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What is Retromine?
Retromine is an incremental roguelike deckbuilder where every card you play shapes your mining expedition. Starting with a basic deck, you'll dig deeper into the earth, playing cards that generate resources, score points, and provide special abilities. Between expeditions, you'll spend earned resources to purchase new cards, upgrade existing ones, and remove inefficient cards from your deck.

The game follows a classic roguelike structure: each run presents randomized challenges and card offerings, meaning no two expeditions play out the same way. You'll need to adapt your strategy based on the cards available, the resources you've gathered, and the increasing difficulty as you descend deeper underground.

At its core, Retromine is about optimization. Can you build a deck that consistently draws cards, generates energy, and mines resources efficiently? Will you focus on point-scoring cards or invest in card draw engines? The choices you make determine whether you reach the earth's core or get buried in a cave collapse.

????? How to Play Retromine
Basic Controls
Retromine uses keyboard and mouse controls for efficient deck management:

Left Click – Play cards from your hand and interact with game elements
Right Click – Reorder cards in your hand or cancel selections
E Key – End your turn and draw new cards
D Key – View your entire deck to see all available cards
A Key – Examine your draw pile to know what's coming next
S Key – Check your discard pile to see used cards
Core Gameplay Loop
Start Expedition – Begin a mining run with your current deck
Play Cards – Use cards from your hand to mine resources and score points
Manage Energy – Each card costs energy; balance your plays carefully
End Turn – Draw new cards and prepare for the next round
Survive Levels – Complete mining objectives before caves collapse
Return to Base – Use earned resources to improve your deck
Purchase Cards – Buy powerful new cards like gold mines and minecarts
Upgrade Deck – Remove weak cards and enhance strong ones
Dive Deeper – Start a new expedition with your improved deck
Card Types and Strategies
Retromine features various card types that work together to create powerful combinations:

Resource Cards – Generate basic mining resources (often removed later for efficiency)
Gold Mines – High-value resource generators worth keeping
Walkie-Talkies – Communication cards that enable special abilities
Minecarts – Transport cards that amplify other card effects
Card Draw – Essential cards that let you play more cards per turn
Energy Generation – Cards that provide extra energy to play more cards