Game Overview

A quick look at the cards, choices, and strategy that shape every CalTac match.

Build a board. Find your moment.

CalTac is a strategy card game about building your side of the battlefield, managing Energy, and choosing the right moment to attack or respond.

How You Win

  • Each player starts at 30 Main Health.
  • Use characters, spells, abilities, and attacks to reduce your opponent's Main Health.
  • You win when your opponent's Main Health reaches zero.

Build Your Board

  • Characters enter the battlefield and fight in combat.
  • Equipment and Structures strengthen your plan.
  • Every card has a cost and a purpose, so read the card before you play it.

Choose Your Moment

  • Players alternate actions and passes throughout each round.
  • You decide when to develop your board, begin combat, or wait.
  • Fast actions use the Stack, where the newest action resolves first.

Combat and Strategy

  • The attacker chooses attackers, and the defender chooses blockers.
  • Combat resolves from left to right, so card order can matter.
  • Energy, timing, and careful planning can turn a losing position into a win.

Learn Your Way

  • Learning Quest teaches the game one guided chapter at a time.
  • Focused Challenges let you practice one decision or skill.
  • Play Through Puzzles give you complete matches with cards and decks provided.

Collect, Build, and Play

  • Collect cards and build a playable 40-card deck.
  • Bring your saved deck to a Bot match or invite a friend.
  • Open packs, find individual cards, and recycle extra copies for coins.
Ready for the next step? Read the Quick Rules for the essentials, or visit Card Universe to explore the cards.