# One deck set strategy

## Decision

Step Away should launch with **one strong official deck set**, not multiple themed sets.

Why:
- one unified visual language is easier to learn
- one deck keeps the app and print product tightly aligned
- one deck reduces SKU confusion and production overhead
- one deck makes the core game easier to test and improve

## What the deck should do

The official deck should:
- preserve normal poker-deck recognition at a glance
- keep the four suits visible and familiar
- add the Step Away pillar names and colours clearly
- make face-card suit powers easy to recognise
- make the intervention story feel visible when the played cards are reviewed

## What the deck should not do

Do not split the first release into multiple themed decks.
Do not add separate clinic cards. The Clinic remains in the app.
Do not overload every card with unique special text.

## Final split

- **Deck**: tactile intervention play
- **App**: living world, Clinic, Afterlight, locked outcomes, weekly events, story archive
