Oﬃcial Rule Manual
Version 1.11

Table of Contents
About the Game............................................................................... 01
Card Information ................................................................. 01~04

Leader Cards.............................................................................. 01
Character Cards ....................................................................... 02
Event Cards ................................................................................ 03
Stage Cards ............................................................................... 03

DON!! Cards ............................................................................... 04
Areas ..................................................................................................... 05

Decks .................................................................................................... 06Setting Up the Game ............................................................... 07

Victory Condition ........................................................................ 07★Active and Rested States ................................................. 08★Paying Costs .......................................................................... 08

Game Flow ................................................................................ 09~13
Main Phase ................................................................................... 10Play Cards.............................................................................. 10Play Character Cards ........................................................... 10Play Stage Cards .................................................................. 10
Activate Event Cards ........................................................... 10Activate Card Eﬀects ...................................................... 11Give DON!! Cards .............................................................. 11Battle................................................................................11~13① Attack Declaration.......................................................... 11② Block Step .......................................................................... 11③ Counter Step ..................................................................... 12④ Damage Step .................................................................... 12⑤ End of the Battle .............................................................. 13End Phase .......................................................................................... 13

Miscellaneous .............................................................................. 14

Glossary .............................................................................................. 15

About the GameONE PIECE Card Game is a trading card game where you battle
against your opponent!
Create your own crew centered around a Leader card, and thenattack your opponentʼ s crew!
Keep attacking to reduce the opposing Leader cardʼ s Life to 0 anddeliver a ﬁnishing blow to achieve victory!

カードについてCard Information
Leader Cards
Leader card s back● Power ： The Leader sattack power.
During battles, the card withthe higher power wins.

● Attribute● Eﬀects ： Special abilities
the Leader possesses.

● Color● Card Category● Card Name
● Life● Type ： The Leader s type(s).
● Card Number● Rarity● Block Symbol01Character Cards
Character card, Event card, Stage
card s back● Cost ： The cost required

to play the Character to yourCharacter area.

● Power ： The Character s

attack power. During battles,
the card with the higher
power wins.

● Attribute● Counter ： The powerincrease that can be
activated during the Counter
Step.

● Eﬀects ： Special abilities
the Character possesses.

● Trigger Eﬀect ： Aneﬀect that can be activatedwhen the Leader takes
damage and a card is added
to the hand from the Lifearea.

● Color● Card Category● Card Name
● Type ： The Character s type(s).
● Card Number● Rarity● Block Symbol02

Event Cards● Cost ： The cost required
to activate the Event.

● Eﬀects ： Eﬀects playedwhen an Event card isactivated.

● Trigger Eﬀect ： Aneﬀect that can be activatedwhen the Leader takes
damage and a card is added
to the hand from the Lifearea.

● Color● Card Category● Card Name
● Type ： The Event s type(s).
● Card Number● Rarity● Block Symbol

Stage Cards● Cost ： The cost required
to play the Stage to yourStage area.

● Eﬀects ： Special abilities
the Stage possesses.

● Color● Card Category● Card Name
● Type ： The Stage s type(s).
● Card Number● Rarity● Block Symbol03

DON!! Cards

DON!! cards back

DON!! cards are used topay the cost of using acard.
You can also give them toCharacter and Leadercards.
Character and Leadercards gain 1000 power
during your turn per DON!!
card attached to them.

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カードについてAreas
When playing, arrange your cards as shown below.

①⑧②⑦③⑥④⑤❶ Character area ： Where your Character cards are placed.
❷ Leader area ： Where your single Leader card is placed.

Your Leader card should remain face-up from the start of the game.

❸ Stage area ： Where your Stage cards are placed. A maximum of 1 card can be placed
at a time.

❹ Deck ： Where your deck is placed.
❺ Trash ： Where Character cards that have been K.O. d in battle and Event cards thathave been activated are placed.

❻ Cost area ： Where DON!! cards from your DON!! deck are placed.
❼ DON!! deck ： Where your DON!! deck is placed.
❽ Life ： Where cards equal to the Life value of your Leader are placed face-down.

When your Leader takes damage, the number of cards in your Life area willdecrease.
If your Leader takes damage when there are 0 cards in your Life area, you will lose
the game.

*The Leader area, Character area, Stage area, and costarea are collectively referred to as the ﬁeld.
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Decks
The following are required to play
ONE PIECE Card Game.
Leader Card：1 card.
Deck：A deck with a total of 50 cards, made up of Character
cards, Event cards, and Stage cards.
Your deck can only contain cards of a color included on theLeader card. Cards of a color not included on the Leader
card cannot be added to your deck.
Your deck can contain no more than 4 cards with the samecard number.
DON!! Deck：A deck made up of 10 DON!! cards.

《Leader Card》《Deck》《DON!! Deck》

Play sheets are not required, but it is recommended thateach player has one.

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Setting Up the Game
*If there are any discrepancies between this rule manual and the card text,
the card text should take precedence.

Complete the steps below in order when setting up the game.
❶ Shuﬄe your deck, then place it in the designated area.
❷ Place your Leader card in the Leader area face-up.

❸ Decide who goes ﬁrst with Rock-Paper-Scissors. The winnerchooses whether to go ﬁrst or second.
❹ Draw 5 cards from your deck.
❺ Each player may choose to return all of the cards in theirhand to their deck, reshuﬄe, and redraw 5 cards from theirdeck. Each player can only do this once.
* The player going ﬁrst is also the ﬁrst to decide whether tocarry out ❺.
❻ Draw cards equal to your Leader s Life value from the top ofyour deck one at a time and place them face-down in yourLife area without looking at their contents.
(Place the cards such that the card at the top of your deck isat the bottom in your Life area.)❼ The player going ﬁrst starts their turn, and the game begins!

Victory Conditions
You will win if either of the following occurs during thegame:● You win a battle against your opponent s Leader when they
have 0 Life cards remaining.
● The number of cards in your opponent s deck reaches 0.
* If a deck is reduced to 0 cards, all ongoing eﬀects will becanceled, and the player whose deck is reduced to 0 cards willlose the game.
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★Active and Rested States
Character and Stage cards are normally played upright in an.
After performing an action such as attacking or blocking, they arerotated sideways to show they are in a《Active》《Rested》

Returning a rested card to an active state is called, while changing an active card to a rested state is called★Paying Costs
In this card game, when you play a Character or Stage card, or
activate an Event card, you will need to pay its cost by resting thespeciﬁed number of active DON!! cards in your cost area.

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ながGame Flow
The game proceeds according to the ﬂowchart below.

① Refresh Phase② Draw Phase③ DON!! Phase④ Main PhaseSet all of your rested cards as active, andreturn all DON!! cards attached to cards
to your cost area in an active state.

Draw 1 card from your deck and add it toyour hand.
(The player going ﬁrst does not draw acard on their ﬁrst turn.)Place 2 DON!! cards from your DON!! deckin your cost area and set them as active. If
you only have 1 card in your DON!! deck,
then place 1 DON!! card in your cost areaand set it as active.
The player going ﬁrst can only place 1DON!! card in their cost area and set it asactive on their ﬁrst turn.

This is the primary phase of the game.
You may perform actions A to D in any
order and as many times as you wish
when possible.

Play Cards● Play Character Cards● Play Stage Cards● Activate Event Cards

Activate Card Eﬀects
Give DON!! Cards
Battle* The game proceeds to ⑤ End Phase when
you declare the end of your Main Phase.

⑤ End Phase“End of Your Turn” and similar eﬀects
activate and are resolved.
Then, your turn ends and it becomes youropponentʼ s turn.

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Main Phase
Play Cards
Play Character Cards

Players can play Character cards from theirhand to their Character area.
First, place the Character card you want to playin your Character area and set it as active.
Next, pay the cost of that Character card. The
Character is now played in your Character area.
If you have 5 Characters on your field and want
to play a new Character card, you can do so bytrashing one of the Characters already on yourfield.

Play Stage Cards

Players can play Stage cards from their hand totheir Stage area.
First, place the Stage card you want to play inyour Stage area and set it as active.
Next, pay the cost of that Stage card. The Stage
is now played in your Stage area.
If you have a Stage card on your field and want
to play a new Stage card, you can do so bytrashing the Stage card already on your field.

Activate Event Cards

To activate an Event card from your hand, first reveal the Eventcard you wish to activate from your hand. Pay the activation
cost and the Event card s Main effect will be activated. Then,place the Event card in your trash.
effects cannot be activated from your hand.

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Activate Card Eﬀects
Players can activate the effects of Leader, Character,
Event, and Stage cards.

Give DON!! Cards
Players can give 1 active DON!! card from their cost area to oneof their Leader or Character cards by placing it under that card.
The DON!! card must remain visible. This is referred to as
giving a DON!! card.
Leader and Character cards gain 1000 power during your turnfor each DON!! card you have attached to them.
As long as you have DON!! cards to give, there is no limit to thenumber of times you can give DON!! cards.

BattleBattle Flow

Battles proceed according to the following flowchart.
(Neither player can attack on their first turn.)① Attack Declaration② Block Step

Leaders or Characters in the Characterarea can attack.
First, rest the active Leader or Character
you want to attack with and declare yourattack.
Then, choose the target of your attack.
You can either target your opponentʼsLeader or a rested Character in theirCharacter area.
Anyeffects or effects that
activate when your Leader or Characterattacks are activated at this point.

The player being attacked can activate
theeﬀect of one of theirCharacters.

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Main Phase-2Battle (continued)③ Counter Step

The player being attacked may perform thefollowing actions in any order and as manytimes as they like:

Activate a Character card s[Counter] effectTrash a Character card withtoactivate an eﬀect that increases the powerof your Leader or one of your Characters by
the value of thefor the duration ofthe battle.

Play an Event card

Trash an Event card withyour hand to activate the eﬀect.

④ Damage StepfromCompare the power of the attacking anddefending cards.

The attacking card will win if its power isgreater than or equal to the power of thecard being attacked, leading to one of thefollowing results.

When the opponentʼs Leader is attacked:…The Leader takes 1 damage.
▶When the opponentʼs Leader has 0 Life:

しゅ…The attacking player wins the game.
When the opponentʼs Character is attacked:…That Character is K.O.ʼd (trashed).
Then, proceed to ⑤ End of the Battle.

If the attacking card s power isless than the card being attacked,
the attacking card will lose the battle,
and nothing will happen. Then, proceedto ⑤ End of the Battle.

Damage to Leaders

When your Leader takes damage, check the contents of the card at the topof your Life cards without showing your opponent. If that card has aeﬀect, you may reveal the card and activate its
eﬀect instead of adding
it to your hand.
* You can also choose not to active theeﬀect. In this case, add thecard to your hand without revealing it.
* If your Leader takes 2 or more damage due to an eﬀect such as a, the above process is repeated for every 1 damage taken.

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Battle (continued)⑤ End of the Battle

The battle ends.
If there are any eﬀects that activate at
the end of the battle, they can beactivated at this point.
Then, all eﬀects speciﬁed as applying
during this battle are canceled.

End Phase
The End Phase proceeds in the following order:❶ Any of your eﬀects that activate at the end of the turn will beactivated and resolved.
❷ Any of your opponent s eﬀects that activate at the end of
the turn will be activated and resolved.
❸ Any of your eﬀects speciﬁed as being restricted to a periodsuch as during this turn are canceled.
❹ Any of your opponent s eﬀects speciﬁed as being restricted toa period such as during this turn are canceled.
❺ Your turn ends and your opponent s turn begins.

13Effect Activation OrderA player whose card has multiple eﬀects that occur at the sametime can decide in which order to activate these eﬀects, forexample when a player attacks using a Character with multiple
eﬀects.
If you and your opponent both have eﬀects that occur at thesame time, the player whose turn it is activates their eﬀects
ﬁrst. After all of their eﬀects have been resolved, the otherplayer will activate their eﬀects.

Multicolored Cards
A single card may have more than
one color in this game.
For example, the card shown on
the right is both red and green.
Cards with multiple colors aretreated as having all of thespeciﬁed colors simultaneously.

When a Character with DON!! Card(s) Leaves the Field
When a Character that has been given DON!! card(s) leaves theﬁeld, for example, due to being K.O. d or returned to a player s
hand by an eﬀect, the attached DON!! card(s) should be
returned to the cost area and rested.
14Glossary…An eﬀect that is activated when you play the Characterwith this eﬀect on the ﬁeld.
…An eﬀect that can be activated during your Main
Phase.

…An eﬀect that is activated during your turn.

…An eﬀect that is activated during the End Phaseof your turn.

…An Event card eﬀect that can be played during your Main
Phase.
…An Event card eﬀect that can be played during theCounter Step of your opponentʼs turn.
…An eﬀect that can be activated only once in asingle turn.

…An eﬀect that is (or can be) activated when 1 or more
DON!! cards are given to the Character. The number ofDON!! cards that must be given depends on thenumber written in the eﬀect.

①…An eﬀect that can be activated by resting DON!! card(s) inyour cost area. The number of DON!! cards that must be rested
depends on the number written in the eﬀect.
…An eﬀect that can be activated by returning a DON!!
card(s) from your ﬁeld (Leader, Character, and Costareas) to your DON!! deck. The number of DON!! cards
that must be returned depends on the number written
in the eﬀect. You can return any DON!! cards that havebeen attached to another card, regardless of whether
they are active or rested.

…An eﬀect that can be activated during the Block Step.
The card can take the place of the Leader or Character
being attacked by your opponent.

…An eﬀect that allows a Character to attack on the turn inwhich it is played.

…When a Character with this eﬀect deals damage
to the opponentʼs Leader in an attack, they deal 2damage.

…When a Character with this eﬀect deals damage to theopponentʼs Leader in an attack, the Life card is trashedwithout its
being activated.

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