Today I got the new Anathema card game by APE Games. I won it a while ago and now it arrived.

I have yet to try it, but the rules look simple enough. The basic game is pretty much basic Casino (actually, it isn’t — it’s Royal Casino, which is the way Casino is played in Finland and Sweden), so I don’t think it can go much wrong (but of course, some might find the game play too identical to Casino). Advanced rules add some special effects to certain cards. That’s something I’m ready to skip in the first times I try the game.

But, the card art. It’s done by Drew Tucker, whose work I like a lot. It’s just brilliant, simply the best card game art I’ve ever seen. It’s a deck full of pictures that equal the best CCG card art. Very beautiful! Of course, it depends on if you like Drew Tucker’s style or not, the APE Games’ Anathema page has examples.

Can’t wait to try this one!