MCDB
Summary
MCDB is a deck builder that replicates the experience of playing monster collector video games. In this game, you can use your cards to either purchase items or to attempt to catch or KO monsters. Each monster has a type, effect, attack, health, and flavor text to spice it up. The visuals could for sure be improved but the mechanics work great and can possibly be expanded upon. Whether this be through starter’s evolutions, other new mechanisms, or just new cards to add to the game.
What I Did
For this game, I made up all of the monsters that would inhabit the world. This would be fulfilled through names, stats, abilities, type, drawings, and flavor text. I also made a rulebook and board for the game. This game was also playtested and reiterated which changed how some mechanics work and the entire art direction.
What I Learned
This game really taught me about the amount of effort that goes into every card game that usually goes unnoticed. Whether that be the balancing or even just the amount of care that went into the flavor text. I also learned a lot about how limiting my artistic skills were at the time. This game motivated me to take drawing classes to help make my other ideas come to life in more of the way I envisioned since this time I had to dance around my limitations