Balanced
Market Lane
A fair public route through awnings, stalls, scales, and kettle steam.
Android only / Tactical dice route-runner
Rustside Root & Rout
Roll through Verdegrove Station, choose risky routes, build a better dice rig, earn scrip, unlock new runners, and see how far you can climb before the deck bites back.
Core loop
Choose a route. Beat the target. Keep climbing.
Every run is a chain of dangerous route decisions. Pick where to go, preview the target and reward, roll the rig, hold the good dice, spend re-rolls when the route is worth it, then submit the tally and live with the result.
01
Choose route
02
Roll dice
03
Hold results
04
Spend re-rolls
05
Beat target
06
Earn scrip
07
Upgrade rig
08
Clear decks
Routes
Verdegrove is a board made of ladders, markets, pipes, and promises.
High risk
Skyhook Walk
Raise the target, chase better scrip, and cross the wind towers with steady hands.
Safer
Pipe Shortcut
Lower the target by crawling through warm pressure lines and cramped maintenance underways.
Recover
Rain Chapel
Rest beside the condensation shrine, patch your kit, or gather a little salvage.
Rare find
Seed Vault
Find Root-touched stock in a sealed archive, or take scrip when your rig is full.
Upgrade
Tool Wall
Buy, sell, and rebuild the dice rig under patched cloth and sharp repair talk.
Dice rig
Every die is a tool.
Standard dice roll fair. Lucky dice lean high. Extreme dice swing between disaster and rescue. Root dice carry rare old-system favour. Build the rig, then decide how much of your luck to trust.
D4
Cheap starter tools and seed counters.
D6
The trusted workhorse of public runners.
D8
Seed Vault stock for deeper routes.
D10
Glasshouse-grade kit with stronger reach.
D12
Skyhook gear for dangerous high-deck work.
D20
Rare OldTech trusted only after hard-earned access.
Scoring texture
- Pairs and kinds reward repeated rhythm.
- Straights reward clean forward motion.
- Odd or even spreads feel balanced and machine-like.
- Lowball turns apparent failure into clever survival.
- Max face matches push equipment to the edge.
Run pressure
Spend today, survive tomorrow.
Hearts
Endurance, breath, morale, and the ability to keep moving after a bad route.
Re-rolls
Controlled second chances used to chase a cleaner tally after holding useful dice.
Scrip
Run currency earned on cleared routes and spent on dice at the Tool Wall.
Ledger Marks
Permanent civic trust earned every five cleared decks and spent on future unlocks.
Runners
Choose who knows the city best.
Market Runner
Balanced
Reliable starting kit for reading crowds, scales, and safe footing.
Rustside Cutter
Swingy
Lucky and volatile dice for players who like sharp shortcuts.
Tool Wall Keeper
Technical
More re-rolls and better shop prices reward careful rig planning.
Seed Court Hauler
Heavy start
Extra dice and scrip, but fewer ways to course-correct.
Skyhook Rigger
Fragile payout
Only one heart, double scrip, and no patience for timid routes.
Permanent progress
The city remembers useful runners.
Ledger Marks are not power bought from nowhere. They are Verdegrove trusting you with better stock, better preparation, and deeper access on the next run.
Seed Vault D8
Glasshouse D10
Skyhook D12
OldTech D20
Tool Wall Credit
Rain Chapel Kit
Rootkeeper Rhythm