A Little Roguelike Fun: Cryptmaster’s Deckbuilder in the Anniversary Update

May 29 2025 by Xbox Live's Major Nelson

 

Cryptmaster, a narrative adventure where your words are your power, had a popular in-universe card minigame, “Whatever,” that you could play against certain characters to win more cards to add to your deck. First, let’s take a look at Whatever and understand how this deckbuilding minigame became so popular.

In Whatever, your goal is to eliminate your opponent’s life before they destroy yours. This is accomplished by playing letter tabs (think the letters in...

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