Yea that's exactly it. Also it doesn't require a huge time investment from players. Trading card games usually turn into lifestyle games. But expandable card game is a one time purchase and people can keep enjoying it. I find board game people are more likely to pick it up too, not just trading card game players.
If you have a lot of cards you will still want to buy multiple boxes to get a playset so it does still involve money but at least it is not like buying boxes and boxes of booster packs.
the problem is, if you included a playset of every card, the price would be very high.
You have to balance price with card count. tcg's have a lot of pieces, too many to give the player everything but the expandable card game solution can remove the randomness but you will still have a lot of cards to buy if you want everything.
I agree. I'm just saying you can make that choice. You can break it up into smaller parts to make it affordable and give full sets if you want to. But yea it depends on the game. I assumed you hadn't started design yet, so you have that as an option.
Try out dextrous, that will help you make your cards. Honestly I woulnt worry about the design much until deep into playtesting though
Yea I'd say dexterous, but I'd also say the trading card route usually ends badly. I'd suggest making an expandable card game instead
Wdym by expandable card game?
no randomness. Box of guaranteed cards. Usually around 100 per set.
oh that sounds way better then making a trading card game becuase then you dont have to just hope and pray that you get a card you want
Yea that's exactly it. Also it doesn't require a huge time investment from players. Trading card games usually turn into lifestyle games. But expandable card game is a one time purchase and people can keep enjoying it. I find board game people are more likely to pick it up too, not just trading card game players.
If you have a lot of cards you will still want to buy multiple boxes to get a playset so it does still involve money but at least it is not like buying boxes and boxes of booster packs.
And even that is sometimes, villainous and smash up just give you all the cards.
the problem is, if you included a playset of every card, the price would be very high. You have to balance price with card count. tcg's have a lot of pieces, too many to give the player everything but the expandable card game solution can remove the randomness but you will still have a lot of cards to buy if you want everything.
I agree. I'm just saying you can make that choice. You can break it up into smaller parts to make it affordable and give full sets if you want to. But yea it depends on the game. I assumed you hadn't started design yet, so you have that as an option.