Shroom & Gloom Analysis – Deck Building (4)

The Deck Building element of ‘Shroom & Gloom’ is a core component of the gameplay. Fundamentally, there are two different decks that the player can utilize;

1. Battle deck; these cards are related to the fighting component of the game. These cards will only be available in ‘battle mode’ or when the player is modifying/upgrading their deck. Each card can either be a monster or a utility card.
   • Monster Cards are your primary battle cards, they can attack other monsters. They can focus around;
     • One shot damage – Direct damage to one target
     • Damage over time – Damage dispersed over multiple rounds
     • Damage over multiple targets – Direct damage to multiple targets
   • Utility Cards are supplementary cards that can be used in a battle. These can take the form of:
     • One shot damage (permanent) – Deals direct damage to a target and is discarded permanently.
     • One shot damage (exhausted) – Deals direct damage to a target and is discarded until the end of the battle phase.
     • Upgrade one card – Upgrades one card, discarded until the end of the battle phase
     • Upgrade all cards – Upgrade all cards in hand, discarded until the end of the battle phase.
     • Health boost – Heals the player’s health
     • Action point boost – Adds more action points
   • They can be accompanied by special bonuses such as;
     • Player Health boosting – Increase in max health/current health
     • Player AP boosting – Increase in max action points/current action points
     • Upgrade on use – Cards attack/health/bonus upgrades on use
     • Upgrade on kill – Cards attack/health/bonus upgrades on kill
     • Bonus on death – Card drops another card when it is destroyed
2. ‘Camp’ cards; these cards are only available for use outside of ‘battle mode’ and can be used to:
   • Interact with the world
     • Create Upgrade Totem
     • Create Card Removal Totem
     • Unlock Doors
     • Find new cards
   • Interact with the player
     • Restore Stats
       • Health
       • Action points
     • Boost Stats
       • Health
       • Action points
     • Add ‘Abilities’; some examples are
       • Health increase on new cards in the deck.
       • Reduction in penalties for certain cards
       • Revive on death.
   • Interact with the deck.
     • Upgrade Cards
     • Remove Cards
     • Add Cards

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