Unstoppable

To set up Unstoppable, first choose one of the three available boss threats. Each boss has unique rules and specific conditions for victory. Place your chosen boss card on the designated area of the table. Next, set up your character board, placing health and time trackers on their starting positions. Shuffle your initial deck of hero cards, which includes basic attack and tactic cards, and draw your starting hand. Finally, prepare the enemy deck by shuffling the corresponding cards and placing them face down, ready to be drawn as threats.

The primary objective in Unstoppable is to defeat the chosen boss threat. This can involve reducing its health points to zero or fulfilling specific narrative conditions outlined on the boss card. You must achieve this victory before your character loses all their health points or before the game's time tracker reaches its end, indicating that the threat has overwhelmed you.

Each turn in Unstoppable begins with the 'Draft Phase,' where you draw a new card from your hero deck, potentially based on your character's level. In the 'Main Phase,' you play cards from your hand to activate abilities, deal damage to enemies, and perform other actions. A unique mechanic is that when you defeat an enemy, its card is immediately added to your hand, often allowing for powerful combos. After playing cards, the 'Threat Phase' occurs, where active enemies attack, potentially causing you to lose health. Finally, in the 'Cleanup Phase,' you discard remaining cards and prepare for the next round.

Unstoppable is a cooperative solo game, meaning there is no traditional scoring system. Success is measured by whether you successfully defeat the boss threat. If you win, you've achieved the game's objective. If your character is defeated or time runs out, you lose. The focus is on the strategic gameplay and narrative experience rather than accumulating points.

The game concludes in one of three ways: you win by successfully defeating the boss threat according to its specific conditions; you lose if your character's health points drop to zero during battles; or you lose if the boss's time track reaches its final space, signifying that you ran out of time to neutralize the threat. Each boss offers different narrative endings, adding replayability.