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7 | [[caption-width-right:259:[[DeliberatelyCuteChild He might be cute]], but he'll do [[HilarityEnsues whatever it takes for the shinies]].]] |
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9 | You're a dragon... a [[KidAppealCharacter young]], [[TheSlacker underachieving]] dragon and your parents have just [[GetOut kicked you out]] of the nest for [[CoattailRidingRelative eyeing their treasure hoard]]. Now it is time for you to [[TheQuest go out]] and [[TreasureHunter find your own coins, jewels, and magic items]]. The problem with being young (and a [[BookDumb bad student]]) is that you don’t always succeed in your quest to find treasure. To make matters worse [[TheRival other young dragons]] have received the boot as well and you must compete with them for the best loot. |
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11 | Released in 2014 by ''[[http://epicslantpress.com Epic Slant Press]]'', ''Havok and Hijinks'' is a four-player card game that pits Amber the [[ThePowerOfTheSun Sunlight Dragon]], Obsidian the [[CastingAShadow Dark Dragon]], Pearl the [[{{Lunacy}} Moonlight Dragon]], and Ruby the [[PlayingWithFire Fire Dragon]] against one another. To win you must use the Havok cards to find treasure and the [[HilarityEnsues Hijinks cards]] to disrupt the treasure quests of your competition, ensuring that your hoard is a coin above the rest. |
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13 | A new ExpansionPack is currently in the works. The website is located [[http://havokandhijinks.com here]]. |
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15 | !! This game contains examples of |
16 | * ActionGirl: Any of the female Sodality Knights, adventurers, or marauders |
17 | * AllThereInTheManual: The website is full of lore and backstories on various elements and characters. |
18 | * AmbiguousGender: Gender assignment of the dragons seems arbitrary at best |
19 | * ArtifactOfAttraction: If it's shiny, the dragons likely want it and will get it through any means possible. |
20 | * ArtShift: |
21 | ** There's a variety of artstyles heading the website's blog posts, though the cards themselves are generally consistent |
22 | ** The expansion set's art is a bit flatter, due to a new artist |
23 | %%* AttackReflector: Several of Pearl's cards |
24 | %%* BreathWeapon |
25 | * CallASmeerpARabbit: Money is all grouped under the name 'talons.' |
26 | %%* ColourCodedForYourConvenience |
27 | %%** Amber: Yellow |
28 | %%** Obsidian: Purple |
29 | %%** Pearl: Blue |
30 | %%** Ruby: Red |
31 | * ColorFailure: as per the "Without Pigment" card |
32 | %%* ColorCodedElements |
33 | %%* ComedicSociopathy |
34 | * DistaffCounterpart: While the originals aren't gender-specific, [[GenderFlip four additional]] [[RuleSixtyThree dragon cards]] were made for the kickstarter campaign... |
35 | ** Salida (Amber) |
36 | ** Darach (Obsidian) |
37 | ** Ottokar (Pearl) |
38 | ** Marielle (Ruby) |
39 | %%* DragonHoard: The amassing of which being entire point of the game |
40 | %%* DragonsUpTheYinYang: the expansion pack |
41 | * EmpathicEnvironment: the 'ready' side versus 'tired' of each Dragon's card. |
42 | %%* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: The "Double Rainbow" card |
43 | %%* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Vallhyn |
44 | %%** A psuedo-Vietnamese country in the expansion pack |
45 | %%* FantasyKitchenSink |
46 | * FinaglesLaw: Any strategy can be ruined with one flip of the deck |
47 | %%* FourTemperamentEnsemble |
48 | %%** Amber: Sanguine |
49 | %%** Obsidian: Melancholic |
50 | %%** Pearl: Phlegmatic |
51 | %%** Ruby: Choleric |
52 | %%* FreeRangeChildren |
53 | %%* FunctionalMagic |
54 | * {{Griefer}}: Many of the hijinks cards allow players to go this route |
55 | %%* HighFantasy |
56 | %%* ItMustBeMine |
57 | %%* KidAppealCharacter |
58 | %%* KleptomaniacHero |
59 | %%* KnightInShiningArmor: The Sodality Knights, [[{{Expy}} expy]] of UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar. |
60 | %%* LightEmUp |
61 | %%* MedievalEuropeanFantasy |
62 | %%* MoneyFetish |
63 | %%* OurDragonsAreDifferent |
64 | %%* OurElvesAreDifferent |
65 | * PowerEqualsRarity: the promotional Crystal Dragon cards allow you to choose any elemental affinity for a time |
66 | * PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage: averted with the Crystal Dragon cards, as explained above. |
67 | * PurelyAestheticGender: Skills are based solely on the dragons' element |
68 | %%* RagsToRiches |
69 | %%* ReligionIsMagic |
70 | %%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter |
71 | %%* ScavengerWorld |
72 | %%* ShoulderSizedDragon |
73 | * ShoutOut: |
74 | ** If the print-and-play version is anything to go by, there's the [[JokeItem junk treasure card]] [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Princess Bella]]. |
75 | ** As well as a version of the [[WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon 3 Wolf Moon T-shirt]] and a certain video of a [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows Double Rainbow]]. |
76 | ** The 'Moonwalk' card looks [[Music/MichaelJackson familiar]] as well... |
77 | ** The [[Series/AmericanPickers 'Vallhyn Pickers']] and [[Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer 'I Know What You Did Last Night']] cards. |
78 | ** With the extra kickstarter hijinks cards come the musically-themed cards [[Music/JohnDenver 'Sunshine on My Shoulders']], [[Music/PinkFloyd 'The Darkside of the Moon']], [[Music/FrankSinatra 'Blue Moon']], and [[Music/BillyJoel 'We Didn't Start the Fire']] |
79 | %%* StandardFantasySetting |
80 | %%* StopPokingMe: The 'Enough With the Hijinks!' and 'No...No...' cards |
81 | %%* TemptingFate: Naturally, the 'Tempting Fate' card |
82 | %%* TheBigGuy: Ruby |
83 | %%* TheSneakyGuy: Obsidian |
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