This game was so cool and amazing. I love the concept of the entire game and i cant wait for the full release but a little problem i hated on the game was the last guy in the basement and how i had to do a hour long fight with him cause we both kept healing constantly but other than that this game is super fun and entertaining to me and others
Bug: If you have your deck open and click on the open space to return to the game, but click over the hit or stand buttons, then it won't let you click that button.
Bug(?): If the teacher takes a wheel of fortune from you with library card, when she plays it you can click it as though you played it.
Fun game, it's got the goal of blackjack (get 21 or get cloase to it) but because the playstyle is different (both you and your opponent are playing at the same time) You could just stand on 16 or 15 instead depending if the opponent stood on 17 or 18. (It's better to take the 1, 2 or 3 points of damage instead of recieving 17 or 18 points of damage) because you will recover your health in the future. Also just a personal critique, but destroying a card permanently after the 2nd or 3rd encounter is way to early in my opinion. Since you haven't developed your deck to be bigger than intended, or found a card that doesn't help your type of deck build. (Maybe when moving to the next level (like Tarvern to Basement) It'd cost you to give up a card in your deck as payment perhaps?)
Excited for the full release, wishing you all the best in development!
I agree, it is quite early to remove a card, but I kind of like it as it makes you think about which are the best/worst values for a card to have in regular blackjack really early in the game
Hey, thought I'd mention this interaction. Great game btw!
Can't remember the name of the cards, but I played a card the hides my opponent's card so that I can't see their values. In return, I deal 3x damage to them. My opponent plays a reverse card (I think? It happened so fast that I couldn't tell exactly what they played) and our entire decks + play hand got switched.
This left me unable to see my hand, comically screwing me over. If this was intended, hilarious. If not, maybe something to fix?
Black Jack is a solved game, which makes it pretty boring to play, in my opinion. This takes the appealing risk/reward tension of Black Jack and creates a game which is very fun to play. I am looking forward to future updates!
Bug report: When I played Business Card, and was given the card swap UI, I clicked the eye button to hide the card, and then clicked it again to bring it back. After the card swap UI returned, I could no longer select the card, and I kept getting the hovertip for the Tavern card which was behind it, as well as it was highlighting the Tavern card when I tried to hover the card I was selecting for card swap. Soft lock
I like this game a lot kind of addicting. Also, it would be funny if you added like a random holographic pokemon card ore just more random cards. I think one of the appeals is your deck becoming a comglobartion of random cards.
Wow, this is absurdly fun, and this is coming from a guy who *hates* regular blackjack! Will you be releasing this game on Android as well? This would be the ultimate on-the-go time-killer.
an endless mode feels like a must but at the same time, I feel like that's asking for too much. could we see a shop update? because it seems hard to believe that he only has the 8 worst cards in existence half the time. and loot boxes feel lackluster, spent 5000 chips on my best build and got nada special card, just suits and a valentines card
the game is so cool. As a fan of blackjack, seeing this game with so many new card possibilities delights me. Would you consider translating the game into different languages? I am French and some cards are difficult to understand
This was super fun! I wishlisted it on Steam so I can nab the full thing once it's out. Is there going to be an option to buy it on Itch and get a Steam code once it's available?
Awesome! I prefer to buy on here because I like Itch's business model regarding devs getting to choose how much of a cut the website takes much better. (And it's reassuring to have a DRM-free copy in the unlikely case Steam ever goes under.)
Fantastic! Very slick, great concept, great execution. It really captures that elusive quality of addictiveness that makes for a great casual game. The one criticism I have from the start is the long screen of text at the beginning -- my eyes aren't what they used to be. I'd suggest extreme frugality with text (especially since the font itself is hard to read) and instead rely on some initial audio with options for player to quick reference any text pertaining to rules or nature of cards. I can see you are probably shooting for a retro look with the choice of font but it is just too much effort to read. I LOVE how you altered the cards and tweaked the standard Blackjack rules and the game is well balanced. Your choice of music is spot on too and the animation and the tweening -- it's all spot on. This is a game I will definitely support by purchasing on Steam.
Not to argue with Marc's very valid experience, but I personally liked the wall of text because it instantly told me I was getting a story campaign along with my casual gameplay; it was part of what drew me in. (I also play games like this on mute a lot of the time, so audio wouldn't do much for me personally without a visual signal/text.)
Maybe you could look into options to change the font so it's larger and easier to read if necessary for people with vision impairment? And/or have it so just one paragraph at a time appears on the screen in larger font and you click to continue.
Easily one of the most unique and well executed indie games this year, do you have a planned price point on release? Just want to know cause ill definitely be buying this day one!
Memory card enables some very degenerate strategies, letting you continuously re-use powerful cards that burn themselves. Goes especially well with strategies that cycle their entire deck every round, which I always aim to build.
If you had enough memory cards and yellow cards; I wonder how the game would handle having an NPC who doesn't have any cards left in their deck to play?
Do you think If the game is successful after launch, you will add a multiplayer aspect where you draft cards or get a random deck and duel against a random opponent or a friend?
You might want to check out 1,000 Blank Cards and Dvorak (they're on Wikipedia). Hoyle makes blank-faced playing cards, you could put a deck together with some friends easily enough.
Really fun but theres a bug with terminate the tower where if you draw it then hide the cards you can choose, if you unhide the cards again you can't select them.
This game is awesome. Cant wait for it to come out. Are you planning to also release a version for mobile. Im currently playing this game on a web browser on my phone.
Am I supposed to be able to click on the grave card even when the other player has played it? Incredible if so, it almost never helps me to do it but it's still fun.
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full game will own
i wish it to be available on xbox too i would happily buy and play it for hours
this game is pretty fun, would love a version that's installable on PC but as it is it's an awesome little online distraction!
Thanks! The demo is downloadable on Steam too
This game was so cool and amazing. I love the concept of the entire game and i cant wait for the full release but a little problem i hated on the game was the last guy in the basement and how i had to do a hour long fight with him cause we both kept healing constantly but other than that this game is super fun and entertaining to me and others
Super fun game!
Bug: If you have your deck open and click on the open space to return to the game, but click over the hit or stand buttons, then it won't let you click that button.
Bug(?): If the teacher takes a wheel of fortune from you with library card, when she plays it you can click it as though you played it.
actually you can activate on click effects of your opponent's cards if you have advantage
Fun game, it's got the goal of blackjack (get 21 or get cloase to it) but because the playstyle is different (both you and your opponent are playing at the same time) You could just stand on 16 or 15 instead depending if the opponent stood on 17 or 18. (It's better to take the 1, 2 or 3 points of damage instead of recieving 17 or 18 points of damage) because you will recover your health in the future.
Also just a personal critique, but destroying a card permanently after the 2nd or 3rd encounter is way to early in my opinion. Since you haven't developed your deck to be bigger than intended, or found a card that doesn't help your type of deck build. (Maybe when moving to the next level (like Tarvern to Basement) It'd cost you to give up a card in your deck as payment perhaps?)
Excited for the full release, wishing you all the best in development!
Thank you!
I agree, it is quite early to remove a card, but I kind of like it as it makes you think about which are the best/worst values for a card to have in regular blackjack really early in the game
I think removing a card as often as you can right now is really good, because you can just remove the tens and nines
This was really fun to play and the seeing the weird cards and new (to black jack) mechanics kept me on my toes :)
Thank you! Lots more coming soon
This game is weird and I like that :)
Thanks!
Hey, thought I'd mention this interaction. Great game btw!
Can't remember the name of the cards, but I played a card the hides my opponent's card so that I can't see their values. In return, I deal 3x damage to them. My opponent plays a reverse card (I think? It happened so fast that I couldn't tell exactly what they played) and our entire decks + play hand got switched.
This left me unable to see my hand, comically screwing me over. If this was intended, hilarious. If not, maybe something to fix?
On second thought, I kinda like it. I got a good laugh when it happened so maybe you should keep it anyways.
It's definitely a fun challenge trying to win the encounter after this happens to you!
This was fun! Definitely will pick it up when it comes out! I did find some of the fonts a tad hard to read but it didn't take away any of the fun
Thanks!
Yeah the fonts are not super good, I plan to review and potentially replace them soon
This game is SO good I can't wait for the full release nice job
Thank you very much!
I defeated the Decomancer with the Power of Love!!!!!
(The Lovers card over and over) I love how deranged this game is, it keeps on giving!!!!
Deranged is exactly what I was going for! Lovers spam is so fun
Black Jack is a solved game, which makes it pretty boring to play, in my opinion. This takes the appealing risk/reward tension of Black Jack and creates a game which is very fun to play. I am looking forward to future updates!
Thanks! Working hard on the next update at the moment
Bug report:
When I played Business Card, and was given the card swap UI, I clicked the eye button to hide the card, and then clicked it again to bring it back. After the card swap UI returned, I could no longer select the card, and I kept getting the hovertip for the Tavern card which was behind it, as well as it was highlighting the Tavern card when I tried to hover the card I was selecting for card swap. Soft lock
Thanks for reporting! This bug will be fixed in the next update
I like this game a lot kind of addicting. Also, it would be funny if you added like a random holographic pokemon card ore just more random cards. I think one of the appeals is your deck becoming a comglobartion of random cards.
it reminds me of this dorkly animation at 0:42 in the video
Thanks! Yes, there are lots more cards on my to do list to add to the game
Can't select any thing after I click the blue eye button
Yes, this will be fixed in the next update, sorry about that!
Really original idea, and lots of mechanics I don't think I have ever seen in other card games. Great stuff!
Thank you! Lots more cards and new mechanics to come soon too
i LOVED IT its very wonderful
THANK YOU! So are you
Wow, this is absurdly fun, and this is coming from a guy who *hates* regular blackjack! Will you be releasing this game on Android as well? This would be the ultimate on-the-go time-killer.
I hope so! Initial launch will be for PC/Mac/Linux but if that launch goes well I'd like to look at other platforms too
Do you plan to add an Intel Mac version perchance ? :((
Yes! I'm pretty sure it works already on Intel Mac, but Steam warns that it doesn't for some reason
Oh okay nice thanks !
INSANELY fun
This Teacher b-tch softlocked me with two library cards, neither of us can die, and she keeps healing, and healing, I hate her
Got XIII Death for the first time. Was not disappointed.
an endless mode feels like a must but at the same time, I feel like that's asking for too much. could we see a shop update? because it seems hard to believe that he only has the 8 worst cards in existence half the time. and loot boxes feel lackluster, spent 5000 chips on my best build and got nada special card, just suits and a valentines card
I plan to make some changes to the shop to make it a bit more interesting soon!
the game is so cool. As a fan of blackjack, seeing this game with so many new card possibilities delights me. Would you consider translating the game into different languages? I am French and some cards are difficult to understand
Yes, definitely plan to translate to multiple languages before full release
This is amazing! When I got to end of the demo I almost screamed out loud. Cant wait for the full game!
Thank you!!
This was super fun! I wishlisted it on Steam so I can nab the full thing once it's out. Is there going to be an option to buy it on Itch and get a Steam code once it's available?
I'm not sure! I haven't sold anything on itch before so I'm not aware of the options. I'll do some research
Awesome! I prefer to buy on here because I like Itch's business model regarding devs getting to choose how much of a cut the website takes much better. (And it's reassuring to have a DRM-free copy in the unlikely case Steam ever goes under.)
Was extremely fun, I clicked the casino at the end of the dungeon but that was sadly the last of the demo. I'm looking forward to the full release!
Thank you! Did you try the Lounge as well?
As I type this I currently made it to the lounge then lost, I shall let you know when I beat the lounge.
Update I have beaten the lounge. All areas completed. :)
Well done!
Fantastic! Very slick, great concept, great execution. It really captures that elusive quality of addictiveness that makes for a great casual game. The one criticism I have from the start is the long screen of text at the beginning -- my eyes aren't what they used to be. I'd suggest extreme frugality with text (especially since the font itself is hard to read) and instead rely on some initial audio with options for player to quick reference any text pertaining to rules or nature of cards. I can see you are probably shooting for a retro look with the choice of font but it is just too much effort to read. I LOVE how you altered the cards and tweaked the standard Blackjack rules and the game is well balanced. Your choice of music is spot on too and the animation and the tweening -- it's all spot on. This is a game I will definitely support by purchasing on Steam.
Thank you so much!
The wall of text at the start is a common criticism... I think I'll look at making changes there in this update or maybe the next one.
Not to argue with Marc's very valid experience, but I personally liked the wall of text because it instantly told me I was getting a story campaign along with my casual gameplay; it was part of what drew me in. (I also play games like this on mute a lot of the time, so audio wouldn't do much for me personally without a visual signal/text.)
Maybe you could look into options to change the font so it's larger and easier to read if necessary for people with vision impairment? And/or have it so just one paragraph at a time appears on the screen in larger font and you click to continue.
Definitely intending to keep the story! Just looking to change the way it is presented
Easily one of the most unique and well executed indie games this year, do you have a planned price point on release? Just want to know cause ill definitely be buying this day one!
Aww thank you! That means so much to hear.
Still lots on my list to add so I want to see how the fully featured version compares to other games in the genre before committing to a price!
Memory card enables some very degenerate strategies, letting you continuously re-use powerful cards that burn themselves. Goes especially well with strategies that cycle their entire deck every round, which I always aim to build.
If you had enough memory cards and yellow cards; I wonder how the game would handle having an NPC who doesn't have any cards left in their deck to play?
The next game the joke was on me and I was forced to auto-bust :(
:(
I think his whole deck is only 3 cards, so after I doubled his 21 card and stole his ten, he busts every turn.
Life comes at you fast!
Do you think If the game is successful after launch, you will add a multiplayer aspect where you draft cards or get a random deck and duel against a random opponent or a friend?
It would be very cool, but it's a lot of work to add, I don't want to make any promises on that at this stage
You might want to check out 1,000 Blank Cards and Dvorak (they're on Wikipedia). Hoyle makes blank-faced playing cards, you could put a deck together with some friends easily enough.
I managed to do 192 damage in one play lmao
(I dont know if thats a lot but this is a really fun game)
That's a lot! Nice one
I did a combo with the devil and another tarot card that I forgot of and got really lucky with a 21
man i really really like this
i beat both paths and wishlisted on steam i cannot WAIT for the full game
Thank you so much! I'm working hard to build the rest of the game!
Really fun but theres a bug with terminate the tower where if you draw it then hide the cards you can choose, if you unhide the cards again you can't select them.
Thanks! I'm aware of this bug, will have it fixed for the next update
This game is great, I love the small references, tip heats is over-powered in end game
Thanks! Yes, Hearts are very reliable
Deck building blackjack is something I didnt know I needed. I cant stop playing this amazing game.
This game is awesome. Cant wait for it to come out. Are you planning to also release a version for mobile. Im currently playing this game on a web browser on my phone.
I hope so, depending on the success of the initial launch!
Am I supposed to be able to click on the grave card even when the other player has played it? Incredible if so, it almost never helps me to do it but it's still fun.
Yep! It's intentional and sometimes useful against the Decromancer to increase the damage you can deal to them
Great game so far! Super excited to see the final product.
The only thing I would suggest is maybe having a more readable font option available for accessibility in the full release?
Yes, I agree! Am expecting to include a couple of font options for those that struggle with this one