OverPower Card Game
Resources
Learn it, look it up, run it. Every rule book, ruling and reference for Season 1.
Season 1 · Effective 1 January 2025 · Version 1.0
The rules
Rule books
Four documents. Download them, print them, take them to the table.
Learn to Play
The eight card types, the eight phases and the modes of play.
Download PDFComprehensive
Deck building, the battle mechanic step by step, post-concession.
Download PDFRules & Terms Glossary
Every keyword printed on a card, defined. One hundred entries.
Download PDFTournament Guide
Etiquette, misplay resolution and the escalating penalty scale.
Download PDF73 pages totalPDFFree to print and share
Updated 1 September 2026
Rulings & errata
Season 1
clarifications
Twenty-three rulings covering Absolute KO, flip and resurrection mechanics and specific card interactions, with the card image beside every ruling that references one. Three are formal errata. The July 2025 Rules Changes remain in force and sit below them on the same page.
New players
Start here
Quickstart
Three acts — the fight, the venture and a quick reference card. Enough to play your first game without opening a rule book.
Print & Play decks — Edgar Rice Burroughs
Brute Force
Horror Menagerie
Dracula, The Mummy and the Headless Horseman.
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Energy
Ungodly Powers
Zeus, Ra and Poseidon.
Download PDF ↓
Combat
The Resistance
Robin Hood, Zorro and the Three Musketeers.
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Intelligence
Time Detectives
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and Professor Moriarty.
Download PDF ↓Players, stores and judges
Organized play
Find a game
Every sanctioned event, standings and pairings at battle.overpower.game. Register for an event or see where your local store is playing this week.
Skybound & Edgar Rice Burroughs
Card reference
Seven issues
The Homebase
Set previews, organized play news and design notes, straight from the team.
