Okay, so I've managed to work out an attack strategy for my game, now I'm trying to decide the "playing" strategy, ie, the table layout, how to bring characters out, etc. The only CCG I've actually PLAYED is Legend of the Five Rings, and I've observed Magic, so the original table layout was Magic based. I don't think that'll work with how the game is evolving, though.

I also picked up a new computer this week. MUCH faster, but I'm upgrading to XP on it....so I'm going to lose my Photoshop and Pagemaker. Looks like it's time to scan eBay for a new version. I think perhaps my Photoshop MIGHT transfer in, I'll find out tonight, but Pagemaker is ancienct. Sigh.

Oh, the ideas....

I spent Sunday with my boyfriend and his friends learning to play the CCG Legend of the Five Rings. That was interesting in that it reawakened my urge to work on a project that's been in the pipes since 1996 or 97. Yes, back then I was working on a PR CCG. Back then, it was based loosely on Magic: The Gathering, and I guess it still is. Having a CCG expert (my boyfriend) look at it, I decided to rework the rules, so that while still having the flavor of the show, it no longer sticks slavishly to the storylines. This means if someone wanted, they could build a Red Ranger deck, or an all-villan deck, etc. Also, since I sort of missed large portions of Turbo, Space, Lost Galaxy and Lightspeed, I'm taking ideas on different "action" or "event" cards. I have a few, but I need a lot more so I can implement this idea. I'll keep y'all updated, because if I manage to finish the deck ideas, I'm gonna need playtesters.

I can't believe I'm still working on this. :)

Another note: I'm still learning Photoshop (for some reason, my English dept. design classes didn't teach us anything about this wonderful program), so while card ideas are flying fast and furious, actual card DESIGN is still in the back of my head screaming to get out. I'm working on it, though. If I can grab screencaps from my Best Of DVD, that'll help.