Deck cycling

Slay the Spire: draw and discard counters at opposite ends of the bottom panel.Cards remaining before the next cycleDiscarded cards for a future shuffle
Slay the SpireTwo piles in one cycle
  1. Cards remaining before the next cycle
  2. Discarded cards for a future shuffle
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Played cards enter the discard pile. When the draw pile runs out, a new cycle brings familiar actions back in another order.

Design tips

  • Distinguish discarding from removing a card from the cycle.
  • Make the shuffle visible instead of silently changing piles.

Examples