====== Jacynth ======

Jacynth is a 2-player area control/city building game with some hidden information, played with a multi-suited deck of cards called the Decktet.

  * Learn about [[https://www.decktet.com|the Decktet]] at the official Decktet site
  *  Jacynth rules [[http://wiki.decktet.com/game:jacynth|at the Decktet wiki]]
  *  Jacynth [[https://www.decktet.com/download/decktet-rules.pdf|rules PDF]], including an introduction to the Decktet and rules for four other games, at the official Decktet site
  * Jacynth [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39290/jacynth|at BoardGameGeek]]
  * Other [[:Decktet Games]] at Abstract Play

There's a computer vs. human implementation of Jacynth by Dylan Cairns [[https://dylan-cairns.github.io/jacynth/index.html|online here]].

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==== AI generated ====

====== Jacynth ======

A Decktet city: play cards, drop influence, and control the most area.

Inventor: P.D. Magnus

===== Rules =====

See [[http://wiki.decktet.com/game:jacynth|Decktet wiki: Jacynth]]. Uses the [[https://www.decktet.com|Decktet]].

==== Goal ====

When the deck and hands are exhausted, the player controlling the most **area** (influence on the tableau) wins. 2 or 3 players.

==== Setup ====

Default **Razeway:** six cards start in a diagonal. Each player has a hidden hand. Influence tokens are placed on cards (not on Excuse, Pawns, or Courts in the extended deck).

==== Gameplay ====

Play a card adjacent to the city, matching suits as the wiki requires, and optionally place or move influence. Exact adjacency and scoring follow the Decktet wiki; the engine rejects illegal plays.

===== Variants =====

===== Extended deck =====

Excuse, Pawns, and Courts (no influence on those cards).

===== Towers / The Old City =====

Different starting tableaux.

===== Further details =====

==== Version history ====

  * Current engine version: ''20241212'' (2024-12-12). On Abstract Play since 2024-12-15.

==== Abstract Play ====

  * Hands are hidden from opponents and observers.

==== Links ====

  * [[http://wiki.decktet.com/game:jacynth]]
  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39290/jacynth]]