The idea

You have a Leader card and a 50-card deck. Your Leader's life is a stack of cards from your own deck. Each turn you gain DON!! cards, which pay for characters and add power to attacks. Attack the other Leader, remove their life cards, and when they have none left and take a hit, you win.

Your first game

Any Starter Deck is a complete deck with a Leader and DON!! cards. Take your DON!!, play a character, attack with your Leader. Blocking and counters come naturally once you see them happen.

What to buy next

A second starter so a friend can play, then singles to build around the Leader you like.