The Possessed Monastery

The player controls the paladin, whose goal is to rescue as many monks as possible from the demon infested monastery. A Run (a full game) consists of a variable number of encounters. From two standard decks of playing cards, select a custom set of 52 cards; each run uses only 40 of them. The game uses five suits: Hearts: the paladin’s combat cards Spades, Diamonds, Clubs: the demons’ combat cards Jokers: the monks Gameplay Overview Run Setup Choose one demon for each suit (♠, ♦, ♣) Encounter Setup Shuffle the 40‑card game deck and draw 4 cards Turn Discard X cards Draw up to 8 cards Play X cards (mana or potions may be used) End of Encounter Gain Potions Continue or Turn Back Suggested background music: the original Diablo (1996) soundtrack. Part of the Demon War series, alongside The Quest of the Mage and The Sorceress and the Demons. —description from the designer