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Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament Design Teaser
Tim Frie & Jeremy Ray
Good day to all you UniVersus fans out there!
I’m Tim Frie, game designer and rules manager for UniVersus! I’m here today with my teammate and Dark Tournament lead designer, Jeremy Ray. We’re very excited to give you a glimpse into this set. The Dark Tournament is, to this day, still the shining example of what a tournament arc should be. It stands tall among some of the other greats of the genre. We’d worked on this set off and on for a while, and we’re so happy that we are able to bring it to you all at this time. We also had a lot of fun choosing what nuggets of information to present to you. From both of us, we hope the things listed below bring you hours of speculation and enjoyment. Here’s to a great preview season kickoff!
Things you can expect to see in Dark Tournament:
Team Foundations to help with core themes.
Fan favorite fighters from the Dark Tournament, as well as 2 returning characters from the original Yu Yu Hakusho set.
Team character traits.
The return of old mechanics.
A character that can use an enhance ability an unlimited amount times each attack.
The most 7 hand size characters we’ve released in one set ever!
“Spirit” matters tribal
A card that makes an unblockable attack blockable.
Ways to force your rival into Deadlock.
Naps
YET ANOTHER ALTERNATE WIN CONDITION!
Some Game Text on cards in Dark Tournament:
Enhance Flip 1 foundation: Your rival commits 1 foundation and 1 asset.
Response: After you build this card, reveal the top card of your deck. You may discard 1 card. If you do, draw 1 card.
Enhance: If this attack was played from anywhere other than your hand, your rival loses 1 health.
First Form: At the start of your End Phase, draw 3 cards.
Response: After you play an enhance during this attack, your rival commits 1 non-character card in their stage.
Form Commit, remove 1 momentum from the game: The next card you try to play this turn passes (no check necessary).
Enhance: If you have 5 or fewer foundations in your stage, this attack gets +2 speed and +2 damage.
Response Remove: After you make a check to block with this card, if you have 10 or less health, that check passes.
Enhance: Mill 1.
Response Remove: After you block with this card, add 1 copy of “CARD NAME” from your discard pile to your hand.
Some Keyword Combinations:
Flash • Punch
Ranged • Combo (Ranged)
Ally • Echo • Ranged • Tech
Ranged • Stun: 1 • Throw
Charge • Slam
Kick • Powerful: 2
Charge • Powerful: 3 • Ranged • Stun: 1
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of what’s to come with Dark Tournament! What else do you think might come out with this set? Get ready for a fun preview season starting on our YouTube channel on January 22nd at 9AM PST for Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament Enhanced! Be sure to comment your thoughts on our socials below.