{"product_id":"desperate-oasis","title":"Desperate Oasis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesperate Oasis\u003c\/em\u003e is a two-player lane-battling card game set in the desert, where animals compete for control of life-giving oases. Over three rounds, you play animal cards to your side of a row of Oasis Cards, trying to win each one by outscoring your opponent — but the spatial rules add a twist: similar animals are drawn together, letting you manipulate card positions as well as values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach animal has a unique special power. Some trigger immediately; others are only revealed at the end of the round — keeping both players guessing until the last moment. 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