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6	[[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ambertvtropespic_7164.jpg]]
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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