# PokerRogue

**PokerRogue** is a single-player **arcade poker roguelike RPG** where combat is resolved through a fast, simplified Texas Hold’em system.

Poker is not a minigame — **poker *is* the combat system**.

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## 🎮 High Concept
- **Genre:** Roguelike / RPG / Arcade Strategy  
- **Core Mechanic:** Texas Hold’em reimagined as combat  
- **Platform:** PC (Desktop)  
- **Engine:** MonoGame (DesktopGL)  
- **Runtime:** .NET 10  

You fight enemies by raising, guarding, folding, and using skills that bend probability.  
Builds, relics, and enemies radically change how poker is played.

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## 🧠 Core Pillars
- **Fast arcade hands** (20–40 seconds)
- **Clear risk vs reward** (Pot = Damage)
- **Build-driven gameplay**
- **Readable enemies, not solver AI**
- **High replayability**

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## 🕹️ Gameplay Loop
1. Start a run
2. Navigate a procedural map
3. Fight enemies via poker combat
4. Gain skills, relics, upgrades
5. Defeat a boss
6. Die → unlock meta progression
7. Repeat

Average run: **25–35 minutes**

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## 🧩 Project Structure
```
PokerRogue.sln
 ├─ PokerRogue.Game    (MonoGame DesktopGL)
 ├─ PokerRogue.Core    (Game logic, engine-agnostic)
 └─ PokerRogue.Tests   (optional)
```

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## 🛠️ Tech Stack
- C#
- .NET 10
- MonoGame 3.8+
- MGCB Content Pipeline
- Custom SpriteBatch UI

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## 🚀 Project Status
**Early development / pre-alpha**

Currently focusing on:
- Core combat prototype
- Arcade poker rules
- UI & game feel

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## 📄 Documentation
- `PokerRogue_Specification.md` – full design & technical spec
- `ROADMAP.md` – planned milestones
- `CONTRIBUTING.md` – contribution guidelines

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## 📜 License
TBD (likely MIT or custom indie license)