Hello! I am working on turning my 18-card asymmetric dueling game, Quickdraw, into a tabletop roguelike! These pictures are of the first version I've tried out using my Quickdraw: Battle for Silver City cards, and the prototype additions for the roguelike.

The base Quickdraw game is a fast 1v1 shootout. You pick 4 units, the other 4 become your ammo deck which acts as your rigged probability system. It plays in about 5-10 minutes, which makes it perfect for a roguelike core combat loop.

Like a standard roguelike the idea would be stringing together multiple battles in a Wild West world where you try to best the local Bandits. You can recruit new units as you adventure, get upgrades, and manage the health of your team. The double-edged probability and dueling system makes it feel like a unique experience and not another Slay the Spire clone.

The tricky part is trying to develop an automa system that turns it from a 1v1 duel to a solo roguelike. In the 1v1 game, players trade shots back and forth as they try to eliminate the biggest threats. In this version, each round the automa draws one card for unit activation order and another for targeting. So the enemy sort of declares intent, and you have to react - with the unknown being if the shot actually hits or not based on the hidden ammo card.

While the automa isn't as good as a real player, the fact that there are consequences for having your units defeated means you're trying to do more than just win. And with each card only having 2hp, when you're best unit takes a hit, there is real tension and need to pick your moves carefully

I would love to hear thoughts, especially if you’ve worked with automas or solo systems for dueling games before. And if there are any tabletop roguelikes you think do this kind of thing well, I’d love to check them out (very familiar with Slay the Spire already btw).

If anyone’s interested, I’ve been sharing this kind of stuff as I go and will definitely have public playtesting material available for feedback once it’s a bit more solid.



And if you're interested in diving deeper in the minutia of the game, the rules for the base game can be found here:  
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qdwldRoPHHONtCaFgwR\_lWHWiKOoJno/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qdwldRoPHHONtCaFgwR_lWHWiKOoJno/view?usp=sharing)

Can I turn my 18-card asymmetric dueling game into a tabletop roguelike - feedback appreciated