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📘 Spec-01 · System Snapshot

Digital Deckbox: A Digital “Deck Box” for Tabletop RPGs

Digital Deckbox is a mobile-first companion app for Monte Cook Games card decks. It preserves the drama of drawing and revealing cards while adding speed, search, and synchronized play for modern tables.

🧭 Spec-02 · Overview

Digital Deckbox lets Game Masters and players work with Monte Cook Games card decks on phones and tablets. It preserves the tactile feel of decks while making them searchable, shareable, and easier to keep in sync across the table.

  • Designed around existing Monte Cook Games decks.
  • Supports both GM-driven and player-facing card views.
  • Balances tactile feel with digital convenience.
🧪 Spec-03 · Core / MVP Features

Game Masters

  • Secure sign-in to the Monte Cook Games store.
  • Browse owned decks and cards with search/sort/filter.
  • Share cards, prompts, or hands to players within a campaign.

Players

  • Receive invitations to campaigns and decks.
  • Search and filter cards they have access to.
  • View artwork and standardized card details in a readable layout.

For the Table

  • Secure, accessible application and good platform citizen.
  • Experience tuned for active, in-session play.
🚀 Spec-04 · Stretch Goals

These items extend Digital Deckbox beyond the core spec when time and feasibility allow.

Beyond Mobile

  • Desktop/web client for at-table or remote play.
  • Optional dice roller with skins based on purchased dice.

Smarter Rules Support

  • Artifact depletion notices.
  • GM-only alerts (e.g., Cypher hand limits).

Richer Play Modes

  • Build collections, hands, and table layouts.
  • Attach decks to campaigns and conventions.

Experience & Store Hooks

  • Gestures, animations, and effects that make cards feel alive.
  • Facilitate store purchases from within the app.
  • Cast card artwork to AirPlay/Chromecast.
📦 Spec-05 · Requirements & Deliverables

Equipment & Software

  • Development laptops and test phones/tablets.
  • Access to Monte Cook Games card products.
  • Mobile app toolchain and supporting services.

Deliverables

  • Professional reporting of design and implementation.
  • Complete, documented codebase in a repository and physical archive.
  • Working mobile app distributed privately (e.g., TestFlight / Play Console).

Formal specification details live in the project documentation set on the Documents page.