Warning: This game contains nudity and sexual situations intended for players 18+ only. There is an SFW mode that removes/lessens these aspects, and it can be enabled before the game boots up the first time. Turn this on if you're gonna stream on Twitch or something.
Welcome to FLICK CLUB, a parlor run by debaucherous monsters. This establishment is renowned for its high-stakes game tables, where guests wager their clothes on games of skill and chance (namely, a sliding block puzzle with playing cards).
Gamepad Controls:
D-Pad: Move cursor, Shift row/column (Y2K/1992 config)
Face buttons: Shift row/column (Dual config), Toggle move/shift (Y2K/1992 config)
Start: Pause
Select/Back: Return to title
Bottom face button: Menu confirm
Right face button: Menu cancel
Keyboard Controls:
WASD: Move cursor, Shift row/column (Y2K/1992 config)
Arrows: Shift row/column (Dual config), Move cursor, Shift row/column (Y2K/1992 config)
P: Pause
Space/J/K/Z/X: Menu confirm, Toggle move/shift (Y2K/1992 config)
Esc: Menu cancel
The Board:
The standard game board is a 5x5 grid of Suit Emblems, representing each of the 5 suits: Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club, and Heptagon (look, I had to come up with a fifth one). The goal of the game is to shift Suit Emblems into a matching line, horizontally or vertically. If, after a line is cleared, there remains a row or column with all matching suit Emblems, that line will subsequently disappear; this is called a combo, and you will be rewarded greatly for pulling them off.
Versus Mode:
This is it. The main event. Square off with another player or with a CPU opponent in a best of 5 round competition. Match lines to knock down your opponent's stamina bar, and when it's empty, they have to remove an article of clothing (or not, depending on the settings). Combos will boost your score faster, but don't take too long setting them up; if your timer runs out, you automatically lose the round, so keep an eye on that fuse! Refer to the Gold Emblems and Cards sections for more information on how they affect gameplay.
Characters:
Each playable character has their own strengths and weaknesses in Versus Mode. They have 3 main stats - offense and defense, which augment the damage dealt and received respectively, and special, which alters the effectiveness of special attacks. Each character also has a passion suit and favorite item; specials listed on cards that match a character's passion suit will always benefit them, and their favorite item will show up slightly more frequently in their hand.
Time Attack Mode:
It's okay to play with yourself every once in a while. In Time Attack mode, you have a fixed amount of time to get as high of a score as you can. Gold Emblemsappear in this mode, but instead of activating a card, matching a row of them will inspire your character to remove an article of clothing, and since this mode is all about putting on a show, your score will be boosted for the rest of the run (this bonus is applied whether stripping is enabled or not, don't worry).
Puzzle Mode:
Clear randomly generated in a fixed number of moves. Toni believes in you!
Casual Mode:
Want to learn how to flick, or just want a chill, pressure-free environment in which to play or tinker with your strategies? Step up to the practice table. In Casual mode, there is no timer, no score bar, and no cards - just a grid of Suit Emblems to be flicked around until you're tired of doing it. This mode can be exited at any time via the pause menu.
Gold Emblems:
If cards are on, every time you match a line of Suit Emblems, one of the replacement emblems will instead be a Gold Emblem (and if you make a combo, you'll get 2 Gold Emblems). Match a line of Gold Emblems to activate the effect of your active card.
Cards:
If cards are on, your hand of cards appears underneath your board. They are randomly dealt, but there will always be one of each suit in your hand. Whenever either player matches a line of Suit Emblems, the active card changes to the one of the same suit, which will be indicated by both that card sticking out from the rest of the hand, and by the background changing to that color - shouldn't be that hard to miss. In Versus Mode, cards can have the following effects:
- Bonk Hammer: Knocks down target's stamina bar.
- Bandage: Heals target's stamina bar.
- Blindfold: Temporarily obscures part of the target's board.
- Heat: Increases the speed of the target's bomb fuse for a bit.
- Tickle:Randomizes all target's non-Gold emblems.
Note that some cards in your hand may have an effect that's disadvantageous to you; cards that will mess you up are marked with an X, while cards that will help you are marked with a golden O. As mentioned in the Characters section above, acharacter's Passionsuit will always be a good card.
