A card-chain roguelite

Make every number count.

Build four-card chains, bend their value with suits, and race the clock. Every round asks for a sharper score — every boost changes how you reach it.

Designed for iPhone · Portrait menus · Landscape play

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The table

Read the hand.
Build the chain.

Choose exactly four cards. Their values create the result; their colors, suits and special effects decide how many points the chain is worth.

Velvet Equation gameplay on iPhone: the card table, score, remaining chains, boosts, timer, lives and eight-card hand are visible.
Captured from the current iPhone build Choose four cards, read the live result and finish the chain before the clock runs out.
No fixed solution

A score to beat.
Your way to reach it.

A run is a sequence of tight decisions. Spend a chain now, save a stronger card for later, or shape the deck around a scoring rule.

01 · SCORE700

Go beyond the quota.

Passing the round score keeps the run alive. Overscoring turns a safe chain into momentum for the rounds ahead.

02 · TIME02:00

Think under pressure.

The clock never stops. Let it expire and a heart disappears.

03 · CHAINS4 / 4

Every attempt matters.

You begin with four chains. Empty the counter before meeting the quota and the run takes the hit.

04 · CONDITIONS

The table changes its rules.

Special rounds may favor even cards, reward face cards or twist the way a chain earns points. Read the condition before committing your hand.

Choose after the round

Small powers.
Very different runs.

Keep up to three active boosts. Some last for a few uses, some reshape the deck, and some simply make the right card far more valuable.

Scoring boost

Even Encore

Every even card in a completed chain contributes additional points.

Persistent
Utility boost

Suit Shift

Change a suit between two cards when the chain needs a different path.

3 uses
Special card
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Double Take

Fraction cards are harder to place, but reward a successful chain with double value.

Deck effect
Every hand tells a story

Can you outscore
the next round?

Build clever chains, collect unusual boosts and turn a hand of numbers into a run worth remembering.

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