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The Brambles: A Solo Card Game
2020
Rules assistance for The Brambles: A Solo Card Game
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- 1 player
- 15–25 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for The Brambles: A Solo Card Game
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The Brambles: A Solo Card Game is a board game released in 2020 for 1 player, 15–25 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by John Burton and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
You are the Teller, a local practitioner of spiritual arts and keeper of “The Collection”, a set of Tarot-like cards compiled from various old sources. For generations, the knowledge of the Collection has been passed down to Tellers to be used to tell fortunes, give blessings, cast spells, and most importantly to fight the dark evils that inhabit the haunted brambles. This morning, two local children have gotten trapped by the dark evils in the brambles. Parishfolk are counting on you as the Teller to use the Collection to fight the dark evils and free the children from the wicked brambles. The Brambles is a solo card game where your goal is to save the children caught by the dark evils of the haunted brambles. To release the children, you must play different card combinations powerful enough to defeat the 20 Bramble Evils, thereby releasing the children. If you fail to defeat the evils before the Collection runs out, the children are lost to the Brambles forever.
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Questions and answers
The Brambles: A Solo Card Game supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Brambles: A Solo Card Game is 15–25 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Brambles: A Solo Card Game for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Brambles: A Solo Card Game has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Brambles: A Solo Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Horror. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Brambles: A Solo Card Game are: John Burton. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Brambles: A Solo Card Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.