Introducing
the Genesis Trials
Trading Card Game
Welcome to Genesis Trials, a strategic card game of conviction and conflict.
2-4 players compete in a struggle between clashing worldviews, using decks drawn from Protagonist, Antagonist, and Neutral forces to reduce their opponents’ Life totals to zero.
Genesis Trials is a tactical card game set in the world of the Genesis Trust novels. Players build decks, manage resources, deploy Agents, Strongholds, Technologies, and Principles, and battle through a conflict shaped by faith-driven conviction, power-driven ambition, and contested discoveries.
Quick Start Summary:
Players begin with a legal deck, a Life total, an opening hand, and one active Principle.
Players use resources such as Faith, Strength, and Science to play cards and activate effects.
The goal is to reduce each opponent’s Life total to zero.
During each turn, players move through the following phases:
Refresh → Draw → Resource → Deployment → Combat/Action → End
During each turn, players move through the following phases:
Refresh
↓
Draw
↓
Resource
↓
Deployment
↓
Combat/Action
↓
End
What Players Need:
- Genesis Trials deck
- Life tracker, such as a D20, dial, or counters
- Resource trackers, such as dice, counters, or tokens
- Two to four players
Please note: This page currently provides the core instructions for playing Genesis Trials. Additional gameplay resources, card previews, updates, and expanded rule clarifications may be added later.