To The Death!

This is a dueling game for 2 or more players using a standard 52 card deck of cards. The object is to be the last player with any life points left. Players start with 13 life points each, which can be represented with tokens or coins.

Game-play/Card designations: [Numbered Cards (2-10)]

 Spades are attack cards, and deplete life points equal to the value of the spade card.
 Clubs are defense cards and block attack points equal to the value of the club card.
 Hearts are healing cards and can restore life points equal to the value of the heart card (up to a total of 13 life points).
 Diamonds are used to buy back cards from the discard pile.

[Face Cards (king, queen, jack, ace)]

 Kings are used to steal numbered diamond cards from an opponent's hand.
 Queens are used to steal numbered heart cards from an opponent's hand.
 Jacks are used to steal numbered spade cards from an opponent's hand.
 Aces are used to get a new hand of cards.

—description from the designer