# Eternal Decks

Eternal Decks is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 30–40 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 10 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $49.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–40 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Puzzle, Mythology, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Variable Set-up, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Communication Limits, Ordering
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 10 reviews
- **Owned by:** 19 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 80
- **Unique players:** 68

**Designers:** Hiroken

**Artists:** MUJUNSHA

**Publishers:** Tricktakers Games, 桌遊拌飯

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 Games | 69.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/eternal-decks-french-version-english-rules-download-available |
| Board Game Bliss | 69.99 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/eternal-decks |
| Ludifolie | 26.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21709-eternal-decks.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 35.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/18883-eternal-decks-castellano.html |
| Spielezar | 37.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/eternal-decks-fr |

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## Rules questions

### Can I say "I have a 1" or "I have a yellow card" out loud to my team?

You cannot directly state the number or color of Number Cards in your hand, though you may talk about Rare/Ability cards or cards already played; indirect hints and Communication Discs are encouraged (page 20).

### Where exactly can I place common, Field, Two‑Color and Rare cards on the rows?

Follow the Common Placement Rules (no same color or same number adjacent), then the specific Field card rule for that row (e.g., Mountain ascending, Cave descending); Two‑Color cards may be rotated but cannot be adjacent to the same color on either side when placed; Rare cards ignore both common and Field placement restrictions (see pages 10–11).

### What happens when an Eternal is revived — do we move cards or get curses?

When a player completes a row next to the Eternals they flip one Eternal into the Revival Area and place that Eternal’s eight‑card mini‑deck under their Player Deck, then clear the row to the Discard Area; reviving an Eternal also activates its Curse which prevents playing certain cards to the Field until the Curse is removed (pages 12–13).

### What does playing cards to the River do, and can the River end the game?

There are no placement rules for the River; when the 5th card is played you take a River Rare as the River Bonus and then move those cards to the Discard Area, but if there are no River Rare cards left the active player receives a Game Over and everyone immediately loses (page 15).

### How do I generate Jewels and do the cards used for Jewels count toward the River?

You use hand cards to complete one of eight Jewel recipes (each recipe is used once) and give the produced Jewel to a Revived Eternal to cover its Curse; cards used for a Jewel are played to the River (they can trigger the River Bonus), and cursed cards, Two‑Color and Rare/Ability cards have specific rules for recipes (page 16).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/eternal-decks)
- [Eternal Decks in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/eternal-decks)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424981)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._