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Bubba Genius wrote the SW:TCG description.

Actually, I wrote the TCG one. I originally used a sentence he wrote and gave him credit for helping but then I ended up taking that sentence out.

Do you guys think we should lock a thread at the top that is kinda like a "Everything you need to know" that links to the Descriptions thread as well as threads like this one?

It could go like this:

Title: TF.N Card Games Forum-Eveything You Need to Know

Game Descriptions and guidelines
Ask Artie
(Whatever else)

Then we lock it at the top so it stay there.

 

It sounds good. You should also link to my FAQ thread, and perhaps make a similar thread for the TCG.

 

Sounds good. Anyone want to work something up and I'll make it sticky? If not, I'll get to it eventually.

 

I received this question in a PM last week from "katha":

"I've just taken an interest in making dream cards and I was wondering how best to do the game text. What suggestions do you have for good game text?"


My first suggestion is to study as many of the existing cards as you can. You want the wording of your card to "fit" in with the existing cards, and the best way to do that is to read and be familiar with them.

Similarly, make sure you have studied the rules, and any current ruling documents. You don't want to create a dream card with text that is going to contradict or overly-complicate any of the rules.

My second suggestion is, when you have decided what dream card you want to make, look for a card currently in the game that is similar to the one you want to make. A Jedi Starfighter dream card for SW:CCG should have gametext not too dissimilar from an A-Wing or an X-Wing, for example.

Third, don't go overboard. Assuming you'd like to actually play with these dream cards, don't make them too powerful. (Or too weak, but that's not usually a problem!) Don't create "God-like" characters or ships, like a Death Star space unit in SW:TCG with a power of 100 and defense of 1,000!

Every card needs to have its strengths and weaknesses, and the best cards IMO are the ones that strike a balance. The stronger the card, the greater its weaknesses. A Talz in SW:CCG has two great strengths: its game text helps keep you from losing characters, and its deploy cost is only 1. But the Talz has weaknesses, too: low power, low ability, and it is restricted to only three copies on the table. Darth Vader Dark Lord Of The Sith has even greater strengths: high power, high ability, and game text which can make opponent's character immediately lost. But even he has weaknesses: high deploy cost, low destiny number, and being unique.

In terms of real cards, another strength/weakness is the card's rarity. A common card has an advantage over an uncommon or rare card. But this is not a factor you will be able to include in your dream cards, so keep that in mind. On face value, Emperor Palpatine's (SW:CCG) weaknesses may not appear to be in balance with his strengths; the missing factor is that he is an ultra-rare card. But you can not make an "ultra-rare" card, so it would not be fair to create a dream card with Emperor Palpatine's statistics.

 

I have a question that came up tonight.


What happens if your character has 1 power and attacks someone with Sheilds 1?

 

UPing this to get my question answered.

 

You would have power 0. Roll 0 dice, if any of those dice came up 4, 5, or 6, you would score a hit on your opponent.

Remember, a unit does not have to attack. You can always just tap the unit and do nothing.

 

Ok, A friend told me this, I doubt it is true.

Can you pick your starting 8 cards (your hand) for star wars ccg?

 

Hmmm... let me think about that one for a minute .... ummmm....

NO!!!!!

 

No, you can't pick your starting 8 cards. If you could, there would be something in the rules about it.

 

Exactly what I though.

Ok another question I couldn't get a straight answer from the rules.

Cumalative thingy....

Let' say you have 3 lightsabers on one location +lightsaber profficiency....now do all of those contribute to force drain? adding 4 to force drain?

 

Cumalative thingy....

Let' say you have 3 lightsabers on one location +lightsaber profficiency....now do all of those contribute to force drain? adding 4 to force drain?

Non-unique lightsabers? They are not cumulative, so it doesn't matter if you have 1 or 100 of them at a site, you only get +1 to your force drain for them.

Now, if the lightsabers are unique, they would each contribute +1 to the drain, but not because they are cumulative....

 

Humm interesting. Never knew that non-unique lightsabers wouldn't add to force drains separately. Haven't played with them for the most part. Just seemed too expensive to play them on characters with low ability.

R'Bolt

 

Ok, I have a pressing problem, I want to use creatures but i don't get it and don't know how to use them, Rancor looks cool but i am confused on what to do with him.

Thanks,I am lacking the ccg knowledge, why you ask? Because no one ever taught me how to play, I had to learn on my own and don't have the mutual playing like people at the beginning did. Thanks!

 

Hey, maybe you could set one up in the TCG forum, so the questions are a little less random? Just a suggestion.

 

Though, let's say i don't initiate a battle, does my creature still attack?

 

Why would the creature pull destiny to add it's power?

 

hey i got a question bout the ccg, when people post their decks whats with the Starting part? is it like a starting hand or somethin?

 

No, they're the starting cards, and the stuff they deploy.

 

Yes, i use a starting interrupt called prepared defenses, it's pretty cool, it allows me to work my deck because i get three starting effects!

Also, in what conditions can you start with two locations? I have seen this before.

 

Alright, another thing.


I have seen decks where a player has like Cloud City: Casino x5.....can he deploy 5 of the same location at the same time? so you can have 5 identical locations?