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Pocket Samurai
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Pocket Samurai
Pocket Samurai is a two-player mix of drafting with simultaneous card reveal. A game consists of the Dojo Phase, when you get cards, and the Bushido Phase, when you use them to win! 

Setup
1. Deal a Strike! card to each player. 
2. Shuffle all other cards into the deck and place it within reach of both players. 

Objective
Strike your opponent with more swords than they have helms. 

CARDinal rule
If these rules and card abilities conflict, the cards take precedence. 

Dojo Phase
Reveal ten cards from the deck. Starting with the last player to wield a blade (buttering bread counts!), take turns picking one of the revealed cards, leaving the cards you take face up near your STrike card so your opponent can see them. When there are only two left, discard them and reveal ten more, taking turns now in reverse order. Once there are only two left again, discard them and proceed to the Bushido Phase. 

Image: Dojo phase example.
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