Battlesticks Gameplay

About Battlesticks, from BoardGameGeek:

Battlesticks is a light strategy party card game where players collect, combine, and battle a variety of imaginative sticks, each with unique strengths. Inspired by childhood stick fights, the game blends simple mechanics with tactical decision-making, as players build their collections while disrupting their opponents. On each turn, players draw, play, or use action cards to gain new sticks, enhance existing ones, or interfere with others. Sticks can be modified or combined to increase their power, creating opportunities for stronger plays and strategic timing. Certain cards can trigger battles, where players compete directly using their best sticks. The objective of the game is to win stick battles and collect rewards. As the game progresses, players must decide when to commit their strongest combinations and when to hold back. The player with the most rewards at the end of the game wins. -description from the publisher