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About Civil Draft: Architectural Reality

RULES

HOW TO WIN
Be the first player to place down and build 3 Objective cards!
TURN ORDER
  1. Draw 1 card
  2. In any order (optional):
    – Place Engineer/Objective/Location cards into play
    – Use or attach Item cards to Engineers
    – Use Architect cards
    – Place Material cards onto Objective cards
  3. Use Engineer cards to perform a max of 1 action each (Attack/Build)
  4. Upkeep: Tap/Untap any Engineer cards as required.

If a player is holding more than 6 cards at the end of their turn they must discard cards of their choice until they have no more than 6 cards in their hand (unless an in play card states otherwise).

YOUR DECK

A player's 25 card deck layout:

  • 3x Objective cards
  • 4x Engineer cards
  • 6x Item cards
  • 2x Location cards
  • 9x Material cards
  • 1x Architect card

Card Rarities

  • Common
  • Uncommon
  • Rare
  • Blueprint
  • Overengineered (NEW!)

It is recommended to have a similar # of Rare+ cards as your opponent. For tournament rules, each player is allowed a maximum of 1 overengineered card, 1 blueprint card and 3 rare cards in their deck.

COMBAT

Attacking

Engineers can be used to both attack other Engineers and Objectives, and to defend the Objectives. The attacking Engineer(s) combined Attack stat must be equal to or larger than the Health stat of the opponent's Engineer/Objective it is attacking.

A coin flip is required to determine if the attack is successful when attacking an Objective, but not required when attacking Engineers.

The attacking Engineer card misses one turn after launching an attack whether it is successful or not.

Tapping

When an Engineer is required to miss a turn it is considered “tapped”. While tapped, the player cannot use that engineer to perform an action.

  • Attacking: tapped for 1 turn (rotate 90 degrees)
  • Building an Objective: tapped for 2 turns (180 rotate and turning 90 degrees each turn)

Discarding

Once a card is used/faints it ends up in the discard pile, except for used Architect cards. When there are no remaining cards in a players deck, the discard pile is shuffled and used to draw cards from for the remainder of the game. This process can repeat as many times as necessary to complete the game.

GAME LAYOUT

Game Layout

Card Types

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ARCHITECT

The most destructive cards in the whole game, they will often make an engineer’s life terrible (just like in real life!).
Architect cards can be played at any time during your turn. Once these cards are used they are PERMANENTLY discarded, so put them in a separate discard pile!

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ENGINEER

The main card that can either build Objectives or attack other Engineers and Objectives.

These cards have 3 main stats: Attack, Build, and Health. Each Engineer card can be buffed with Item cards to temporarily improve their stats. Engineers can attack other players’ Engineers and Objectives, they can also be attacked and faint. There is no limit to how many Engineers can enter the playing field per turn, and once they do so they can perform an action immediately.
Each Engineer has a specific material speciality allowing 1 less material to be used when building Objectives with that engineer.

New for Series 2: Passive Abilities

Some engineer cards now have Passive abilities, which impact the gameplay with ongoing effects.

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ITEM

These can make or break a deck. They can attach to Engineers to make them stronger and more useful. Once used it must be discarded. An Engineer can hold up to 2 Items at once. You cannot swap items between Engineers, but you can discard an Item during your turn and apply another Item from your hand to the Engineer.

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LOCATION

These are cards that can affect the rules of the game for every player. These cards will always be in play unless either a Location is played to replace it or an Architect is used to remove it. These cards affect EVERYONE playing the game, including the player who played the card, every single round (unless stated otherwise).

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MATERIAL

These are used to build the Objective. These are crucial to have in your deck, as you cannot build an Objective without the required materials, and you cannot win without building the Objectives!

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OBJECTIVE

The main focus of the game is to get your 3 Objectives built before the other players, do this and you win the game! Objectives can only be built once the requirements are met:

  1. The Build stat is satisfied by the Engineer card(s) attempting to build it. You can combine multiple Engineers (and their Build stats) to build an Objective.
  2. All the required Material cards are placed below the Objective card. These may be placed in standby even if it is not enough to build the Objective, but cannot be moved once placed.

Once BOTH quotas are met, the player can attempt to build the Objective with a coin flip to determine if you are successful. If you are successful, the Engineer card(s) should be placed on top of the Objective and miss 2 turns - construction takes time after all! They may not be attacked while building. If you are not successful, the Engineer card(s) do not miss a turn. Whether you succeed or not, the materials are discarded.

WARNING: Unbuilt Objectives can be attacked by other players! Engineers can attack in play Objective cards as long as the following criteria is met:
- Objective is NOT currently being built
- No defending Engineers in play
- The Engineer(s) attack stat is equal to or higher than health stat of the Objective
- A successful coin flip is performed
When successful, the Objective card and all attached Materials cards are discarded.

Creator Spotlight

Matt aka Real Civil Engineer

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FAQ

How will Playmatts be sold?
If the Playmatt stretch goal is hit, a limited number will be available for sale and immediate shipping when S2 ships in Aug 2027. Not a pre-order.
How will Binders be sold?
If the Binder stretch goal is hit, a limited number will be available for sale and immediate shipping when S2 ships in Aug 2027. Not a pre-order.
When is it shipping?
August 2027.
Which countries do you ship to? What happens if you don't ship to my country?
Please see our Shipping Policy for a full list of 50+ countries we ship to worldwide, as well as a form to request to add your country if we don't currently ship there. Note that it will not be possible to add your country during the Series 2 pre-order.
What is Civil Draft Architectural Reality?
Civil Draft Architectural Reality (referred to as "Series 2") is the first expansion of Civil Draft, the trading card game from Real Civil Engineer. It is set in an alternate reality where architects have taken over and is themed around glass and gold.
What size are the cards and how are they made?
The cards are a standard 63x88mm, made using the same paper material and printing process as traditional TCGs like Pokemon and MTG. We use commercial offset printing to ensure high colour accuracy and centering.
What has changed from Series 1?
160 brand new cards, a new material (glass), Engineers with passive abilities, linked Objective cards, reverse holos, special glass variants of some uncommon cards, and a new rarity: Overengineered. These are the rarest cards.
Is Series 2 compatible with Series 1?
Yes, the game is fully backwards compatible.
Which cards have holo versions?
Uncommons will have holo and reverse holo variants. Rares have a fully holo variant. Blueprints and Overengineered cards will only have a holo version. Special glass variants of uncommons will be holo only.
What are the pull rates from the packs?

The pull rates are as follows:

  • Common: 50%
  • Uncommon: 22.86%
  • Rare: 22.14%
  • Blueprint: 3.57%
  • Overengineered: 1.43%

Note - Rare cards are a similar % to uncommon cards because there are far more unique rare card designs than unique uncommon card designs. Therefore, while Rare cards are a similar total percentage of the card pool, the odds of pulling a specific Rare card are lower than a specific uncommon card.

How do the goals work?
A bonus booshter pack is included with every preorder. As more cards are sold, the community will hit new goals and unlock rewards, such as exclusive alt art versions of cards added to the bonus booshter pack. There will be other types of rewards too, but you'll have to unlock them as a community to see what they are!
How do I know if a card is a promo alt art version or not?
Promo alt art cards unlocked through community goals will only be available in the bonus booshter pack included with every preorder. They will not be in normal packs or available during the overstock sale. Promo cards keep their original rarity and stats, despite being upgraded to full art cards.
Are you selling accessories again?
Custom sleeves are available. There may be a limited number of additional accessories (playmats and binders) during the overstock sale, depending on which community goals are met. Keep your eye on the goal unlocks to find out more!
What is the overstock sale and when does it happen?
Once all preorders have been delivered in August 2027, any remaining stock will go live in an overstock sale until it sells out. This will be your last chance to purchase Series 2. No more will be made.
Can I still buy Series 1 packs?
The Series 1 overstock sale is going live in November 2026 and will make a great Bridgemas present if you missed out!

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