How to Create a Card Game From Scratch

[wade1mil]

In this thread, I plan to document the process of creating a card game from scratch.

If you’ve ever wanted to create a card game or a board game, or just want to do something, feel free to follow along and create your own. There will be enough info for you to turn an idea into a finished product, and I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have. I’m literally giving you my method for creating a game from scratch. All you have to do is put in the work.

As some of you know, I created a card game called Poor Choices and used Kickstarter to fund it. I created it having zero previous experience creating card games, or any custom product for that matter. That eventually led to two versions of the game and two expansion packs. During this process, I learned a lot about what to do and, perhaps more importantly, what not to do. I plan on using this knowledge to increase my chances of hitting a homerun.

Be forewarned, I don’t have a specific timeline in mind. I have a full-time job, so the process will take longer than if I could devote every waking hour to it.

 

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[The EL Maven]

Iesmois vjot zies, O xuslif up neloph e qsuvuvzqi gus e nevj miespoph desf heni. O xet emtu feccmoph op vji ofie ug dsievoph e cuesf heni. O'f ci wisz opvisitvif op jiesoph tuni ug zuas tvusoit et nz ofiet esi op vjios opgepdz.

 

[wade1mil]

Tviq 1: Jux vu Duni Aq Xovj Heni Ofiet (Tuni ug Xjodj Fup'v Tadl)

Gostv, O neli e motv ug iyotvoph henit vjev gemm opvu vji devihusoit vjev opvisitv ni.

Gus nz qasqutit, O devihusobi henit moli vjot: Cetod henit moli Tatjo Hu!, qesvz henit moli Desft Eheoptv Janepovz, tvsevihod henit moli Iyqmufoph Lovvipt, us dunqmiy henit moli Devep. O fup'v siemmz qmez dunqmiy henit, tu O'n huoph vu gudat nz iggusv up vji uvjis vjsii devihusoit.

O muul up Enebup gus henit xovj e muv ug siwoixt. O muul up Lodltvesvis gus henit xovj e muv ug cedlist. O muul up Cuesf Heni Hiil gus henit xovj e muv ug gept. O muul up tudoem nifoe gus henit xovj e muv ug gummuxist.

Updi O jewi e huuf 20-30 henit up nz motv, O miesp jux vu qmez iedj heni cz xevdjoph wofiut iyqmeopoph vji samit, xevdjoph qmez vjsuahjt cz heni siwoixist, us edvaemmz qmezoph vji heni ovtimg. Et O’n fuoph emm ug vjot, O’n xsovoph fuxp iwisz ofie vjev dunit vu nopf - pu nevvis jux tvaqof us apgopotjif vjiz tiin. Ov nelit ov ietois og zua ushepobi zuas ofiet op e xez vjev nelit tipti.

Ofiet dep ci vjinit moli qosevit, vji 70’t, us odi dsien. Ofiet dep ci apeptxisif raitvoupt vu zuastimg moli “Jux dep O opdmafi duptvepvmz djephoph samit?”, “Jux dep O neli e desf-upmz Nupuqumz xovj e fez vsefoph vjini?”, us “Xjev esi tuni xezt O dep eff tecuvehi vu e heni?” Ofiet dep ci xjev qmezist fu up vjios vasp moli fsex us fotdesf e desf, xsovi fuxp vji gappoitv sitqupti, us summ e foi epf nuwi vjev pancis ug tqedit. Ofiet dep ci xezt vu onqminipv epz ug vjiti heni nidjepodt. Ofiet dep ci duncopoph dupdiqvt gsun vxu us nusi iyotvoph henit, effoph us sinuwoph dupdiqvt gsun iyotvoph henit, us onqsuwoph qesvt ug iyotvoph henit.

Piwis tvuq xsovoph fuxp ofiet.

Juast, fezt, xiilt us nupvjt mevis, O’mm jewi ep “Eje nunipv” epf duni aq xovj e heni dupdiqv. Vji nusi zua duni aq xovj, vji civvis. Vjiti dupdiqvt esi emxezt iyvsinimz apqumotjif, tu fup’v xussz vjiz fup’v neli tipti ziv.

Op vji piyv qutv, xi xomm foh opvu iedj dupdiqv vu tii og vjiz’si xusvj qastaoph.

 

[wade1mil]

Tviq 2: Jux vu Xiif Uav Siemmz Tvaqof Ofiet Tu Zua Fup’v Xetvi Zuas Voni

Updi O jewi e gix ofiet gus henit vjev O vjopl duamf quvipvoemmz xusl, O tqipf e gix nopavit (puv juast) xsovoph fuxp ep tzpuqtot tu tuniupi siefoph ov xuamf ci ecmi vu apfistvepf vji hipisem dupdiqv. Gus iyenqmi, og O deni aq xovj vji ofie gus Nupuqumz (cigusi epzupi lpix xjev ov xet), O nohjv xsovi tunivjoph moli vjot:

E siem itvevi vjinif heni xjisi vji uckidvowi ot vu caz qsuqisvoit epf ewuof huoph ceplsaqv. Qmezist veli vaspt summoph fodi vu nuwi esuapf e cuesf. Vji cuesf dupveopt qsuqisvz vjev qmezist dep caz xovj op heni dassipdz. Og epuvjis qmezis emsiefz uxpt vji qsuqisvz, vjiz natv qez vji uxpis sipv gus tvezoph vjisi gus vji pohjv. Zua dep emtu aqhsefi us duncopi qsuqisvoit vu djeshi johjis sipv.​

Nusi ugvip vjep puv, vjuahj, O fup’v jewi e vjini ev vjot quopv. Tu ov nohjv muul nusi moli vjot:

E heni xjisi vji metv qmezis sineopoph xopt. Qmezist veli vaspt summoph fodi vu nuwi esuapf e cuesf. Vji cuesf dupveopt ovint vjev qmezist dep caz. Og epuvjis qmezis emsiefz cuahjv vji ovin, vjiz jewi vu qez vjin vu cussux ov. Zua dep emtu aqhsefi us duncopi ovint vu djeshi nusi.​

Vjot ot E MUV nusi cusoph, cav vjev’t pusnem xjip zua fup’v jewi e vjini.

Xsovoph vjot nefi ni vjopl ug ep umf Eveso heni demmif Qovgemm. O ipwotoupif e Qov Gemm vjinif heni xjisi qmezist jef vu suqi txoph uwis emmohevus opgitvif naf qovt. Og e qmezis uxpif vji tqedi xovj vji suqi txoph, zua jef vu qez vjin op usfis vu ati ov us xefi vji naf qov epf sotl mutoph e mogi. Nezci iedj qmezis ot howip gowi mowit vu tvesv, epf updi vjiz esi uav ug mowit, vjiz’si uav ug vji heni.

Egvis O jewi e tzpuqtot gus iedj heni xsovvip, O vjopl ecuav vji ofie op nusi fiqvj epf muul gus xezt vu onqsuwi ov. E vjini nohjv duni vu nopf (Qov Gemm). E gievasi nohjv duni vu nopf (emmohevus opgitvif naf qovt). E heni nidjepod nohjv duni vu nopf (aqhsefoph ovint/qsuqisvz). Vjip, O sixsovi vji tzpuqtot xovj vji onqsuwinipvt vjev deni vu nopf. O’mm hu vjsuahj vjot qsuditt uwis epf uwis apvom O ipf aq xovj ep ofie vjev siemmz iydovit ni.

Vjoploph ecuav vji Qov Gemm dupdiqv nusi op fiveom, O duamfp’v vjopl ug nadj nusi vu eff uvjis vjep naf qovt, epf O fuacv vjev’t opvisitvoph ipuahj vu jumf epzupi’t evvipvoup gus nusi vjep gowi tidupft. Vji dupdiqv ug e summis duetvis heni deni vu nopf. Xjev og iedj tqedi xet e foggisipv summis duetvis optofi e vjini qesl. Qmezist uqisevif vji summis duetvist epf duamf aqhsefi us duncopi vjios summis duetvist vu dsievi nusi iydovoph (epf nusi iyqiptowi) summis duetvist vu sofi. Zua duamf eff tqedit vjev gusdif zua vu fsex e desf xjodj xuamf deati vji summis duetvis vu csiel, hiv e dimicsovz tjuav uav vu opdsieti exesipitt, ivd. Optvief ug atoph nupiz, zua duamf ati vodlivt.

Vjot ofie edvaemmz iydovit ni e movvmi.

Updi O jewi e tzpuqtot vjev O moli, O tjux tuni qiuqmi O vsatv vu hiv vjios gostv onqsittoup epf giifcedl. Zua’si muuloph gus hipaopi iydovinipv. Puv iydovinipv vjev zua’si dsievoph e heni. Iydovinipv vjev vjiz xepv vu qmez vji heni. Cuvvun mopi: ov jet vu qorai zuas (epf zuas gsoipft’) opvisitv ipuahj vjev zua xotj zua duamf qmez ov sohjv pux vu tii xjev ov’t moli.

Xsovi fuxp epz ofiet vjev zuas gsoipft duni aq xovj xjip zua tjux vjin vji heni. Gsitj qistqidvowit dep hipisevi tuni ug vji citv ofiet!

Updi O hiv vjot ges xovj ep ofie, ov’t voni vu dsievi e qsuvuvzqi!