What card types are in the AI Sabotage deck?

The shared deck contains four card categories: Components (installed on your rig), Threats (infect or destroy rival components), Defenses (protect or lock your components), and Special Protocols (instant tactical programs).

What do Special Protocols do?

Special Protocols trigger powerful board-wide effects: Data Heist steals an un-locked component, EMP Purge discards rival hands, System Override inverts entire rigs, Protocol Swap exchanges two cards, and Malware Migration moves threats.

What happens when a component receives two threats?

The first threat infects the component. A second threat of the same color permanently destroys the entire stack, sending all cards to the discard pile.

[ 02 // DECK ]

Four categories. Endless lines.

Draw from a shared deck of components, threats, defenses and protocols. Every draw reshapes the field and forces a new plan in seconds.

[ 02.1 // COMPONENTS ]

Components

The foundational components of your AGI: Hardware, Dataset, Neural Net, Algorithm, plus the Quantum Core wildcard. Assemble four healthy ones on your rig to win.

[ 02.2 // THREATS ]

Threats

Malware targeting rival components. One threat infects a component; a second threat of the same suit permanently destroys the entire stack.

[ 02.3 // DEFENSES ]

Defenses

Countermeasures and shields. One defense protects a component by absorbing the next threat; a second defense permanently locks the component.

[ 02.4 // SPECIAL PROTOCOLS ]

Special Protocols

Instant action programs that rewrite the board: Data Heist, EMP Purge, System Override, Protocol Swap, Malware Migration, and System Purge.

Tactical synergies

The shared 54-card deck contains components, threats, defenses, and protocols across four distinct suits, plus the Quantum Core wildcard. Every card plays a tactical role: components advance your win condition, threats disrupt rival builds, defenses shield your infrastructure, and protocols execute board-wide interference.

Locking a slot

Stacking two defenses onto a component locks it permanently. A locked component is completely immune to threats and can only be shifted by a full System Override.

Curing & neutralizing

Playing a defense on an infected component cures it, discarding both threat and defense. Playing a threat on a protected component destroys the shield, leaving the component vulnerable.

Protocol power plays

Protocols trigger instant board rewrites: deploy Data Heist to steal an un-locked component, EMP Purge to wipe all rival hands, or System Override to invert entire rigs when behind.