Game description

BlackJack Brawl is a fresh take on the classic card game of Blackjack, with exciting new twists. Inspired by the indie game Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, it adds unique mechanics to make the gameplay more fun and action-packed. Players face off against a computer opponent in rounds of Blackjack, where winning a round damages the loser’s health. The game ends when one player’s HP drops to zero.

Special cards and power-ups spice things up, letting players turn the tables and add new strategies to the game. These features make each match unique and exciting. BlackJack Brawl takes a classic game and turns it into an intense, fun-filled battle.

Game Mechanisms

In BlackJack Brawl, the player plays a modified version of blackjack with augmented rules against a computer enemy. In regular blackjack, the player(s) and the dealer take turns drawing a random card from your deck (aka "hitting") and adding its value to their total. The players stop when they feel they don't need to draw more cards (aka "standing"). Whoever gets closest to a total of 21 without going over is the winner. If you go over 21, you "bust" and automatically lose.
Before the game begins, the player selects what suit they want their deck to be. This adds an element of strategization to the game, as the player must consider their playstyle and what type of power-up they think will benefit them the most. This turns blackjack from a wholly luck-based game to a part luck part skill game. The enemy is also assigned a suit.
When the game starts, the player and the enemy both begin with 100 hp. Each round proceeds the same as normal blackjack, with the player and enemy taking turns drawing cards blindly from their deck and adding them to their hand. The goal is to draw until you decide to stop and get closer to a total of 21 than your opponent. If either player exceeds a total of 21, they "bust" and automatically lose with a total of 0.
The basic poker cards are numbers 2-10, J, Q, and K (all worth 10), and A (worth either 1 or 11, depending on which benefits the player more).
After the round is over, the game compares the totals of the two players and calculates the difference. That amount of damage is done to the losing player. Deck suit and special card effects are applied, the current hands in play move to the card graveyard, and another round begins. The game ends when one player's HP depletes to 0.

Key features

Special Suit Effects:

There are four "classes" of deck in BlackJack Brawl (2 defense and 2 offense): Club, Spades, Heart, and Diamond.

Club: deals 1.5x damage to the opponent when you win
Spades: when you win with a hand of 21, deal double damage to the opponent
Heart: when you win, heal yourself half of the amount of damage you do
Diamond: when you win with a hand of 21, heal 21 hp

Special Cards:

5 special cards are included in the player's deck, each with a special effect.

Uno Stop: forcibly end the enemy's turn, worth 5 points
Uno +2: add 2 points to your enemy's total, worth 2 points
Tarot The Fool: increase your max score limit by 1 point, worth 0 points
Aggie Card: add 5 HP to yourself, worth 5 points
Joker: deal a random amount of damage between 1 and 10 to the enemy, worth 5 points