Hello gamblers!

We have some exciting news! RogueJack21 has been selected to participate in the Taipei Game Show this year!

This is a huge milestone for the game. Mel & I (the 2 developers of the game) will be there in person to showcase the game, meet players, and watch you all try to survive the casinos of Noir City.

With the game launching globally on January 22, the timing couldn\'t be better. If you are attending the event, please stop by the booth to say hi, play a run, and chat about deckbuilding strategies!

Here is where to find us:

• Event: Taipei Game Show 2026

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• Time: January 29 to February 1

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• Location: TaiNEX 1 (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1) B2C Zone

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• Booth: Indie House (Booth S18)

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Thank you all for the wishlists and support so far. We can\'t wait to see you there!

The Zandbox Studio Team

After almost 2 years of development, we are thrilled to finally announce the official release date for RogueJack21! The House opens its doors on January 22 2026.\n

A massive thank you to everyone who has believed in this project. Weve been blown away by the positive feedback and cant wait for you to get your hands on the final version.

In the meantime, the Demo is available to play right now and will remain active until launch! Weve just updated it with tons of new content and balancing adjustments, so dont hesitate to jump in and test your luck.\n

See you at the tables!

Thanks to the recent popularity of the game, we have received tons of valuable feedback from the community (both on the forum & Discord), and we can\'t thank you enough for that.\n\nWe have made significants changes to how trinket signergies with each suit, and came up with the following principles:\n

• Spades = Health Manipulation (Increase Max health / Regen health),

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• Heats = Damage Manipulation (Increase Damage but taking damage in return, Damage on bust)

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• Clubs = Luck/Blackjack Manipulation (Triggering a blackjack effects, Reveal Cards, Increase/Steal Luck)

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• Diamonds = Hand Value/Chips Manipulation (Modify Hand value and Enemy Stand value / Increase enemy Chips so that you can steal more)

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We also recently hired a new artist to come up with new visuals for all enemies, and although this is still in the work, you should already see some new character portraits in the game!\n

New Content:

• Silver Card Upgrade: This is a new card upgrade, which increases the Blackjack Effect of the card by 1 for each other Silver Card in your deck

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• 10+ new trinkets added. See Codex for the list of all new trinkets and their effect

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• 10+ coupons added. See Codex for the list of all new coupons and their effect

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Changes:

• Crystal Card rework: \"Card is visible when on top of the deck. If you bust while drawing it, activate its Blackjack Effect at the end of the turn and permanently destroy it.\" This will allow to further clear cards from your deck, but at a cost

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• Sound for hand value & damage will now scale in pitch depending on how high the value is

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• Added particules and visual effect on battle, especially when dealing damages

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• Paths on the map are now fully randomized for every run

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• Enemies are now unique and have their own portraits, deck compositions & trinkets. Some portraits are missing and will be added later

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It's been 2 weeks since we have released the Demo version of RogueJack21, and already more than 2000 players have tried it! I can't express how much proud we are to have had reached so many players while receiving so many positive feedbacks about the game!

However, this also means that some of the bugs & balancing issues have caused a negative experience for some of you, so we worked hard to address all of these issues!

[u]New Content:[/u]

• Coupons have been added to the game. These are items that can be purchased at The House's Merchant, which grant bonuses that apply to the whole run. Some can be acquired during events.
• Enemies behavior has been adjusted to limit the number of Blackjack they can score. We also added some systems to better control their behavior, making them now feel more balanced and fair.
• Card counting feature: You can now see when an upgraded card is on top of your deck. While you won't be able to see exactly which card it is (unless it's a "Crystal Card"), you will be able to see which type of upgraded card it is, allowing you to estimate which card it could be based on your deck composition.
• Minimum number of cards: Your deck can no longer have less than 13 cards. If you remove cards and end up below 13, the enemy dealer will distribute random cards to you at the beginning of the battle until you've reached 13 cards.
• Disclaimer: A disclaimer message have been added when you start the game, reminding players that the demo build might encounter bugs, translation mistakes, and balancing issues. Your help in reporting these issues (via Discord or via the community forum) is what allows us to continuously improve the game!
• Map scrolling: You can now move the map by using the left mouse button, which will help Steam Deck users to navigate it more easily.
  
  
  [u]Improvements & Changes:[/u]
• Enemy deck have been adjusted to be a bit more fair. They should no longer endlesly heal or kill the player in 1 or 2 turns.
• Enemy will now keep on drawing after their Ace has adjusted its value to 1, as long as they have not reached their Stand Value.
• Luck has a new icon, and is now displayed as a progress bar.
• Improved animations when trinkets activate during battle.
• Improved animations when you select your deck at the beginning of the run.
• When unlocking new items at the end of a run, you will now see how many items you have unlocked
• Icons showing how many of each upgraded card you have in the deck view have been improved.
• Fortune upgrade now applie at the end of the turn, no matter the result.
• Void Card Shoe is now giving +1 damage per upgraded card in deck instead of +2.
• Glitch Upgrade now has a new visual.
• Crystal Upgrade now has a new visual.
• Improved some of the in-game sound effects.
• Improved the visuals for the trails following cards when they are moving back to your deck.
• Double down tooltip has been scaled up.
• Deck on the board has been repositioned.
• Improvement on the visual when destroying a trinket.
  

• Some Translations mistakes have been resolved. If you want to report a translation mistake, you can do so in our Discord (there are dedicated post for each language)
• Fixed some card upgrades visuals
• Fixed an issue causing some players to experience stuttering/lag when playing,
• Fixed an issue about Glitch Card value sometimes not adjusting to 1.
  

[u]New Content:[/u]

• Card upgrades visuals are now also visible on the back of the card. That means that when an upgraded card is on top of your deck, you will be able to see its upgrade. This effectively allows you to "count" cards, and be able to predict which card is coming next?.
• You will now unlock new trinkets by performing certain actions during your run. Unlocked trinkets will become available in your current and future runs, at the House's Merchant.
  

• Fixed the issue causing players to experience stuttering/lag when playing,
• Fixed an issue about Glitch Card value sometimes not adjusting to 1.
  

• Enemy deck have been adjusted to be a bit more fair.
• Enemy will now keep on drawing after their Ace has adjusted its value to 1, as long as they have not reached their Stand Value.