Red Flags When Making A TCG | Talk TCG

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  @39Lords · 2 years ago

  Not sure I agree that having more than 1 victory condition is a red flag. It can allow some interesting choices for deckbuilding.

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  @brendalee1215 · 2 years ago

  Yugioh said fuck all that we ball

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  @ceresgc · 2 years ago

  "if your player picks up a card and doesn't relatively understand what that card is cable of doing, you have a red flag" Yu-Gi-Oh cowering in the corner rn

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  @wun_zee3599 · 2 years ago (edited)

  if i ever make a tcg i want it to be all about breaking it, like inscryption lol<br>oh yeah i also really like how inscryption simplifies the cards and declutters them by using sigils

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  @franciscosuarez4521 · 2 years ago

  This is just Yu-Gi-Oh, it literally meets all the &quot;red flags&quot;

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  @HeavyMetalMouse · 2 years ago

  A good thing to watch out for - does your game naturally turn into two players playing solitaire at each other, with the first person to finish winning? That&apos;s probably a red flag. Players get easily bored with a game that doesn&apos;t involve actually interacting with the other player(s), so you want your baseline rules and card design to generally encourage interaction as a meaningful and important part of the gameplay. While not every game needs &apos;interrupt&apos; type mechanics, they&apos;re probably one of the most common and directly understandable ways to work towards this.<br><br>On the flipside, you should try and make sure that completely stopping your opponent from playing the game never becomes the &apos;best option&apos;. Whether this be by removing all your opponent&apos;s resources or preventing their cards from being played directly and consistently, it should probably not be the easiest/best thing you can do, or else you will have a game where players become easily frustrated.<br><br>If, when a player starts winning early, they inevitably snowball into a win with very little chance to turn it around, that&apos;s probably a red flag. A lack of catchup/comeback mechanics or options in a game (or active &apos;win more&apos; mechanics that additionally reward players who are already doing well) can make any game come down to who can take the early lead and hold onto it long enough to start snowballing, at which point the game feels &apos;decided&apos; early, but doesn&apos;t finish until much later. If your game is &apos;decided&apos; too long before it actually finishes, that&apos;s a red flag, as players don&apos;t usually like &apos;going through the motions&apos; for turn after turn after turn once the winner is already clear.

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  @clarkecreates · 2 years ago

  Hot take, Infinite loops and alternate win conditions are a fun form of gameplay and we shouldn&apos;t encourage designers to remove them entirely.

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  @Mrbrawnie · 1 year ago

  I am finally on the right track with my card game project that I&apos;ve been working on and off for a couple of years now. <br>Your videos are really well made, fun to watch and full of useful tips, information and perspective. I&apos;m glad I discovered your channel, keep up the good work buddy!

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  @OptimisticBananaBeans · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlvSh7yBGk&amp;t=186">3:06</a> nice Managorger

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  @lukedelameter7961 · 1 year ago

  If you’re selling point for your game is money, you’re not designing a game, you’re designing a scam. I know most everybody who watches these probably isn’t the type to fall for this, but it deserves to be highlighted.<br><br>Even if you are proud of how beautiful the cards are, don’t lead with the idea of value. Let the card artwork and the game as a whole speak for itself.

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  @Bardic_Knowledge · 2 years ago

  There&apos;s a ccg I started designing, but never got to the a point where I could playtest, where I initially would have it be &quot;your deck is your HP,&quot; but now I think instead that playing for a high score is the better option.<br><br>I&apos;ve also had some interesting ideas for making if/then style cards, like &quot;if you have no characters in play, do this; one character, do this; two or more, do this.&quot; Making things a bit more dynamic, but making sure the things done are simple and make sense.

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  @joeryan5587 · 2 years ago

  Quality on this video is top tier. Good job on the red flags!

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