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sunteam_paul

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Interest in a PCE related card game?
« on: January 20, 2012, 08:23:24 PM »
I devised a video game based card game a few years back but never completely finished it or did anything with it. I'm revisiting it now and have a couple of choices - either tweak it to be exclusively PCE related and give it away as downloads that people can print and play, or rework it to avoid copyright issues and try and sell it on a site like The Game Crafter. This could make some cash, but will require a lot more effort on my part.

As we're a small community I'm not sure if there is sufficient interest in a PCE related CCG-style game, so I want to gauge how many people would actually download, get printed and play a PCE card game that mostly requires 2 players.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 10:34:16 AM »
I'd definitely download it, and may get it printed, but all of my friends live inside my head, so play may be challenging... :D

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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 12:35:09 PM »
i'm interested to. would like to see some pics, maybe a few details.

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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 03:39:24 PM »
id play it.  im into stupid shit like CCGs.  I have enough L5R cards to build a house! :)

[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2012, 04:55:54 AM »
Here's an example of the cards I made back in 2002



I think I have a decent set of rules for it and I should really do something original, it's just so much work.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 05:12:38 AM »
Id be all over this dude.

My friend and I go to the gaming cons around here (origins and gen con, and more!) and he has worked with Fantasy Flight and some other companies before.

We could playtest this stuff.  Spread teh word at conventions, etc.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2012, 05:48:10 AM »
The hardest bit is coming up with a theme for it - one that doesn't breach copyright but is still interesting.

I'm not that good at drawing stuff any more - game graphics are very different and a lot easier. My only idea so far has been to theme it as 8-bit graphics or something and come up with some original/spoof type pixel artwork. It would be less pretty but more likely to happen.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2012, 05:50:40 AM »
I'd definitely download it, and may get it printed, but all of my friends live inside my head, so play may be challenging... :D

I already have 2 sets of alternate 2-player rules, and a simple solo game worked out so playing alone is always possible :)
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2012, 06:33:44 AM »
The hardest bit is coming up with a theme for it - one that doesn't breach copyright but is still interesting.

I'm not that good at drawing stuff any more - game graphics are very different and a lot easier. My only idea so far has been to theme it as 8-bit graphics or something and come up with some original/spoof type pixel artwork. It would be less pretty but more likely to happen.

having a bunch of knock offs of the best retro games would be pretty fun.  As long as its not the real stuff, it should be ok. 

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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2012, 08:57:39 AM »
I think Paul should create the cards and someone else should put them into a game like card angels. Not that you have lives or anything.  :P
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 05:43:15 PM »
I'm into the card games and would give it a shot, if i can find someone to play with. I remember when Magic used to be fun before they destroyed the game.

id play it.  im into stupid shit like CCGs.  I have enough L5R cards to build a house! :)


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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 05:49:21 PM »
This actually looks pretty interesting.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2012, 12:28:49 AM »
Paul if you need any help with contributions ($$) or ideas for game 'ccg engine' to use, let me know.  I really love this idea!! 

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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2012, 04:41:21 AM »
I could probably finish this up pretty quick if I left it as a general retro-game theme and download-and-print-yourself. But if only 3 or 4 people will actually play it, it's not really worth taking the extra time for it. PCE only would also be great, but that would reduce the audience to about 1 or 2 people at most.

I'm still undecided what to do with it, but I think I have a decent, fun ruleset already done.
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Re: Interest in a PCE related card game?
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 04:45:28 AM »
too bad we can't all play together.
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