Tutorial
Spades is a trick-taking game. Here it's a roguelike — bid wisely, recruit cats, survive ten alleys.
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A match in 30 seconds
- You and the enemy draw 5 cards each from your decks.
- You bid 0–5 tricks. Nil = 0 is a high-risk, high-reward swing.
- One card per trick. Highest card wins. Spades trump everything.
- If you can follow the led suit, you must.
- Tally: hit your bid for big damage, miss and you bleed.
- Repeat until one HP bar hits zero. Win → reward + shop.
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Spades 101
- Trump: any ♠ beats any ♥ ♦ ♣ regardless of rank.
- Follow suit: leader plays ♥ → you must play ♥ if you have one.
- Off-suit: if you can't follow, any card is legal — but off-suit non-spades can't win.
- Aces high: 2 < 3 < … < J < Q < K < A.
- Trick winner leads the next.
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Damage math
- Hit your bid exactly → enemy takes 4 + bid×3 damage.
- Overshoot (bags) → still damages, but each extra trick shaves the hit.
- Undershoot → you take 4 + miss×4 damage.
- Nil (bid 0): take zero tricks → 12 dmg. Take any → bleed hard.
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Cat companions
Recruit between levels. Permanent passives that stack.
🐱Whiskers· On the nose
Hit your bid exactly: +3 bonus damage.
🐈⬛Shadow· Alley spy
Reveal the enemy's full hand at the start of every match.
🐾Mittens· Royal claws
Each trick won with a face card (J/Q/K/A): +2 bonus damage.
🩹Patches· Nine lives
Heal 1 HP for every match you win.
💨Smoky· Smoke bomb
Start each level with +1 Peek charge.
🦁Ginger· Hot streak
After winning 2 tricks in a row, your next card gets +2 rank.
🐅Tabby· Lucky paw
Your Aces always beat face cards in tricks.
🌙Luna· Moonlit medic
Heal 3 HP at the start of any match where you're below half HP.
🦝Bandit· Pocket picker
Pocket +2 coins after every match you win.
🍡Mochi· Spring step
Start each level with +1 Boost charge.
🧦Socks· Fast paws
Your first card played each match gets +2 rank.
👾Pixel· Glass smith
Glass cards no longer shatter — they return to your discard.
🥐Biscuit· Kneads
Heal 1 HP at the start of every match.
🌑Nox· Trump twister
Your 2 of Spades counts as the highest card in the game.
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Powers
One-shot abilities. Use mid-match.
👁️Peek
Reveal the enemy's entire hand for this match.
⚡Boost
Add +3 rank to your next played card.
🔄Swap
Swap one card in your hand with the enemy's highest.
😾Hiss
Force the enemy to discard a random card from their hand.
💤Catnap
Heal 4 HP.
🌀Shuffle
Discard your hand and redraw fresh cards.
🐾Claw
Deal 4 direct damage to the enemy right now.
🛡️Barrier
Block 5 damage from the next hit you take this match.
💰Stash
Pocket 4 coins instantly.
🗡️Sharpen
Apply Spiked to a random unenhanced card in your deck.
🎶Lullaby
Force the enemy to play their lowest card next trick (if leading).
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Card enhancements
Buy at the shop. Sticks to a specific card.
✨Gilded
+2 to this card's rank when played.
🗡️Spiked
Deal +2 bonus damage when this card wins.
🛡️Steel
Take -2 damage when this card loses (min 1).
🍀Lucky
Ties with this card count as a win.
💎Glass
+4 rank, but the card shatters after one use.
🐾Feral
If this card loses, the enemy also takes 2 damage.
🃏Wild
Treated as the led suit — always follows suit.
🌈Holo
+1 rank, and earn +1 coin when this card wins a trick.
🌵Bramble
Deal +1 direct damage to the enemy when this card wins.