Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command Oda Nobunaga or Tomoe Gozen in a fast asymmetric duel, using positional pressure, hand management, and a deck built around one legendary fighter.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Resolve confrontations by choosing and comparing cards rather than only statistics.
Line of Sight
Visibility between pieces determines valid targets, movement, or effects.
Read the full game description
Unmatched: Sun's Origin is a standalone two-fighter set in Restoration Games' asymmetric combat system. Oda Nobunaga enters Azuchi Castle with two Honor Guard sidekicks and rewards coordinated positioning: an enemy caught adjacent to multiple Oda fighters becomes flanked and vulnerable to stronger card effects. Tomoe Gozen plays the opposite rhythm, pursuing the opposing hero and punishing movement out of her zone with attacks of opportunity. On every turn, players take two actions—maneuver, scheme, or attack—while managing a finite deck that serves as hand, tactical toolkit, and game clock. Line of sight, zones, boost values, and combat card timing keep the rules compact but the decisions sharp. Both heroes can fight any character from another Unmatched set, and the map supports the wider system, making Sun's Origin equally effective as an entry point and as a distinct tactical expansion for an existing roster.
