Arcane Engine

A web-based deck-building auto-battler where you slot Tarot cards into a "Leyline" to execute sequences of arcane effects against powerful bosses.

🕹️ Play Now

The game is live on GitHub Pages: https://ariesyous.github.io/arcaneengine/

🃏 Game Overview

In Arcane Engine, you are a master of the Leyline. Your goal is to defeat a series of bosses (Major Arcana) by strategically arranging cards (Minor Arcana) in a 5-slot sequence.

Core Mechanics

• The Leyline: A 5-slot engine that runs from left to right each turn.
• Suits:
  • Swords (⚔️): Direct Damage.
  • Wands (🪄): Damage over time (Poison).
  • Cups (🍷): Protection (Shields) and Healing (via Shield Overflow).
  • Pentacles (🪙): Wealth (Gold) to buy better cards.
• Modifiers (Court Cards):
  • Page: Echoes the previous card.
  • Knight: Doubles damage of the next combat card.
  • Queen: Converts shields into a massive burst of damage.
  • King: Restarts the engine for a second pass.

🛠️ Built With

• HTML5 / CSS3
• Vanilla JavaScript (ES6+)
• Tarot assets from metabismuth/tarot-json

📜 License

This project is open-source. Feel free to explore the arcane!