Smash Up is a deck-building game where players create a deck by combining two unique factions and conquer bases. The game is designed for 2-4 players and takes around 45 minutes to play. Here are the steps to play the game:

Choose your factions: Each player selects two different factions to play with. Shuffle together your two factions to make a 40-card deck. If your factions have any titans, place them near your deck.

Make your base deck: You don’t have to play with all the bases at once. Choose a number of bases equal to the number of players plus one, shuffle them together, and place them in the center of the table.

Draw your hand: Draw five cards from your deck.

Play cards: On your turn, you may play one minion and one action, in any order. Then, you draw two cards.

Score bases: Each base has a breaking point of a certain number of points and each minion card has a point value. Players may play minions on any of the bases; if the total minion points from all players is equal to or exceeds the base’s breaking point, then the player with the most minion points smashes it and gains the victory points listed. Other players may receive points as well, depending on the base.

Winning: The first player to reach 15 victory points wins the game.

If you want more detailed information on how to play Smash Up, check out these resources:

This video by Board Game Ninjas provides a quick an easy way to start playing Smash Up by watching someone else play it!

This rulebook has all the instructions (so far).