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A Roguelike Card Game
Choose how you want to learn:
Clear all cards from the Dungeon deck without your health reaching zero!
1. Start the Action:
โข Choose "Enter Dungeon" (draws 4 cards) or "Avoid Dungeon" (discards 3 cards from the top). You cannot avoid two dungeons in a row.
2. Clear the Dungeon:
โข You must use or discard all 4 cards from the dungeon (in the bottom bar) to advance.
โ ๏ธ โฃ๏ธ Monsters (Spades & Clubs)
Click to fight. You take damage = (Monster Value) - (Your Weapon Value). If your weapon is stronger, you take no damage.
โฆ๏ธ Weapons (Diamonds)
Click to equip. Replaces your current weapon.
โฅ๏ธ Potions (Hearts)
Click to heal. Limit of 1 potion per dungeon!
Tap & hold (or right-click on desktop) cards in the room (bottom bar) to save them in the "Held" area (right sidebar).
โข Can hold: Weapons โ๏ธ, Potions ๐, and Specials โจ
โข Cannot hold: Monsters ๐น (must be fought immediately!)
โข Only 1 card can be held at a time.
โข Tap the held card to use it immediately (returns to room).
โข Strategy: Hold a weapon to skip it now and equip later, or hold a potion for when you need it most!
Weapons break after use! Easy: 3 uses | Normal: 2 | Hard: 1
โข Colored bar shows durability (๐ข good, ๐ก medium, ๐ด low)
โข Repair in shop or find ๐จ Durable Weapons relic for infinite durability
โข โ Warning: Equipping a new weapon breaks your combo!
Build combos by killing monsters without taking damage!
โข Combo increases: Perfect kills (no damage taken)
โข Combo persists: Between rooms - keep it going!
โข Combo breaks: Taking damage OR equipping a weapon
โข Potions don't break combo - use them strategically!
โข Visual rewards: 5x = GREAT!, 7x = AMAZING!, 10x = LEGENDARY!
โข Score bonus: Max combo x10 points in final score
Every 10th room is a BOSS ROOM!
โข Bosses have 15 HP and require multiple hits
โข HP bar shows boss health (๐ขโ๐กโ๐ด)
โข โ๏ธ Critical: If you fight a boss WITHOUT a weapon:
โข Boss attacks once and flees
โข You take full damage (15 HP!)
โข NO GOLD REWARD
โข ๐ก Strategy: Always have a weapon before room 10, 20, 30...
โข Gold varies by difficulty: Easy = More | Normal = Balanced | Hard = Much less
โข Get gold from: Monsters, rooms, relics, events
โข ๐ก Tip: On Hard mode, every coin counts!
โข Merchant: Click ๐บ MERCHANT to spend gold on heals, relics, and upgrades.
โข Relics by Rarity:
โช Common (25๐ช) - Basic bonuses
๐ข Uncommon (50๐ช) - Moderate bonuses
๐ต Rare (100๐ช) - Powerful bonuses
๐ Legendary (200๐ช) - Game-changing!
โข โ ๏ธ Shop Penalty: Each shop visit costs -50 points in final score
โข Events: ๐ฒ Random encounters after clearing rooms. Make choices!
โข Upgrades: โญ Permanent progress that carries over between runs!
Victory score is calculated from multiple factors:
โข Base Bonuses:
๐ฏ Win Bonus: +1000
โค๏ธ Health: HP x 20
๐ฐ Gold: Total earned x 5
๐ฅ Combo: Max combo x 10
โ๏ธ Monsters: Slain x 2
โข Special Bonuses:
โก Speedrun: +1000 (<1 min) or +500 (1-5 min)
๐ Perfect Run: +1000 (no damage taken!)
โข Penalties:
โฑ๏ธ Time: -2 points per second
โข Combo strategy: Don't equip weapons mid-combo unless absolutely necessary
โข Boss prep: Always check your weapon before room 10, 20, 30...
โข Shop discipline: Each shop visit costs score - use it wisely!
โข Speedrun tip: <1 minute = +1000 bonus! 1-5 min = +500!
โข Perfect run: Take zero damage for +1000 bonus!
โข Hold system: Save healing potions for emergencies
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Spend your gold wisely! (Gold: 0)
Progress that continues between runs!
0/50 Unlocked | ๐ฅ 0/25 | ๐ฅ 0/15 | ๐ฅ 0/9 | ๐ 0/1
Preview all atmospheric tracks from the game!
Menu Theme - Mysterious, inviting, dark
Gameplay Theme - Tense, adventurous
Shop Theme - Calm, mysterious
Victory Theme - Triumphant, celebratory
Defeat Theme - Dark, respectful
Are you sure you want to give up this run?
All progress in this dungeon will be lost.
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Permanent progress that continues between runs!
0/50 Unlocked | ๐ฅ 0/25 | ๐ฅ 0/15 | ๐ฅ 0/9 | ๐ 0/1
โก Lighthouse Performance Update!
Released: November 26, 2025
Massive performance improvements based on Google Lighthouse audit!