Court of Jol
A positional skill game for two, played with cards.
It plays like chess: where you put a card matters as much as what it does. It looks like a trading card game — characters, abilities, two rival decks — and everything comes in one box.
2 players·30-card decks·3 lanes·About 20 turns·No booster packs
How it plays
01 · Summon
Summon one character a turn. Nothing costs mana — every one is free to put down.
02 · Position
Move your cards between 3 lanes and your reserve. Where a card stands is most of what it does.
03 · Engage
Break a rival’s card, or score in a lane. First to 15 points in 2 lanes wins.
Play it now
All free in your browserWhat’s in the box
- — The Procession — a 30-card deck
- — The Testament — a 30-card deck
- — Rules and reference cards
- — The founders’ alternate-art card, only in this printing
- — A deck box that holds both
No booster packs, no rarity. Nothing random changes what a deck can do.
Order 1 · founding printing
$40
plus flat US shipping (amount set when the proof arrives). 100 sets printed, 90 for sale. The email list hears the ship date first.
Get the gameWhat’s free, what a name adds, what the box adds
Free
No account
- — The tutorial
- — Order 1 against the AI, as often as you like, either deck
- — Opening or joining a table with a friend
- — The rules and every Order 1 card
Free with a name
A court name and an email
- — Your record, kept under your name
- — A place in the standings
- — An email when the boxes go on sale
With the box
The founding printing
- — Both decks across a real table
- — The founders’ card, only in this printing
- — A Founder mark by your name online
- — First word on Orders 2 and 3
Tested in the open
See the numbers →Both decks were balanced over hundreds of AI-versus-AI games, and the numbers are public. The player who goes first won about 57% of the time in the September 2026 runs — we publish that rather than hide it.
Questions
Is it really free to play?
Yes. Order 1 is free to play here, as much as you like, with no account — against the AI or a friend. A free name keeps your record and puts you in the standings.
Is it a trading card game?
It plays like one: characters, abilities, and decks that play very differently. But every card is in the box. No booster packs, and nothing random changes what a deck can do.
How much is it, and when?
Order 1 is $40, plus flat US shipping (amount set when the proof arrives). The founding printing is 100 sets. The email list hears the ship date first.
What do you do with my email?
Keep your record and your name in the standings, and tell you when the boxes go on sale. Nothing else without a reason.
Is the art made with AI?
Yes. The card art is made with AI tools.
Email me when the founding printing opens.
We email when the boxes go on sale. Nothing else without a reason.