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The five starting decks follow a pattern: four wilds, one each of the five most common consonants (one of which has an asymmetrical bonus), and one additional asymmetrical consonant. There is also one classic starting deck, which can either sub in for the
Inventory sheet of deluxe components from the deluxe edition
Improved organization with card separators
Four Paperback editions. Top: Kickstarter (2013), 2020. Bottom: 10th Anniversary standard and deluxe.  The deluxe box is a lot bigger.
Four editions, insides. Top: My KS box includes PB Unlimited; the 2020 rulebook is updated in several ways. Bottom: The deluxe box is so big because of the play mats, but note also the metal book cubes, cardboard genre cards, and sleeves.

Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition (2024)

Players
1–5
Best: 1, 2
Playing time
25–60 min
Age
10+
7.68
Average rating
286
Ratings
2.25/5
Weight
#5728
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Tim Fowers
Artist:Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Ryan Goldsberry
Publisher:Fowers Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.5, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.5
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

For Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition, we've applied a fresh coat of paint to this deckbuilding word game including:

New novel covers from a variety of artists. New starting decks add more decision making and variety to the first few turns of the game. New Genre mode gives players unique tech trees that open up novel ways to play. A quick-paced Deadline variant adds drafting to Paperback and allows for zippy simultaneous play. Typos let you nab that card that's just out of reach, but you'll pay for it later with a hard-to-use letter. Unlockable cards that continue to expand the card pool and introduce new abilities.

Want to play solo? The new Spy mode pits you against an automata enemy spy who creates problems you need to address until your deck is strong enough to end the game.

And a classic variant pack so that you can still play Paperback the classic way.

—description from the designer

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