Overview

This release builds upon the 1.1 release to further clarify questions we get all the time. It includes major changes to what we call Chain Spell Cards (Reisen, Rin, Ran, Satori) and further rulings on the new Mobs deck. The update can be found here.

Any Time

This is something some of you have wanted for awhile. A chart detailing when “any time” cards can be played. There are only a few times where this becomes relevant. To answer some specific questions:

• You can use Kanako’s Ability to manipulate the deck before a Lily White flip.
• You can respond to triggers created by other effects during incidents, such as Ichirin activating her Spell Card when someone draws cards for losing life to Lily White.
• You can’t reveal your role as Eiki or EX Boss during a Crisis of Faith when you’re about to swap roles with the Heroine.

Chain Spell Cards

This affects Satori, Reisen, Ran, and Rin.

Characters no longer activate Spell Cards as part of Spell Cards. Instead they perform the effects of the referenced spell cards, and optionally gain its properties. This removes the question of if a character is activating a second Spell Card. Shinmyoumaru is now the only character who can do so.

Properties include cancelability and if you meet requirements to activate the Spell Card. If a Spell Card requires you to be a certain character (Seija, Ran, Rin), having that character as an Extra Character counts for this purpose. If chaining Spell Cards results in multiple character requirements, you must meet all of them to activate the Spell Card. I do not believe this is possible but I am answering the question preemptively.

Spell Card special activation

We made a big decision here, mostly surrounding Miko. If you gain an alternate Spell Card activation method like Miko does, and that method references that Spell Card by name, you do not need to have access to that Spell Card, it’s part of the alternate activation.

Mob Interactions

Several minor clarifications were made to how Mobs interact with other aspects of the game and one major one. These are on the relevant cards.

Mobs are not affected by incidents unless explicitly mentioned

Mobs are not considered for Crisis of Faith, Voyage to Makai, Dream World, etc. 100% Psycho Mob, Restless Spirits, etc do affect Mobs because they explicitly say they do. Version 1.1 Base and Lunatic Extra incidents have had their wording updated, and the Mobs manual will have this rule for backwards compatibility.

Mob Abilities

We are still working on the rules for Mob Abilities. For now, Koishi cannot gain Mob Abilities or cause Mobs to lose them.

Full Changelog

1. Changes to the standard format for having one spell card invoke another spell card. This affects Satori, Reisen, Ran, and Rin.
2. Reisen’s Spell Card only works on Action cards and Spell Cards. She gets unlimited do-overs
3. Eirin’s gifts are limited to once each turn.
4. Shinmyoumaru: Specifically referenced the other card by card subtitle.
5. Doremy: Changed from “start of draw step” to “on another player’s draw step.” Functionality has not changed.
6. Futo: Can only swap hands of non-Mob players.
7. Changed “They can’t avoid this attack” to “This attack can’t be avoided” (Remilia, Laser shot)
8. Added “active player” to most incidents where it made sense.
9. Changed “Resolve this incident” to “This incident resolves”
10. Removed the spell card timing reminder text from Capture Spell Card
11. Changed “This doesn’t count against your Danmaku limit” to “This card ignores Danmaku limits” for both cards and passive abilities
12. Added reminder text to Kyouko and Decoy Doll to clarify “declaring an attack”
13. Renamed “Fairy” to “Small Fairy”
14. Clarified on Mai & Satono who decides which card to put into the encounter area
15. Maid Fairy item destruction is now optional
16. Voyage to Makai specifically states “non-Mob players”
17. Only Satori can activate her Spell Card

Today we’re releasing Danmaku!! 1.1 Digital Version!!

Overview

This version is mostly an update to the syntax of Danmaku!! Your physical Danmaku!! cards are still good, but those of you who play online the majority of the time will want to switch to the 1.1 version. We will still support 1.0 for the base game and Lunatic Extra, but future expansions, including Mutiny of Belittled Spirits, will use this new syntax. Any reprints will also use the new syntax.

Most of the changes were made for additional clarity and to smooth out rough edges in the game. There are a handful of functional changes but most cards work the same in 99% of cases. Literally every card had its text changed.

You can download the Tabletop Simulator save here. We are working on a universal rulebook and official release from the Mystery Parfait steam account. Please wait warmly.

Choosing

The rules now refer to making choices, and cards can modify what happens when you choose, particularly in MoBS. Choices are extremely common, so things that are not a choice are easier to list:

• Counter attacks don’t choose players to attack
• AOE attacks often generate 1 choice attack but you do not choose for other attacks(Flandre)
• Target as a verb has been removed from the game, target as a noun still exists but has no special rules

On Behalf Rules Removed

Playing on behalf of others has been completely removed from the game. This rule was found to be too confusing when mixed with timing rules. Cards that used the on behalf rules have functional changes that are roughly equivalent.

• Eirin may gift cards as an Instant
• Doremy makes another player play an Action card but she makes all choices for it

Copying Rules Removed

Copying cards has been replaced by playing the same card again.

• Melee keeps getting replayed and doesn’t resolve until people stop participating
• Kyouko plays cards a second time after they finish resolving
• Letty puts cards back into her hand instead of the discard

Timing Rules Updates

Timing is more explicit now.

• Instants now have explicit timing in all cases
• Many Abilities have “as an Action” or “as an Instant”, these still do not count as playing a card
• Spell Cards now say “Only activate this…” to imply you still need an Invocation card for them

Role Card Player Requirements

Role cards have been updated, the advanced roles now require a larger number of players before they come into the picture.

Hand Size Modifiers

Hand size modifiers now all stack. Discovering the largest hand size is an exercise left to the reader.

Destroy Keyword

Destroy is a new keyword that means to put an item in its discard pile. Destroy always refers to Items, while discard now only refers to cards in hand.

Manifest Keyword

When an Incident is revealed and takes effect it manifests.

Functional Changes

• Clownpiece’s Ability is once each turn. Being salty is still an Instant
• Eirin has a new Ability of gifting cards as an Instant
• Flandre’s Ability changes so that players can’t choose to discard a Powerup after all (No Season Release)
• Futo’s Spell Card has had the “other” removed. Please give us playtested feedback on this change
• Graze is now a split card and you can discard any card to play it on others
• Raiko’s Ability had “her” removed, it implied she could be canceled if she used Capture Spell Card. This removes that
• Reimu’s homing shot now works against Supernatural Border, but does not require 2 cards in hand. Also triggers after the player avoids the attack
• Reisen’s Do-over attacks must be in range, she gets multiple do-overs with cards like Twin Shot. Explicitly refers to Spell Cards. Reisen’s Spell Card now only works against Action Spell Cards
• Scarlet Mist has been rewritten, is now the EVERYBODY FIGHT incident
• Seiran’s draw limit of 2 refreshes each turn. (Previously it was only on her turn)
• Shoot is now a split card and you can discard any card to make it rangeless
• Spirit Camera has been rewritten
• Utsuho’s Ability had the words “on her turn” removed. This allows her to activate Reaction Spell Cards if she gets access to one

Syntax Notes for Fanworks

• Avoid “in play”
• Play conditions move to the top of cards.
• “Only play this…” wording for play conditions
• Items that referred to themselves by name now say “this Item”
• Items and cards that affect Items use control & destroy language.
• Flipping loses the “from the top of the deck” language.
• “You can…” – This clause gives you a new thing you can do.
• “You may…” – Creates a choice about something that’s already happening. Still exists but the above replaces it when you’re gaining a new thing you can do. (Ex Seal Away)
• “When…” – A trigger that happens once.
• “Whenever…” – A trigger that happens multiple times.
• “Whenever…” + “You may…” + “You can only use this effect once each…” creates a trigger with a cooldown after you choose to go through with it. (Ex Spirit Camera)
• “Only play/activate…” – A restriction on when you can play a Reaction or Instant.
• “Then, …” – Finish the above steps before you do this one.
• “cannot” -> “can’t” – A break in formal writing to save card space.
• “per” -> “each”
• “all players” -> “each player”
• “place” -> “put”
• “Item card” -> “Item” when that Item is under someone’s control (not in hand, etc). Same for all Item subtypes.
• Whitespace should be manipulated as needed to maximize readability