Viewpoint is a card game played with a series of specially printed decks.
View-points range from -15 to 20 in increments of 5 and only count towards a player's total when a card is on the table.
The objective of the game is to be the first player with a total of 100 or more View-points in their Field of View at the end of their turn.
Most cards include symbols and keywords in their rules text to simplify describing what actions to perform.
The symbols refer to each of the play zones - Draw Pile (a purple card with a 'V' on it), Discard Pile (a red waste bin with an 'X' on it), Hand (a blue imprint of a hand) and Field of View (a green eye).
After Evil Eye Guy is discovered to have cheated during the game, when a Viewpoint card falls from his sleeve, he tries to escape the other characters' wrath by running away.
Future animations are planned to coincide with the release of or championships associated with each Viewpoint set and will follow a general storyline where the good Eyefolk follow Evil Eye Guy to different dimensions by travelling through television sets, which he has specially programmed using Viewpoint cards.
The theme song for the Viewpoint Hustle animation was composed by up-and-coming contemporary piano artist Julala.
[6] Three cards have been released separately from the major sets - Eye on the Prize, Lookalikes and Eyelets.
These cards were released in 2011 as special rewards to be awarded to players for attaining a specific tournament leaderboard ranking.
A number of fan-designed cards have been made,[7] which can be used in non-sanctioned events or in casual play.
Other ways to slow down opponents from scoring points include making them miss a turn, stealing the higher value cards from their hand or swapping their higher value cards out of their Field of View.
A stronger and more enduring strategy is to understand that the points values of most Viewpoint cards are balanced against the impact they have on the game.
Near the end of the tournament season, the top ranked players are invited to participate in the Viewpoint World Championships.
Alexander Done, who led the player of the year race for most of the 2009-10 season until the world championship final, finished second on 49 leaderboard points.
[10] The nomination was announced at the Toy and Game Expo, Sydney, Australia on 9 June 2012.