A card game with combos based on various poker hands. I enjoyed the demo and was looking forward to this game on release. Your deck is 52 cards just like a standard card deck.

Some rounds will have special rules that give higher scores for playing a certain hand. If you don't like your starting cards, you can redraw to use up 1 move. If you run out of moves and are below the required score, you lose.

In the shop, you can buy a sticker with coins to add to any card. The effects will vary such as adding extra moves, giving you larger multipliers for playing certain cards, or increasing your score directly. Badges directly increase your multipliers and are permanent.

- Easy to learn and hard to master. Learning the best stickers and badges will determine if you win or lose a run. Also, making best use of your moves is essential.
- Good UI interface and art presentation. Adding stickers to cards is clear and the game does not take itself too seriously. There is even a fart sticker that does nothing.
- Progression is earned by playing on normal mode or playing certain combo cards. You mainly unlock new stickers that can be bought in the shop.
- Multiple modes with modifiers to try that change your deck, add conditions, and even a daily solitaire mode.
- Get large numbers based on multipliers from various poker hands.

- Can be frustrating to lose at first due to situational or weaker stickers offered in shop or unlucky location of your sticker cards during harder rounds. Redraw resets the board, but it costs 1 move.

- After beating a certain mode such as normal or coinless, give a card back for that mode or some other reward. Currently, players just get a Steam achievement.
- Add the Cascadou play guide to help the pause menu. Most players will understand rules, but its good for reference.
- Add a leaderboard for each mode so players can challenge themselves against other players.
- Reduce the frequency of the 1 hand only node. It comes down to redrawing hand until player finds a high enough combo score and wastes time.


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Conclusion:
Easy to learn, but hard to master game. With multiple modes and daily modes to try, this game has high replay value. Each time you reach the round goal, the parrot/bird mascot chirps Cascadou, adding to the lighthearted aspect of the game. Players will get the dopamine hit when achieving crazy combos. Highly recommended for players that like poker, card games, or roguelikes.

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There is that Balatro vibe regarding "damn, those stickers together can do bonkers!" and I love it.
Graphics are trash though lol, but Mascott is cute.
Cascadouuuu!

it's a nice little game, and i love the damn parrot. a bit on the harder side it seems, or i'm just dumb, as i haven't been able to win a run even on easy difficulty yet.