u/Shedinja997

I'm making a deckbuilding roguelike where you play as an employee at a trading card game company, releasing card packs and battling dissatisfied players.

I finally finished a proper promotional video for it.

I'm not an expert on making trailers, so I structured it like this:

- First, opening card packs to showcase the artwork.
- Then, introducing the game's core systems.
- Finally, ending with the main attraction: TCG-inspired card battles.

I'd love to hear what you think about the pacing, structure, or anything else that stands out.

Steam page :
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569850/TCG/?beta=0

My game includes a system where you play as an employee of a card company, planning and releasing card packs.

However, I felt that letting players spend too much time directly designing individual cards would actually hurt the fun of the game.

Instead, I chose a system where players combine pre-made 5-card sets.

As a card game developer, what do you think about this indirect way of representing the card game release process inside the game?

Hello! I just discovered this subreddit and this is my first post here.

I'm currently developing a game called TCG Banlist Simulator.

In this game, you play as the balance director of a trading card game.

You'll adjust the game's balance,
buy and sell cards as their market prices fluctuate,
and defeat angry players who come to complain by challenging them to card duels.

I recently added a Power Rangers-style special victory mechanic to this game.

Ever since Exodia in Yu-Gi-Oh!, “assemble all pieces to win” mechanics have appeared in many card games.

I always felt sentai combining robots had a very similar structure, so I designed a deck around that idea.

Right now, the Red member activates the special victory effect while the other four members provide the hand resources, stats, and cost support needed to assemble it.

Steam page :
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569850/TCG/?beta=0

I recently added a Power Rangers-style special victory mechanic to the TCG deckbuilder I'm working on.

Ever since Exodia in Yu-Gi-Oh!, “assemble all pieces to win” mechanics have appeared in many card games.

I always felt sentai combining robots had a very similar structure, so I designed a deck around that idea.

Right now, the Red member activates the special victory effect while the other four members provide the hand resources, stats, and cost support needed to assemble it.

Steam page :
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569850/TCG/?beta=0

Hello, I am a developer working on a game called “TCG Banlist Simulator.”

In this game, you take on the role of a card game balance director and defeat players enraged by balance issues through card battles.

Since it features a meta concept, it also includes parody elements based on real-world TCGs.

Recently, Cards parodying the legendary blue Power Nine cards and The Jace from Magic: The Gathering have been added.

They have powerful effects reminiscent of the originals, but with a gimmick that only activates when Hourglass of Time is on the field.

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The currently implemented effects of each card are as follows.

Hourglass of Time
After Attack : Deals 1 damage to itself.

Time Recall
On Summon : If % is on the field, draws 3 cards from the Deck. If not, adds 1 Hourglass of Time to Hand.

Blue Lotus Ring
On Summon : Maximum energy +X (the number of ally Hourglass of Time on the field)

Time Walk
Deathrattle : If Hourglass of Time is on the field, Freezes all enemy units.

Time Sculptor
On Summon : Banishes the top 3X cards of the opponent's Deck. (the number of ally Hourglass of Time on the field × 3)

Hello, I am a developer working on a game called “TCG Banlist Simulator.”

In this game, you take on the role of a card game balance director and defeat players enraged by balance issues through card battles.

Since it features a meta concept, it also includes parody elements based on real-world TCGs.

Recently, Cards parodying the legendary blue Power Nine cards and The Jace from Magic: The Gathering have been added.

They have powerful effects reminiscent of the originals, but with a gimmick that only activates when Hourglass of Time is on the field.

Steam page :
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569850/TCG/?beta=0

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The currently implemented effects of each card are as follows.

Hourglass of Time
After Attack : Deals 1 damage to itself.

Time Recall
On Summon : If % is on the field, draws 3 cards from the Deck. If not, adds 1 Hourglass of Time to Hand.

Blue Lotus Ring
On Summon : Maximum energy +X (the number of ally Hourglass of Time on the field)

Time Walk
Deathrattle : If Hourglass of Time is on the field, Freezes all enemy units.

Time Sculptor
On Summon : Banishes the top 3X cards of the opponent's Deck. (the number of ally Hourglass of Time on the field × 3)

I’m currently adding parody cards inspired by MTG’s Un-set cards into my deckbuilding roguelike,
TCG Banlist Simulator.

You play as the balance director of a card game company, fighting angry players through card battles while trying to keep the company alive.

Some of these parody cards interact with “Assets,” a run-wide company resource outside of battle.
If Assets reach 0, the run immediately ends.

The two main cards shown in the video are:

-Torn Card Orb
On Summon : Destroys adjacent units each with a 50% chance.
Assets +5X (destroyed ally units × 5)

-Booster Pack
On Summon : By consuming 15 assets, opens a random booster pack and adds it to Hand.
Changes those cards to Normal element.

The game is still in active development.

Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569850/TCG/

Hi, I’m working on a digital game called <TCG Banlist Simulator>

I recently added a boss leader card for a PvE fight and made an animation for it.

Right now the effect is:

On Summon: If there are 5 or more Mixed cards in the Graveyard,
all cards in the opponent’s Deck become Silenced.
Changes all cards in the Graveyard to Mixed element.

“Silenced” means the card’s effects can’t activate at all.

When I’m designing hundreds of cards I end up exploring some risky ideas, and this felt like one of them.

Do you think a mechanic like this is healthy for the game?

It doesn’t affect cards already in hand, and stats are still intact, so you can still trade using raw stats.