Odd Garden Card Club: a free deckbuilding card battler

What is Odd Garden Card Club?

Odd Garden Card Club is a small deckbuilding card game: you climb a garden map, fight her creatures in turn-based battles, and grow a deck of cards along the way. Every card is one of twikoi's little drawings, like Star Strike (an ink star) or Heart Shield (a dotted heart).

A run is 12 steps up the map. You choose your path through fights, tough fights, quiet spots to rest and treasure, and at the top waits the big one: a boss that wakes up angrier at half health.

It is easy to learn, with a step-by-step tutorial, and there is real strategy in which cards you take and which you skip.

How to play

Pick your hero. Every hero has 60 health and the same starter cards, plus one special card: Ant Trail (Stinger), Stare Down (Watcher) or Spiky Pot (Gardener).
In a fight you get 3 energy and draw 5 cards each turn. The number in a card's corner is its cost.
Tap a card, then tap a creature to play it on them (or drag it up onto them).
Check the icon above each creature: 🗡️ 7 means it will hit you for 7, 🛡️ means it will block, ✨ means it gets stronger, 👁️ means it will weaken you.
Tap End turn when you are done. The creatures act, then you draw a fresh hand.
Win a fight to add a new card. Climb the map and beat the boss at the top.

Features

29 cards made from her drawings: attacks, skills and powers, each with an upgraded version.
Clear card words: Block, Bites, Weak, Exposed, Thorns and Strength, explained in the how-to.
Creatures with personalities: hard hitters, blockers, cheerleaders that pump up friends and splitters that split in two.
10 charms, like the Ink Key (+1 energy on your first turn) and the Petal Bow (heal after each fight).
Rest spots to nap (heal) or practise (upgrade a card).
A run that saves between visits, and a results screen with the creatures you met.

Modes, levels and unlocks

New run: A fresh map and three heroes to choose from. Your run is saved, so you can continue later.
Daily Club: The same heroes and the same map for everyone that day.
The map: 12 steps: fights, tough fights (which give a charm), rests, treasure and the boss at step 12.

Tips

Skipping a card is fine. A small deck draws your best cards more often.
Block when a creature shows a big 🗡️ number; attack when it is blocking or buffing.
Exposed plus a big attack is the fastest way to win long fights.
Rest before the boss if your health is low; practise if it is not.

Who will like Odd Garden Card Club?

Odd Garden Card Club is for people who like strategy and card games, especially the build-a-deck-as-you-climb kind. It is smaller and gentler than most games like it, so it is also a good first deckbuilder.

The tutorial walks you through your first fight, and the card words are explained in plain language. A full run takes about half an hour, and you can stop and continue any time.

Questions

Is Odd Garden Card Club free?

Yes. Odd Garden Card Club is free to play in your web browser. Every card is earned in the game; nothing is sold. No ads.

Does it work on phones?

Yes. Tap a card and then a creature, or drag the card onto it. On a computer you can also use keys: 1-9 to pick a card, Enter to end your turn, Esc to put it back.