How to Play Mystic Card Paw - Step by Step
The Mystic Card Paw page loads a ~36 KB dual-canvas poker puzzle in an iframe. Build five-card combos, spend cat abilities, and chase a high score. Press Play on this page to start.
Step 1 - press Play on this page
Press Play to inject the iframe (~36 KB). Wait for the plasma background and orbiting title cards, then tap anywhere on the main canvas to deal. Upstream is ZYXPlay/js13k-2025 (MIT, JS13K 2025).
Step 2 - read the dual canvases
The main canvas (256 by 240) shows your hand, the deck, combo row, and card particles. The auxiliary canvas shows the wagging cat, score HUD, and four ability buttons.
Step 3 - play cards into the combo
Click a card in your bottom hand to slide it into the center combo line. Each played card draws a replacement from the deck when possible. Fill all five combo slots to trigger scoring.
Step 4 - score poker hands
Standard poker ranks apply: pair through royal flush with fixed point values (for example pair 100, flush 500, royal flush 1000). Hiss applies a 20 percent penalty on the next scored combo only.
Step 5 - use cat abilities once each
Pounce: click the button, then a combo card to swap with the deck top. Purr: peek at the next draw. Hiss: redeal your hand. Scratch: burn three deck cards and tilt the next draw toward black suits. Each ability starts with one charge per run.
Step 6 - chase the high score
The run ends when hand plus deck cannot fill another five-card combo. Beat your stored high score (saved locally) before the deck runs dry.
| Setting | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download | ~36 KB | index.html + assets/ |
| Input | pointer click / tap | main + aux canvases |
| Saves | high score only | ftol:mysticcardpaw:highScore |
| Resolution | 256 x 240 each | dual canvas + plasma bg |
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