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About This Game

Card Capital is a procedurally generated simulation about buying, selling, and collecting fantasy trading cards. Start with a small budget and decide which cards are worth your money. Some purchases become stock for your shop. Others might be too good to sell.

Inspect the cards

Condition affects what a card is worth. Tilt it under the light to look for scratches, or use a loupe to examine a worn corner. As you upgrade your workshop, you can check centering and use UV light to find stains and exposed paper fibers.

Record what you find in an inspection report. Missing a crease can turn a promising purchase into a loss.

Buy stock and negotiate

Browse listings and compare asking prices with recent sales. Ask sellers for photos or certification documents when you have the skills to do so. Arrange an inspection when you need a closer look.

Some sellers misrepresent their cards. A certificate might be forged, or the card might have been damaged since it was graded. Check the evidence before making an offer.

When it is time to sell, set your price and choose what paperwork to include. Keep track of fees and purchase costs to see what you actually earned.

Open packs

Buy sealed packs for fresh stock, or try used lots with cards in mixed condition. Unlock suppliers with more expensive packs as your shop grows.

Look for full-art cards and special finishes, including numbered copies from limited print runs. Keep a pull you like or sell it to fund your next purchase. Even a rare card needs to earn back what you spent.

Keep a collection of your own

Set aside your favorites in the Codex, a personal binder separate from your shop stock. Work on filling its pages or look for a better copy of a card you already own.

Stored cards keep their condition and purchase history. You can take one out for inspection or return it to your stock if you decide to sell.

A Detailed and expansive skill tree

Unlock skills that let you make better decisions, inspect your cards, or get discounts from other grading companies.

Work in grading and open your own company

Send your own cards to established grading companies for certification, weighing the fees against their possible resale value.

You can also earn money inspecting cards for those companies. Check both sides and submit your findings. Missed damage reduces your pay.

With enough professional experience and money for a license, open your own grading company. Design its slab labels and certificates, then inspect customer submissions and choose the grades you issue. Customers can have your work checked elsewhere, and inaccurate grades can damage your reputation and reduce demand.

Future Updates

Everything you see above is just at launch, there are many more features planned.

Planned Updates

• Steam Workshop support: Create and share custom cards and collections, or download sets made by other players.

• Battle system: Build decks from your collection and play against computer-controlled opponents.

• Solo tournaments: Enter competitions against computer-controlled opponents, including events with deck restrictions.

• Auctions: Bid against other collectors for individual cards and collection lots.

• Challenge scenarios: Run a shop with different starting conditions and goals, such as completing a collection on a limited budget.

• Market events: Adapt to changes in demand as certain cards or collections become more popular.

• Multiplayer: Trade and Sell with your friends in game.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Software development tools that assist in development were used. This was assist only, not vibecoded. Art was generated with AI as well because I am a solo developer and cannot afford an artist right now.