Introductory game rules for Gnomon card deck

example layout of Challenge game

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A few example games for the Gnomon playing card deck created by Dan Palmer and Al Denelsbeck.
All game links are to download PDF documents of the rules.

Chance (3 to 9 players)
Cooperation Panorama: Chance (Luck-based survival game – time waster, but engaging)
In this game, the players discard cards when random luck selects their card.

Clash (2-Player battle to get rid of all your cards)
Cooperation Panorama: Interaction - Clashing
In this game, 2 players are in direct competition to discard all their cards onto a common board.

Contentious (3 players)
Cooperation Panorama: Contentious (Rummy-like scoring game over several rounds)
In this game, the players are all competing against each other trying to score the most points.

Double Elimination (2-8 players)
Cooperation Panorama: Collaborative (Clear the board twice game)
In this game, all the players work together, and they all win, or all lose together. Each player takes individual turns of their own choosing, working towards a single common goal.

Pairadox (4-player trick-taking game)
Cooperation Panorama: Combined
In this game, two teams of two players work against each other, trying to get the most points.

Under the Radar (3-7 player trick-taking game)
Cooperation Panorama: Competitive (Avoid taking tricks, trick-taking game)
In this game, players work individually against each other, trying not to take any of the tricks.
If you want a description of what cards comprise this new deck, click here.

What is this "CoCo Scale" that the game rules mention?
In short, it describes where the game falls on the cooperation to competition spectrum, from positive 4 (most cooperative) to negative 4 (most competitive.) You can read about it in greater detail here (pdf download.)

Some info about the creators and how to contact them is here.

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