As promised, we have another new mechanic to explore today: RUIN!

Ruin X: Your rival sacrifices X facedown foundations.

The Ruin keyword is, in my opinion, the biggest change this new set brings. Board states are fun and easy to digest when they are around 6 foundations per side. Once there are more than 8 cards in a single stage, EVEN if they’re facedown, the board state starts getting complicated in a hurry! Putting a focus on reducing the number of foundations is going to make the game more lucid, cleaner, and quicker. That’s really all there is to it. We’ll be diving headlong into this mechanic as the set reveals more. Until next time, I’ll see you on the tables!