The cost of changing a deck

Slay the Spire: a shop offers cards, relics, potions and a paid card-removal service.The gold balance limits spendingRemoving a card also costs gold
Slay the SpirePurchases and removal use the same gold
  1. The gold balance limits spending
  2. Removing a card also costs gold
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Buying, removing and otherwise changing cards compete for a shared resource. The player weighs a card’s benefit against the alternatives it costs.

Design tips

  • Show the complete price before confirming a change.
  • Balance the price against alternatives available at the same moment.

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