Introduction to Gondolin Cards

Gondolin Cards is a collectible card game with unique rules for single player gameplay. As a player, you are tasked with leading a group of people into the wild to create a new settlement. For each game, you can choose a different combination of location and storyline, while building a deck which may or may not make it possible to have the settlement survive for the duration of the story.

The cards to use for the game are designed, professionally printed and given away by the Danish dungeon synth music label Gondolin Records. For now, they are obtained as freebies by purchasing releases from the label when they are available. They follow the same aesthetic and thematic approach as the label, combining elements from Tolkien’s 1st age with other fictional, mythological and historical references to form a dark mythic fanfic world to explore through the cards.

The game exists in two formats, each supported by a different generation of Gondolin Cards. The First Generation was a 2-player format sustained from 2019 to 2022 with 40 different card titles printed in that period. The Second Generation is a unique single player collectable card game format launched in 2023 and with new card titles still being gradually introduced.

Should the player’s settlement survive the story, a simple formula is given on the Story Cards for how to calculate a final score. Follow the instructions about how to submit your final score and have it entered on the scoreboard.