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Post by Flo00 on May 2, 2023 16:24:23 GMT
Idea wins. Full Judging maybe some day. alman if you just want to post random designs, the Miscellaneous Card Design Thread is the place to go; could allways use some vriety. If you are interested in more constructive feedback - especially if you have concrete questions, take a look at the Card Clinic.
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Post by Idea on May 6, 2023 11:02:57 GMT
Flo00 thank you for the win! I look forward to the review if it comes. Now, the next challenge here is to make a card (or cards) around the theme of reversing time. I leave interpreting that theme, both flavorfully and mechanically, up to you, but bonus points if you make a funny card.
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alman
0/0 Germ
Posts: 12
Favorite Card: Gihidoria, King of the Cosmos AKA Illuna, Apex of Wishes
Favorite Set: Ikoria, Lair of Behemoths
Color Alignment: Red, Green
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Post by alman on May 13, 2023 17:41:40 GMT
this is incredibly op but Attachments:
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Post by Idea on May 19, 2023 19:21:45 GMT
bump, hoping for entries.
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Post by Daij_Djan on May 19, 2023 22:39:39 GMT
I instantly knew a fitting design - didn't know how to turn it into an Un-design, though. How about this (wording inspired by Side Quest):
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moweda
3/3 Beast
Posts: 164
Favorite Card: Psychic Vortex
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Red
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Post by moweda on May 23, 2023 16:54:54 GMT
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Post by Idea on May 27, 2023 15:17:20 GMT
Alright, this has gone for more than long enough, and I'm finally available to come make a judgement, so I'm skipping the usual period of last minute entries and jumping straight into review. alman {Spoiler}A little OP doesn't begin to cut it. Any turn after your 7th land drop with this (maybe even earlier) that this thing is in play and manages to stay there means you now get infinite turns. I do see the attempt to try to stop the total abuse of this by preventing damage, but that just means one player gets to prepare ad infinitum for the turn that does bring the damage. Formatting is also a bit weird with all that space in the middle.
As for the idea, I guess I can kinda see how this is reversing time, and indeed extra turns are very much associated with time manipulation in MTG. Not the most imaginative effect, but fitting.
Another major issue though, you made a black border card for a silver border-only contest. I don't just mean it in the actual render of the card though, this card has nothing silvery-bordery to it. No jokes, or stuff that wouldn't go in normal magic (well, other than the complete imbalance) or anything like that. The card isn't really fun either, considering one player spends their turns spamming and playing solitaire and the other stares at them waiting for their inevitable doom, until this card is dealt with or the game ends. Daij_Djan {Spoiler}Very fitting, balanced considering other examples of similar effects in regular magic though definitely stronger considering it can be a 0 mana card. Yeah, on second thought, maybe bumping it by one mana would be better. I guess playtesting would be needed.
I do wonder what the flavor of seeing a child making this cheaper is. It's definitely a silver-border thing to do though, so it ticks that box. moweda {Spoiler} Exquisite Angel, but instant rather than a 5/5 flier. Considering the next best comparison is Oketra's Last Mercy (heals you less, doesn't trigger upon your would-be death, 3 mana and even stuns your lands afterwards), it's very hard to comment on how balanced this card is or not. That being said, it is a good way to represent time reversal, as it both restores something and has a direct tie to something from the past. On the other hand, this entry has nothing silver-border about it. As shown this is an effect that can and does exist in normal magic. Winner {Spoiler}Victory goes to Daij_Djan for a card that not only does a great job with the theme, but includes a silver-border element to it and is pretty balanced. |
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Post by Daij_Djan on Jun 3, 2023 16:54:08 GMT
Very fitting, balanced considering other examples of similar effects in regular magic though definitely stronger considering it can be a 0 mana card. Yeah, on second thought, maybe bumping it by one mana would be better. I guess playtesting would be needed. I do wonder what the flavor of seeing a child making this cheaper is. It's definitely a silver-border thing to do though, so it ticks that box. Big thanks for the win! I'm curious though, which 0 mana card are you referring to? I took the cost from Frogify and Kasmina's Transmutation (since the most recent Witness Protection is an uncommon)..?
So, for your next challenge, how about this: Design a card based on a dad joke! (It doesn't have to be from that website, that's just an example  ) |
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Post by Idea on Jun 5, 2023 3:23:14 GMT
I was referring to your card. Your card can effectively be 0 mana.
Anyways, my entry for your prompt:  |
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Jun 24, 2023 11:53:02 GMT
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Post by Daij_Djan on Jul 8, 2023 21:27:07 GMT
Have to admit, I pretty much forgot about this one. Sadly only two entries – but what great entries these are. Honestly, there isn't really a point in setting up the usual spoiler tabs since Idea and pernicious I honestly love both of your entries so much and don't really have much to nitpick – other than both would pretty much work as-is in black border (non-acorn) despite their wacky flavor? So with this in mind, after some pondering I decided to give the win to Idea since the „Name a creature card.“ which technically wouldn't be required at all other than for the joke makes it feel more Un-like. |
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Post by Idea on Jul 9, 2023 9:02:36 GMT
Thank you for the win Daij_Djan ! maybe I should've been more explicit in my intention to give people the option to go "I'm casting X" "Hi casting X, I'm..." *casts that card* "... Y" *casts Y*
So for the next challenge, design a card that involves a person outside the game or even another game entirely! Examples: Bag CheckSide Quest |
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Post by Flo00 on Jul 12, 2023 0:15:36 GMT
Etherial Conjuring    Sorcery  Hand a person outside the game your phone and ask them to find a picture of a Magic creature card with mana value X on the internet. Your phone enters the battlefield as a token thats a copy of that card. You are not allowed to tell the other person the name of a card you'd like to get. |
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Post by Idea on Jul 23, 2023 1:27:16 GMT
Bump!
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Post by viriss on Jul 23, 2023 1:47:25 GMT
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Jul 23, 2023 10:35:17 GMT
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Post by Idea on Jul 26, 2023 18:21:31 GMT
Plan to review this tomorrow. Any last minute entries are still free to come though!
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Post by Idea on Jul 28, 2023 11:15:07 GMT
Flo00{Spoiler}Definitely a very fun idea and seems like it could work pretty seamlessly with the way magic works, plus it makes use of technology that is pretty ubiquitous nowadays, but can have so many uses that silver border could take advantage of! I also like the idea of the final clause because while it does preventing you from outright telling them to find a card you'd like, it doesn't prevent you from telling them one you don't like (which depending on the person you hand the phone to might be helpful or at your own risk). My one issue here is that while I like the spirit of the clause, the actual wording of it doesn't function as well. The reason is the difference between "Magicquese" and English. Yeah, to a magic player the card's name can be synonymous with the card itself, and often in the black border game identifying an individual card is by the name. But English isn't restricted to what a game's wording can track. You can still very much communicate what card you want by just giving a whole bunch of other details. Maybe you won't get it 100% of the time, and in a sense I guess there could be some fun in trying to basically hint at what you want through incremental clues, but my criticism here is because that doesn't seem like an intentional aspect as much as a side-effect of incorrectly associating not telling someone a name you want and not telling someone a card you want. viriss{Spoiler}Small cutesy creature? Check.
Weird effect that probably wouldn't work in normal magic but damn this is silver border? Check.
This mouse is a great card and is overall pretty non-intrusive in the effect that involves the other person, which is definitely a point in it's favor. I do feel it could get a little too consistent or repetitive since you could pretty much always ask the same person, but that's a minor thing I think. Balance-wise it's a 1/1 deathtouch with a little extra to the cost for its ability, which allows it to be cast for free. Would be interesting to see if anyone would pull shenanigans to keep this in the library instead of drawing or putting in graveyard, just to have the chance to get the effect. Having the trigger be based on when you're looking through your library anyway is a very nice touch. pernicious{Spoiler}I love the idea of this card, I love stealing/controlling stuff (in MTG I mean of course) and I think this card seems really fun on paper. In practice though, I think it's the kind of card you could really only work in a group of friends though. Walking up to someone else's game in a store (even if everyone was part of the same draft group) could cause a sour mood. People getting upset at each other for stealing their best permanent when they are winning the game for instance. Unlike a card like Side Quest which gives them something for a while, this one takes it unexpectedly. Winner {Spoiler}I'll give this victory to viriss ! I didn't expect this mouse to win me over when I first looked at it, but as I started to analyze it came to light just how well the little details on the card go together and the real cleverness of the design.
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Post by Flo00 on Jul 28, 2023 19:19:35 GMT
Flo00My one issue here is that while I like the spirit of the clause, the actual wording of it doesn't function as well. The reason is the difference between "Magicquese" and English. Yeah, to a magic player the card's name can be synonymous with the card itself, and often in the black border game identifying an individual card is by the name. But English isn't restricted to what a game's wording can track. You can still very much communicate what card you want by just giving a whole bunch of other details. Maybe you won't get it 100% of the time, and in a sense I guess there could be some fun in trying to basically hint at what you want through incremental clues, but my criticism here is because that doesn't seem like an intentional aspect as much as a side-effect of incorrectly associating not telling someone a name you want and not telling someone a card you want. I think I should have gone with the Phone a Friend reminder. |
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Post by Idea on Jul 28, 2023 19:57:08 GMT
Flo00My one issue here is that while I like the spirit of the clause, the actual wording of it doesn't function as well. The reason is the difference between "Magicquese" and English. Yeah, to a magic player the card's name can be synonymous with the card itself, and often in the black border game identifying an individual card is by the name. But English isn't restricted to what a game's wording can track. You can still very much communicate what card you want by just giving a whole bunch of other details. Maybe you won't get it 100% of the time, and in a sense I guess there could be some fun in trying to basically hint at what you want through incremental clues, but my criticism here is because that doesn't seem like an intentional aspect as much as a side-effect of incorrectly associating not telling someone a name you want and not telling someone a card you want. I think I should have gone with the Phone a Friend reminder. Perhaps. Phone a Friend's reminder though works best on a simpler action like picking A, B, C or D as opposed to going through the whole process of looking something up and picking a card from an image that comes up. |
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Post by viriss on Jul 29, 2023 14:25:33 GMT
Next Challenge!The wacky set "Great Race Across Splendia" where teams race from checkpoint to checkpoint across the vast plane. (Cannonball Run, Amazing Race, Around the World in 80 Days, Rat Race). - 1 to 3 cards
- Any card type ever printed!
- Have fun?! (I can't think of a third bullet point, but the default was three so I felt obligated to choose three but now I see that was my eyes being bigger than my brain which I really regret.)
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Post by melono on Jul 29, 2023 14:55:03 GMT
Necroleptic Contestant  Creature - Human Zombie Pilot  ~ crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater and at sorcery speed. Whenever a player rolls a die and rolls a 2 or lower, tap ~.  : Roll a six-sided die. Any player may activate this ability. "I'm winning! I'm win-bbrraaiinnss..." 3/1 I might do more, but don't count on it. Also, probably no "acorn" on this guy necessary, per se, but altering another specific ability's casting speed like this isn't really done either I believe, so it might get one? I know this challenge prefers its cards with acorns, so imagine one on it then.
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Post by Idea on Jul 29, 2023 18:53:29 GMT
Welcome to the Great Splendia Race! Get your pilots of any kind, get your vehicles of any kind (the judges couldn't be bothered to come up with rules, so there are none there), and visit all of Splendia is our splendid racetrack! During this race, you will have to pass through each of the checkpoints in your vehicle, and you must travel the entire distance between checkpoints (skipping it by teleporting or omnipresence is not a valid entry!). Here's one of those checkpoints, located in the beautiful and plentiful rivers of Riverfield:  Remember to give a hand to the locals when you pass by their check-point, it will help you during the voting. Oh, I didn't mention there was voting? Well, I did now. Anyways, the people of Riverfield have a bit too much water on their hand (new rivers keep washing up on them), so you take some for the ride. There are 15 gates, one of each biome, one for each pair of colors and each individual color. They do enter tapped, but if you pass through them (hitting a player with some good ol' combat damage) then they'll open their mana to you. There are plenty of ways of getting creatures through with combat damage. There are classic evasion abilities like flying, menace or even unblockable creatures. You could also use large numbers or something like trample. And then there's sneakier ways...  Oh, oh, of course we can't leave without also introducing the stars of the show, our pilots! One idea could be that there is this sequence of legendary pilots as modals with their favorite rides. While the front face is legendary, feel free to run as many copies as you want, because the back isn't. Don't discount the power of a good racecar though! Or I guess in this case, race-mecha-dragon.  To represent our brave pilot's achievements and progress, we've made a mechanic to keep tally. Remember the check-points? Well, the Racetrack mechanic gives you a bonus if you've gotten yourself a certain number of gates AKA checkpoints. Go forth and remember to sign your wavers! |
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Post by Idea on Sept 7, 2023 11:08:08 GMT
(imma go ahead and give this one a little bump)
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Post by Flo00 on Sept 8, 2023 22:47:25 GMT
Starting Shock  Instant As long as you control a Mountain, Starting Shock has miracle  . Starting Shock deals 2 damage to each player in a game of Magic that is still in the room 30 seconds after it has been cast. If all players left the room 30 seconds after it has been cast, Starting Shock deals 2 damage to the player that left last. For each of those players in the same game as you, you may redirect that damage to any creature or planeswalker that player controls. The text box is already cramped. If there were place for flavor text it would be "Let the race begin!" |
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Post by vizionarius on Sept 13, 2023 18:28:01 GMT
{Removed Entry} Granter of Wristbands Creature - Ogre Security  : Check target player's ID. If they are above the legal drinking age, for the remainder of the game, replace all instances of "water" with "beer" on all permanents that player controls. Whenever an opponent drinks beer, that player loses 1 life. "ID's please!"
 3/3 Edit: Oops! I saw Idea's post and totally thought it was their prompt... >.< I guess my original entry makes no sense... adding a new one: DMV Administrator  Creature - Sloth Clerk , : Check target player's ID. If it's a legal and current driver's license, they may attack next turn. Otherwise, tap all creatures and Vehicles they control and put a stun counter on them. Activate only as a sorcery. "You.... pass.... please.... go.... to.... window.... fif.... teen." 1/3 Note: Yes, you need to tap this twice. |
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Post by viriss on Sept 23, 2023 2:11:17 GMT
melono I see the "any player" drawback you're going for but you've added a "1: Roll a die" for all players and I'd think that's more powerful than a crew 5 power. But being able to distract a zombie pilot with brains makes me laugh. Idea "Drink water"! Gonna be a lot of "racing" to the bathrooms! Flo00 Speaking of racing out of the room! You're gonna cause a stampede! vizionarius dmv... sloth... id... wait... , ? lol, Still safer than beer replacement! Winner Idea
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Post by Idea on Sept 23, 2023 16:59:14 GMT
Thank you for the win viriss ! For the next prompt, let's make something which uses either something freely and easily accessible on the internet (the line in the sand here would be something like having to make an account, that's already considered "not easily accessible" for purposes of this challenge) or some piece of modern technology which people would generally be expected to have access to (it can be something you'd have easy access to at home and not usually in a store setting provided it's easy enough to carry). |
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Sept 28, 2023 0:41:00 GMT
If there are several current Cards of the Week due to ties or multiple card entries, you choose which one among them you may play this way.
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Post by serraphim on Sept 28, 2023 2:17:22 GMT
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"When in doubt, do a common." 
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