Challenge:
Design a card that can be cast in 2+ different modes.
Examples:
Modal casting is a way to smooth out randomness in the game - often sacrificing specialization and overall power to achieve something that is "pretty good" in many more situations.
Commonly, this is done with different casting costs:
- Madness of the Mountain God has empower, so it can be cast big or huge.
- Vorpus has Frostform, so it can be durable or fragile.
- Primordial Gralk , Stratolith , and Immolith can cause shenanigans before they even hit the board.
- Skarnbreath costs whatever you can afford.
But this principal can also apply to:
- Riftstorm 's portals, which can be cast on later turns (in a substantially different forms) if they aren't something you want now... and
- many effects that play out substantially different if you delay casting them until you have mana to use them (think Wolsy Wabbit , Marrowmage , Mistlord , and Highlands Blackbelt )
- resources like Monsagi Coins , which can be cycled for new cards if you already have enough resources.
Prizes:
1st - four picks from the 12 examples listed above (and makes the next contest!!!)
2nd - three of the remaining
3rd - two of the remaining
4th - the leftovers
Focus:
Winners will be selected based on...
elegance (simple/succinct rules text resulting in complex/interesting gameplay);
flavor (suitability of chosen shards/faction/race, use of humour/lore/imagery);
balance (reasonable power-level when considered alone and in context of the game overall); and
ingenuity (creativity/brilliance/genius)
Results will be announced Dec. 23rd after noon EST, so get your submissions in before then.
Good luck!
Design a card that can be cast in 2+ different modes.
Examples:
Modal casting is a way to smooth out randomness in the game - often sacrificing specialization and overall power to achieve something that is "pretty good" in many more situations.
Commonly, this is done with different casting costs:
- Madness of the Mountain God has empower, so it can be cast big or huge.
- Vorpus has Frostform, so it can be durable or fragile.
- Primordial Gralk , Stratolith , and Immolith can cause shenanigans before they even hit the board.
- Skarnbreath costs whatever you can afford.
But this principal can also apply to:
- Riftstorm 's portals, which can be cast on later turns (in a substantially different forms) if they aren't something you want now... and
- many effects that play out substantially different if you delay casting them until you have mana to use them (think Wolsy Wabbit , Marrowmage , Mistlord , and Highlands Blackbelt )
- resources like Monsagi Coins , which can be cycled for new cards if you already have enough resources.
Prizes:
1st - four picks from the 12 examples listed above (and makes the next contest!!!)
2nd - three of the remaining
3rd - two of the remaining
4th - the leftovers
Focus:
Winners will be selected based on...
elegance (simple/succinct rules text resulting in complex/interesting gameplay);
flavor (suitability of chosen shards/faction/race, use of humour/lore/imagery);
balance (reasonable power-level when considered alone and in context of the game overall); and
ingenuity (creativity/brilliance/genius)
Results will be announced Dec. 23rd after noon EST, so get your submissions in before then.
Good luck!