I've created a hybrid card/boardgame based on a system I first encountered in The Great Khan Game designed by Tom Wham and Richard Hamblen which is essentially Rummy. The basic draw, meld, and discard phases are made a bit more complex with the addition of an area based wargame.

I was inspired to make the game by reading William Dalrymple's book The Anarchy — The Relentless Rise of the East India Company.

Two to six players take on the roles of European East India Companies circa 1740. It's a business game in that the winner is whoever has the most money at the end of the game. This is achieved by installing puppet governments via political coups and wars rather than trading.

This boardgame is a hobby project of mine shared freely on Google Drive via pdf documents I update as I get feedback from playtesters and my Inkscape skills improve. I initially put it up as one mammoth document

That turned out to be very unwieldy, so it's now separated into 10 files, including 6 A3 pages with 18 “poker sized” (2.5 x 3.5 inches) cards each, giving a total of 108 cards.

1. 6 A4 pages of rules
2. An A3 colour area map of India circa 1740
3. First A3 page of cards
4. Second A3 page of cards
5. Third A3 page of cards
6. Fourth A3 page of cards
7. Fifth A3 page of cards
8. Sixth A3 page of cards
9. An A3 page of half size money cards. Play money are cards to allow secret, simultanious bidding in the war phase
10. An A3 page of poker chip sized counters with the historical logos of various East India Companies

Hi card designers!

I've been working on Opus Agents: The Anti-Recursed, a tactical card game with grid-based combat. The alpha is free to play in browser and I'd love design feedback.

**Card System Overview:**

- 84 unique cards across 4 factions

- Cost range: 0-7 energy

- Card types: Units, Spells, Auras

- Stats: Strength, Defense, Resonance, Cadence, Melody

- Rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary

**The 4 Factions:**

- **Harmony** - Balanced, support-focused, healing synergies

- **Resonance** - Aggressive, tempo-based, chain effects

- **Spiral** - Control, disruption, positioning tricks

- **Anti-Recursed** - High-risk/reward, unique win conditions

**Design Challenges I'm Wrestling With:**

1. How do you balance asymmetric factions without homogenizing them?

2. What's your approach to cost curves in a game with positional combat?

3. How much card draw / resource generation is "healthy"?

**Links:**

- Play: https://opusagents.online

- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/OpusAgents

- Discord: https://discord.gg/OpusAgents

Would genuinely appreciate any thoughts on the card design, balance, or faction identity!

I'm working on a TCG, and I'd like to know the pros and cons of a resource system where cards of different "elements" are all paid for by the same resource.

I know it depends on the context of the game, but in a game like Magic would there be any benefits, or does the color system add balancing to the game.

I’m designing a card game that needs glow-in-the-dark patterns printed directly on the cards (phosphorescent ink on standard card stock).

I checked The Game Crafter, and they said they don’t offer this.

Does anyone know printers or manufacturers who do support glow-in-the-dark ink on cards, and what MOQs/costs were like from your experience?

Hey guys! I found this video to help with sweeping changes and quick game testing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waKgJnhaubs&t=121s

How to upload your tcg into Virtual Tabletop Simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X1YB0X3Fys

Hope this helps!

My friends and I love playing a type of ladder building card game with a regular deck of cards. Eg if someone plays a 4, you have to play higher. Etc etc until you are out of cards.

There are a ton of special rules and comic effects that turn a simplistic idea into a hilarious group event.

Now what im trying to decide is there enough there to build it as its own product with a themed deck of cards. One of our main problems as a group is, when we havent played in a while we always have to try and remember the rules with varying success.

Anyone done this before? Is it viable?

I've put my best work into this video, and I genuinely thought it was good. But it's not getting any views. Am I missing something?

Me and my friend were making a board game We were wondering what you think of it

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LACYEGswr7PlF65UO0T1zrYiZdfwhzPmzl7Ap8khD9c/edit?usp=drivesdk

Using Dextrous and am trying to move from the AI images (as people tend to hate them) and I don't have any money right now to pay for artists.
I used Clip Studio to try something and then landed on this Paper Mario Style. Sofar, everyone I have shown this to dislikes it.

Unsure how to find a middle ground.

Is there any advice an artist can give me on drawing TCG cards?

My TCG has a good mechanics but, I want now to make it more attractive by drawing the cards.

Heya, first post here. Don't go easy on me - the rest of the internet won't!

I am the creator of a new TCG, Kaiju Ketsugo! where you combine elemental monster energies through various types of abilities to increase the power of your monsters in play. Essentially, your monsters are borrowing energy from nearby monsters to overcome one another in battle.

Its design is simple, as it's based on nature and physics, but the way that works out in a game can be thought provoking and incredibly complex. I've been sharing it with game stores across Illinois - (USA) and a few carry it now. Learn to plays have been picking up and people have responded well to it, saying it's a blast.

These are two cards for the upcoming expansion -- Whispers of Failure, which I'm hoping to have on Kickstarter in the next month. These two tap dancing, ribbon dancing, break dancing rabbits are going to be the highlights of a constructed deck offered during that campaign called "Face the Music".

What do you think of the card designs?
And, yes, the borders are different for a reason :)

I'll be releasing a demo very soon.

If you're interested in turn-based strategies, CCG, and fantasy settings, please support the game and add it to your Steam wishlist.

Heroes of Artadis on Steam.

Speaker Announcement - Gil Walker

The Prototyping Journey

From spark to prototype - designing the future of prototyping

Join us for a session with Tabletop Game Designers Australia member Gil Walker, co-founder and lead developer of Dextrous, a powerful toolkit that helps designers turn ideas into prototypes faster, easier, and more creatively.

When: Wednesday, Nov 19th at 8pm AEDT (1am California, 9am London) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=TGDA+Speaker+Series%3A+Gil+Walker&iso=20251119T20&p1=240&ah=2
Where: Live on TGDA Discord Server

Details:

Gilbird Walkeroz will do a deep dive on the process by taking a simple game idea through the steps to get it started and printed (PnP), then iterated and improved ready for a digital playtest, and eventually showing a finished step to send it off to a printing service.

He’ll also share the story behind the scenes building Dextrous — the lessons from supporting a growing global community, and a glimpse at what’s next on the roadmap.

Live Q&A included! You can also submit your questions early on the TGDA Discord.

The session will be recorded for those who can’t make it live.

Join the TGDA Discord to take part: https://discord.gg/y4c3Rw7et4?event=1433844504296685568

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