01 · Flora
The Buckeye Engine
Roots turn patience into late-round force.
STRONG AGAINST · COLOSSUSPOINTCAST 25 · BOARD 000 · UNOFFICIAL FIELD GUIDE
SATURDAY
MYTH
MACHINE
Twenty-five schools. Eight creature families. Every mascot gets a place, a past, a current argument, and one gloriously debatable card.
- Cards
- 25
- Classes
- 8
- Rounds
- 03
- Price
- FREE
THE SATURDAY LAB
Conference
vs. creature.
The left deck draws from one conference. The right deck draws from one mascot class. Three rounds score place, lore, and Saturday force. Same choices, same arena, same result—until you turn the weather.
SEC 0
THE FIELD IS WAITING.
AERIAL 0
- 01 · PLACE
Local resources meet arena weather.
- 02 · LORE
Tradition and creature myth get a vote.
- 03 · SATURDAY
Current form, legacy, and balance close it.
FIELD MVP Open the card →
01Pick a conference deck and a creature-class deck.
02Three deterministic rounds test place, lore, and Saturday force.
03Arena weather, class advantage, conference chemistry, and type instinct modify the cards.
04Every number is editorial game balance, not a claim about living animals, students, or institutions.
05Collection state stays in this browser. No signup, wallet, wager, or purchase is required.
THE CREATURE FAMILIES
Eight ways
to be strange.
The illustrations are original archetype plates—not reproductions of school logos or official costume designs. The school facts live in HTML; the pictures establish a shared collectible ecology.
02 · Aerial
Storm Bird Parliament
Weather changes are information, not interruption.
STRONG AGAINST · RANGE 03 · Apex
Night-Cat Territory
Pressure increases when the lights get smaller.
STRONG AGAINST · HOUND 04 · Hound
The Loyal Weather Pack
Continuity compounds; the pack remembers the assignment.
STRONG AGAINST · FOLKLORE
05 · Range
Hoof and Horizon
Space becomes speed before the defense can name it.
STRONG AGAINST · FLORA
06 · Colossus
Old Power Country
Ancient mass wins the part of the game that cannot be rushed.
STRONG AGAINST · APEX
07 · Folklore
Saturday Tricksters
A good story changes what the opponent thinks is possible.
STRONG AGAINST · NULL 08 · Null
The Mascot That Is Not There
You cannot scout an absence.
STRONG AGAINST · AERIALTHE MASCOT ATLAS · 25 CARDS
Place is
a stat.
Locality measures how specifically a mascot belongs to its home. Legacy measures accumulated football memory. Myth measures symbolic force. Form comes from current PointCast Board 000 rank. Balance keeps every card playable.
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#01 Flora Big Ten · Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State
Brutus Buckeye- LOC
- 84
- LEG
- 96
- MYT
- 91
- FRM
- 94
- BAL
- 83
ROOT SYSTEMGains eight Locality in an archive or prairie field.
Buckeye groves · Olentangy River · central-Ohio limestone
#02 Folklore Independent · Notre Dame, Indiana
Notre Dame
The Leprechaun- LOC
- 78
- LEG
- 98
- MYT
- 96
- FRM
- 92
- BAL
- 86
GOLDEN HOURTurns one losing Myth round into a tie during a night kick.
St. Joseph lakes · northern-Indiana winters · golden-hour campus light
#03 Range SEC · Austin, Texas
Texas
Bevo- LOC
- 93
- LEG
- 96
- MYT
- 94
- FRM
- 90
- BAL
- 82
OPEN RANGEAdds six Form when the arena favors Range.
Hill Country limestone · live-oak shade · Colorado River heat
#04 Aerial Big Ten · Eugene, Oregon
Oregon
The Oregon Duck- LOC
- 91
- LEG
- 83
- MYT
- 90
- FRM
- 88
- BAL
- 91
WEATHER SHIFTRain Game activates Aerial instinct twice.
Willamette rain · Cascades timber · river-valley wind
#05 Hound SEC · Athens, Georgia
Georgia
Uga- LOC
- 86
- LEG
- 94
- MYT
- 95
- FRM
- 86
- BAL
- 88
KENNEL STANDNever loses more than four points to a class disadvantage.
Georgia red clay · Athens tree canopy · Oconee heat
#06 Range Big Ten · Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana
Hoosier the Bison- LOC
- 96
- LEG
- 79
- MYT
- 97
- FRM
- 84
- BAL
- 84
BACK FROM HIATUSReceives ten Myth the first time it appears in a battle.
Indiana limestone · Brown County woods · state-seal bison history
#07 Aerial ACC · Coral Gables, Florida
Miami
Sebastian the Ibis- LOC
- 95
- LEG
- 91
- MYT
- 96
- FRM
- 82
- BAL
- 76
STORM FEEDERAdds nine Myth in rain and five Form at night.
Biscayne storm water · Everglades wetland · Atlantic pressure
#08 Apex SEC · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU
Mike the Tiger- LOC
- 92
- LEG
- 94
- MYT
- 98
- FRM
- 80
- BAL
- 74
SATURDAY NIGHT EYESAdds twelve Form at night, but loses four Balance in heat.
Mississippi floodplain · live-oak shade · humid night air
#09 Folklore Big 12 · Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech
The Masked Rider + Raider Red- LOC
- 97
- LEG
- 84
- MYT
- 98
- FRM
- 78
- BAL
- 81
TWO TEMPOSUses the better of Myth or Locality in every first round.
Llano Estacado wind · red dirt · huge western sky
#10 Range Big Ten · Los Angeles, California
USC
Traveler- LOC
- 82
- LEG
- 97
- MYT
- 93
- FRM
- 76
- BAL
- 79
COLISEUM GATEAdds seven Legacy when battling a top-ten PointCast card.
Los Angeles basin light · Coliseum concrete · coastal evening air
#11 Colossus SEC · Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Alabama
Big Al- LOC
- 80
- LEG
- 99
- MYT
- 92
- FRM
- 74
- BAL
- 88
MEMORY OF GIANTSLegacy cannot be reduced below ninety.
Black Warrior River · red clay · dense southern heat
#12 Apex Big Ten · University Park, Pennsylvania
Penn State
The Nittany Lion- LOC
- 91
- LEG
- 94
- MYT
- 93
- FRM
- 72
- BAL
- 90
MOUNTAIN ECHOGains eight Balance after losing a round.
Nittany Mountain · central-Pennsylvania limestone · cold valley air
#13 Hound SEC · College Station, Texas
Texas A&M
Reveille- LOC
- 96
- LEG
- 91
- MYT
- 95
- FRM
- 70
- BAL
- 84
HOME OF THE 12THAdds eight Locality whenever its conference deck trails.
Brazos heat · post-oak country · prairie thunder
#14 Range SEC · Norman, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Boomer + Sooner- LOC
- 91
- LEG
- 97
- MYT
- 94
- FRM
- 68
- BAL
- 82
TWIN PONIESThe second round repeats half of the first round’s arena bonus.
Red River wind · prairie grass · cross-state horizon
#15 Null Big Ten · Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan
No official mascot- LOC
- 88
- LEG
- 99
- MYT
- 99
- FRM
- 66
- BAL
- 93
ABSENCE IS ARMOROpponents receive no class advantage against this card.
Huron River · Great Lakes winter · glacial terrain
#16 Apex Big 12 · Provo, Utah
BYU
Cosmo the Cougar- LOC
- 98
- LEG
- 82
- MYT
- 88
- FRM
- 64
- BAL
- 94
ALTITUDE DISCIPLINEAdds ten Balance in Thin Air.
Wasatch altitude · Provo River · dry mountain light
#17 Colossus SEC · Oxford, Mississippi
Ole Miss
Tony the Landshark- LOC
- 79
- LEG
- 83
- MYT
- 94
- FRM
- 62
- BAL
- 75
FINS UPAdds nine Myth when an opponent’s Form is higher.
North-Mississippi clay · cypress water · hill-country humidity
#18 Hound SEC · Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Smokey- LOC
- 99
- LEG
- 91
- MYT
- 96
- FRM
- 60
- BAL
- 82
RIVER HOUNDRain turns Locality into an attacking stat.
Tennessee River · Smoky Mountain fog · orange clay
#19 Apex ACC · Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson
The Tiger- LOC
- 91
- LEG
- 93
- MYT
- 92
- FRM
- 58
- BAL
- 80
HILL CHARGEAdds eight Form in the opening round.
Lake Hartwell · Carolina granite · humid foothills
#20 Aerial Big 12 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Swoop- LOC
- 99
- LEG
- 84
- MYT
- 91
- FRM
- 56
- BAL
- 89
REDTAIL THERMALAdds six Locality in heat and ten in Thin Air.
Wasatch thermals · Salt Lake basin · red-tailed-hawk country
#21 Hound Big Ten · Seattle, Washington
Washington
Dubs II- LOC
- 99
- LEG
- 87
- MYT
- 93
- FRM
- 54
- BAL
- 92
RAIN PACKAdds twelve Balance in rain.
Lake Washington rain · cedar air · Puget Sound weather
#22 Colossus SEC · Gainesville, Florida
Florida
Albert + Alberta- LOC
- 99
- LEG
- 89
- MYT
- 94
- FRM
- 52
- BAL
- 83
SWAMP CLOCKHeat adds nine Balance; rain adds six Myth.
Paynes Prairie · subtropical wetland · limestone springs
#23 Aerial SEC · Columbia, South Carolina
South Carolina
Cocky- LOC
- 89
- LEG
- 79
- MYT
- 96
- FRM
- 50
- BAL
- 78
DAWN CROWWins exact ties and receives five Myth in heat.
Congaree heat · palmetto shade · Carolina sandhills
#24 Range Pac-12 · Boise, Idaho
Boise State
Buster Bronco- LOC
- 98
- LEG
- 84
- MYT
- 97
- FRM
- 48
- BAL
- 89
BLUE MIRAGEAdds eleven Myth when facing a higher-ranked card.
Boise River · high desert · blue-turf mirage
#25 Aerial Big Ten · Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa
Herky the Hawk- LOC
- 91
- LEG
- 91
- MYT
- 88
- FRM
- 46
- BAL
- 95
KINNICK DUSKAdds ten Legacy at night and five Balance in crosswind.
Iowa River · black prairie soil · cold western wind
THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT PART
Unofficial.
Opinionated.
No wagers.
Unofficial editorial game. PointCast is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any school, conference, mascot program, or athletic association. Original illustrations depict broad creature archetypes and do not reproduce official mascot costume designs or logos.
Mascot identities and tradition notes link to official athletics sources on each school card. Game stats are PointCast editorial numbers made for this toy. They are not institutional rankings, animal claims, or measures of the students who perform mascot roles.