STEP 1 OF 5
Welcome to Heart of the Earth!
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NEW HAND!
Pair
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+15 Energy
Benj Edwards Presents
CARD MINER

📦 COLLECTION 0/52

Decks: 0

YOU COLLAPSED!

Final Score: 0
Depth Reached: 0
Hands Completed: 0
Decks Completed: 0
Max Energy: 100
Card Stats
Cards Found: 0
Cards Saved: 0
Gold Cards: 0 found / 0 saved
Most Saved Suit: -
Most Saved Rank: -
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CARD MINER
Heart of the Earth
★ ★ ★
LEVEL UP!
Deck Completed!
+25 Max Energy
Pickaxe Power +1!
💰 AUTO-SELL! 💰
🔒 HAND LOCKED! 🔒
Press SPACE to cash in!
⚠️ OUT OF ENERGY! ⚠️
Submit your hand to survive!
Press SPACE or click "Submit Hand"
❤️
Heart of the Earth
Congratulations! You have discovered the Heart of the Earth. Engraved on the glowing crystal is a phrase:
"The meaning of life is to reduce local entropy."
It pulses with warmth as you hold it close.
(click to continue)

🎒 Backpack Stats

Start a new game?
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💾 Save Game

📋 Quick Reference / Options

🎮 Controls
📖 How to Play
🃏 Card Types
🎰 Hands
🪨 Objects
💎 Gems
⚙️ Options
⌨️ Keyboard
WASD/↑↓←→ Dig / Move through dirt
1-5 Hold cards (protect from discard)
SPACE Submit poker hand
F Place dynamite (if owned)
R Rewind time (if owned)
T Open message log
H Toggle this help screen
Z 2x Playfield Zoom
🎮 Controller (Xbox / PlayStation)
D-pad/L-Stick Move / Dig
A / ✕ Lock card / Submit hand
X / □ Use selected spell/gem
B / ○ Flip card / Back
Y / △ Card select mode (hold)
LB / L1 Switch to Gems tab
RB / R1 Switch to Spells tab
LT / L2 Highlight left
RT / R2 Highlight right
Back / Share Cycle panels
Start / Options Submit hand
L3 (stick click) Place dynamite

🎯 Goal: Dig as deep as you can! Your score is based on poker hands and depth.

🃏 Cards: Collect cards by digging through dirt. When you have 5 cards, build poker hands and press SPACE to submit for points and energy.

📊 Scoring: Face Value × Total Bonus = Score. Bonus comes from depth, hand type, and special cards.

⚡ Energy: Every dig costs energy. Submit hands to restore energy. Eat mushrooms for +20⚡. If you run out, submit a hand to survive!

💎 Gems: Find gems in treasure chests! Scoring gems boost hand bonuses. Utility gems give special abilities.

🪙 Gold Vault: Collect gold dust while digging. Fill the vault (100 dust) for 10,000 points!

🦇 Bats: Watch out! Bats steal your cards. Find Ward Crystal gem to repel them.

🏆 Decks: Complete a full 52-card collection for +25 max energy!

A♥Normal Standard card, no bonus
K♠⭐ Gold +2 Bonus when played
Q♦◆ Foil +1 Bonus when played
J♣🔥 Fire +10 Energy when played
10♥🌈 Rainbow +3 Bonus when played
9♦◇ Ice +4 Bonus (may shatter!)
8♠✦ Platinum +2 Bonus while in hand
7♣☘ Lucky 20% chance: +5 Bonus
Special cards are more common at deeper depths. Gold cards can be found in rocks with sparkles (✨).
Score = Face Value × Total Bonus. Hand Bonus adds to your Total Bonus.
Standard Hands
K♥K♠7♦3♣9♥Pair+1
Q♠Q♥5♦5♣2♥Two Pair+2
J♥J♦J♣8♠3♥3 of a Kind+3
5♠6♥7♦8♣9♥Straight+4
2♥5♥8♥J♥K♥Flush+5
10♠10♥10♦4♠4♣Full House+6
Premium Hands
7♠7♥7♦7♣A♥4 of a Kind+7
4♠5♠6♠7♠8♠Str. Flush+8
10♥J♥Q♥K♥A♥Royal Flush+9
9♠9♥9♦9♣9★5 of a Kind+10
Q♦Q♦Q♦8♦8♦Flush House+11
A♣A♣A♣A♣A♣Flush Five+12
Rocks
Break for points
Diamond
+points (scales w/depth)
Gold Bar
+50 points
Red Mushroom
+20 Energy
Purple Mushroom
Suitvision (see card suits)
Orange Mushroom
Shield (20 move invincibility)
Artifact
Illuminates current screen
Chest
Contains a gem!
Find gems in treasure chests. Scoring gems boost hands. Utility gems give abilities. Stack duplicates for stronger effects!
Scoring Gems (boost hand bonuses)
Twinstone
2× Pair bonus
Triplex
2× 3oK bonus
Ladderite
2× Straight bonus
Power Gem
2× Flush bonus
Depth Shard
2× Depth bonus
Utility Gems (passive abilities)
Ward Crystal
Repels bats
Torchlight
+1 vision (stacks)
Miner's Heart
2× rock damage
Shovel Stone
½ dig cost
Guardian
No rock damage
Blast Gem
Dynamite (F/L3)
Rewind Gem
Unlimited rewinds (R)

Tutorial Settings

Disable tutorial popups for scoring, hands, etc.
Show all tutorials again from the beginning

Display

Vertical layout for phone screens
Switch between green felt (B) and classic purple (A) layouts

Save / Load

Save to one of 10 slots
Load from a saved slot
Erase saved game data

Game Info

Version:
Message Log
TODAY'S LEADERBOARD
+0% Bonus
DYNAMIC HAND
Click Cards to Flip or Lock
(No Hand)
??? ??? ???
? / ???
Hands: ? remaining
E
200/200
▼ 0
100 / 100
SPELLS
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6
Heal
0
Pair
7
Arrow
0
Flush
8
Blast
0
House
9
Light
0
2 Pair
0
Reveal
0
3 Kind
R
Rewind
0
4 Kind
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📢 Admin Message
⚠️ Barrier Found!

• You've just found a barrier that keeps you from going deeper.

• Unlock it by forming poker hands.

• Be careful — you have 7 hand submissions left, or the barrier will overtake you.

Wumpus Alert
The Cave Wumpus has found you! He appears when you linger too long without digging deeper.
To make him go away, keep digging down! You might be able to scare him off with a power-up later...or a well-placed rock.
If he catches you, it's game over! Unless you have 3 or more gems — then he'll steal them and leave you alone... temporarily.
🐍 Treasure Snake!
When you collect a chest, the Treasure Snake may appear. He follows your path through the earth with a slight delay.
If you kill him with a rock, blast, or arrow, you'll get a reward!
If he touches you, it's game over!
You Outran the Wumpus!
Keep going downward in general or he will come back.
HINT: Wumpus does not like rocks!