HackCFL Playtest Guide
About The Game
BREACH is a 2+ player game where your goal is to drain your opponent’s Budget Points or survive repeated hacker attacks. The game simulates the challenges corporations face when defending against hackers, and the challenge hackers face in finding the right opportunity to exploit a vulnerability.
Budget Points represent the corporation’s total cash available to survive, recover, and keep operating.
Game Setup
- Split into teams: Attackers & Defenders.
- Set their starting Budget Point counters: Defenders 100 Budget Points and Attackers 30 Budget Points.
- Prep your area: Attackers gather the Situation, Attacker Items, Attacker Character cards, and 2 d20 dice. Defenders gather the Defender Character cards, Defender Item cards, and 2 d20 dice.
- Have Player Guide Handy: Attackers and Defenders should have their instructions ready.
Playing the Game
Each group will work as a team to follow their respective instruction guide and play the game.
Reference Guides
Use these reference guides when players need category matching, terminology, or roll-resolution details during play.
Attack & Defense CategoriesMatch attacker approaches to defender response categories.
Card Terms & EffectsLook up advantage, resting, purchased cards, timing, and discard language.
Game Zones & TermsDefine decks, hands, discard piles, targeting, timing, and open vs hidden information.
Rolling & ResolvingResolve d20 rolls, budget movement, High Alert, and Defender returns.