The aim of Scryper is to win three-game sets. The first player to place a brick on the opponent's back line wins the set. You must choose how many of your 16 bricks to deploy in each set. The four types of bricks have different features and strengths, and each can only be used once in a game.
These simple rules open up for gameplay that requires strategic and resource planning; are you aiming for a quick 3-setter, or do you try to wear out your opponent in a long 5-setter? It also requires social skills to read your opponent's moves and make appropriate adjustments, such as making the opponent over-invest resources on set, so you win the next with fewer resources.
The tactical gameplay in each set requires that you read how your opponent plays and opens up for bluffing, creativity, and outsmarting your opponent, which means that it is never pre-determined who will win a set with the preselected bricks.
Scryper is easy to learn and challenging to master, which means the game remains fun, as each game's dynamic is different.
—description from the designer