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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.

🎮 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.

🧠 Core Pillars

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

🕹️ Gameplay Loop

Start a run
Navigate a procedural map
Fight enemies via poker combat
Gain skills, relics, upgrades
Defeat a boss
Die → unlock meta progression
Repeat

Average run: 25–35 minutes

🧩 Project Structure

PokerRogue.sln
 ├─ PokerRogue.Game    (MonoGame DesktopGL)
 ├─ PokerRogue.Core    (Game logic, engine-agnostic)
 └─ PokerRogue.Tests   (optional)

🛠️ Tech Stack

C#
.NET 10
MonoGame 3.8+
MGCB Content Pipeline
Custom SpriteBatch UI

🚀 Project Status

Early development / pre-alpha

Currently focusing on:

Core combat prototype
Arcade poker rules
UI & game feel

📄 Documentation

PokerRogue_Specification.md – full design & technical spec
ROADMAP.md – planned milestones
CONTRIBUTING.md – contribution guidelines

📜 License

TBD (likely MIT or custom indie license)

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