Card Gauntlet · 3 Lives · 5 Tiers · Endless
Card Gauntlet
Two cards. One question: which is worth more? Get it right and advance. Get it wrong and lose a life. Difficulty escalates every 10 rounds. How far can you go?
How It Works
1. Two cards appear — pick the more valuable one
2. Correct picks score points with streak multipliers
3. Wrong picks cost a life — you start with 3 lives
4. Every 10 rounds — bonus round to earn extra points
5. Difficulty increases: Easy → Medium → Hard → Expert → Legendary
6. Survive as long as you can — how far can you go?
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I play Card Gauntlet?▼
Two sports cards appear each round. Pick the one you think is worth more. Correct picks earn points with streak multipliers. Wrong picks cost one of your 3 lives. Survive as many rounds as possible.
How does difficulty work?▼
Difficulty increases every 10 rounds. Easy (rounds 1-10) has wide value gaps between cards. Medium (11-20) narrows the gap. Hard (21-35) presents close values. Expert (36-50) shows very close values. Legendary (51+) features near-identical prices — only true card market experts survive.
What are bonus rounds?▼
Every 10 rounds you enter a bonus round. Three mystery cards appear face-down — pick one for bonus points. The card value determines your bonus (up to 500 points). It is a chance to boost your score with no risk.
How do streak multipliers work?▼
Getting consecutive correct answers builds a streak. At 5 in a row you earn 2x points per correct pick. At 10 in a row it jumps to 3x. At 15+ in a row you earn 4x. A single wrong answer resets your streak to zero.
What cards are used in the game?▼
Card Gauntlet uses over 9,600 real sports cards from the CardVault database spanning baseball, basketball, football, and hockey from 1909 to 2025. You can filter by sport to practice with cards from a specific league.