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Trick Or Beat

Stack your trick pile or beat up your opponent! Trick or Beat is a fair 1v1 battlecards game with a shared draw pile. Can you discover the best strategies? Without any pay to win!

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February 20, 2026
163 days ago
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About the Game

Trick or Beat?

There are two ways of winning in this game:
Trick: You manage to fill up your trick-pile

Beat: You defeat all creatures of your opponent.

Choose Wisely!

Pick 8 out of 15 cards at the beginning of a match.

You have to come up with a deck at that moment. Look for synergies between card and make a plan.

No card fits every situation.

Plan your Turn

You can sort your summoned creatures in your lane-phase:
Passive lane: Safer, but cannot attack.

Some Abilities are not available.

Active lane: You can attack, but also be attacked easily.

All Abilities are available.
Each Lane has limited slots. Lane slots can be increased during play.

Combine Abilities

Every ability has its time to shine! You just have to spot the right moment.

Some abilities happen to perfectly setup others.

Smart combinations are the key to victory!

A Game of strategy

Its safe to say:
Trick or Beat is full of tactics.

If you enjoy those kind of games, you are gonna love Trick or Beat.
By the way: Trick or Beat is not only free to play, but also without any kind of pay to win.