Wood pattern looks non natural. Please replace it to photo of real table.

As for what we do with the game after it expires – it’s a bit early to start thinking about that! I hope the keep the game running for a long time, but if it ever lapses in popularity, I would certainly consider releasing it to the community somehow.

I like the idea of permadeath + loss of items. I particularly like how Squaresoft implemented this in FFT where once a character dies, you have three full rounds to win before they die permanently. Now I’m not sure how difficult this game will be. It could be almost impossible to get through a round without losing 1-2 characters. So it’s likely that Blue Manchu would have to tweak permadeath, if implemented.

Very interested in knowing more about your business model. As a FTP game, what would we be asked to pay?

I do have a couple questions though:
1) Would/have you considered a “hardcore” mode (opt-in, of course) in which a TPK results in permadeath for whichever characters were involved, and loss of whatever items they had with them? I really like the nethack/roguelike permadeath vibe.

2) When the time comes that Card Hunter is no longer financially viable (hopefully a long long time in the future), do you have a plan in place for making the game’s server software available for people to run locally? I can see Card Hunter being a really big hit in some gaming circles for years or decades. People are still playing early editions of DnD, and it would really be selling CH short if it had to disappear from peoples’ gaming lives once its popularity waned to make it no longer profitable. Virtual card games shouldn’t be any less future-proof than paper ones.