Work

Gosu X

Cards
Combo
Duel

Gosu X is a tense two-player duel where clans of goblins and demigods collide in explosive card combos.

Gosu X logo on the banner
Designer: Kim Sato
Artist: David Sitbon
Publisher: Sorry We Are French
Year: 2023
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About the project

Gosu X is a two-player combo card game set in the Jalaanx universe. Players draft clans, build their armies over three rounds and win great battles through military strength or alternative victory conditions. The BGA adaptation includes the Abunakkashii and Rukgnarl Bonesreaper expansions.

Challenges and Risks

  • 88 cards with unique effects
  • Lots of combo triggers, including copy and mirror chains protected against infinite loops
  • Passive & active effects, plus “Force of Will” cancellations
  • Many conditions and prerequisites to check in real time
  • A backend rebuild without breaking games in progress

Expansions

Abunakkashii Expansion (2023)

  • 11 new cards with unique effects, including Akasha cards with permanent effects

Rukgnarl Bonesreaper Expansion (2024)

  • 11 new cards with unique effects, introducing Shadowstep across multi-level armies