#hearts game

[shazzbaa]

SAMUEL NO

anyway sam got all the Hearts Game rewards and uh. Mr Hearts is a little gay about this right. Like it's not just me right????????

[theres a lot i do not know about the masters so if theres some Mr Hearts Lore im missing for this drawing please don't tell me lmao ILL FIND OUT EVENTUALLY]

[coffeethathurtsyou]

in the style of @t6fs 's great prompting posts...

Hey Flumblr please show me your HEARTSGAME SONAS I need to see them

I'm busy rn with another project, but I'm genuinely wanting to make a master list of heartsgame sona posts at some point. So please, @ me if you post about your character's heartsgame sona by not replying to this, so I don't miss them!!

what's a heartsgame sona?? see below, but also highly recommend playing hearts game first if you haven't already:

when I finally went and touched Hearts Game I got obsessed with the idea that, instead of only being a team leader, you the player ALSO got a title and a mask and hearts game persona to play with, as it felt like the "team" creation process was less someone picking people from a shelf and more everyone hanging out in a lobby seeing who else there is around to team up with.

for example, Ivory and Zagel take hearts game on very different scales: Ivory has an entire getup and character he gets into for it, while Zagel doesn't care as much and is literally reusing his Hallowmas mask. I feel like this is the equivalent of how some of the characters are actually masked up as something else, and some of them are... a white cat wearing the mask of a white cat lmao.

here is a fun form of prompts to fill out to ponder this, if you're into that sorta thing:

What's their main way of playing the game? (Do they help progress poisoning, focus on prep, or aid in a different category all together?)

How do they achieve that? (As in, what are they ACTUALLY doing to do that? Hunting and striking with poison claws? Sneaking stuff into the targets drinks? Example: Knight of Livers compiles information and complex plans, but also does duels.)

Is there a fun character quirk you want to especially highlight with the hearts game sona? (All the heartsgame characters seem to have a bonus odd thing going on with them that flavours text but isn't exactly part of what they're doing to aid the game. Example: Knight of Livers is an insurance adjuster.)

What's their mask? (Can have something to do with theming or not. The range is so wide on what is considered an acceptable mask, also. Mask doesn't have to affect name, but I sure make the two connected haha.)

Based on the information above, what is their title?

[Queen / King / Knight / Page / Priest / Fool] of [whatever you want]

For ease of Pondering, here's a quick rundown of the roles from the Wiki, with slight edits:

Pages generate some Progress without requiring much Preparation. They do not generate Preparation. They're usually quickly nerfed if Poison Tolerance gets too high.

Knights generate Preparation and make Progress. With Preparation, Knights can also affect other aspects of the game, like decreasing Tolerance or changing how other cards work.

Queens are primarily for support, combining giving preparations with other varied mechanics, such as clearing a hand or granting a multi-purpose Boon.

Kings can generate large amounts of Progress, given sufficient Preparation. Some Kings can generate Progress without Preparation, while others can generate their own Preparations.

Priests provide a Boon which can make other Accomplices more effective. They can also generate Preparation, Progress, and clear hands.

The Fool behaves similarly to a Knight, but is also affected by all Priest Boons.

Usually the 'whatever you want' part has something to do with technique / theming / the weirdness of the character themselves.

Bonus: What are their two cards? (Every accomplice has 2 cards that show up in game, and most have two choices per card. That's at least four different "actions" for you to ponder about how your character plays the game!)

AND THERE YOU GO, HEARTSGAME SONA!!

[reliably-derogaffectionate]

Frothing at the mouth pounding on desk sketch out jack's heartsgamesona plzplzplz

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, time for jack heartsgamesona...

The Fool of Whimsy

imagine you lose at a poisoning game and THIS is one of the guys who was poisoning you. if the poison didnt do it the embarassment surely would

i dont Hearts Game nearly as much as @coffeethathurtsyou does but i KNEW that jack had to be a Fool as soon as i thought about it. and then Whimsy is just because he's a happy go lucky cheery guy! why not have a little fun with the whole situation!!!

idk how well it works mechanically but my few ideas are that:

his accomplice card would be rarer than the other cards just because he doesn't hearts game often

his cards would have some kinda luck factor for maximum Gamba - either luck being one of the stats being rolled on (maybe a 90% in addition to other stat checks?) or having rare successes on his checks that work way better, while having his usual output be middling. or perhaps a combo of both! whimsy!

at least one option where hes street performing to throw off the target so they can be more easily targeted by other accomplices. distracting street performances following you around town, or rapidly disappearing when you look back that way. (failure would include jack just getting distracted entertaining urchins)

at least one option where he shows up and makes a big scene about how its the targets birthday and sings to them and offers them cake. what are you gonna do, NOT eat the birthday cake after a brightly coloured guy made a whole scene about it in public? how embarassing (delayed response poison, or priming them for some other poisoning situation perhaps...)

if you fail rolls it never goes badly for him, just for you or the progress of the game

LETS GO GAMBLING

and in terms of bonus design notes:

those are probably tights

dont question how he keeps the white in the outfit clean in victorian london. that honestly might be part of the absurdity of it all

listen i know queen of cods is also like jestery brightly coloured but shes also like WAY less whimsical about it we can have two

mask is built into the costume but its sneakretly similarly shaped to his benevolent rogue disguise mask

he jingle jangles SO much when he walks. it really makes it all the more jarring when he can suddenly disappear from your view

hes just a little guy!

dont ask how his glasses fit under that. maybe he has them on top. i didnt feel like drawing it

[surumarssi]

There are some Some whose "give" Twists itself to "take"

Lots of Hearts' Game thoughts.

[szilverer]

hell yeah chat

sharing a nearly perfect (persuasive) team to attempt this:

[allthestarsdevoured]

“what if your flondon was a hearts game team option” was a question posed by @coffeethathurtsyou and it stuck in my brain forever so…

…gives you Bertrand, KING OF RAYS.

he checks ur Dreaded and uses evil spooky Neathbow lights to poison targets. failing checks means he just beats your target over the head with the lantern instead because the goddamn thing went out.

[wookiepie]

I WOULD DIE SO YOU DON’T

Alice in Borderland inspired

Pairing: idntt Kim dohun x fReader

When Y/N and Dohun are pulled into a Hearts game that allows only two survivors, trust becomes a weapon and love becomes a risk. Inside a convenience store eight players must decide who to save and who to sacrifice. In a world designed to break people apart, they choose each other.

WARNINGS: Emotional distress, character deaths ( they basically drink poison)

An: this game is made up so enjoy <3

———-

HEARTS GAME: “LAST CALL”

The venue is a convenience store.

Lights buzz overhead, shelves fully stocked, adigital clock above the counter reads:

2:14 A.M.

The doors slam shut the moment all eight step inside.

( phones vibrate)

♥️ GAME: LAST CALL

Difficulty: 7 of Hearts

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Clear Condition:

Only TWO players may exit the store alive.

Failure Condition:

All remaining players will be executed.

Silence.

Hunter laughs once short and sharp.

“That’s… not funny.”

Giselle’s face drains of color. “It’s a Hearts game,” she says quietly. “This isn’t about strength. It’s about choice.”

Dohun’s hand finds yours instinctively.

You don’t pull away.

A screen behind the counter flickers on.

1. Each player is assigned a drink.

2. Two of the drinks are safe.

The rest are lethal.

3. You may switch drinks at any time.

4. Once the clock reaches zero,

everyone must drink.

Sungchan clenches his jaw. “So we guess?”

“No,” Jeemin says softly, eyes fixed on the screen. “We betray.”

Sooin slams her palm against the counter. “There has to be another way.”

“There isn’t,” Riku replies, voice tight. “Heart games don’t give loopholes. They test who you’ll sacrifice.”

Your stomach twists.

Eight people.

Two survivors.

Each of you receives a bottle, the labels are blank.

Hunter spins his on the counter restless.

“ so two of us live and six don’t”

Giselle avoids everyone’s eyes. “If we cooperate, we could rotate”

“No,” Sungchan cuts in “Someone will lie.”

The clock ticks.

23:41… 23:40…

Dohun leans closer to you,

voice barely above a whisper.

“Y/N Listen to me.”

You shake your head. “Don’t.”

“If it comes down to it,” he says, “take mine.”

Your chest tightens. “I won’t survive knowing I did that.” He looks at you not panicked, not afraid Just certain. “I will,” he says. “As long as you live.”

10 minutes remaining, the screen flashes again.

FINAL RULE:

The two SAFE drinks belong to the TWO PLAYERS WHO NEVER SWITCH.

The room explodes.

Hunter curses, sooin shoves a shelf and riku freezes completely.

“So if you panic and swap,” Giselle whispers, “you’re dead.”

“And if you trust the wrong person” Jeemin adds, “you’re dead.”

Your hands shake around the bottle.

Dohun hasn’t let go of his.

30 seconds remaining.

Everyone starts moving, hunter switches with sungchan, sooin grabs riku’s and giselle hesitates then switches with Jeemin, eyes apologetic.

You don’t move.

Dohun doesn’t either.

10 seconds.

“Y/N,” he says softly. “If this works…”

“Don’t talk,” you whisper.

3… 2… 1…

Everyone drinks.

The sound is immediate.

Six people collapse.

You scream.

And then…

Nothing happens to you.

Nothing happens to Dohun.

The screen lights up one final time.

GAME CLEARED

SURVIVORS: Y/N, DOHUN

The doors unlock.

You drop the bottle, hands shaking, and turn to him.

“You’re alive,” you sob.

Dohun exhales, knees giving out as you fall with him to the floor.

He laughs broken, disbelieving then pulls you into his chest.

“We trusted each other,” he murmurs. “That’s all it took.”

You cling to him, heart racing, knowing the truth

In a world built to destroy trust,

love is the most dangerous gamble of all.