One-hundred years ago; The Infinity Engine was shattered and its reality-bending shards have destroyed most of the world. Now; it falls upon you to gather your forces; defeat your adversaries; and rebuild the Infinity Engine! Will you survive?
Shards of Infinity combines an unprecedented level of strategy and customization into one small box. Rather than competing for points; players must outlast their opponents and reduce their health to zero; which can be done in a number of ways. Each player starts the game with a basic deck of cards; and they can acquire new cards from a central display of six cards (as in Ascension) and add these new cards to their deck or use them immediately; depending on what they are.
Every character starts with fifty health and zero mastery. On each turn; you can spend one gem (a.k.a.; money) to gain a mastery point. The more mastery you have; the more powerful your cards become. This lets even the weak cards in your starting deck become more powerful as the game progresses. If you reach a total of thirty mastery; you can activate your Infinity Shard; which instantly defeats your opponent.
As you acquire new cards; you can employ allies and champions to craft your strategy. Mercenary cards can be added to your deck as in other deck-building games or they can be played immediately from the center row for their ability; this adds even more drama to each player's turn as a key mercenary flip can alter the very outcome of the game!
Will you neutralize your opponents before they can fully master the Infinity Shard? With careful planning and aggressive gameplay; only one player can emerge the winner!