Line: The Skateboard Card Game

Line: The Skateboard Card Game

Build your run. Link your tricks. Own the skate park.

• Game Design: Adam Carter-Groves
• Art and further development: Marcus Pullen

Line: The Skateboard Card Game brings the speed, creativity and tactical choices of skateboarding to the tabletop. Designed for one to four players aged eight and over, this fast-moving card-laying game challenges every player to become a professional skateboarder and construct the highest-scoring sequence of tricks across an unpredictable skate park.

In skateboarding, a “line” is a flowing series of tricks performed one after another. In the game, you create your own Line by drafting and playing Trick cards, connecting moves such as Ollies, Kick-Flips, Nollies, Slides, Grinds and Airs. Every card must work with the tricks you have already placed and the obstacle currently in your path. Rails, ramps, stairs, drops, pipes and flat tops all demand a different approach, so even a brilliant trick is only useful when you can land it in the right place.

The course develops as the game unfolds. Obstacle cards are revealed one at a time, while players compete to draft the Trick cards that offer the best scoring and connection opportunities. Choosing the card with the largest printed value is not always the smartest move. A lower-value trick might extend a valuable chain, give you more options later or deny an opponent exactly the card they need. Your drafting decisions can also affect when you choose in the next round, creating a constant balance between immediate points and long-term control.

To build a successful Line, the symbols on your Trick cards must connect both to the skate park obstacle and to the tricks beside them. Match coloured skateboard connectors to form longer combinations and multiply the value of the cards within the chain. The longer and more carefully constructed your sequence becomes, the greater its scoring potential. A modest trick placed perfectly can become far more valuable than a spectacular move that fails to connect.

Plans do not always survive contact with the skate park. Sometimes the right card disappears before your turn, an unexpected obstacle breaks your intended sequence or you are forced to play a card face down because nothing fits. At key points, you can replace an earlier card and repair your run. Spotting the weakest part of your Line, and knowing when to change it gives you a chance to transform a struggling performance into a winning combination!

Easy to learn but full of tactical possibilities, Line works as a quick family card game, a competitive game between friends or a satisfying solo challenge. An easier scoring option also helps younger and less experienced players get rolling quickly, while the full chain-scoring system rewards players who enjoy planning efficient combinations and chasing bigger scores.

With bold graphic artwork, recognisable skating tricks and a clever course-building system, Line is an original gift for skateboarders and an exciting choice for anyone searching for a compact strategy card game.

Draft your tricks, face the obstacles and create the greatest Line in the park.