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after 5 years of development……damn……

I love getting to the end of a roguelike, looking at my pile of cards, and seeing a weird mess of synergies I had never played with before.

Sometimes you find a playstyle you like and you gun for it as often as possible. I love Body Slamming builds in Slay the Spire. But experimenting and finding those playstyles is one of my favorite parts of playing roguelikes. I wanted to really maximize the exploration phase with my game, and here's how I went about that... (TLDR at the end, this was longer than I expected).

I started, like many card game developers, by copying notes from Magic: the Gathering. Specifically, I looked at the way you can combine any number of colors in a deck. Immortal Coil's five color domains are Teal (slow and steady), Pink (ecosystem engines), Purple (scrappy spell slinging tempo), Gold (I hit hard), and Rust (control). Each color has its own variety of mechanics and importantly each color combination forms their archetypes.

For instance: Pink can discard cards from hand for Rust to use as fuel or reanimation targets. Teal's lingering spells make it easy for Purple to trigger its spell chaining mechanic. Gold's sacrificial tribute mechanic makes triggering Rust's on death keywords a lot easier. Add in another color, or do all five, and there are a ton of ways for these colors to do all kinds of wild strategies. (My personal favorite is a slow, drag-out control deck with Teal, Purple, and Rust)

You start a run by picking two 10 card starter decks and combining them. These can be the same color or two different colors, and they will determine what cards you can trade for in bazaars and battle rewards (when a card is traded, it must be traded for a card of the same color). Over the course of three acts, you will expand your deck with three new offerings of 10 cards. You can stay in the same colors, or you can branch out eventually gathering all 5.

You might be thinking- 50 cards, that's a lot! It is! Having so many cards certainly keeps each battle feeling distinct, but it is also brings a lot of inconsistency. So my game gives you another consistency tool: for each 10 cards in your deck, you also have 1 Icon Slot - the Icons go in a secondary deck which you can draw from every three rounds of battle. You might put your key synergy cards here, or maybe fill the Icons with removal cards, or maybe Item cards to reliably equip your units. In addition, each time you expand your deck, your starting hand size increases. You'll have opportunities to duplicate important cards. And of course, you can thin out your deck over the course of a run.

As you play, you'll unlock new starting decks (there are 30 total, 6 per color) and you'll unlock new cards to find in bazaars (73 per color, 365 total). You'll find Augments (the relics of Immortal Coil) to build your decks around. You will also pick one of three Edicts (cooldown abilities) at the start of each run.

Even after a year and half of playing, I am still finding new strategies I hadn't considered. I'd love to go into more of the mechanics of each color and their crossovers, but this is already really long.

Having a lot of playstyles is great, but to keep the process of experimentation meaningful, I also designed this game to be challenging. You will lose runs, even with great decks. But you will still sometimes find that absurd combo that tears through everything. My design philosophy is that powerful cards/combos should still require clever play to pull off.

TLDR - Lots of starter deck combinations, 5 colors to mix and match, thick decks with consistency tricks, and lots of hidden synergies.

Demo coming soon!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3858030/Immortal_Coil/

Hi everyone!

I’m the author and creator of TRANSCENDERS, a fantasy saga set around Oneira — a world governed and shaped by a fundamental force called Cenderessence!

Quote:

“The very essence of the Transcenders’ power, it is the exceptional substance through which Oneira is governed and reacts.”

— Mr Valeurobsolute

Over the past months, I’ve been developing TRANSCENDERS | The TCG as a playable extension of that universe!

I’m now opening COHORT 01: the first organized public playtest of its current Alpha environment on Tabletop Simulator.

Three complete Starter decks are currently playable:

🟣 ST1 — Cheryl O’Will

Midrange / Control

A pressure-building deck that wants to endure, prepare, and turn a fragile-looking position into a decisive reversal

🟢 ST2 — Killian Shawnski

Aggro / Tempo

A precision-focused deck built around clean sequencing, efficient exchanges, and punishing the openings your opponent gives you

🟠 ST3 — Théa Wintersnow

Control / Sustain

A resilient deck that protects its position, disrupts opposing momentum, and becomes increasingly difficult to break as the game goes long

The three decks share the same game, but deliberately approach it through very different rhythms and tactical identities!

🎴 The attached card is Killian Shawnski [PILLAR] — ST2-001, now featuring its finalized commissioned artwork!

🔎 A quick Alpha V1 readability note:

some card text may look small at first glance. Tabletop Simulator’s zoom makes it perfectly workable in play — and I say that as someone whose eyesight is certainly not winning any awards 😅😅😅

Readability and card layout are nevertheless already among the elements planned for further refinement as development progresses

⚔️ COHORT 01

Are sought for, people who would genuinely like to sit down and play!

• The 3 Starter decks are ready on Tabletop Simulator

• The Rule Book and setup instructions are available through the Discord

• No prior knowledge of the novel is required

• Essential server information is available in both English and French

• Feedback is collected after actual matches through a structured reporting system on the server

Registration for Cohort 01 is open for 3 days

➡️ SERVER LINK

Once inside, follow the arrival steps and head to #matchmaking for Cohort 01!

Thanks for reading — and perhaps some of you will be seen around a Table in Oneira!... ✨

Someone is always watching.

London’s secrets don’t stay secret for long. Every camera. Every network. Every digital trace. Somewhere in the city, something is watching it all.

Web of Shadows.
The Net Decodes September 3.

Watch what you say. Watch who you trust.

Hello u/everyone the game is nearing completed, and ive been spending ALOT of time working on the website and creating a tutorial for people to learn the game with in a very short story mode. In order to do this, you must first create a deck in the deck forge and then go to the games section and click story mode. Then you can proceed with 1 duel against a computer. You can find the website here https://auroria-tcg.com

Here is a list of all cards i have completed coding.

Leaders

Destrian, The Bandit King

Izen, Burning Valley Leader

Kiandra

Spider Queen

Energy

Red Energy Rune

Blue Energy Rune

Green Energy Rune

Silver Energy Rune

Red Energy Crystal

Blue Energy Crystal

Burning Valley / Red

Burning Valley Commander

Burning Valley Recruit

Burning Valley Loyalist

Burning Valley Assassin

Burning Valley Martyr

Burning Valley Marauder

Burning Valley Necromancer

Nostro, Burning Valley General

Desert Gladiator

Izen, Creature version

Desert Spear

Water of the Desert

Fireball

Eternal Sun

Infernal Storm

Kindeling

Razed by Fire

Orb of Incineration

Melted Steel

Red Order

Red Order Trainee / Trainer

Red Order Guard

Red Order Initiate

Cier, the Red Order Inferno

Infernal Cobra

Izen, Messenger of Kintion

Kyndyl, the Red Order Inferno

Blue / Storm Born

Lightning Fairy

Lightning Vial

Pacify

Lightning Storm

Iron Cast Cannon

Lilyanna, Careful Lookout

Captain Jim

Cloud Dweller

Xexle, Ship Hand

Alan the Watchful

Static Charge

Ancient Knowledge

ZAP!

White / Bandit

Tailwind, Owl Companion

Oliver, Eager Recruit

Grigz, Bandit Captain

Traveling Merchant

Destrian’s Greatswords

Discovery! Gun Powder

Issac, Korah Inventor

Sandstone Fortress

Green / Spider / Plant

Spiderling

Blight Wolf

Angry Tree Guardian

Venomous Arachnid

Carnivorous Rose

Bright Bug

Zombie Hornet

Finn, Spirit of the Forest

Spider Queen

Passage of Deception

Elven Assistance

Notes for playtesters

Bloom is currently keyword-only.

It does not have its full Bloom/Planted mechanic yet.

Planted, Counters, on-discard effects, tokens, delayed triggers, dynamic cost reduction, and full counter/battle-reaction cards are not ready yet.

This will help me figure out whats working and whats not. I appricate any help anyone can give me. If you encounter a problem with a card please use this prompt.

Card:

Situation:

Expected:

Actual:

Player or AI:

Phase:

Screenshot/log:

The UI is a little messy at the moment, but its a working progress.

With 2 days to go, here's a sneak peek at a REALLY spicy add-on coming to the campaign.

As some of you know, there were a few traditional art pieces created for Eikonic by Yugan Shen. Well, we have the original creations and we're putting one of them up for grabs in our Eikonic TCG Snake King prize drawing!

Adding this add-on to your pledge will not only net you 1 Campaign-Exclusive, Full-Art copy of "Vasuki, the Snake King", but each purchase will also enter 1 entry in a chance to win the ORIGINAL PIECE for yourself! It's the ultimate collectible!!!

Alternatively, you can join Eikonic's official discord and demo the game with our staff to enter the prize-drawing!

We really appreciate all of your support and wish you luck in owning such an iconic piece of Eikonic! Entries will be distributed at the end of the campaign, stay tuned for more details

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eikonictcg/eikonic-trading-card-game

Eikonic launches in 3 days on Kickstarter!

What is Eikonic?

It's a Tactical JRPG style TCG. (Think Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, Jeanne D'Arc, Triangle Strategy, Etc)

Players take on the role of a powerful Eikon, build their forces, and go to battle in an all out war to see whose influence will shape the world 🌎

Combat focuses around using your units in tandem to fight as a party, as well as our unique "Combat Compass" (top right of the card) that shows each unit's area of effect on where they can attack enemy units, or assist friendly units in battle.

We can't wait to show you what else we have in store, so make sure to follow us on Kickstarter so you don't miss out on our amazing campaign exclusives! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eikonictcg/eikonic-trading-card-game

Let us know what you think!

Game Title: My Word Beats Yours

Playable Link: here

Platform: Web / PC

Description:

My Word Beats Yours is a browser-based PvP word-card game where English vocabulary becomes a combat system.

Each card contains an English word that can be used as an Adjective, Noun or Verb. Players select cards from their hand and arrange them into valid English phrases. For example: “brave king attacks”. The better and stronger the words you use, the stronger your attack, but every card costs Ink, so you have to balance power and resources.

The game currently includes a playable 1v1 campaign against an AI opponent, which can be played without creating an account. Player progress can later be transferred to a created account.

The multiplayer 1v1 mode supports random matchmaking as well as public lobbies and private password-protected rooms.

1v1v1 and 2v2 are also implemented, although they have received significantly less testing so far.

There is also a Combo system that allows players to save a valid phrase made from 3–10 cards and later use it as a single powerful card.

This is an early playtest. I am mainly looking for feedback on whether building phrases is fun, whether the Ink system feels fair, whether the card roles are intuitive, and whether players want to play another match after finishing one.

Please report any bugs or confusing situations, preferably including the game mode and what happened. Screenshots are extremely helpful.

Free to Play Status:
[x] Free to play
[ ] Demo/Key available
[ ] Paid

Involvement:

I am the developer of My Word Beats Yours and am responsible for the game's design, programming, gameplay systems, vocabulary/grammar mechanics, and testing.

Hey everyone! I've been playing Three of Spades (a trick-taking card game popular in South Asian communities) my whole life and couldn't find a good mobile version — so I built one.

It's free on Android, supports 5-6 players with real-time multiplayer, bidding, secret partners and trump suits.

Play Store: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhc.threeofspades&pcampaignid=web\_share\]

Would love feedback from card game enthusiasts. Happy to answer questions about the game or how I built it!

Hi! I’m currently working on a deckbuilder where you summon demons to fight and control the board. This is a short clip of a new unit from the Gluttony clan that I’ve just finished, the Demon Grub. Before these demons came to be, I wanted to create an interesting tactical problem for both the player and the AI, where both sides have to choose between moving around corpses or destroying them to free up tiles to claim (I'm currently playing Darkest Dungeon) :)))). My implementation was messy and made the game’s tempo slow. Now these worm fellas will be helping me clean up my failure, along with all the unfinished corpse sketches that I hastily made. Do you think this kind of unit would be fun to play with? I’d love to hear your ideas about this type of mechanic

Check my user description for the link to the official Moonfall website! :D