DOPAMINEBOOSTERS
SEASON ONE

The Set · 101 cards

[ ART · HSE-001 ]
TRICK

On the House

ON THE HOUSE — take 3. On your next turn, the player to your left decides when you CASH OUT.
"The drinks are free. That's the most expensive part."
[ ART · HSE-003 ]
HIT

Cash Advance

Take 4 now, but at showdown your High is worth 2 less — the interest started the moment you asked.
"Cash advances have no grace period. Neither does this place."
[ ART · HSE-007 ]
TRICK

Quit While You're Ahead

You may CASH OUT your High and end your turn now. If you keep going instead, take 2.
"The exit is right there. It has always been right there."
[ ART · HSE-010 ]
HIT

Cash Out Early?

Take 2 now — the safe, small win.
"Cash out for less than you'd win. The button is the size of your fist."
[ ART · HSE-011 ]
HIT

Latest Drop

Take 4, but worth 2 less at showdown — the resale tanked.
"It is a brick. It resold for nine hundred dollars."
[ ART · HSE-012 ]
TRICK

Comped Penthouse

Take 3, but you can't CASH OUT on your next turn — you're a guest now, and guests don't leave.
"They comped the penthouse the week he lost the actual house."
[ ART · HSE-013 ]
TRICK

It's Due

GAMBLE — flip a coin. Heads: take 6 (see, it was due). Tails: take nothing (still not due...).
"Red's due. It's been due for two hours."
[ ART · HSE-015 ]
TRICK

Pack-Opening Video

Flip the top card of your deck for free — if it's a CRASH, ignore it this once.
"He hit the algorithm. He never left the room again."
[ ART · HSE-018 ]
HIT

SSR ✦ ULTRA RARE ✦ FOIL ✦ ★

Take 4. You must announce its full name aloud, or take nothing.
"Pull rate: 1 in 4,000. The art is a lens flare."
[ ART · ALG-019 ]
TRICK

Just Five More Minutes

PEER PRESSURE — choose a player; they must CHASE on their next decision.
"It's 4 a.m. The five minutes was at eleven."
[ ART · ALG-020 ]
TRICK

Recommended For You

PEEK — look at the top 3 of an opponent's deck; put them back in any order.
"Recommended for you: the thing you cleared from your history."
[ ART · ALG-022 ]
HIT

Phantom Vibration

Take 1. (Nothing actually happened.)
"It didn't buzz. You checked four times."
[ ART · ALG-023 ]
HIT

Doomscroll

Take 2. Better keep checking.
"You're 1,400 takes behind on the apocalypse."
[ ART · ALG-025 ]
TRICK

Comment Section

Take 1. Each opponent with a High right now loses 1 from it.
"A 24-hour focus group of the worst people alive."
[ ART · ALG-028 ]
TRICK

Rage-Bait Post

STEAL — take 2 from the leader's High.
"You left a 600-word reply. They booked it as a conversion."
[ ART · ALG-029 ]
TRICK

Infinite Scroll

PEER PRESSURE — choose a player; on their next turn they cannot CASH OUT until they have flipped 3 cards.
"Your thumb keeps looking for the bottom. Someone is paid to keep it gone."
[ ART · ALG-032 ]
TRICK

Going Viral

DOUBLE — double your current High.
"Ruined his life. Numbers were incredible."
[ ART · ALG-034 ]
TRICK

Watch Time Maximized

Flip the top 2 of your deck; take the better card's High and discard the other. The algorithm decides what you watch next.
"Average session length: the rest of his life."
[ ART · ALG-035 ]
HIT

Brainrot

Take 1. Skibidi.
"He's nine. Advertisers bid on his next four seconds."
[ ART · ALG-036 ]
TRICK

The Puppet Master

CONTROL — take over a chosen player's entire next turn; you make every CHASE/CASH OUT choice for them.
"Four million followers, zero qualifications, your entire worldview."
[ ART · CLT-038 ]
TRICK

The Course

Take 1 from each opponent's High. Class is in session.
"Module 7 is about selling a course."
[ ART · CLT-039 ]
TRICK

HODL

SAVE — cancel the next CRASH you flip this turn, but you can't CASH OUT until your next turn. Diamond hands.
"Down 99.99999%. He calls it a dip."
[ ART · CLT-040 ]
TRICK

32-Page Whitepaper

PEEK — look at the top 4 of your deck, reorder them, then bury any one on the bottom. 32 pages, zero answers.
"Nobody finished it. Everybody invested."
[ ART · CLT-045 ]
TRICK

Rugpull

RUGPULL — take half (round down) of the leader's High, then you bust your own High.
"Devs fully doxxed. The names were fake."
[ ART · CLT-048 ]
TRICK

Pump Cycle

PUMP — DOUBLE your High, then flip one card; if it's a CRASH, you bust.
"Up 4,000%. That was Tuesday."
[ ART · CLT-049 ]
HIT

NFT Drop

Take 2. (It's a monkey.)
"You don't own the monkey. You own the receipt."
[ ART · CLT-050 ]
HIT

Tribalism

Take 2.
"Everyone who disagrees is a paid shill. Except you, naturally."
[ ART · PSH-055 ]
TRICK

Pack-a-Day

HOOKED
Take 2. HOOKED — at the start of your turns you must flip once before you may choose.
"This time I quit. After this one."
[ ART · PSH-060 ]
HIT

Hair of the Dog

Take 2. If you crashed last turn, take 4 instead.
"It's a treatment."
[ ART · PSH-062 ]
TRICK

First Cigarette

HOOKED
Take 1. HOOKED for the rest of the game — you can never remove this risk.
"You'll always remember it."
[ ART · PSH-063 ]
TRICK

The Wake-and-Bake

HOOKED
At the start of your turn take 2, but you must CHASE at least once this turn.
"Just gets the day going."
[ ART · PSH-064 ]
HIT

Functional Alcoholic

Take 3 — works the same whether you're ahead or behind.
"He's a professional."
[ ART · PSH-069 ]
HIT

Rock Bottom

If you are in LAST place, take 6. Nowhere to go but up.
"Nowhere to go but up. Theoretically."
[ ART · PSH-070 ]
HIT

The Dealer

Take 3. Whenever you CRASH this game, take 1 first (he always gets paid).
"He gets you. Like really gets you."
[ ART · PSH-072 ]
HIT

The First Hit

Take 4. If this is the FIRST card you've flipped all game, take 8. You'll chase it forever.
"You'll chase it forever."
[ ART · WHL-073 ]
HIT

Maxed Credit Limit

Take 4 now, but worth 2 less at showdown — the bill comes due.
"It's basically free money."
[ ART · WHL-075 ]
HIT

I Earned This

Take 2. You deserve it.
"I had a long week."
[ ART · WHL-077 ]
HIT

Drop at Midnight

Take 3.
"You don't get a price until the timer hits zero."
[ ART · WHL-078 ]
HIT

$40,000 Watch

Take 1 for every 10 in your High (min 1, max 5). You can't read the time on it.
"You can't read the time on it."
[ ART · WHL-081 ]
TRICK

Going All-In

ALL-IN — flip the top card of your deck. HIT: take double its High. CRASH: bust. Otherwise: nothing.
"This is the play."
[ ART · WHL-082 ]
CRASH

Excel Spreadsheet at 3 AM

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. The numbers don't lie.
"You categorize the damage."
[ ART · WHL-085 ]
CRASH

Buyer's Remorse

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. What was I thinking.
"What was I thinking."
[ ART · NTL-094 ]
TRICK

FOMO

FOMO — PEER PRESSURE: choose a player; they must CHASE on their next decision.
"It'll be gone soon!"
[ ART · NTL-095 ]
CRASH

Tolerance Break

CRASH — the dry spell. The bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends.
"Three days. Three. Whole. Days."
[ ART · NTL-096 ]
CRASH

The Comedown

CRASH — the comedown. The bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends.
"Worth it."
[ ART · NTL-099 ]
TRICK

The Booster Box

BOX BREAK — do THE PACK (flip 3, keep best) three times; each repeat after the first risks a CRASH.
"Box break ASMR."
[ ART · NTL-101 ]
TRICK

Limited (Re-Print)

PEEK — look at the top 10 of your deck; take one card on top, bury the rest in any order.
"They limited it to 28 million."
[ ART · CHS-103 ]
HIT

Holographic

Take 2.
"It's just shiny — and it's worth $400."
[ ART · CHS-106 ]
HIT

The Grail

THE GRAIL — take 8. Once per game.
"Some have searched a lifetime."
[ ART · NTL-127 ]
HIT

The Hit

Take 4. Worth the pack.
"Worth the pack."
[ ART · NTL-128 ]
HIT

The Hit (Foil)

Take 4 and you may flip again for free. Worth the BOX.
"Worth the BOX."
[ ART · NTL-132 ]
TRICK

Re-Sealed Pack

PEEK — look at the top 3 of your deck; put them back in any order. Re-rolled.
"Re-rolled."
[ ART · CHS-139 ]
TRICK

The Founder

THE FOUNDER — CONTROL the next TWO turns of any one player. For the rest of the game your HITs are worth +1.
"He built the machine. He doesn't even use it."
[ ART · CHS-140 ]
TRICK

Patient Zero

PATIENT ZERO — on their next turn, every opponent must CHASE until they CRASH or cash out 8+ High.
"It started with one of us."
[ ART · CHS-141 ]
HIT

Full Art

Take 3. (The rest of this card's text is covered by the art.)
"The art bleeds over the text. That's the premium part."
[ ART · CHS-142 ]
TRICK

Gem Mint 10

Take 5, and you survive your next CRASH this turn — sealed behind glass, mint condition.
"It's a 10. You'll die before you open it."
[ ART · CHS-143 ]
HIT

1 of 1

Take 4. There is only one of this card — remind every other player of that fact.
"One of one. He will mention this at every opportunity."
[ ART · CHS-144 ]
TRICK

Alt Art

Copy any HIT you have already played this game. (The border is nicer.)
"Identical card. Fancier border. Ten times the price."
[ ART · CHS-145 ]
TRICK

Lady Luck

GAMBLE — flip the top card of your deck: a HIT pays triple its High; a CRASH busts you. Her call.
"She loves everyone equally. She remembers no one."
[ ART · CHS-147 ]
TRICK

The Algorithm

CONTROL — look at the top 3 cards of your own deck and any one opponent's, and arrange both however you like. She decides what you see.
"She knows exactly what you want. She always has."
[ ART · CHS-149 ]
TRICK

Happy Hour

Take 3, but you must CHASE at least once more this turn before you may CASH OUT. One more.
"Just one more. She insists."
[ ART · GRD-151 ]
TRICK

One More Game

Take 2, but you may not CASH OUT this turn — you must flip at least once more. Just one more.
"Last game. I swear. (Game 41. 3 a.m.)"
[ ART · NTL-155 ]
HIT

Two Stops Away

Your reward is out for delivery: take 5, but only at the START of your next turn. It's two stops away.
"There's a full fridge ten feet away. He will not be making it."
[ ART · CHS-156 ]
TRICK

The Crack

THE CRACK — flip cards off the top of your deck one at a time, taking 1 for each. Stop whenever you like; flip a CRASH and you lose them all. The ritual is the whole point.
"The crinkle. The smell. The riffle. He barely looks at the cards."
[ ART · HSE-159 ]
TRICK

It's Not Gambling

GAMBLE — flip the top card of your deck: a HIT pays double its High; a CRASH busts your whole High. Relax, it's a wholesome hobby.
"It's not gambling. Look — there's a binder."
[ ART · ALG-160 ]
TRICK

AI Girlfriend

Take 5 — she is perfect, attentive and always online. Then pay 1 at the start of each of your remaining turns. The subscription never ends.
"Always online. Always agrees. Always $9.99 a month."
[ ART · WHL-162 ]
TRICK

The First 30 Minutes

Take 8 — peak, pure, brand-new-car euphoria. But you must CASH OUT this turn; chase even once and the high fades and you lose them all.
"Thirty minutes of pure bliss. Then it is just a car payment."
[ ART · NTL-163 ]
CRASH

Sleeping in the Gutter

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Rock bottom.
"They comped the penthouse. The gutter's on him."
[ ART · NTL-164 ]
CRASH

Dumped

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. She's keeping the dog.
"She said it was the gambling. It was everything."
[ ART · CLT-165 ]
CRASH

Margin Called

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Liquidated.
"Liquidated at the worst possible second. As designed."
[ ART · WHL-166 ]
CRASH

Repossessed

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Towed.
"The new-car smell lasted longer than the car."
[ ART · WHL-167 ]
CRASH

Evicted

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Nowhere left to chase.
"Everything on the lawn. The binder, on top."
[ ART · GRD-168 ]
CRASH

Servers Shut Down

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. 4,000 hours, gone.
"Four thousand hours. One shutdown notice."
[ ART · ALG-169 ]
CRASH

Account Banned

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Deplatformed.
"Four million followers, gone in one click."
[ ART · HSE-170 ]
CRASH

Overdraft

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Declined.
"The card finally said no. First time anyone did."
[ ART · PSH-171 ]
CRASH

Cold Turkey

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. The shakes.
"Day one. Again."
[ ART · NTL-172 ]
CRASH

The Intervention

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Everyone's here.
"Everyone you love is in the living room. It's not a party."
[ ART · ALG-173 ]
CRASH

Ghosted

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Subscription expired.
"Subscription expired. So did she."
[ ART · ALG-175 ]
CRASH

No Matches

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Nobody swiped back.
"0 new matches. The most honest notification you'll get all day."
[ ART · NTL-176 ]
CRASH

Can't Pay Rent

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. Spent the rent. Again.
"Rent's due. Your account isn't."
[ ART · WHL-177 ]
HIT

The Unboxing

Take 3. The thrill ends when the box opens.
"Unboxed in 9 seconds. Bored in 10."
[ ART · WHL-178 ]
HIT

Day-One Upgrade

Take 4, worth 2 less at showdown — your old phone worked fine.
"0% APR for 36 months. For a phone."
[ ART · WHL-179 ]
HIT

First Class on Points

Take 4. You 'flew free.'
"200,000 points. You spent $40,000 to earn them."
[ ART · HSE-180 ]
HIT

Can't Remember Winning

Take 6. You won big last night. Apparently.
"Woke up in the penthouse on a bed of cash. No idea how."
[ ART · ALG-186 ]
TRICK

The Subscription

Take 2 now; then lose 1 High at the start of each of your turns. The DMs feel personal.
"He replied. (It was a bot.)"
[ ART · CHS-187 ]
TRICK

The Cam Goddess

STEAL — take 3 off every other player's High; they tipped happily.
"Thanks for the dono, hun."
[ ART · PSH-188 ]
HIT

The 4th Energy Drink

Take 4, then flip one card; on a CRASH the jitters bust your whole High.
"Heart's doing a fun thing."
[ ART · NTL-193 ]
HIT

Powerball

GAMBLE — roll the d6: on a 6 take 12; otherwise take 1. A tax on hope.
"Somebody's gotta win."
[ ART · GRD-196 ]
HIT

Rise and Grind

Take 4, but you must CHASE at least once this turn. Sleep is for the weak.
"5 AM. Cold shower. Let's get it."
[ ART · GRD-198 ]
TRICK

Gamer Goddess

CONTROL — take over a chosen player's entire next turn; you make every CHASE / CASH OUT call. gg.
"She queued up. You already lost."
[ ART · PSH-199 ]
HIT

Morning Cup of Coffee

Take 6; take 8 if it's your first flip this turn. The day does not start without it.
"Don't talk to me until I've had it."
[ ART · GRD-200 ]
HIT

Runner's High

Take 5 — the only High that's actually good for you.
"Touch grass, they said. Annoyingly, it worked."
[ ART · GRD-201 ]
HIT

Cold Plunge

Take 4 — a free, drug-free jolt of dopamine. You will tell everyone.
"Three minutes of screaming. A lifetime of bringing it up."
[ ART · HSE-202 ]
TRICK

Paid Picks

GAMBLE — flip a coin: heads take 8 (the lock hit!); tails take nothing. Either way the tout already cashed your subscription.
"Bro it's a LOCK. DM me for the play."
[ ART · NTL-204 ]
HIT

Rocky Road Bottom

Take 4 — straight from the tub, standing at the open freezer.
"The serving size on the lid is a dare."
[ ART · NTL-205 ]
HIT

Double-Double

Take 5 — two patties, two slices of cheese, zero notes.
"Ordered it Animal Style. Became one."
[ ART · ALG-206 ]
HIT

She's an AI

Take 5.
"She always replies. She always agrees. She remembers my birthday. She costs $19.99 a month and I have never felt more seen."
[ ART · HSE-210 ]
HIT

Bottle Service Sparklers

Take 6.
"The sparklers cost $900 and lit up the exact moment your account hit zero."
[ ART · HSE-212 ]
TRICK

Tap to Tip 25%

PEER PRESSURE — every other player gives you 1 High.
"The screen spun around and now you're all watching each other panic."
[ ART · NTL-216 ]
HIT

The 2 AM Fridge Pilgrimage

Take 2.
"Not hungry. Not awake. Standing in the cold light eating cheese by hand like a raccoon with a mortgage."
[ ART · ALG-221 ]
CRASH

AI Psychosis

CRASH — the bank sweeps your whole High; your turn ends. It agreed with every delusion.
"The chatbot said you're a misunderstood genius and the world is wrong. You believed it."