CashStash is a high-stakes, fast-paced asset-stacking card game where you build your net worth, steal top piles from your friends, and outsmart game-theory AI in a chaotic, competitive battle for wealth!

Build Your Financial Empire:

  • Strategically stack your asset sets to maximize your total net worth.
  • Bury your highest-value assets beneath new sets to protect them from theft.
  • Accumulate your fortune and become the wealthiest player at the table!

High-Stakes Steals & Counter-Attacks:

  • Launch bold challenges to steal high-value asset piles right off your opponents' top stacks.
  • Hold matching backup cards in reserve to defend your fortune when rivals fight back.
  • Utilize wild cards and tactical actions to turn the tables in an instant.

Play Anywhere, With Anyone:

  • Challenge friends and family with 1-click room invites—no app downloads or signups required.
  • Test your skills in solo mode against custom AI opponents powered by game-theory algorithms (ISMCTS and CFR).
  • Experience chaotic table banter, intense rivalries, and dramatic last-second comebacks.

Key Features:

  • Smooth, addicting, high-stakes gameplay loop.
  • Zero-friction web play—jump right into a game directly from your browser.
  • Strategic depth with wild cards, tactical steal mechanics, and set-building synergies.
  • Smart game-theory AI opponents (Easy, Medium, and Hard ISMCTS) for endless solo replayability.
  • 1-click multiplayer lobby creation to send instant room links to friends.
  • Mobile-first design that plays smoothly on phones, tablets, and desktops.
  • Satisfying sound effects and clean, vibrant card visuals.

Current Web Build: This web version is completely free to play, primarily created to test gameplay balance and gather community feedback! This build features full real-time multiplayer room support and complete solo play against AI. (Note: I am actively refining the AI decision engines and card balance, so if you run into any edge-case state sync issues or have game balance suggestions, please leave a comment below! 🙇)

Stack your cash, protect your stash, and remember: it's not your wealth until the deck runs dry!

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