Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers News

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers is a different kind of deck-builder and given the popularity of Balatro, this could be another fun one to try. Set in a tavern packed with the rough and ready, where everyone plays a very different version of traditional Blackjack.

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• A complete art overhaul that preserves the pixel art aesthetic, but with a grimier, dank twist
  
• A brand new, dynamic soundtrack that changes with each game of blackjack
  
• A whole bunch of new cards, including a big set of Face cards
  
• Reworks of lots of existing cards, including some of the weaker Tarot cards
  
• A new card type: Foil cards
  
• New encounters
  
• A collection for tracking the cards you have added to your deck
  
• Customisable ID Card portrait
  
• Loads of bug fixes and QoL improvements
  
• Support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese
  

• New backgrounds for every floor
  
• New UI and font for displaying card name, value, suit, and description
  
• Keyword highlighting and explanation
  
• New Hit and Stand buttons
  
• New ID Card and portraits for both player and opponents
  
• New art and animations for chips and Advantage
  
• New art for every Unique Chip
  
• New art and animations for gaining/losing health and shields
  
• New damage and grime on the cards themselves, which is randomised for each run
  
• Base resolution increased to 640x360 (was previously 480x270)
  

• A whole new soundtrack, with a unique track for each floor
  
• A new track is added to the current track during each encounter, keeping the soundtrack fresh for every run
  

• Several common effects have been changed to use keywords:
  
• On click -> Exploit
  
• +1 value if this doesn't cause a bust -> Rounds up
  
• Set your score to match your bust limit -> Instant blackjack
  
• Set your score to match opponent's score -> Instant draw
  
• Permanently remove card from your deck -> Shred
  
• View the next X cards in your draw pile -> Foresight X
  
• Adds to your hand -> Handy
  
• Discard without enacting 'on discard' effects -> Quick discard
  
• Worth 11 unless that busts, then worth 1 -> Flexible (11 or 1)
  

• Jackhammer of Clubs - Exploit: deal 5 damage, then burn.
  
• Jumping Jack - On hit or Exploit: move to opponents play pile.
  
• Jack and the Beanstalk - On stand: rounds up 4 times. On bust limit exceeded: take 5 damage and halve the value of this card.
  
• Monterey Jack - Exploit: heal 2 HP and burn. On stand: heals for 3 more HP this encounter.
  
• Jackpot - On stand: create 3 random Jacks, then put them in your draw pile. On discard: burn.
  
• Queen of Music - The next card you play this round becomes a Queen of Music for the rest of the encounter.
  
• Queen of Chess - Exploit: move to opponents play pile, then lock. At the start of next round: unlock.
  
• Queen of Wonderland - On play: choose another card currently in play and halve its value for the rest of this encounter.
  
• Killer Queen - On play: choose a card in your opponents play pile and burn it, then +2 value to this card.
  
• Queen of the Stone Age - Whenever you play a card worth 3 or 7: deal 3 damage.
  
• Dancing Queen - On hit or Exploit: changes card value in the order 10, 11, 10, 9, 10.
  
• Queen of Drag - On play: create a random Queen, add her to your hand, and set her value to 11.
  
• King of Gold - The next card played becomes a random Diamonds card for the rest of the encounter.
  
• King of the Hill - On play: instant blackjack if this is the only Face card currently in your deck.
  
• King of Kings - On play: burn all currently played Kings, then take 1 damage and gain 10 chips for each King burned.
  
• King Cobra - On play: take 3 damage, then deal 2 damage for every King currently in your deck.
  
• King of Space and Time - Handy. On play: move all your other played cards to your opponent's side, then stand. Can only be played if you have a Jack in play.
  
• Kingmaker - Handy. On play: choose another one of your played cards to turn into a random King.
  
• King of the World - On play: burn ALL other Face cards.
  
• Wild Card - Handy. On play: change the value of this card to match the top card in your discard pile.
  
• Ace in the Hole - Handy. Flexible (-1 or 1). Can only be played while exactly 1 above or below bust limit. On stand: if this card is in your hand, take 1 damage.
  
• Lucky Seven - On stand: if you have at least three cards with a value of 7 in play, gain 77 chips.
  
• Priceco Membership Card - On play: set value to 12, then create a 12 of a random suit then put it into your hand. Exploit: -3 value.
  
• Communist Party Card - On play: instant draw. On discard: discards to opponent's discard pile.
  
• Non-Fungible Card - On hit: set value to a random value between 1 and current value - 1.
  
• AI Generated Card - On play: randomly selects value and suit. Exploit: create a copy of this card, then move it to your opponent's play pile.
  
• Report Card - On play: gain 5 shield. If you have at least 11 shield, create an Ace of Spades, then put it into your hand. If you have at least 21 shield, make it a Foil.
  
• Rorschach Card - On stand: your opponent stands.
  
• Misprinted Card - On play: set value to 6, then create a Seven of Spades and put it in your hand. On stand: rounds up.
  
• Spade of Fives - On hit: if you already have a score of at least 16, gain 5 shield.
  
• Club of Fours - On hit: if you already have a score of at least 17, deal 4 damage.
  
• Diamond of Sixes - On hit: if you already have a score of at least 15, gain 6 chips.
  
• Heart of Threes - On hit: if you already have a score of at least 18, heal 3 HP.
  
• Plate of Escardgot - On stand: rounds up 2 times, then grant shield equal to card value. Exploit: lock. At the start of next round: unlock.
  
• Throwing Card - Flexible (11 or 1). On play: deal damage equal to your shield, then move this card to your opponent's play pile.
  
• Suit Yourself - Exploit: choose a card in your draw pile, then choose a suit to change it into for the rest of this encounter.
  
• Diamond in the Rough - On play: remove up to 10 shield from both players, then grant 2 chips per shield removed.
  
• Fingerprint Card - On play and stand: Exploit a random one of your played cards that has Exploit (does not cost Advantage).
  
• Master of One - On hit: create and play a One of a random suit.
  
• Zero of Spades
  
• Zero of Clubs
  
• Zero of Diamonds
  
• Zero of Clubs
  
• Negative One of Spades
  
• Negative One of Clubs
  
• Negative One of Diamonds
  
• Negative One of Clubs
  
• Ace of Nothings
  
• Jack of Nothings
  
• Queen of Nothings
  
• King of Nothings
  

• Booster Pack - On play: create five random cards and put them in your hand. One will be a Foil. On discard: burn.
  
• Get Well Soon - On play: lock. On taking damage 3 more times: heal 10 HP and burn.
  
• Reverse Card - On play: swap who hits first.
  
• Time Card - Exploit while you have a card worth 9 or 5 in play: gain 10 chips.
  
• Kanban Card - On play: choose one card from the bottom 3 cards in your draw pile to move into your hand.
  
• XI Strength - Exploit while busted: hit button becomes re-enabled for one hit. Take 1 damage (increases by 1).
  
• XII The Hanged Man - On play: foresight 2, then choose one to quick discard.
  
• XIII Death - On play: choose a card from 1 of 3 currently in your deck to shred. On discard: burn.
  
• XIV Temperance - On play: gain 1 chip per card currently in your deck. On discard: burn.
  
• XVI The Tower - On play: lock your other played unlocked cards and unlock your other played locked cards.
  
• XVII The Star - On heal: deal damage equal to the amount healed.
  
• XX Judgment - On play: choose one of your burned cards to create a copy of, then move it to your draw pile.
  

• Jack in the Box - now starts open (so is worth 10 by default)
  
• Glitched Card - now copies ALL kinds of effects, not just on play effects
  
• Glitched Card - is even more visually glitchy
  
• Glitched Card - can now copy from a wider range of cards
  
• +2 Card - now plays the on play effect of the played cards
  
• Baseball Card - created cards are now quick discarded instead of being put in play
  
• Hall Pass - increases foresight to 3
  
• II The High Priestess - increases foresight to 9
  
• VI The Lovers - cards created by this card now burn on discard
  
• VIII Justice - now transforms Jacks into Jackpots instead of Jack of all Trades
  
• VIII Justice - Jack transformation now lasts only for this encounter
  
• XVIII The Moon - can now be Exploited to remove the shroud for this round.
  
• 0 The Fool - no longer burns on discard
  
• Magic Trick Card - changes choices Queen of Diamonds and Seven of Spades instead of Queen of Hearts and Seven of Clubs
  
• Terminate the Tower - value changed from 0 to 4
  
• Break Limits - value changed from 0 to 1
  
• Sweep the Leg - value changed from 0 to 3
  
• Scratch - value changed from 0 to 2
  
• Old Baseball Card - now burns on discard
  
• Green Card - now moves the chosen card to the top of the opponent's draw pile
  
• Memory Card - now creates a copy of the remembered card on stand instead of on play
  

• Foil cards are a new card type added in this update
  
• Foil cards are added to your hand at the start of every encounter, and can be played from your hand without spending Advantage
  
• Foil cards are offered as a reward after defeating Alucard or Bouncer, and can also be created by some cards
  

• Squire - a new Tavern encounter
  
• Thief - a new Lounge encounter
  
• Shop: Lost & Found - a new shop that gives a choice of cards that were previously skipped during this run
  

• Chip On Your Shoulder - can now only trigger once per round
  
• Alucard - has a Foil Blood Donor Card
  
• Alucard - has an additional Scratch
  
• Bouncer - has a Foil Twenty One of Spades
  
• Bouncer - one of his Ten of Nothings is now a Ten of Clubs
  
• Knight of Cardonia - has a stronger deck, but has moved to the Basement
  
• Fortune Teller - is now after the Manager encounter
  
• Teacher - now has a Report Card
  
• Luck Pusher - now has a 0 The Fool
  

• Adds a Collection book that tracks which cards you have added to your deck in a run
  

• You can now customise your portrait using the ID Card on the title screen
  
• More customisations will be coming in the full release!
  

• Adds a brand new settings screen, with a few new options
  
• Animation speed - defaults to 1
  
• Language (currently English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese are available, but more will be added) - defaults to Steam language, falls back to English
  
• Glitched Card visual effect intensity - defaults to 3
  
• Smoking allowed/no smoking - defaults to no smoking
  
• Settings screen is now accessible during a run from the pause menu
  
• The pause menu is now accessible at any point during a run (instead of just during encounters) by clicking the Escape key, or clicking the logo of the current floor
  

• Basic rules of the game are now displayed on the table of the tavern
  
• Several interactable elements (such as viewing your discard pile) have a red exclamation mark if you have never used them, to help new players discover them
  
• Adds a party animation to the Score Card when you have a blackjack
  
• Adds an error message and plays a failure sound effect when a card effect has no valid targets (e.g. Business Card played when opponent has no cards in play)
  
• Better controller and keyboard navigation on some interfaces
  
• If running in windowed mode, the window is now centred to the centre of the screen on start up
  
• The win and loss screens have both been reworked to make starting another run easier
  
• You can now view your deck on the loss screen
  
• Removes the lock icon from the mystery reward card
  

• Adds the "of Nothings" starting deck
  
• Hovering cards is much snappier
  
• Unhovering cards is much bouncier
  
• Better deck/pile preview that allows for more cards to be displayed at once
  
• Deck/draw pile previews are now sorted by order in the Collection book, which improves grouping of similar cards
  
• Adds a fancy unfurling animation to the Fortune Teller event
  
• Optimisation on cards so that they can be loaded quicker, this greatly improves game performance when playing with decks with 100s of cards
  
• Lots of changes to card descriptions to reduce the length and complexity of the effect descriptions
  
• Lots of improvements to story text
  
• Makes the whole ID Card hoverable and clickable
  
• Adds new sound effect for Slot Machine shop