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Make a hand that breaks your expectations.
Why it belongs here.
Poker hands become the raw material for a score-building roguelike. Jokers and upgrades change what matters, so a familiar deck becomes a machine you keep redesigning.
Try it for the moment several small modifiers start working together. Read the scoring interactions, then build around the hand your run actually supports.
Before you step in
It uses poker imagery but is not a conventional poker simulator; repeated runs are the structure.
Follow the connection
The pleasure of a good system
A poker hand and a conveyor belt have something in common: the moment you understand why they work.
Read the field note
