HexaKarta

History of HexaKarta
HexaKarta is a card game created by Sean Patrick Cahill in July of 1998 in Niagara Falls. Prototypes of the game do exist but it has mainly only had a small cult following and has never been commercially produced. HexaKarta is currently under development as an online game.
Rules
Each Player chooses 15 six sided cards. Each side of the card has a number from 1 - A. 1 being the lowest and A being the highest.
Coin Toss or Dice roll determines first player
The First Players cards are signified by a SWORD to represent them as the attacking cards.
The Opposing player’s cards are signified by a SHIELD to represent them as defending cards.
Players take turns placing cards on the 7 x 4 grid
When a attacking card is laid adjacent to a defending card card all adjacent sides are compared. If any of the sides adjacent to the defending card are lower than the attacking card the defending card is claimed by the attacking player. The attacking player is awarded 2 points. The defending player loses 1 point.
The player with the most points once all 28 card slots are filled wins.
Combos/Chains
A COMBO occurs when a attacking card is laid next to 2 or more defending cards, but only if one of the following rules is met:
ODD/EVEN: All adjacent sides add up to an ODD/EVEN number exclusively and 1 extra point per LINK is awarded.
SAME: All adjacent sides add up to the SAME number and 2 extra point per LINK are awarded.
PRIME: All adjacent sides add up to a PRIME number and 3 extra points per LINKare awarded.
SAME PRIME: All adjacent sides add up to the SAME PRIME number and 4 extra point per LINK is awarded.
A COMBO does not require any of the adjacent sides to be higher than the defenders, only the rules apply during the first LINK of the COMBO CHAIN.
On the preceding LINK(s) at least one adjacent side per defending card must be higher in order to proceed to the next LINK. If any of the defending cards are not flipped in the LINK then the CHAIN is broken. If there are no defending cards in the LINK then the CHAIN is broken.
Game Board and Card Design
HexaKarta is played on a 7x4 honeycomb grid with hexagonal cards as shown in the links below.
Original Board Design
Example of HexaKarta card

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