RogueJack: Roguelike BlackJack

Ponywolf

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About this game

Jump into a classic Rogue and Blackjack mash-up for the masses. All the trappings of an old school RPG game with rogue-like mechanics plus Blackjack based fighting that keeps every attack fresh.

Brought to you by Ponywolf, the studio behind the "Knights of the Card Table." RogueJack is a blend of old school dungeoning that utilizes Blackjack (a.k.a. 21) as its battle system. This game is easy to learn, hard to master and provides countless hours of old school dungeoning in your pocket.

Explore endless dungeons, discover monsters and beat them all in a game of 21. Collect weapons, defenses and the carcasses of your enemies while playing a fresh and interesting take on BlackJack. As you level up, players can choose from multiple cards that can be delivered face up or down. Each monster in the dungeon has its own play style, when they hit, when they stop and if they keep their hole card hidden. Also, gamers will discover endless combinations of items, buffs, skills and attributes that will play out in unique and interesting ways.

Ratings and reviews

It's a really cool concept, and not a bad game, by any means. However, as I have seen with multiple comments, I question how often the enemies hit 19-21 compared to myself. I have no idea where the global statistics are that the responses talk about to check. I understand Blackjack supposed to have a bit of randomness to it, but these enemies hit 19-21 way too often. Still, good game! I like it!

While the idea seems neat at first, you'll soon find yourself spending over an hour per floor trying to grind past dozens of enemies in a luck based game that you have little control over. There is very little you can do aside from grinding, trying to find temporary weapons, and desperately searching for the exit before the dozen enemies on screen can devour you.

As a longtime roguelike player, I really like this! Simple design, having combat be blackjack with monster stats is fun, great for short bursts of play. One piece of feedback I have is that, because there's no advantage to the attacker in the blackjack game, there's little incentive to position defensively like you do in roguelikes (like, taking enemies to a corridor to fight one at a time). Maybe give monsters some kind of gang up bonus, or give the attacker a small benefit?

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