The drawback is actually collecting or playing the game, I think. XD We can probably work some chat variant of it, but otherwise, this is just for kicks. (And it's always best to not consider any site coding.)
If we're going to do it, we should have any artists here that are willing to sample some drawings and post it.. somewhere.. and we can have the rest think about how the game should be run (i.e. if we're using all of Grif's ideas, revamping his ideas, or starting anew). Basically, start with individual brainstorming.
I'll try to get to a computer lab and work with Photoshop/Illustrator at some point this week. Do we want to structure the rules against another common TCG like Yugioh or Pokemon? (I half-know Pokemon but gave up on it 'cause Yugioh seemed way more fun strategically, but for our purposes, maybe Pokemon would be our best line-up.) Or perhaps we want to use dice with our cards or some-such. *throws out mumbo-jumbo*
I think something more like Magic: The Gathering would be fun (which seems to be what Griff proposed). Simplifying it a bit wouldn't hurt, but the system has a lot more flexibility than Yugioh and Pokemon, and so it would allow for more fun with restrictions and effects, especially on member cards.
captain.classy wrote:Every member should have a card.
Every member that wants a card, that is.
Instead of Grif's groupings, it might be more fun to use Firestarter's YWS Cliques.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
Oh wow, let's dooooo it! This looks like an awesome idea, I'd be willing to help out wherever I can. I think where distribution goes, we could have a user that has access to printable versions of the cards and then people could buy them with YWS points? Or something along those lines?
Nate = Monkey/Ape Firestarter = His famous avatar and on the back, his photo (the sepia one with the crossword) Mesh = ??
TheNewHero = TNH written in silver, metallic, X-men like letters Teddybear22 = Rain of teddy bears with 22 written in cursive in the middle Big_Cheesy_Grin = A piece of cheese grinning widely. Master_Yoda = Obi-Wan Kenobi, what do you think? Snoink = The pig Bondgirl = 007 written with the 0's bearing resemblance to the symbol for 'girl' (The O with the arrow going down, I HOPE?)
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I have trouble seeing how we'd play it though. Doing it through chat would be weird, since we wouldn't have visuals of each other's cards, and doing it on a trust system would be nice but cheating could happen.
Lumi: they stand no chance against the JAG SAFETY BLANKET
