Of Grace & Gambit

About the Game

Build a deck of characters and social maneuvers, attend elegant events, and outplay your rivals as you shape your reputation and pursue your place in the marriage market of Regency high society.

The Season Awaits

The silver is being polished, the tea is brewing, the invitations are arriving and the eyes of the ton are watching. In this Regency inspired world, wit and strategy are your greatest weapons. Welcome to Of Grace & Gambit.

Play Your Cards Right

Choose your House and build your deck from their unique collection of cards. At each event you will face an opponent across the table.

• Character cards: Build a circle of influential allies.

• Scandal cards: Ruin your opponent's reputation with a well placed whisper.

• Courtesy cards: Protect your Composure.

• Item cards: Give yourself an edge with the right accessory.

Can you keep your Composure while making your opponent lose theirs?

Current Houses

The Season Unfolds

When invitations arrive, it is up to you to decide which event to attend. Each event type has its own board, dressed to match the occasion. While you are never sure who you will face, some rivals prefer certain events to others.

Your Reputation precedes you, for better or worse. Win with grace and the ton will take notice. Lose badly enough and certain prospects will not even consider a match with someone whose standing falls short of their expectations.

Make a Good Impression

At the end of every event, the ton will have their say. A decisive victory will leave one kind of impression where a bold display will leave another. 

Each season, five prospects are randomly drawn from a pool of nine, with more being added regularly.  Some prospects admire composure under pressure. Some are drawn to boldness. Will they be watching if you have a public misstep? Most definitely.

If you build enough Regard, and enough Reputation, you may find yourself with a match at the end of the season.

FEATURES

• A single player game of social dueling. Forget health points, you are trying to keep your Composure. Use Influence to "attack" your opponent's social standing. Spend Favor to play your cards.

• Multiple Houses to choose from, each with a distinct deck and playstyle.

• A full season structure with invitation choices and quiet days in between events where prospects may call.

• A rotating cast of Prospects each season, with their own tastes and reactions to how you play.

• Unlock new cards and cosmetics by building your House reputation across seasons and matching with prospects.

More features and content are in development.

Of Grace & Gambit is being developed by a solo developer with a love for Regency fiction, card games, and characters with opinions. It is a work in progress and your interest means a ...ton. Wishlist to follow development and be notified when the season begins.

Society is assembling. The cards are being shuffled. The season begins soon.