Perfect Draw!
A downloadable game
Perfect Draw! is a tabletop role-playing game based on the Powered By The Apocalypse framework that combines Trading Card Games with collaborative storytelling - allowing you to tell stories similar to card game anime like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Duel Masters, and CardFight! Vanguard
In Perfect Draw! you can make any deck you imagine using our open-ended card creation system - then, clash ideals with villains and allies alike in tense card game combat. Your deck is an extension of your beliefs and the blade that allows you to change the world. Use your passion, skill, and friendship to get the upper hand on foes and save the people you care about most!
Inside this PDF you'll find 240+ pages covering everything you need to start telling card game anime stories with your friends. Including:
- Narrative-focused rules designed to create action-packed, character-driven, anime-style stories.
- A guide to our versatile card game combat system that lets players take on risk to pull through on even the toughest fights.
- Three types of custom card creation that make it easy to balance your wildest designs while creating cards quickly in the heat of battle.
- Ten playbooks featuring character archetypes from across card game anime such as The Prodigy, The Destined, The Spirit, and The Idealist.
- An introduction to Shuffle City, our basic setting including campaign inspiration and over 50 premade NPC Encounters.
(including guest writing by RPG designers and TCG influencers). - And the detailed Judge's Handbook, featuring tips and advanced rules for anyone running the game.
But you don't have to trust us alone that Perfect Draw! is doing something exciting! A number of players have offered their reviews and testimonials of the game. Then you can check out some Streams and Actual Plays to discover if Perfect Draw! is something that might interest you.
Me and my friends just played our first session of the demo game and we had an absolute blast!! It really surprised us just how well this game manages to emulate the vibe and hype of an actual pre-written Yu-Gi-Oh battle!!!
Earthcivet
Having playtested Perfect Draw!! I can say the game is not only incredibly fun but highly creative and inspiring. Being able to create our own story and decks lets me feel like I'm actually in an episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! with my own unique cards! The creativity in this project is staggering and I can hardly wait to play more every chance I get.
Nel_Celestine
As a GM, I really like making NPCs using Perfect Draw! The flexible card creation rules give me enough structure when making cool cards, to ensure they are not too strong, but also enough freedom to make some very fun decks.
Blaze409
Being a longtime TCG fan, Perfect Draw genuinely captured the feeling of a card game anime battle like nothing else I've ever played! Between the wild ups-and-downs, the clutch moments, the grand flourishes and epic defeats, I don't think I've ever played a system that manages to crystallize a vibe so well. It's the sort of thing that could only be made by people with serious passion for its inspirations, and I haven't had more fun in an RPG system in ages.
Strychnine
Not only is Perfect Draw a game I’ve had a ton of fun with, it also fulfills my need for a game I can tinker with between sessions without being an overcomplicated mess. And everyone I’ve shown it to has felt the same.
Abbypringles
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $15 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Played this at a con and loved it! Do you have versions of the playbooks that are not form fillable and include art like in the rulebook? I noticed on the Medium form fill playbook that the list of powers isn't included under "Storm Conduit". Was hoping to get a version that includes look options too.
All the pages are there in the main book! You can use a PDF cutter to get the pages you want to print out specifically.
are there printables for the base playbooks like you have for the booster pack? :3c
this game is incredible by the way!!
Check the "Resources" section below the main download! We've included it as a demo so players don't have to pay if their GM is using the game.
This game uses a tried and tested dice-based resolution mechanic when randomness is required, but in the spirit of card games, is there a card based resolution mechanic one could use in stead?
For card battles you use cards you make yourself and draw them as you'd expect in any tcg!
We tested a full card-based resolution, but random cards felt too needlessly complex and slowed down the game, and choosing cards in hand gave too much control for the shounen theme.
Our new game (Despair Dilemma) uses a card based resolution though! Taking on some of the things we liked and had to scrap in PD.
This game is super boss, dawg. I've played a couple of sessions with it and I genuinely adore every aspect of it. There's also a hefty amount of freedom when it comes to adding new keywords, so there's plenty of possibilities to replicate effects you see in other tcgs.
i would very much like to join the discord for this game but I can’t find it anywhere I purchased this a couple months ago and I’m working in tabletop simulator to make a good experience for when I run it with friends it would be nice if I knew more people who love this game as much as I do
Here you go! https://discord.gg/Du39ugZpqU
thank you so much I just saw this I was gone all day since yesterday with a friend that’s moving away soon so I didn’t see this at all but I’m glad I have it now it’s a great game and I’m glad you decided to make it
Will there be a thing for roll20, like a fillable character sheet? and customizable cards?
I believe some fans have made something up for TTS atleast! I think Foundry too. But nothing on Roll20 is actually very hard to work with for this game because its card systems are very awkward.
Will it be possible to get hardcover copies of the book one it's officially released? I missed the backerkit.
Our publishing partner is working on a retail version. Keep an eye out!
Bought it. Own it. It's better than I could have imagined
is there an online character keeper for this somewhere?
There have been a lot of fan tool projects, so I'm not sure - I think there's an excel based one somewhere atleast. But if you ask in the Discord server someone may have what you need.
Wanted to post my rating as a comment as well
"A very well put together game with a wonderfully thought out system that maximizes on creativity for making your very own card games to battle it out with and create some amazing RP moments as well. If you like over the top TCG anime or just RP and TCGs this is the game for you."
Lovely colored cover there, Double Summon Games team.
hello. I bought the game from you, it wasn't pre-sale, and I saw about an update called Booster Pack Update - Version 0.4.
I would like to know if it would be possible for me to have access to the material, or if I will have to wait for it to come out before I can see it.
Hi Serial. The Booster Pack is an expansion that is currently in playtest and backer exclusive. We're working to get it released as soon as possible.
sorry to know that.
Anyway, I found some errors in the book, but where do I send an errata?
Theres a channel in the discord server: https://discord.gg/mrUBmekt5N
Finished reading the entire book over the weekend and I am floored at the style, detail and spirit of your game. As a person completely enamored with the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime as a kid (and an avid player of Magic the Gathering as an adult) bravo. I am so excited to run this game for my friends!
Question for you as a fellow game designer: will you be expanding on the game with third party content/game jams? I would LOVE to write a sourcebook/campaign for your system with a cool badge on the cover and proper attribution. I know you're busy with your backerkit rollout but I would love to see some third party assets/resources in the future if you were interested!
It's something we've been considering for some time since people in the Discord are very excited about the possibility. At the least it's likely that once everything is rolled out that we'll develop a proper open license for the game
This game looks amazing. I can't wait to try the full system.
Just a quick note: I found a typo (your instead of you're) in the section "Cards in my deck" in the quick play player's kit.
Thanks for finding that! The quick play kit has a good few typo's that ideally well get to eventually fixing up, but we don't want to push an update through until they stack up significantly enough.
I'm glad y'all are being smart with your time and only pushing that update once it is worth it. I'm very excited to see where this game goes, and will be purchasing a copy as soon as that is an option!
will the book be available to purchase as a physical copy at some point in the future? I was too late for the campaign.
We've partnered with Japanime Games for a retail release, so we should have additional physical copies available at some point. Ofcourse right now our focus will be on backers.
Ok sweet. I’m excited to see this awesome game on store selves.
Amei a proprosta do jogo, realmente diferente das comuns.
It doesn't look like my itch.io account has an access key yet. Is there a delay on those being generated?
Potentially. Make sure your account matches your backerkit (including case) and is verified.
Otherwise you should get an email soon with a direct attachment link, and all backers should receive a direct download link soon.
Ahhh!
My play group has been waiting for months!
Let us know how it goes!!
I know it's supposed to be black and white like a manga, but I reallly wanted to give these guys colors as soon as I saw the cover!
How did their colors in my head compare to yours?
This is really cute! (Keep an eye out for more info as we move towards the physical release also ;)
Big congrats on the release, Double Summon Games. The game looks fun!