A competitive cyberpunk battle-poker card game where tactical combat and poker strategy collide.
MK Dirge is an original competitive trading card game that combines deck construction, tactical battlefield combat, and poker-inspired hand building into a unique strategic experience.
Players deploy cards across a three-round battle, defend their strongest combinations, disrupt their opponent's strategy, and ultimately resolve each hand through poker-style showdowns. Every decision matters—whether to strengthen your own hand, attack your opponent's board, or sacrifice short-term advantage for long-term victory.
The long-term vision includes true digital ownership of collectible cards through blockchain-backed assets while keeping gameplay fair, skill-based, and accessible.
Current Phase: Concept / Pre-Alpha
This repository serves as the official public design journal for MK Dirge and documents the project's evolution from concept to release.
Included in this repository:
- Game design documents
- Gameplay mechanics
- Rules revisions
- Lore and worldbuilding
- Roadmaps
- Development milestones
- Community discussions
- Design history
This repository intentionally does not contain the game's source code.
- Strategic depth over randomness.
- Collectibility without pay-to-win mechanics.
- Player ownership with transparent scarcity.
- Fast to learn, difficult to master.
- Mobile-first, lightweight, and cross-platform.
- Fair competitive play with meaningful progression.
The planned MK Dirge ecosystem includes:
- Constructed competitive play
- Ranked seasonal leagues
- Official tournaments
- Collectible seasonal cards
- Blockchain-backed ownership
- Player-to-player trading
- AI opponents and coaching
- Community events
- Cross-platform play
MK Dirge is proprietary software and intellectual property owned by The NikoVash Empire, LLC.
Please see the accompanying LICENSE file for copyright and usage terms.
"Play the hand. Win the war."