Barks and Bytes
<p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/c9d3ab7d34df75553c6c2dc35e28bbd0.avif?t=1779378689" width=852 height=138 /></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Barks & Bytes</strong> is an online 4-players social deduction card game featuring voice chat, where robot prototypes bluff, swap, expose and outsmart each other to dodge the dreaded Dog Card. Smart decision-making is key to survival, only one makes it through, the others are recycled.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong><i>How to Play:</i></strong></h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Start:</strong> Each player is dealt cards. One player starts with the <i><strong>Dog Card</strong></i>.<span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/150a6455330482e2348a4854444a866a.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/150a6455330482e2348a4854444a866a.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Discard</strong>: When a player has a pair, they can discard it. Players must empty their hands to finish a round. At the end of a round one player will remain holding the <strong><i>Dog Card</i></strong>.<span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/cffd52e17f1b80b859219b269dd73bd4.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/cffd52e17f1b80b859219b269dd73bd4.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Give a card:</strong> On a player's turn, they place a card face down for the next player and announce its rank. If the player is passing the <i><strong>Dog Card</strong></i>, they can bluff about the rank.<span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/2442b755e938185a8708b38cbf1355b7.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/2442b755e938185a8708b38cbf1355b7.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Receiver chooses:</strong></p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i><strong>ACCEPT</strong></i> = Take the card</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i><strong>EXPOSE</strong></i> = Call the bluff</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i><strong>SKIP</strong></i> = Refuse it and request a second card (must be accepted)<span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/537f9c3e433ded237e1e2a37eda600e9.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/537f9c3e433ded237e1e2a37eda600e9.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li></ul></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Stability Points:</strong> Any action considered unstable reduces <i><strong>Stability</strong></i>, the lower your <i><strong>Stability</strong></i>, the higher chance of being recycled.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/570c0c806ef4fdab3d799ef137735d32.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=427 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/570c0c806ef4fdab3d799ef137735d32.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Dog card:</strong> The most dangerous card. Receiving or holding it can cause <i><strong>instability</strong></i>. Players try to avoid it or pass it on.<span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/fd286e639147b93d0be0bec1dc0c6010.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/fd286e639147b93d0be0bec1dc0c6010.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>End of round:</strong> At the end of each round, a player can be eliminated for being too unstable, so watch those <i><strong>Stability Points</strong></i>.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline crossorigin="anonymous" poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/ef98fd350c7ba734af8b7cd69e15106a.poster.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=426 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/ef98fd350c7ba734af8b7cd69e15106a.webm?t=1779378689" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Win:</strong> Players who are considered too unstable are recycled. The last player standing wins.<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3701830/extras/2827e7fb2d19f1d737d23e34a7298498.avif?t=1779378689" width=640 height=427 /></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p>