Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000

To set up, each player selects two distinct faction decks, such as Killer Plants, Steampunks, Bear Cavalry, or Ghosts, and shuffles them together to form a single combined deck of forty cards. Deal out a number of base cards equal to the number of players plus one, placing them face up in the center of the play area. Each player draws an initial hand of five cards, keeping their remaining deck handy and setting aside any faction-specific tokens or markers nearby.

The main objective of the game is to accumulate fifteen victory points before anyone else. Players achieve this by deploying minions and actions to various bases, contributing power to conquer them when their combined strength meets or exceeds the base's breakpoint requirement.

A player's turn follows a structured sequence: first, resolve any ongoing card effects that trigger at the start of the turn. Next, the active player may play up to one minion card and up to one action card from their hand, following any specific restrictions printed on the cards. Finally, the player draws two new cards from their combined faction deck to refill their hand.

Scoring happens immediately whenever the total power of all minions at a base reaches or exceeds that base's breakpoint. All players with minions present at the scoring base receive victory points according to the payout ranks specified on the base card, with the highest contributor getting first place points and runners-up getting lesser rewards.

The game continues in clockwise rotation until the end of a round in which at least one player has accumulated fifteen or more victory points. If multiple players reach the threshold on the same turn, the player with the most points wins.