Overview
About this game
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Build your spell book. Synergise with your partner. Outsmart the other team.
Black Bristol is a team deckbuilding card-battler that rewards skill, cunning and coordination. It has a few twists that make it unique and compulsive playing.
2v2 Team-based Combat: Coordinate with your partner to chain powerful effects and manage your shared resources.
Dynamic Casting System: Spells resolve by priority, not order played—meaning timing, bluffing, and anticipating your opponents is key.
Satisfying Duels: Build your strategy around delayed spells that only trigger at the right moment—or disrupt your opponent’s before they can.
Strategy Required Only: Minimal randomness — your foresight, coordination, and timing determine the outcome.
No unlocks, no pay to win and no microtransactions
Replayable, Deeply Strategic and Addictive
Features
30+ spell cards (with more being added!)
P2P multiplayer lobby system
A basic singleplayer practice mode
Free! and no microtransactions
Roadmap*
Oct 2025: Steam Playtest Available
Gameplay optimisation
Analytics
Dimensions
Bidding
More Spell cards
Matchmaking
Quality of life features
Art, animation and sound update
* planned features and indicative dates will change as they are better developed and on player feedback
