acquire 3 million, (quick game), or 5 million users (normal game) to win the game. The game is broken down into milestones. Each milestone ends when a player acquires 1 million or more users or all cards in the draw deck have been played. A minimum of three players is recommended to play Startup Wars.

THE OBJECT
OF THE GAME

THE OBJECT OF THE GAME

The objective of the game is to be the first player to acquire 3 million or 5 million users depending on which game is chosen at the beginning of the gameplay. The gameplay is broken into milestones. A milestone is completed when one player has acquired 1 million or more users or all cards in the draw deck are used up. Depending on specific actions during the milestone, bonus users will be awarded. See the section on Acquiring Bonus Users.