Crystal Heroes

Here is the RPS for Pokemon:

There has got to be some way they manage these rules on the cards themselves, no?

Well actually no. :) My game is only a filler game. It's really got nothing to do with Pokemon - other than it uses an RPS to determine what cards do battle.

I like deck-building so you choose prior to a "battle" the 12 cards you want to play with. Then you decide how many rounds: 1, 3, 5, etc.

As far as stats are concerned, there are four (4) distinct stats:

• Energy - your card's life points.
• Attack - the strength of your card's attack power.
• Defense - the strength of your cards' defending capability.
• Damage - the amount of damage your card can deal.

Combat is decided by using a RPS-9. So when two (2) cards face-off, the RPS-9 determines who attacks (and how they attack). Options are:

• Neither player attacks.
• Both players attack.
• One player attacks (normal damage).
• One player attacks (double damage).

Cards are put in play during consecutive phases and each phase is different from the preceding ones. There is also card disposition (which could allow someone to design a game mat for the game...)

If you want to refer to the Graph, I am including a link to it - so that it is more understandable with the Chart/Table:

Again please tell me if there are ways that I can "improve" the quality of the components (Chart/Table or Graph).

This game is pretty *small*. As such I am only seeking $5,000 to fund the initial game. We have stretch goals which unlock MORE cards/crystals...

Our HIGHEST stretch goal is a whooping twenty eight (28) cards!!! So you pay for twelve (12) cards and you would get sixteen (16) MORE cards absolutely FREE of charge.

That's more than DOUBLE a deck. And when we balance out the cards, then it will be more clear what bonuses can apply and what decks can be built.

I won't talk about all the elements, but these are some general ideas to try to encourage people to invest in our game!

Pure GENIUS! I hadn't even thought that all I needed to document was the race card itself and how IT attacks ONLY!!!

This is an AWESOME idea...

I would make the FIRST icon and SQUARE (To indicate double attack) and the remaining ones circles like other popular CCGs. Since I don't have any "Mana" requirements, I can place the five (5) symbols at the very TOP of each card.

Or place the symbols in the "middle" area which indicates the TYPE of unit the card is (eg. Human) and it's role (eg. Knight), etc...

Thanks so very much... This will HELP enormously in helping define how EASY combat is considering using the SYMBOLS on the card (and there are only 5 to place)!

AMAZING!!!

@JewellGames: I wasn't really looking for game ideas, I already have defined all the phases of the game - when the game was supposed to be a VIDEO GAME. The issue I was having was HOW to implement the RPS-9 rules.

See with the video game, I would be able to display icons such as Attack, Double Damage or Defend. And there would be no problems.

But with actual CARDS, somehow each player needed a way to know who will be the aggressor for each encounter/battle.

The only thing left is deciding on "Special Effects" and "Actual Card Stats". I want a strong combo-mechanic that gives good bonuses with the other cards in play. Even in the standard deck of 12 cards, I want there to be some combos with those cards.

I am using four (4) stats instead of three (3).

• Power (P) = Crystal power, your unit's life force.
• Attack (A) = The amount of strength when attacking an opponent.
• Resistance (R) = The amount of defense when defending from an attack.
• Damage (D) = The amount of wounds inflicted to an opponent's Power.

First thing first, the RPS-9 is checked to see who will attack whom. If it's both, the the player with the LOWEST Power goes first (in case of death)...

Next we compare the Attack (A) value to the opponent's Resistance (R). If it is GREATER, then that unit inflicts X Damage (D) to the opponent's Power (P).

So I can have effects to modify any of these four (4) stats.

Like for example: If the Phoenix is in play, +1 to all RED units (Orcs).

So the Phoenix fire encourages bloodlust in the Orcs... They are *wild* and enraged... and therefore each Orc gains +1 Power.

BTW the Phoenix is the "High Elves" "Legendary Beast". But it affects another race of units...

Update: In the initial deck of 12 cards, the "Dark Elves" "Assassin" will be one of the "controversial" cards. Why? Because this card can "assassinate" any opponent's card having 5 or less Power.

And it boils down to some luck, you must roll 5 or higher using a d10, if successful the opponent's card/unit is assassinated! The odds are 50/50...

Something like "roll 1d10 = 5+, kill any". And this could be used in tandem with YOUR own "Necromancer" which states: "If killed, +2 to all Black". So you lose 2 Power (Necromancer) and earn +2 for all your other Black (Undead) units.

Things like this... Like I said the game has a GOOD potential to be FUN. strategic and short (in terms of duration: 5-10 minutes a game).

Update 2x: The assassin is also a very dangerous "melee" card because of HIGH Attack (A) and HIGH Damage (D). So not only can you use it's assassination ability, you can also engage enemy units and fatally wound an opponent's unit!

Originally I had the intention of adding a NEW card every 50 backers. But since I am designing the additional cards in sets of 4 cards, I figured I'd regroup the Stretch Rewards such that they occur every 200 backers.

So basically the game up to 399 backers has the original game: the 12 cards presented in my Blog.

Once we hit 400 backer, backers will get 16 (12 + 4) cards.

And every increment of 200 backers earns 4 additional cards up until we reach 1,000 backers. This is the plan today - things could change, keep a look out for them!