# Royals & Rogues

## The game in one minute

Royals & Rogues begins with No-Limit Texas Hold'em, then changes what a hand can become. Two to four players bring a personal Power Deck shaped by a Class and a Court. Powers may prepare the hand, alter a betting round, answer another Power, or change the result just before cards are revealed. Items enter the poker deck. Tokens persist across hands. Heating Up unlocks Fire effects; Tilted changes which Powers remain available.

The objective is simple: **win all coins on the table**.

## What this library connects

- **Original game** — the supplied legacy cards and official rulebook remain the evidence for the playable physical design.
- **Final digital art** — the quiet-enamel images are preserved at full resolution with no rules text burned into them.
- **Digital copy** — names, timing, effects, keywords, and review status live as separate structured data.
- **Engineering handoff** — stable IDs, mappings, hashes, source paths, and downloadable kits make replacement work traceable.

## Verified scope

- 196 catalog records
- 180 confirmed old-to-new pairs
- 10 verified final-only game objects
- 6 clearly separated decorative assets
- 126 source transcriptions still marked for editorial review

## Four ways to shape a Power Deck

- **Merchant** — resources, Items, patient setup, and conversion of accumulated advantage.
- **Noble** — table politics, protection, steady value, and control.
- **Rogue** — pressure, misdirection, opportunism, and dangerous reversals.
- **Warrior** — direct action, aggression, challenges, and decisive hands.

Each Class combines with one Court: **King** (wealth), **Queen** (intellect), **Jack** (skill), or **Joker** (craftiness).