Barks and Bytes
ThePhantomGames
Barks & Bytes is a frantic multiplayer game where Robots bluff, swap, and outsmart each other to dodge the dreaded Dog Card. Plunge into different game modes where deception is the key to survival. Draw, deceive, outplay, and pray you don’t end up as dog food...
Barks & Bytes is an online 4-players social deduction card game featuring voice chat, where robot prototypes bluff, swap, expose and outsmart each other to dodge the dreaded Dog Card. Smart decision-making is key to survival, only one makes it through, the others are recycled.
How to Play:
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Start: Each player is dealt cards. One player starts with the Dog Card.
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Discard: When a player has a pair, they can discard it. Players must empty their hands to finish a round. At the end of a round one player will remain holding the Dog Card.
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Give a card: On a player's turn, they place a card face down for the next player and announce its rank. If the player is passing the Dog Card, they can bluff about the rank.
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Receiver chooses:
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ACCEPT = Take the card
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EXPOSE = Call the bluff
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SKIP = Refuse it and request a second card (must be accepted)
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Stability Points: Any action considered unstable reduces Stability, the lower your Stability, the higher chance of being recycled.
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Dog card: The most dangerous card. Receiving or holding it can cause instability. Players try to avoid it or pass it on.
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End of round: At the end of each round, a player can be eliminated for being too unstable, so watch those Stability Points.
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Win: Players who are considered too unstable are recycled. The last player standing wins.
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