NYC Underground · Est. 2026 · v5.1 Supply Chain Edition

STREET
HUSTLE

The Card Game of the NYC Streets

2 Players 30–45 Min Ages 17+ 40-Card Deck Print & Play Digital Edition
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53
Unique Cards
10
Dealer Crew
6
NYC Boroughs
46%
Player Win Rate
12.9
Avg Game Turns
50
Games Playtested

TWO WAYS
TO PLAY

Street Hustle exists in two forms: a fast digital card game you can play right now in your browser, and a deep competitive CCG with a physical print-and-play kit.

🌐 Browser Game · Free · No Download 🎮

STREET
HUSTLE

Digital Edition · v5.1

The complete NYC dope trade simulator. Buy low, sell high, bribe cops, and bankrupt your rivals across all five boroughs. A faithful digital adaptation of the classic Dope Wars formula — now with a full economy, event system, and borough strategy layer.

Free to Play Solo 30 Day Campaign Loan Shark 6 Drugs NYC Boroughs
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🃏 CCG · Digital + Physical 🃏

STREET
HUSTLE
CCG

Supply Chain Edition · v5.1

A fully-designed 2-player competitive collectible card game set in the same NYC world. Build your crew, load your dealers with product, and KO your rival's operation. 53 cards, 14 unique mechanics, and a deeply balanced system — 50 games of playtesting to prove it.

Free Digital 2 Players vs CPU Supply Chain Rule Print & Play Fully Balanced
▶ Play CCG Mechanics

HOW TO
PLAY

The CCG is easy to learn in five steps. The digital version is instant — just open and play.

01 🏙️

Play Boroughs

Each turn, play a Borough card to expand your operation and generate Heat — the resource you spend to play all other cards.

02 🧑

Deploy Dealers

Spend Heat to put Dealers into your Active zone. They're your fighters — but they can't do anything without product.

03 💊

Load Stash

Attach drug cards to your Active Dealer to boost their ATK. No Stash = no damage. That's the Supply Chain Rule.

04 ⚔️

Attack

Your loaded Dealer hits the opponent's dealer. Damage = ATK minus their DEF. Drop their HP to zero for a KO.

05 🏆

Win

KO 5 dealers to collect all Prize Cards for an instant win — or grind their HP to zero. First to 0 HP loses.

WHAT MAKES
IT TICK

Six interlocking mechanics built from the ground up to capture the authentic risk and reward of street economics.

⛓️

Supply Chain Rule

Dealers deal 0 damage without Stash attached. You must load product before every attack. One exception: Ghost operates on reputation alone.

🚔

Bust Mechanic

Carry 4+ Stash on a Dealer and a Police Bust hits for +3 bonus damage — then strips everything. Safe maximum is 3 cards.

🏆

Prize System

KO an opponent's Dealer and draw a Prize Card. Collect all 5 and win instantly. But Prize cards can't be played the turn you earn them.

🔥

Heat Economy

Your Boroughs generate Heat each turn. Spend it on Dealers, Stash, and Actions. Expand your borough footprint to spend more every turn.

📈

Market Shift

A free Action that makes all Stash cost 0 Heat for both players this turn — a sudden price spike that can flip the board state in a single turn.

👊

Bare Knuckle

No Active Dealer? You still deal 1 direct HP damage. There's no such thing as a completely wasted turn on the street.

53 CARDS
4 TYPES

Every card in the 40-card starter deck serves the economy. From cheap Common crew to Legendary game-enders.

Dealers

10 unique · Common to Legendary

Your fighters. From the 1-cost Street Punk to the 5-cost Kingpin. Each needs Stash to operate — except Ghost, who works on rep alone.

Stash

8 types · Weed to Golden Brick

Drug cards that attach to your Dealer and boost ATK. Free Ludes heal. Mystery Stash rolls a die. The Golden Brick (+5 ATK) hits when it lands.

Actions

16 types · Free to 4 Heat

Instant effects: draw, heal, deal direct damage, freeze a dealer, bust their stash, or drop a Federal Raid to wipe the board.

Boroughs

6 NYC locations · Free to play

Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Harlem, Manhattan. Free to play each turn. Each generates Heat and provides a unique territory bonus.

OWN THE
REAL THING

Street Hustle is designed to be played on a table. Every card is built to standard poker size. Print it yourself or wait for the manufactured edition.

Print & Play

FREE
Download · Print · Cut · Play
  • 53-card PDF — 7 pages, 9-up letter
  • Standard poker size (2.25" × 3.5")
  • Card backs page for double-sided printing
  • Cut guides on every card
  • Full tokens & HP tracker sheet
  • 10 quick-reference cards
  • 14-page illustrated rulebook PDF
  • Needs: printer, card stock, scissors

⬇ Download Print Kit

Manufactured Edition

~$45
Estimated retail · Kickstarter Coming
  • Professional poker-quality card stock
  • Linen finish, UV-coated
  • Laser-cut acrylic Heat tokens
  • Custom moulded HP tracker board
  • Premium illustrated rulebook booklet
  • Tuck box with full art
  • Shrink-wrapped & retail-ready
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FAQ

Both digital games — the Dope Wars-style browser game and the full CCG — are completely free to play in your browser. No account, no download, no payment. Just open and play.
The current digital version is single-player vs CPU. A local 2-player mode is in development. The physical print-and-play kit supports full 2-player tabletop play right now — print two decks and sit across from each other.
It becomes natural after one game. The rule is simple: attach a Stash card to your Dealer before attacking. Your first turn is always Borough → Weed → Attack. After that it's second nature. Ghost is the only exception and even beginners remember him quickly.
Our 50-game simulation average was 12.9 turns, which translates to about 30–40 minutes for a real game. Experienced players who know the deck can finish faster. The 22-round hard cap ensures no game drags indefinitely.
A printer, card stock (or regular paper for a quick prototype), and scissors or a craft knife. For the best result: print on 80–100lb card stock, use a guillotine cutter for clean edges, and sleeve the cards in standard poker sleeves over a plain backing card.
We are targeting a Kickstarter campaign in 2026. The game is design-complete and fully balanced. Remaining work is manufacturing relationships, art direction for printed cards, and campaign preparation. Sign up on the notification list to hear first.
Street Hustle is rated 17+ due to its drug-trade theme, street violence mechanics, and NYC underground setting. It is a game for adults. The thematic content is cartoon-stylized and no different in nature from classic video games like Dope Wars.

READY TO RUN
THE STREETS?

Both games are live right now. No account. No download. Just play.