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Draft pottery cards like bowls, cups, and tea jars, manage intentional breakage, and mend shattered pieces with gold lacquer to make them more valuable than new. Broken and Beautiful: A Game About Kintsugi (Standard Edition) (published by Left Justified Studios) is a thematic, compact card game inspired by kintsugi—the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold. The primary gameplay objective centers on tactical drafting and set collection: players draft various pottery cards to form high-scoring collections, but must contend with mechanics where pieces inevitably shatter during play. The primary mechanical twist is that broken pottery is initially worthless until repaired using golden lacquer, which ultimately elevates the value of mended pieces far beyond their original pristine state. Designed for 2 to 4 players aged 12 and up, quick portable sessions play out in about 10 to 15 minutes. To achieve victory, you must balance colle