City of Heroes Collectible Card Game - Gameplay Summary

Gameplay Summary

Players take on the role of superheroes, testing themselves against other superheroes in the arena of Paragon City. Players take turns performing a single action, until only one hero remains standing; that player is the winner.

Players can take the following actions:

• Power Up - Put a new Power, Enhancement, or Sidekick into play.
• Act - Use an action from an Edge card held in the hand, or from existing cards in play.
• Move - Move from close quarters combat to distance combat, or vice versa.
• Assemble - Call for help by searching the deck for a Sidekick, revealing that card to the opponent, and then putting it into the hand.
• Recharge - Gather strength by moving non-ready Powers one step closer to again being ready.
• Mission - Reveal a threat to the city by playing a Mission card.
• Rest - Draw two cards to replenish one's hand, while taking no further action.

The core gameplay revolves around using powers to damage opponents, while simultaneously positioning oneself favorably (by adding or upgrading powers and activating defensive powers). Because powers must be recharged before they can be used again, it is possible to get into a state where a number of turns must be spent simply getting back into a position from which one can again attack.