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Post by Afgncaap5 on Jun 27, 2009 11:55:29 GMT -5
So, on a whim a few months back I decided to start making a card game. I've had an obsession with mad scientists going back to the second grade, so those who know me might not be surprised that the game is called "In The Name Of SCIENCE!" I've put it through a few redesigns from my original thoughts for it, and I think I've finally come up with something that'll be playable and enjoyable without being too complicated.
I'm curious, though, has anyone else ever made a game of some sort?
I need to figure out a better card, though. Currently I'm making the cards by hand on a few sets of blank 3X5 cards bought from a store. They're easy to work with at the moment, but when it comes time for play testing I don't see them being easy to shuffle.
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Post by The Mad Plumber on Jun 29, 2009 13:15:01 GMT -5
Here are some designs of a card game I was working on earlier ... There are three other card types to design and I need to refine the graphics for the character card. Currently, this project is collecting dust as of now. I've been distracted by other things, mainly art. Also, there are other games demanding more critical attention than this one. My ultimate hope was that it would be an internet community game, like Travian, except a lot more laid back. Users sign up for an account, begin with a default set of cards, and are allowed to open a battle with any other player. The user regularly gains new random cards over time to add to his collection. I want it to be a game where artists (good artists, not "fanart is the only art" artists) can show off their art and people can enjoy a casual game where it doesn't matter if you win or lose, like Backgammon. |
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Post by siamesesin on Jul 4, 2009 9:38:31 GMT -5
Monkeys. I want killer monkeys.
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Post by pyrozombie on Jul 6, 2009 21:09:49 GMT -5
Well i've thought about a game with Strong Lovecraftian themes.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Jul 7, 2009 14:03:52 GMT -5
A lovecraftian card game? I can see it working. (I know there's a Munchkin Cthullhu game, have you looked into that one out of curiosity?) Monkeys. I want killer monkeys. Well, one of the inventions in my game is the Cyber Monkeys card. |
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Post by mechagamera on Oct 10, 2009 4:56:54 GMT -5
There's an independant game company called Cyber Gecko that released a really neat card based/table top role playing game nearly 10 years ago called "Super Giant Monster Showdown."
In the game, you created your own giant monster with one of three ways of winning; destroying lots of buildings, squishing enough citizens, or defeating an opponents monster. It wasn't your conventional card game, though. Everything was composed of cards, but the game was played on a board created by laying out special "map cards" on a table top. You could decide how big or small to make your map, picking cards randomly from the deck in turn amongst the players. Creating your monster required picking a total of 10 cards: Bio cards (what animals your monster is composed of and what traits go with those animals), Physical Modifers (allowing your monster special physical features such as a big tail, fins, sharp teeth, etc), Power Cards (special powers your monster has, such as lazer eyes, force fields, teleportation) and Power Source cards (used to in turn with the power cards, what power source that you draw your energy from in order to unleash your special powers from atomic energy to pollution). All of your monster cards were picked at random, but you could customize famous movie monsters by pulling specific cards from the deck in order to play Godzilla, Gamera, King King, etc.
The game's cards were printed with simple graphics on single colored card stock no thicker than index cards and not laminated. The whole game was packaged in a small shipping box with the game's logo pasted to the top. It was as low grade as you could get with still looking professional. But the game itself was wonderful and fun to play, and it didn't matter that the cards weren't more "polished." In fact, it lent the game a certain charm, like it was this neat home made game someone brought over. I think I remember talking to Alex, the game's creator, and that he told me he printed up all of the cards from a Ginko's on the card stock he wanted and cut them out with a big paper cutter.
Expansion packs were also created, allowing for specific adventures to be played with set maps and rules, along with more cards to use in the main decks. Unfortunately, the basic game has been out of print for years, although the expansion packs are still readily available. It's a little sad, because I misplaced my basic version of the game a long time ago and wish I had kept better track of it.
From my knowledge, Cyber Gecko sold this game regularly at conventions and stores. It goes to show you that you don't need some big, expensive, glossy card game, just a really good one that will be fun to play.
-Marc
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